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I am currently a physics undergraduate doing research in applied optics (plasmonic waveguides/microscopy).
I have a few questions. I'd really like to go to a top 10/15 EE graduate school and pursue research in these topics. Problem is I went to a school fairly unknown for its physics department (for financial reasons), and I'll be graduating very quickly (2.5 years due to AP credits,). Plus I did a year in astronomy research, and realized that I disliked it.
I currently have 2 very strong recommendation letters, and 1 fairly decent rec. letter, 1 from an astronomer another from a physics professor who is fairly well known in the optics field, and another one from a STEM organization coordinator.
I have 1 astronomy paper that I'm 3rd author on, and I have another one that will be published fairly soon (next ~month).
I will have at least 1 paper published in optics (as 3rd author) by the end of this semester (I graduate next fall).
1 Summer REU at a top 5 school for astronomy.
My current GPA is a 4.0, and there's a decent chance I'll be graduating with a 4.0 (just based off of the difficulty of the classes that I have left compared to the ones I've already taken).
3 Presentations at conferences (2 astronomy related, 1 in optics). Presentation award at my university's research conference.
I haven't taken the subject PGRE yet, but on practice tests I'm scoring ~65-70th percentiles (not sure how much this matters for EE graduate school).
I also hold office for SPS and another school STEM organization.
I'm a white male US citizen.
I'm fluent in 4 languages (possible bonus?)
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With just these qualities, what are my chances at a top 10 EE grad school (berkley/MIT/rochester)?
Would it be worthwhile staying an extra semester to get a EE minor before applying for grad school?
I would be unable to do another internship this summer due to some family obligations, how much would this hurt my chances at a top-tier school?
I have a few questions. I'd really like to go to a top 10/15 EE graduate school and pursue research in these topics. Problem is I went to a school fairly unknown for its physics department (for financial reasons), and I'll be graduating very quickly (2.5 years due to AP credits,). Plus I did a year in astronomy research, and realized that I disliked it.
I currently have 2 very strong recommendation letters, and 1 fairly decent rec. letter, 1 from an astronomer another from a physics professor who is fairly well known in the optics field, and another one from a STEM organization coordinator.
I have 1 astronomy paper that I'm 3rd author on, and I have another one that will be published fairly soon (next ~month).
I will have at least 1 paper published in optics (as 3rd author) by the end of this semester (I graduate next fall).
1 Summer REU at a top 5 school for astronomy.
My current GPA is a 4.0, and there's a decent chance I'll be graduating with a 4.0 (just based off of the difficulty of the classes that I have left compared to the ones I've already taken).
3 Presentations at conferences (2 astronomy related, 1 in optics). Presentation award at my university's research conference.
I haven't taken the subject PGRE yet, but on practice tests I'm scoring ~65-70th percentiles (not sure how much this matters for EE graduate school).
I also hold office for SPS and another school STEM organization.
I'm a white male US citizen.
I'm fluent in 4 languages (possible bonus?)
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With just these qualities, what are my chances at a top 10 EE grad school (berkley/MIT/rochester)?
Would it be worthwhile staying an extra semester to get a EE minor before applying for grad school?
I would be unable to do another internship this summer due to some family obligations, how much would this hurt my chances at a top-tier school?