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keksmaster
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Hello all.
I will be graduating with a physics degree in the fall of 2016, and going to grad school. I go to a small university in the US, not very well known for its physics program, but I've been doing fairly well here, so I was aiming at a top tier university for grad school in physics. My question is how feasible would it be for me to get into a similar tier grad school for something like electrical engineering (top 20)? Should I be lowering my expectations because of this situation?
Several details
-I currently have a 4.0 GPA
-I have 2 publications in astrophysics (second and third author)
-My current research is fairly ee heavy (quantum optics), and I expect at least 1 publication in this field before I graduate.
-I will graduate with 9 hours of EE courses
-I haven't taken the GRE yet, but on practice PGREs I have consistently scored ~70th percentile. I'm not sure how important this is for EE grad school since they don't require the PGRE. I'm still taking the subject test sometime this fall just in case I decide to go to phys grad school
-My Phys BSc will take me 2.5 years because of credits I got in HS. I don't really have the funds to stay here as an undergrad for 4 years.
-I have at least 2 solid recommendation letters.
If I'm leaving anything out that would help please let me know
Also, I'd like to know how good EE schools are with financial aid. The major perk for going to grad school in physics is the fact that most schools pay for you to go there. Does this hold true for EE?
Thank You in advance
I will be graduating with a physics degree in the fall of 2016, and going to grad school. I go to a small university in the US, not very well known for its physics program, but I've been doing fairly well here, so I was aiming at a top tier university for grad school in physics. My question is how feasible would it be for me to get into a similar tier grad school for something like electrical engineering (top 20)? Should I be lowering my expectations because of this situation?
Several details
-I currently have a 4.0 GPA
-I have 2 publications in astrophysics (second and third author)
-My current research is fairly ee heavy (quantum optics), and I expect at least 1 publication in this field before I graduate.
-I will graduate with 9 hours of EE courses
-I haven't taken the GRE yet, but on practice PGREs I have consistently scored ~70th percentile. I'm not sure how important this is for EE grad school since they don't require the PGRE. I'm still taking the subject test sometime this fall just in case I decide to go to phys grad school
-My Phys BSc will take me 2.5 years because of credits I got in HS. I don't really have the funds to stay here as an undergrad for 4 years.
-I have at least 2 solid recommendation letters.
If I'm leaving anything out that would help please let me know
Also, I'd like to know how good EE schools are with financial aid. The major perk for going to grad school in physics is the fact that most schools pay for you to go there. Does this hold true for EE?
Thank You in advance