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jilliwilli, I agree that you should add some more lower-tier schools. The link that Dishsoap provided is a great resource. Also if you have the time, you may find this thread helpful: http://www.physicsgre.com/viewtopic.php?t=3669, which summarizes acceptances by PGRE score. This will you a...

@radium and @Dr. Courtney Thank you both for your replies! My primary worry was that the review panel may contain faculty members of the schools I'm applying to. It is relieving to hear that a bad proposal should not impact graduate school admission chances. Thanks for clearing this up!

Hi All. I was pretty idiotic and waited until last minute to prepare my NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Proposal. In under 2-weeks time, I 'slapped together' my application, figuring that even if I didn't win, I would at least obtain valuable feedback. I just submitted it. The problem is, I am...

@Formula and @ope211: Thanks! I'm really excited to go to New York too!

Hi. An update: UC Davis - rejected Penn. St -rejected U Penn - rejected Mich. St - rejected UCLA - rejected MIT - rejected U Mich - accepted (declined offer) Columbia - accepted (accepted offer) CU Boulder - no reply

StudyingPhysics- Thank you for your reply. I ended up choosing Columbia. Though the stipend is somewhat lower, I am more interested in the research I'll be doing at Columbia.

I've been accepted into the MRSEC Columbia University REU and U Michigan Physics REU programs. I have to decide which one to accept today. Has anyone here done either?

Last year, I was accepted into 4 out of 8 REU's, and didn't get any interview requests. This year, U Mich was my first and only REU that scheduled an interview, and that was only after I emailed them to ask about my status. So I wouldn't be too worried.

Hi. I just had a Skype interview for University of Michigan. My tips for any of you who have an interview: Relax. I was overly nervous and that changed some of my responses. In retrospect, I wish I would have calmed down and put more energy into actually addressing questions! Be prepared. You...

Received rejection letter from Penn State.

I just received an acceptance letter from Columbia!

A friend of mine received an offer from UC Davis.

Grrrr. I haven't heard back from : Michigan State University Pennsylvania State University University of Pennsylvania UC Boulder UCLA UC Davis U Michigan The only schools I've heard back from were MIT, (rejection), and Columbia (wait-listed). I am really nervous now. Definitely will send out...