Graduate school Definition and 517 Threads

Hey everyone, I was looking around the graduate studies website of my current university and came across some things that brought up questions. Wondered if you guys could help me out. First off it said that people studying for a MSc would be gaurenteed $18 000 and $20 000 for PhD. Does this...

I was wondering what graduate schools look for and when to look into and start preparing for it. Also what is average persay GPA for getting into a graduate school (not talking Harvard)? Also I am a soph in Meteorology BS and a Math minor.

I've been reading ZapperZ's thread "I have so-and-so degree, can I get into Physics?", and I've been thinking what classes I should definitely take so that the qualifier doesn't kick me out of graduate school. I'm in a EE and physics dual degree program, which doesn't require as many physics...

Hi, I'm wondering if any of you have any good websites that help in the search for graduate programs. Hopefully they'll have some reviews of programs in physics. I need to search for schools that will actually accept a non Physics bachelors (i.e. Electronic Engineering). I'm particularly...

I remeber reading somewhere that it is possible to get your application fee waved for graduate school. What is necessary for me to do this? Do I just have to tell the dept that I can't afford the fee. A friend of mine gets financial aid, so he said he doesn't have to pay the fee. Anyone know...

I'm planning on entering graduate school to obtain a PhD in elementary particle physics. I graduated in 1996 with a physics major. I have NOT worked in this field since that time - I now have a J.D. instead. I need to refresh my math and physics skills to take the GRE. I would imagine a...

If you haven't read it yet, you may want to: http://www.physicsweb.org/articles/world/18/7/3 Compare what he says about choosing an advisor with what I have described in my essay. Zz.

How high should my GRE scores (Math and Verbal) and in Physics (subject) need to be to get a good graduate school program?

Hey guys, I was wondering if any of you know any universities with good graduate programs in Photonics or Optics (or Optoelectronics). Location doesn't matter. Thanks a lot!

I'm an undergraduate senior right now, and I've been accepted to UCSB, UIUC, and UChicago. I Need to decide where to go by April 15. I'm interested in condensed matter, so my first inclination is that I would be crazy not to go to UIUC. But of course I'm going to visit them all in the next...

A saw a site in a previous topic that listed grad school application reception dates and status, and was wondering: Is there a site that has a list of grad schools, and lists individual applications and their grades/gre scores, sex and race and whether they were accepted or not? I think...

Robert Crease has compiled a few anecdotes on some of the valuable lessons one learned in doing research as a graduate students. While there are some elements of truth to these stories, they are still hilarious to read. http://www.physicsweb.org/articles/world/18/2/3 My own contribution to...

Hello everyone, Does anybody here attend a university in a German-speaking country or plan on doing so? Or is anybody from Germany/Austria/Switzerland or does anybody live there or have previously lived there? I'll be graduating in a couple years and I'm seriously considering graduate...

Hello everyone, I am looking for some advice about a decision I am about to make. I am just finishing up degress in math and physics at U of MN and am starting to look at grad schools for fall 2005. My problem is that I want to incorporate aesthetic beauty into the whole operation. Heres...

Hi everyone, I am currently a double major in electrical engineering and physics, and trying to decide which area of physics I want to go into for graduate school. I'll be a junior next year in EE and I have thus far only taken the physics classes needed by EE's. Will someone tell me, or point...

In three years I am going to graduate school to get my phD in physics . However I am confused in what goes on there. If you guys could tell me what it is/was like while answering these questions it would be much appreciated... 1)Do you specialize in a certain field of physics? 2) How long...

does anybody know of any links that show typical type of questions that may be asked during an oral exam in: physical chemistry or organic chemistry? 'eh, and inorganic too...?