Hi all, I was wondering, in physics graduate school admissions, how important is undergraduate research? By my estimate, I will have about two research experiences under my belt(one REU and a year-long senior year research course). Will that help my chances for graduate school?
How important are the GREs? If I score anywhere between 890-990 on the Physics GRE with, say, a 3.5 average by the time I get to my senior year, how likely is it that I will get into a top graduate school?
Just curious.
Graduate School Admissions?
from personal experience, i would say that undergrad research (and/or rec's) are very important for Harvard and Princeton. you may be a rare us application with a great gre physics score and gpa (and have taken a bunch of grad courses), but i believe they get too many of those types applying and thus it is only research that makes you stand out.