Thanks, I'm leaning towards a tie now, and perhaps a light sport coat? Also I'm meeting him for lunch I believe, is that generally more formal or less formal? Am I to assume it's black shoes only like a normal interview, or if I'm not wearing a suit are brown shoes ok?
Good call. I'm stuck somewhere between Khakis and an untucked, short hemmed button down (what I wear to work) and sport coat, slacks and a shirt/tie. At my last job interview, the engineer interviewing me seemed to question my practicality of wearing a charcoal suit in June. Same thing at the...
Okay, so I had a phone interview and I have an interview for a PhD program in Photonics this week. I know first impressions matter, so I want to know what to wear. I have a campus tour, lunch with the professor, a tour of the facilities etc. Online I'm seeing every suggestion from "not dirty...
You know, you're right. I used to love physics, but ever since I hit these upper level classes where nothing makes sense and everyone seems ok with it, I've become... disenchanted. Between that and the dreadful GRE score I feel like I'm heading out in May with just a piece of paper. I want to...
Maybe I shouldn't say mediocre. Again, because of how the GRE went I've wound up with a not-so-pleasant opinion of my academic status. I'm probably considered a fairly good student, at least over all, but that's at a school where all of us do terribly and most classes are about putting in the...
When I switched to physics, it was mostly because I love science, and my major in journalism was going to numb my mind to an early grave, but also because frankly I needed to find a job that would make paying for an education a worthwhile investment. I am about to graduate from Shippensburg (one...
My school doesn't have a graduate physics department. In fact our overall physics department is only around a hundred students, with only about 10 graduating per year (the rest switch majors, or transfer out to an accredited engineering school). I'm one of two students planning on going to...
Well, I got a 490, even worse than I was expecting. It's looking like, since few programs do spring admits, I'm going to be spending an extra year in undergrad and retaking the exam in April. This is really depressing but... I guess there's not much else that can be done.
I can't swing grad school in cash or debt, I'm already 60k under from my undergrad, another 100k on top of that would just be ridiculous.
I always thought my grades and knowledge were decent, being in the upper 3rd of the class here (although being that our graduating class is around 10...
I have, he told me to just keep at it, but to try not to worry since the GRE is only part of the puzzle. I can't tell if that's meant to be consolation or advice though.
I'm also looking at robotics engineering or electrical engineering schools, but as selective as especially robotics schools...
I was afraid of that. I'm slowly realizing that the school I'm at, despite professors' best efforts, hasn't really prepared me for this. I'm not at a well known school, it's just one of the schools in the PA state higher education school system. And on top of that I suppose I've dropped the ball...
Yes. Absolutely. I am a senior physics major, and I am no good at math. Specifically algebra. I took algebra 1 three times in high school. Barely passed algebra 2, and failed calculus because I'd always mess up the algebra. I am however very good at geometry, and I love how by using a few simple...
Start calling around to various departments, and talking to professors at the schools. A large part of my graduate school applications are for engineering, even though I am an undergraduate physics major. Some professors and departments are very agreeable, and understand that if you are a...
It varies depending on semester and course load. Also whether "study" is just review, or also doing homework and assignments. In some classes, I've found just doing the assignments to be study enough, with the exception of exams. Granted, In some classes (multi-variable calculus for instance)...