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    Schools Graduate School Admission Chances?

    Hi all, I am currently applying to a few PhD programs in mathematics, and I was wondering what your opinion is regarding my chances of being admitted to any of these schools? Below is a very brief description of my background: Institution: Small, not known for math GPA: Overall: 3.94, Math...
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    Schools Potential graduate school list and help with chances.

    Hi, I could use some help in evaluating my choices for a phd program in physics. Below is my background and I was wondering what you thought of my chances at the schools listed below or if you have any suggestions for other schools. I want to study atomic, molecular, optical physics for my...
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    Schools What are my chances of getting into grad school?

    I am a senior at a top 20 undergraduate university majoring in math and physics. I am hoping to study math at the graduate level next year. I have a 3.5 GPA (3.3 in math) and have been doing undergraduate research for the past 2 years with an engineering firm in my hometown (mostly been...
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    Schools Does going to a community college hurt your chances of getting into grad school?

    I am a freshman getting ready to finish my first semester at a community college, with a strong GPA , and I'm planning on transferring to a 4 year college after this next semester is done. I've heard a lot of people online say that medical and graduate schools look down on people who start out...
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    International Student - chances of getting accepted?

    Hi. I'm going to be starting my applications in about a week or so. I'd just like to know my chances of getting accepted based on some info about me. First, here's my list : Princeton, Cornell, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, Williams [These are the ones where I know I have very less chance] Georgia...
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    What are my chances of getting accepted?

    I'm a senior in high school who recently applied to North Carolina State University for electrical engineering. I heard from one of their admissions representatives that they have recently changed their acceptance rate. He said it is going to be even more competitive. By the end of this year I...
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    Chances to transfer from CC to UIUC with mediocre GPA

    I want to transfer to U of I urbana champaign... but the thing is Im a sophomore at a community college right now, and I have a 3.1 GPA currently, and if i get a 4.0 this semester i will be bumped up to a 3.3. I want to attend U of I urbana champaign starting my junior year, what are my...
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    Calculate Odds of Getting Hit by Falling Satellite

    so NASA's saying a satellite's going to come crashing down in a few weeks http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8751605/Nasa-warns-of-fresh-risk-from-468m-satellite-falling-from-space.html "Scientists estimate the debris footprint will be about 500 miles long with a 1-in-3,200 chance...
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    Stereotypical What are my chances Question

    Stereotypical "What are my chances" Question I'm a third year math major, and just trying to focus my life right now, hahaha. I know you guys get these all the time, but I'm just trying to figure some future stuff out on my day off from work. I'm looking forward to a life time of studying...
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    Programs What Are My Chances for Math PhD at UIUC and CMU?

    I have my profile typed up https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=520174", but that thread seems to have become mostly about stats, my interest here is in my chances at a couple of institutions that feel like reaches to me, but in areas that I have a lot of background in. So, can...
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    Programs Do I Have a Better Shot at PhD Programs in Statistics or Mathematics?

    For the key stuff, just glance at the bold statements and my program choices. So; I tend to think that my stats are pretty iffy, but I'd like to see if I can get any input. I'm applying to a variety of programs (though I'm only putting up the math and stats choices here) because I've got a...
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    Programs Chances and Preparation for Fall 2012 Math PhD Program

    Would I be able to get into any PhD Program for applied math? Would you please recommend some PhD and/or masters (with funding) programs to apply to? I'll be graduating in Spring 2012 and unfortunately, my undergrad institution only funds for an extra semester, so my only choice is to apply to...
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    Settling a Debate: Chances of Promotion Over Time

    Good afternoon all I need help in settling a debate. If say I have a 1/5 chance of gaining promotion in a year, do the odds of gaining promotion increase as time progresses (all else being equal)? Phrased negatively I can handle it i.e. chances of not gaining promotion after five years is...
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    What are my chances of getting into UIUC or Purdue

    I'm a junior in high school and looking at applying to Purdue and UIUC. I was curious to see what my chances were of getting into either of these schools. I like physics and computer science, but am not sure if i want to major in them. GPA - 3.2 ACT - 30 Extracurriculars - I am a member...
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    Schools Chances of grad school with terrible freshman grades?

    I think I'm in a pretty rough situation. I struggle with depression off and on, and it's put me in a really bad place academically over the past two years. First, I'd like to say that I've been doing much better lately. I had straight As last quarter and will probably get As this quarter...
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    What are the chances of the Big Bang producing us?

    Has anyone yet asked a computer to calculate the chance of a Big Bang eventually forming thinking modern humans (e.g. Big Bang produces Brian Cox) purely by natural process and without some programme to channel things? If so, can anyone tell me (even approximately) what the result of this...
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    Schools Will Community College Grades Affect Chances To Get To Medical School?

    I have 3.43 GPA at the community college, because in the beginning I didn't care about my GPA and got a C in Biology and an F in Chem I and a couple of B's, but I retook Chem I and got all A's since then. Will my low GPA affect my chances to get to medical school? I am planning to get all A's...
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    Postdoc in US for a Married Indian Physics PhD Holder: Visa Help & Chances

    If a married Indian Physics PhD holder wants to go for postdoc in US then 1. Do universities in US help him getting visa? 2. How are chances of US government granting visa to him? I mean do you guys know some people like this who got US visa?
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    Mom sues preschool for damaging 4 yo Ivy League chances

    http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/14/2011-03-14_manhattan_mom_sues_19kyr_preschool_for_damaging_4yearold_daughters_ivy_league_ch.html I think I prefer nuclear disasters, at least there is something that we can learn from them.
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    Programs Chances of getting into a PhD program?

    I am a double major (Chemical Engineering and Applied Math) and I will be graduating next December with a 3.6 GPA. I have had an engineering internship with an aerospace company for the past 2 years. I'm a member of Omega Chi Epsilon, a sorority, and various other professional organizations...
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    What are my chances to go into physics?

    Hi , I'm a 4th year medical student but I don't want to do medicine anymore , actually I want to do electrical engineering or theoretical physics in the United States .I'm 20 years old now and not a USA citizen . what are my chances? Can an american university accept some one like me? I also do...
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    Schools What are my graduate school prospects, and how can I better my chances?

    I am getting to where I am really trying to get myself in shape for the future. I plan on graduating next Spring, so I don't have much time left. The thing I am worried most about is my GPA--it's not the greatest. After finishing my second year, my cumulative was something around 3.0. Since then...
  23. J

    Chances of getting into Aerospace MS with Applied Physics BS

    I'm a Applied Physics major at a UC and will be graduating in April. I will be applying to grad school in the fall and I am considering trying to get into a masters program in aerospace engineering. I am curious about the chances of making that transition. I have taken an upper division...
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    What should I do to increase chances of getting a job?

    I am currently a sophomore at Rutgers New Brunswick and majoring in Computer Engineering. What should I be doing to increase my chances of getting a job after graduating besides good grades?
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    Schools What are my chances for getting accepted to graduate school in astrophysics

    Okay so my primary interest is to pursue cosmology. My question now is what are my chances of getting excepted on a horrendous PGRE score. I just received my scores and it was HORRIBLE like failing, think single percentage. I don't even know how I did so badly I didn't think I did that badly...
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    Chances of Human survival in the Universe beyond the Earth

    What is the probability of humans surviving beyond the Earth given: - the historical rate of technological advances - the rate of human expansion Vs available Earth resources - the ability to locate and survive on another planet(s) that can support human life - taking into account the...
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    Do I Have a Shot at Getting into Texas A&M's Aerospace Engineering Program?

    Okay, some time ago I made a post here asking about my chances of getting into Texas A&M's aerospace engineering program. My situation at the time was that I was a homeschooled student with a not-so-good math ACT (25, which is 1 point above the minimum for engineers), but a lot of gen-ed courses...
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    Schools Will going to a community college screw my chances for grad school?

    Hello everyone, I'm currently a senior in high school. Due to financial circumstances and other reasons, there is a good chance that I might be headed to a community college next fall. I'm planning to go there for the usual 2 years, and transfer to a state school and major in math, hopefully...
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    What are my chances of going to MIT?

    I am a fourth year undergraduate who will be graduating this year and doing a master's in mathematics (in Canada), or possibly taking a fifth year to improve my math credentials. I am curious as to what my chances of getting into a top US school for Mathematical Physics (at a mathematics...
  30. Simfish

    News What are the chances of funding cuts to science? (at the levels of the UK?)

    I'm quite concerned about that...
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    Sports question. Team Race to 6 points chances

    Was hoping someone might be able to assist in this problem Scenario is have a American football game with two team A and team B. Am trying to work out the probability of each team getting to 6 points first, from the following infomation: Let A be the event team A scores equal to or more...
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    Schools Honest chances in Graduate School

    I need honest advice. My academic history has been tenuous at best. While in my pre-pubescent days I exhibited a strong interest in physics I quickly lost my intellectual curiosity in high school and barely ended up in college. I went to a pretty poor state college and dropped out in three...
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    Programs Chances of getting into a regular pure math PhD program

    Hi everyone. I want to get into an okay PhD program for pure math (analysis or algebra). I don't care if it is a lowly university, just so it is accredited. What are my chances of getting into such a program with funding? To how many universities should I apply? My background is as follows...
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    Schools Bachelor from non-top-university lowering chances?

    Hi, I was recently thinking that if I want to get PhD one day, it would be useful, if it was from a very good university. However, I live in Czech Republic and I'm afraid that doing my bachelors degree here...
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    Chances of getting into CalTech as an international student

    Hello everyone! I'm a senior in a Gymnasium in Europe and I want to apply to CalTech. Last year I spent in the US as an exchange student and I got familiar with the US education then. I took just 1 AP course there (Chem) b\c they didn't let me take more (it's going to be too hard for you...
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    Schools Chances at computational science grad schools

    I'm about to apply to grad programs in AE/ME and computational science right now. I have a general interest in doing numerical and computational work on physical problems. So that's why I'm considering computational science but not applied math programs. For now, the main area of interest I have...
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    What is the value of a B.S. in math when applying to a HEP grad program?

    Im currently in my second year of college, but am a year out from finishing the requirments for a B.S. in physics. If I keep the 18 hours/semester going I could finish a double major for math as well. When applying to a particle/high energy grad program how much weight would a B.S. in math hold...
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    Programs Chances of Theoretical Physics PhD?

    Hi I am going into the 4th year of Physics at Oxford this October and have been looking into PhDs etc. I'm quite keen on going into theoretical physics (Particle or condensed) and from reading various university websites it seems that places for this are relatively scarce. At Oxford for...
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    Admissions Applying to CalTech, what are my chances?

    I have already got all of my materials ready to apply to Caltech this fall but I am not sure whether I will be dismissed or if I have a chance. I did fairly ok on the SAT and got around 1700. I know that most students that apply to Caltech have a much higher score than I do, but not everybody...
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    What chances do i have getting in MIt or caltech?

    I am Manish Rathore from Jaipur,Rajasthan,India. I don't have good high school record. I just got 62% in my hs and may be its because that most of the time in my high school i was struggling with my own questions. I never liked to go to school instead i just self study at my home. I did...
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    Schools Can a Low GPA Be Overcome for Graduate School in Astrophysics?

    Okay so I know I don't have much to work with but here we go: My goal is to apply to Graduate school in Astrophysics more or less Cosmology. I should mention that I transferred from IU after my first semester, which I aced my courses at while I was there for a semester. Okay so my current GPA...
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    Schools Does a bad start to university hurt grad school chances?

    I wasn't a particularly good high-school math student, I usually tested around the top of the school for standardized exams, but never bothered to do the class work for my actual math classes, and was mainly just a jock. I went to the local university to do engineering, and while I got A's...
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    Help: Chances at MSE/MBA with Math Undergrad

    Hello everyone, I am a recently graduated senior with a cum GPA of 3.4 with degrees in Applied Mathematics (with a concentration in Physics and Biology) and Chemistry. It would have been higher, save the 2 semesters that I was a biochem major and dropped below 3.0. I am interested in doing a...
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    Chances of Acceptance to MIT: International Applicant

    Hi, MIT admissions decisions are coming up and I'm starting to get nervous so what do you think my chances are (be as cruel as necessary)? I'm an International Applicant and my SAT grades are: Math Level 2 - 800 Physics - 800 Critical Reading - 800 Math - 800 Writing - 600 I skipped a...
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    Programs Haven't heard anything from my PhD applications: Any chances left?

    Sorry for bringing up a somewhat vacuous question. I've applied for PhD study in particle theory at 9 US graduate schools. 6 of them are among the most prestigious schools, and the remaining 3 schools are Chicago, Rutgers, and Stony Brook. Half of these schools have given out their first wave of...
  46. planethunter

    Can a Second Bachelor's in Physics Boost My PhD Aspirations?

    Ok- I graduated from a CA state school in 2005 with a bs in math and an overall gpa of 2.98. I started off strong (I was the valedictorian of my high school) but then with work and other obligations in the last few years of my degree my grades sucked big time. For some odd reason I was even...
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    Chances of acceptance (M.Sc, pure math) / personal statement advice

    Hello, I'm finishing up my personal statement for grad school, and wondering how much the things I'm worried about we also be cause for concern for the admission's committees? Briefly, my background is this: I switched to mathematics late, and did very few of the 1st/2nd year courses. My...
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    Chances of Transferring to Top-Tier Engineering School

    Hi everyone. I've been lurking here for a while, and this forum played a big part in my decision to go back to school to become an engineer, but this is my first post. I am now 28 but first went to school when I was 18. I studied physics at Boston University for two semesters. I had a GPA...
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    Are your chances of working with Astrophysics/Astronomy diminished if

    ...you study Physics in general? I'm namely most interested in Astronomy and Astrophysics, but altough at first I was meaning to apply for those specializations I was studying Physics in general (but choosing courses from said fields) would leave more doors open in terms of finding...
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    Average GCSE's/top A levels? What are my chances at top Uni?

    Hi guys I'm new to the forum, I'm currently studying in the UK. I Wanted to know peoples views on applying for top uni's such as Cambridge, MIT etc. I didn't do to well in GCSEs because I wasn't serious at the time. I got into AS and completely was overwhelmed by the amount of home...
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