Recent content by avpan

you'll find most astrophysicists end up going to grad school because most of them want to pursue research. If you are just looking for what pays better and more quickly than engineers get paid more and can be hired after undergraduate more likely.

Well I am already invited to do masters at my current university because we have a degree called 5th year masters applied physics. Meaning that applied physics majors like me have the option of staying extra year to complete our masters as long as we graduated with 3.0 or above and get recs and...

I see your point, and I know Berkeley was out of my reach. Kinda just applied as a why not apply. I figured my chances at state schools were much better. I definitely see where you are coming from. But for post core courses, I never really had any except 2 extra post core physics courses. CS...

You are very true, and that is why I am hoping they will see my research background and maybe possibly think of accepting me on probation or something. I mean I am unfamiliar but I have heard that some schools do accept people on probation to see how they do the first semester/year. I mean if I...

On the contrary, i did listen to what you and everyone said. I agree with everything you said except that you think I am not ready for masters. But you already assumed I wasn't good enough because of PGRE and GPA score without looking at my transcript or any other materials I feel like. Do you...

I never said I was the greatest. I only stated that I know people who have gotten into graduate schools with less impressive credentials to prove that you don't have to do amazing things to get into good graduate school. Each graduate school I know holds different standards, so nothing is ever...

I also know people with lower grades than me, and not as much research and get into those schools. And seriously not many people are first authors as undergraduates from what I heard its uncommon. You may be right I may not get into any of those schools. But I am at least trying. When life...

Berkeley (know this one is out lol), davis, irvine, cornell, yale, upenn, uofhawaii, umich, osu for Ph.D. programs and Purdue for Masters which is already a given according to the department if I turn in my statement of purpose and recs. Only thing I can really do is hope for the best after its...

The test doesn't show my ability in physics. I would say my greatest weakness was just it was standardized. I am pretty bad at managing my time during a timed exam, especially since the PGRE is about time management. I was not as prepared because I did not do a practice exam. I have always done...

I would have to pay my way to masters. But our school has this program setup called the 5th year masters applied physics degree. I was already a applied physics major and it would only require 1 more year to get my masters. I fudged up my upper physics courses in my undergrad due to my CS...

the worst thing is I really think I know my material, I honestly don't know how I did so badly on the exam. I know I have always had problems with time managment and standardized tests since the SAT days. I mean my backup plan is to stay at my university and complete a masters and use that to...

Okay so my primary interest is to pursue cosmology. My question now is what are my chances of getting excepted on a horrendous PGRE score. I just received my scores and it was HORRIBLE like failing, think single percentage. I don't even know how I did so badly I didn't think I did that badly...