Admission Definition and 168 Threads

Here's what my situation is, I hope this will help to better answer below questions. Citizen(Non-International) Major:Physics and Applied Mathematics Junior College - GPA 3.5 Large Public University- GPA 3.8 Research Experience - two summer REU and Honors Thesis Research I just got my GRE...

Hello, I was wondering, if anybody know how competitive is the admission of applied physics ph.d program is compare to physics ph.d. I noticed many school has both departments but they won't let you apply to both! Any idea?

My financial credit rating is not the greatest. Does this play a factor in applying to graduate programs in the sciences as far as financial aid (or anything else) goes? Could I be rejected for a bad credit score? Thanks for any advice, I don't remember seeing this topic here before (maybe it's...

My undergraduate GPA is not stellar...about 3.4. I graduated in June 2005 and I have been working in a computer science laboratory for over a year. I scored well on the Physics GRE (87th percentile), and while I was in college I did undergraduate research for three different professors. I'm...

hello everyone, i saw this two problems on a sample oxford admission test and i was wondering what the answer is ... 1) If you run at 5 m/s towards a plane mirror, at what speed does your image approach you? A 5 m/s B 2.5 m/s C 10 m/s D 15 m/s i think the right answer is A... am I...

If you have attended at least one semester of undergraduate college, are you excluded from undergraduate admission to another college?

I have an idea. If you like, particiate for all of us! or ignore it. If you are told your admission(wheather yes or no) to any graduate school in Physics and related fields, share some informations with others by listing the following... 0) Got it or Didn't Get in 1) Name of the school 2)...

Hey everyone. I want to apply to University of Toronto for physics undergraduate studies but I think I'm pretty "lacking" :/ It will cost around $180 so it would be wasteful to apply if I have no real chance. (Application deadline was set back to April 1st) My info: I'm 22 years old...

I am asking the same question that everyone asks. I am a high school junior. - took six APs in sophomore year - got 5 in AP Bio, 4 in Calc BC, 3 in rest. - took SAT average score 1450 - my SAT II scores are average 750 in math, 680 in BIO 570 in writing - taking 3 more APs - Physics B...

Some time ago, I applied for admission to physics graduate school in the US for the Fall term of 2005. By the way, I am an international applicant from Singapore (which isn't in China). Right about now, I ought to be getting news of the outcomes of my applications. So far, I have 2 admission...

i regret to inform you that this is one of those "omg do i have a chance?/??/" threads. i don't really know what kind of college i can get into. my first year of high school sucked big time (2.9 gpa), while i made a major improvement, and received a 4.1 gpa for this (my senior year) semester...

i'll be writing my GRE next year, and i don't have any publication till date. I'm a student of iit bombay(Masters' course), cpi is >9 in 10. i don't have any clue what kind of GRE score (general as well as subjct GRE)ensures admission to top 20 universities if i mantian this cpi. for top 10...

Hello everyone! I am in grade 12 this year and am applying for university :). I am applying for a program called health sciences. One of the determining factors for admission is a 500 word essay. The topic this year is quite interesting. It is "Choose the area of health research that should no...

What is the min grade u have to get for a free seat in med college in usa or uk

Hi, In short: If some one screw up in his grades in the first term/year in Uni, [for emergency reasons] then he/she shows an excellent results later. With a good teachers recommendations. Is that "screw up" will be almost forgetton, even though its effect will still in the GPA? [Take into...

Arrrgghh! Why is writing an admission cover letter so hard :frown: It feels like the fate of my acceptance is being written as i write the stupid thing. bah! Have you guys ever faced this? :cry:

Can anyone tell me the names of US PhD Schools for admission in Physics without GRE score? ajnkdl@yahoo.com

I'm going to apply to Princeton and other American Universites. I would like you guys to help me with my essay (the most overwhelming taks in my opinion). Help me by giving critics to my essay, OK? Here's one of them: ----- Question----- Since we are interested in who you are as well as...