Recent content by PrinceWalnut

Thanks! I recently got accepted into Johns Hopkins' Applied Physics M.S. program at https://ep.jhu.edu/programs-and-courses/programs/applied-physics and was wondering if this would be considered sufficient to show my ability (assuming I do well) to admissions committees for PhD work? The price...

Your advice here is my fallback plan, but I am rather determined to make my research plan work. Do you think pursuing an in-person MS in physics somewhere would do a lot to fix my problem? I'm currently applying for the GEM Fellowship (though I don't expect to get it), but if it costs me out of...

I decided to pursue an MS in mathematics because I was looking into online programs for both since I have to work through it to afford it, and mathematics was much easier to find. Johns Hopkins does have a program in applied physics which I might apply to, but cost is very high--I'd have to quit...

I can see why it wouldn't be very useful. What do you suggest I do then? I can't retake the physics courses because of university policy.

Hi all. I've previously posted here about applying for grad schools with the effect of major depression severely impacting my grades. All the schools I applied for rejected me, so I'm wondering how best to go forth. I've accepted a teaching job teaching high school mathematics. In the meantime...

Hi all, To be clear, my institution does not allow retaking of courses that are passed. It is a rule that I personally find very annoying (as do many other students in my school), but nonetheless simply retaking the classes is not an option for me. Since my last post I have visited a...

Thanks everyone. I think I will apply to just a few of the less competitive programs just in case I'm accepted for whatever reason and can get my illness under control before enrolling, but otherwise I'll take some time off and work in the meantime while I manage my health. Maybe save up some...

Now that it's near the end of the semester, I wanted to add some information I didn't have earlier. Test Scores: PGRE: 830 (73rd percentile) GRE: Verbal - 170 Quant. - 170 Two of my three letters are from research advisors and should be strong letters. My third is from a prof I took two...

Thanks. After some thought and consulting with friends in other areas I've decided to refrain for the reasons you've stated.

Hi all! I'm an undergrad in physics in the USA, and a research professor I've been working with for the past ~2 years is applying for an open faculty position at an Australian university. She hasn't asked me to recommend her in any way, and I know that in all likelihood the word of some...

I know we have contacts at Stanford and Rice (due to the BioXFEL consortium), but I don't know about the other schools. I don't personally know any professors from outside of my university, and I'm not sure quite how many people my advisor knows.

You're right, I suppose I was unclear in my question. I know I'll have at least two good letters from professors I do research with (not sure exactly how good, but good). What I wanted to know really is if my GPA alone without some special circumstance (e.g. publication in Nature) would...

Hi all, It's a few short months before grad school applications are due, and I find myself in a bit of a dilemma. Prior to my junior year, I knew what I wanted to do is physics research for my career, and I'm particularly interested in biological and condensed matter physics. My skills are more...

Hi all! I'm a new member here on PF. I study physics and computational mathematics at ASU and am currently a senior. I work in a lab that does x-ray crystallography, and my research interests lie mostly in the fields of biological and condensed matter physics. I also like to play violin and read...