Apply to US Schools with a PGRE Score of 830?

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The discussion centers on the implications of a PGRE score of 830, which places the user in the 79th percentile, for applying to US PhD programs in High Energy Physics (HEP) Theory. The user, an international student from the UK with a strong academic background including a Master's degree and a publication in JHEP, expresses concern about the competitiveness of top schools like Harvard, Princeton, MIT, Caltech, and Stanford. Despite the lower-than-expected PGRE score, the user contemplates applying to US institutions while also considering their UK applications as a backup.

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Hi,

So the PGRE scores are finally in, I didn't do as well as I might of hoped (830, 79th percentile) :frown:, as I'm an international student (UK) and want to do a PhD in HEP Theory, so I was aiming for 900+ for the best schools, I guess.

I'm not really sure what to do now, I have a few UK schools I've applied for anyway so there's always that to fall back on, but I'm wondering after all this effort if I should still apply to some US places? My profile basically is: UK (4 year, undergrad taught) Master's degree, top few in year (so quite high GPA when converted) w/ publication. General GRE scores were 780 Q, 570 V, 5.5 Writing. PGRE 830.

So I'm obviously not getting into Harvard/Princeton/MIT/Caltech/Stanford/Berkeley, is there anywhere that will take me with HEP theory be so uber competitive and being international?

Any advice most appreciated.
 
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What's your research experience like?
 
Research experience consists of my fourth year masters project from which the paper was published in JHEP (was HEP-phenomenology related to LHC detection channel though, not 100% theoretical)
 

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