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Hello forum
I recently graduated this summer from UCLA with a BS in biophysics. For the last 3 years, I was completely certain I wanted to go to grad school to either study physics or biophysics. As soon as I graduated, I took the PGRE and scored in the 49 percentile... That was a few months ago. Two weeks ago I decided that I would start studying again so that I could retake the test in April. But I have come to the realization that even if I study everyday for the next two months, it's highly unlikely that I will significantly improve my score on the PGRE. Especially since I have consistently scored in between the 40-55% on all the practice tests I've taken. Then, given my low test score and my 3.3 cumulative gpa, I am wondering just how hard physics grad school would be for me. I understand that getting into any school of my choice in itself would be a huge hurdle but even if I did get in, I don't know if I would even survive by the looks of my grades/scores. So now I've sort of given up on even retaking the PGRE and am really wondering what other options I have. I know I definitely want to further my education because the prospects of a physics BS are not that great and I eventually want to have a higher paying job than say a research assistant. One field which recently (literally today) started looking into is Biomedical Engineering. The nice thing about it is that only the general GRE is required so I wouldn't have to submit my crappy PGRE scores. I've also read into many of the graduate program descriptions and the various disciplines all look interesting to me.
Does anyone in a similar situation have other suggestions or considerations?
Also, does anyone know much about the biomedical engineering field? (Grad and post-grad)
I recently graduated this summer from UCLA with a BS in biophysics. For the last 3 years, I was completely certain I wanted to go to grad school to either study physics or biophysics. As soon as I graduated, I took the PGRE and scored in the 49 percentile... That was a few months ago. Two weeks ago I decided that I would start studying again so that I could retake the test in April. But I have come to the realization that even if I study everyday for the next two months, it's highly unlikely that I will significantly improve my score on the PGRE. Especially since I have consistently scored in between the 40-55% on all the practice tests I've taken. Then, given my low test score and my 3.3 cumulative gpa, I am wondering just how hard physics grad school would be for me. I understand that getting into any school of my choice in itself would be a huge hurdle but even if I did get in, I don't know if I would even survive by the looks of my grades/scores. So now I've sort of given up on even retaking the PGRE and am really wondering what other options I have. I know I definitely want to further my education because the prospects of a physics BS are not that great and I eventually want to have a higher paying job than say a research assistant. One field which recently (literally today) started looking into is Biomedical Engineering. The nice thing about it is that only the general GRE is required so I wouldn't have to submit my crappy PGRE scores. I've also read into many of the graduate program descriptions and the various disciplines all look interesting to me.
Does anyone in a similar situation have other suggestions or considerations?
Also, does anyone know much about the biomedical engineering field? (Grad and post-grad)