Academic and Research Programs in Science, Math and Engineering

ice109

grad school

Ki Man

dont worry, that only takes out about 24 of the top 25. Berkeley will take you in though.

Ki Man

Is there anyway to do research while still in high school?

InbredDummy

Possibly, yes. Think about all those kids who place in the Intel Science Fair. This years winner (or the most recent Intel's winner) did research in string topology under a university professor. So yes it is definitely possible.

Some suggestions:
1) Try looking for a research professor at a university WITHOUT a graduate program. If you live by Berkeley, do you really think those professors will take time away from GRAD students for you? Instead, no shame in going to a smaller university or a well known undergrad research university, email the head of the math or physics department with your situation.
2) Maybe ask your high school teachers if they have any connections to uni professors as well.

It's probably not the easiest thing in the world, it's difficult for some college students to get some research under their belt, but it is definitely worth a try. Be persistent and put as many feeler emails/phone calls out as possible.

InbredDummy

I can't believe the NRC rankings come out in December 2007, precisely when all my grad applications are due for PhD admissions!

jesuslovesu

Are there any REU programs that don't require letters of recommendation? I don't feel comfortable asking any of my professors for them, but I would really like to participate in an REU.

Quincy

Is Penn State - University Park a good school for Engineering/Physical Sciences?

carstensentyl

Actually, these are the cutoff GPAs to apply to grad school at these universities.

Quincy

Anyone one have a list of the best UNDERgraduate engineering schools? Or is it pretty much the same as the grad list?

carstensentyl

USNews does publish that information. However, it is based on retention rates, student resources, etc. The most prestigious programs are a subjective matter.

Johannes

when talking about the cutoff GPAs... does that mean they won't even look at any applicant who's worse than that ?

uman

Does "Washington" in the rankings mean Washington University or University of Washington?

Gokul43201

carsten was kidding. Those numbers are not "cutoff GPAs".

U Wash - Seattle

coccoinomane

Hello everybody!

I was wondering if something like NRC Rankings exist also for European Grad Programs. In particular, I would really like to find a ranking (or merely a list) of the best Astronomy-Cosmology Grad Programs in UK-France-Spain-Italy-Portugal.

By the way, I suggest http://graduate-school.phds.org for the rankings of Grad Programs in the US. It is very powerful and customizable by a lot of parameters (e.g. number of grants, tuition fee, number of scientific papers...).
Using my parameters for Astronomy, I got this ranking: http://graduate-school.phds.org/rank...=5&w32=0&w12=0 .

Thank you!

Cheers,

Guido

Woozya

Thank you for the links

I found the programs in my country, Uzbekistan

It's really funny :D

DH

Hey guys,
I got Physics PhD offers from Purdue University, Stony Brook University, and Georgia Tech. Which one should I go for?
Thanks

thrill3rnit3

Is this of any indication of their respective undergrad programs??