Looking for some advice/guidance on my profile for applying Ph.D. in Physics in Fall 2021. I plan to take the Physics GRE in September, but I am worried that it will not be able to be administered due to COVID . . . Has anyone heard about how programs are planning for this contingency?
Type of Student: Domestic Male Applying to: Physics PhD (undecided concentration)
Undergrad Institution: Big 10, Honors College Undergraduate Major: Dual majoring in Physics and Engineering Science and Mechanics Undergraduate GPA: 4.0 major, 4.0 total (out of 4.0)
Academic Honors: Deans list every semester, several school-based academic scholarships and awards, several scholarships in physics and engineering out side of school, PA NASA Space Grant Consortium scholarship, Goldwater nominee (not awarded)
Work Experience: Some private math and physics tutoring, seeking a TA position for fall
GRE General Test: Q 170 V 166 W 5.0. (taken once) GRE Physics: Not taken (September/October) if available
Research Experience: 2 years campus with mentor professor (published twice, one lead author), 2 summers at BNL in NY (published twice), several posters and lectures
Recommendation Letters: 1 of them will be from my mentor professor and the other 2 will be from the professors who I took courses with. Would also like to use my BNL mentor??
Planning on Applying to:
Penn State
Stony Brook
Yale
Duke
MIT
Harvard
UVA
Virginia Tech
Brown
Willam and Mary
Wake Forest
Princeton
U of Maryland
Would love some input on chances, suggestions for additional schools (looking to stay in this general area) and anything else that may help!
Thanks!!