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I go to a good private undergraduate institute with a small physics program (~#50 per US News, but I am not sure whether that's reliable). I am in my 2nd year and my GPA is around 3.6 after messing up my sophomore year. I am doing better now but at most I will graduate with a GPA ~ 3.85 (with some Graduate courses). I want to attend a top physics PhD program in mathematical/statistical physics in the US or Europe. But going through physgre.com I was shocked to see so many having incredible GPAs. So I have two questions regarding this:
1. If there exists one, what is the "cutoff" GPA for a top physics PhD program?
2. Once above the cutoff, how important is the GPA? (ie once all applicants have a GPA over X, does one applicant having a higher GPA than another mean a lot compared to other aspects?)
I realize it's very early to ask such a question; I am still clueless about what I want to do (major, job, etc), and I'm considering other financially-stable options (med school or CS). Physics is just my favorite subject (I don't know if doing physics guarantees a stable job).
Thank you in advance for your help.
1. If there exists one, what is the "cutoff" GPA for a top physics PhD program?
2. Once above the cutoff, how important is the GPA? (ie once all applicants have a GPA over X, does one applicant having a higher GPA than another mean a lot compared to other aspects?)
I realize it's very early to ask such a question; I am still clueless about what I want to do (major, job, etc), and I'm considering other financially-stable options (med school or CS). Physics is just my favorite subject (I don't know if doing physics guarantees a stable job).
Thank you in advance for your help.