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Homework Statement I am being asked to show that the wave function ψ and dψ/dx are continuous at every point of discontinuity for a step potential. I am asked to make use of the Heaviside step function in my proof, and to prove this explicitly and in detail. Homework Equations...

Thank you so much for taking the time to write out your advice, it's much appreciated! I guess my concern comes from the fact that I had to dig around for this information, and the 250-500 word limit seems extremely generic, I clicked through a bunch of other programs and the exact same...

I wrote to/called the head of graduate admissions for the department. However, as it is winter break, I did not expect anyone to be around and indeed, there was no answer. The application is due in early January and I want to get it done, so I posted here as people do check this forum over...

Long shot, but has anyone applied to the GWU Physics PhD program? If so, how long was your Statement of Purpose? There is no information about it on the application, I ran across this page: https://www.programs.gwu.edu/graduate/physics. This says 250-500 words, but asks for "your academic...

Makes sense. I am having all my research advisors write rec letters, so I hope they will be able to convey that.

Thanks for your reply. I don't really think my application is "strong" because I don't really know what a strong application is. Yeah, I'm aware that a "good" score is pretty much above an 800. I didn't know the stat about how many people take the GRE vs how many enroll, that's good to know. I...

I was doing in the 600-700 range.

Thanks for your reply. I've never been spectacular at tests and I guess I have test anxiety but I can usually get average or better. I'm going to mostly take practice tests and do Halliday-Resnick problems until the next test. Don't know what else to do. Do you think I'd get auto-rejects from...

You're not asking me anything I haven't asked myself already. I did look at old tests, I tried to take them in a test environment and all that stuff. I read "Conquering the Physics GRE" cover to cover, did every practice problem in the book. I'm trying to understand what happened, obviously I'd...

Here's my situation. I have a high GPA at a very well known university, three research internships (including an REU and SULI,) a senior thesis, a potential publication, and strong recommendation letters. My physics GRE score for the September test? 510. BEYOND terrible. I'm taking it again but...

Yeah, I've been checking my myGRE account, nothing. :( Also been checking my credit card online statements to see if I'd been charged for it yet, and nothing. They've been very unclear on the phone about how I'll know that everything went through, but I as far as I can tell there's supposed to...

I'm sorry, maybe I made my situation unclear. I'm not TAKING the exam in 72 hours! I'm talking about the paper registration I mailed in for the Physics subject test exam in September. https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/register/centers_dates/ The deadline for sending in a registration for Monday...

The Monday testing arrangement is for those (such as myself) whose religious convictions prevent them from testing on Saturdays, which is the only day the Physics Subject Test is offered. My understanding is that making an appointment is for the general GRE, which can be on any day of the week...

Not sure if this is the right place, but I'm desperate. I mailed a paper registration for the Physics GRE since I need to take it on Monday. I mailed it in awhile ago and have heard nothing about whether or not it was received or processed and there's nothing on my bank account statement to say...

Grad. They're definitely involved in a lot of experiments I'm interested in.