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creepypasta13
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I currently plan on graduating next fall semester, with a physics B.A. my main concern is when I plan on applying to grad school next fall for mechanical engineering, probably for a M.S. in fluid mechanics or heat transfer. Is it a good idea to do it at a different school from my undergrad? personally, I would rather have the change of environment
I heard most grad schools require 3 letters, so that's my main reason for seeking another prof to do undergrad research for right now until the rest of this semester. I did an REU last summer, and am fairly close with only 1 other professor at my school, so if I apply to grad schools this upcoming fall, I currently only have 2 profs who can write me even somewhat-decent letters of rec. Is this a good plan? or is it not necessary to do another research project considering that my gpa is high (3.86), and hence that along with average letters of rec will let me get into decent grad schools (top 20-ish)?
My goal is to eventually work for a large defense contractor, like boeing, lockheed martin, etc. I want to work on rockets, missiles, etc and do more theoretical rather than experimental work
I heard most grad schools require 3 letters, so that's my main reason for seeking another prof to do undergrad research for right now until the rest of this semester. I did an REU last summer, and am fairly close with only 1 other professor at my school, so if I apply to grad schools this upcoming fall, I currently only have 2 profs who can write me even somewhat-decent letters of rec. Is this a good plan? or is it not necessary to do another research project considering that my gpa is high (3.86), and hence that along with average letters of rec will let me get into decent grad schools (top 20-ish)?
My goal is to eventually work for a large defense contractor, like boeing, lockheed martin, etc. I want to work on rockets, missiles, etc and do more theoretical rather than experimental work