Consecutive school terms imply at least a year of school, at which point I think I'd rather focus on creating a stronger grad school application. Not super keen on taking courses that will only help with employability (data analyst classes) when my passion is with physics.
I applied to schools that had PER groups, although I only recently considered it (a professor reached out to me after seeing my application and asked if I was interested in PER, prior to this I didn't know this was a field). I like education and think it is important, my only concern was how...
I should mention I've taken classical mechanics, a year of quantum, and a semester of quantum field theory. The only difference is I did an astronomy lab while physics majors did an electronics lab.
I wouldn't be considering more school unless I thought about what I could do differently so I...
Well, this applies to anyone applying anywhere for anything. In my specific case would more classes help or should I try getting a lab technician job, would a bio lab (since these are the majority of positions) benefit me? Is there anything else I can do to improve my application profile in...
What do you mean by "ticket"? I plan on doing my Ph.D. after my master's, but I'm not expecting to get into top programs or for it to be easy. I just think that I stand a better chance of getting into a master's first, then a Ph.D. as opposed to a straight to Ph.D. with a subpar undergraduate...
yeah, I'm taking it as a no for now, so I'm trying to find out what I should do for the next year so my application is stronger next year. Having a professor look over my application will certainly help.
For points 1 and 2, I am applying for master's programs, not Ph.D. programs. For funding, I specifically applied to the APS Bridge Program which sends its first waves of offers on May 2nd and the second wave on May 16th, both waves will have funding since the funding comes from the program. This...
Definitely possible. I should mention that although I didn't get an official interview for the program, a professor from one of the schools personally reached out to me and met with me to talk about her research because my statement of purpose resonated with her, although she said she wasn't in...
I averaged a B-, with a slight trend upward in grades (stagnated during covid). With the classes I am currently taking, even with them being A's, will only slightly increase this.
I did not take the PGRE since it seems to be phasing out and was not required (or even accepted) by some...
I do have reasons, for one I applied to the school I am taking classes at post-grad and I have a letter of rec from a professor there where I have gotten perfect scores on every assignment (who himself said that he would be in favor of me doing grad there), which shows despite my performance in...
I graduated 2 years ago with a degree in astrophysics. I went to a top school (depends on the source but top 3-5) but didn't do well or participate in research, I focused more on education and teaching. I've worked the past two years (one year as a physics teacher, the other as a data analyst)...