i've not decided exact topic what i want to do. it might be related to string theory or something in THEP. I've learned about a structured phd in germany. can you suggest some groups offering such courses?
i've talked to the profs and they don't mind recommending me if i do good this year...they have asked me to look for some groups in germany, I've looked one at leibniz university http://www.grk1463.uni-hannover.de/index.html, and one in hamburg...are there any more good groups?
i can get the recommendation from the following professor. in my department there are no big names in theoretical physics, there are some big names in experimental particle physics. does a recommendation from an experimental physicist stands any good for admission in theoretical physics?
what is the admission criterion for an m.sc. in UK? Will they accept me(without any recommendations and research experience)? What about scholarships(must be a costly life there)?
In my department only top 20% of the students in a class get a chance to work on a topic with a prof and submit a masters thesis(official), it is worth 4 credits out of total 20 credits for the whole semester.
Rest 80% of the class attends laboratories for those 4 credits.
Now, by independent I...
There is another thing. I can do independent research. Its theoretical physics and i don't need any apparatus to do it. If I do some independent research(working with some prof unofficially) during my M.Sc., can this work be considered as(or instead of) a masters thesis?
yes,
no letters of recommendation, and no research experience...
i still have a year to improve the grades to 70%.
i may get a very good gre score.
what are my chances?
where(the best place with these stats) can get at the most?
thanks a lot Raioneru
[SIZE="1"]Edit: Off -topic: There might be a lot of reasons for bad grades. And bad grades does not always imply a below average physicist. Now you've felt the need, then you should start that thread ASAP.
doing another m.sc. in europe will take another two years, then a ph.d. will take about three years, it will take some 5 years in total...
i can write gre & do a ph.d. in US in five years, but i don't want to spend 5 years on phd, whatever they teach during the first two years of course work...
I am a second year M.Sc. Physics student in an Indian university, I am highly motivated to pursue a carrier in theoretical high energy physics. I am willing to get a Ph.D. from a European university(as they have 3 year Ph.D. programs, unlike a 5 year program here in India and US). But the...