My chances of acceptance
Posted: Sun Aug 30, 2009 9:02 pm
Here is my deal. I went to college once and graduated with a BS in chemistry. I worked for a couple of years and decided to finish a physics BS. I want to go to grad school for physics. I would like to study AMO physics. BEC in particular. However, I am open to many areas of research in condensed matter also. I have some odd stats. Here they are:
My overall GPA at the culmination of my chemistry undergrad was 2.7.
My overall GPA when I finish the physics degree will likely be around 3.15. My physics major GPA will be ~ 3.5.
I earned an F in a general physics class. I repeated it for a B. I earned a B in the second semester of general physics (those were taken during my first college stint).
Since then, I have received As in every other physics class I have taken - about 40 hours in total. Also, I have received As in 4 math classes after the usual Calc 1-3, Lin. Algebra, and Differential Equations. I have only earned As since the chemistry degree debacle.
I have two 2nd-author publications and I will have good letters of recommendation.
I will be taking the PGRE soon. I have been studying for a long time and I feel that I will do well.
I plan on applying to all of the top ten AMO schools.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... ic-science
Naturally, I would love to go to Colorado, MIT, etc., but I think they are probably very, very long shots, haha. I will also apply to UIUC and Washington PhD programs, and Cornell's MEng in applied physics.
Let us pressume that I ace the PGRE. What do you think my chances will be? How about if I only get a 700?
I posted this over at the physics forums, but I would like more advice.
Please give me all the guidance that you can give. Thank you very much in advance.
My overall GPA at the culmination of my chemistry undergrad was 2.7.
My overall GPA when I finish the physics degree will likely be around 3.15. My physics major GPA will be ~ 3.5.
I earned an F in a general physics class. I repeated it for a B. I earned a B in the second semester of general physics (those were taken during my first college stint).
Since then, I have received As in every other physics class I have taken - about 40 hours in total. Also, I have received As in 4 math classes after the usual Calc 1-3, Lin. Algebra, and Differential Equations. I have only earned As since the chemistry degree debacle.
I have two 2nd-author publications and I will have good letters of recommendation.
I will be taking the PGRE soon. I have been studying for a long time and I feel that I will do well.
I plan on applying to all of the top ten AMO schools.
http://grad-schools.usnews.rankingsandr ... ic-science
Naturally, I would love to go to Colorado, MIT, etc., but I think they are probably very, very long shots, haha. I will also apply to UIUC and Washington PhD programs, and Cornell's MEng in applied physics.
Let us pressume that I ace the PGRE. What do you think my chances will be? How about if I only get a 700?
I posted this over at the physics forums, but I would like more advice.
Please give me all the guidance that you can give. Thank you very much in advance.