I have a full ride for an MSEE (I'm a double major PHYS and EE). The MSEE would be really fun, it would just take two years and housing is expensive in that area. I could also specialize in controls or something else that would help me become a better experimental physicist. If taking the job...
I believe Vanadium as referring to bringing up my past in applications.
I think you are both completely correct. I should focus on proving my ability rather than count on sympathy, which would only cause complacency.
Thank you all so much for the advice! I really appreciate the honesty and your time. The plan now is keep doing research, study hard for the GRE, and reach out to some faculty to ask about their labs. It all seems so obvious when someone else says it.
If I don't happen to get into a PhD program...
Thanks for the info. How did you get an interview? Is that something schools do when they are considering you? Are there channels that someone can go through to get one?
Edit: I read the reddit post and know what you are talking about now.
Did you do a MS before your PhD? Did the coursework...
Since Fall Quarter 2016, my GPA is 3.34.
Upper Div EE: 3.33
Upper Div Phys: 3.50
Currently, my plan to address that question is to spend a couple sentences in my personal statement explaining my academic trend. The undiagnosed period left a clear imprint on my transcript (2.60,1.71, W, 1.70...
Hi everyone.
I am looking for some advice on how to go about writing grad school applications next year. My freshman year (Fall 2011) I developed a brain disorder that, while untreated, dramatically reduced my cognitive ability. I took two years off of school starting in 2013 came back in 2015...