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Thank you so much! I mulled over it, and I understand now. I appreciate it.

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Thank you! This makes perfect sense.

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Look into ER=EPR!

Hi all! In my statement, I will be mentioning several professors I am interested in working with at the university. Is it wise to say in the statement that I've contacted them? Or is it best to just describe their research very briefly and say I am interested in working with them?

Thank you all! This is very helpful.

Hey! Applying for physics PhD programs this fall and thinking about my statement. There's some really specific experiments/work being done I'm interested in. Is it acceptable if I put a few citations down? Such as: "I'm really in interested in tests of yada yada[1] and experiments such as blah...

Thank you for the information! So you're suggesting retaking?

Thank you everyone for the advice! I guess I'll retake! I know to do practice tests and read conquering the pGRE. Any other advice?

Hey! So I got my physics GRE score back. Got a 780, which I'm happy with, but I'm wondering, is it strong enough for the most competitive programs? Here's my profile: 3.76 GPA 4 years of research experience, 2-3 publications URM: racial minority, first-gen, low-income Majoring in math and...

Someone on the College Confidential forum said they got an acceptance to MSRP, so it sounds like they're slowly rolling out acceptances! Personally, haven't heard anything, and their phone line says they're not taking calls at the moment.

Nothing yet LOL! Looking like it's next week for them and UChicago

Any updates on MSRP? I know it's still early, but it's been radio silence from them, and I haven't read about any acceptances so far this year.

Anybody hear back from the following? UChicago UMich (their ordinary REU, not the CERN one) Boulder MIT MSRP