I am certainly looking at other schools, no doubt. It's just unfortunate that the schools I mentioned above are in locations that I am very interested in living in. I don't think that my life will be over if I don't get into the most prestige school, I was just curious if it would even be worth...
All-in-all, my research is not too impressive. Thus far, most of my research has consisted of me in the lab mixing chemicals and working with electrochemistry. I have done a bit of characterization (XRD), but not much. Our research group has been in a state-of-transition, and we've had many...
Hey Guys. I'm coming up on my senior year and I am looking to apply to grad school, to receive a Ph.D. in physics. I've been doing a bit of online research, comparing schools and getting an idea of the ranges of gpas/scores for admitted students. After reviewing places that have struck my...