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OmniWheel

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  • Application Season
    2021 Fall
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    Physics PhD

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  1. I would not worry about theorems/test problems. If you’ve gotten an interview, they’ve already seen your transcript and resume, and they know you’ve taken physics classes and succeeded to some degree. They’re not trying to test how good you are at physics. My interview was with a single professor on the admissions committee. The gist of my interview was “Why graduate school? Why do you want to come here? What do you want to research/what are you interested in?” I’d imagine these are fairly standard for most programs. Then there were some character questions like “When was a time you overcame failure.” I don’t think you can really prepare for these, since they can often be unique to the interviewer or program. They’re mostly there for the interviewer to get a better understanding of who you are as a person. A lot of the time was me asking questions about the program. If you get an interview, you should definitely prepare some questions to ask them.
  2. Monday, January 11th by email. I’m sorry they haven’t contacted you. They told me +200 people applied, and they interviewed around 60, so it was very competitive this year.
  3. Oh my god I just realized I'm in the wrong forum ??? I thought this was a general thread for all PhD applicants. I'm actually applying to Physics and Astronomy programs. I think my motivational points still stand though! Good luck to all of you!
  4. I'm so sorry for your loss, I can't imagine the pain you must be going through. Please take care of yourself.
  5. I think it's also a little bit of a confidence boost, since it shows your application made it above the majority of people who applied, even if you didn't make the ultra competitive final cut.
  6. I just wanted to affirm this again. I applied to PhD programs for fall of 2020 in my senior year of college, and I was rejected from 10 PhD programs and 1 Masters program (which was everywhere I applied!). I felt like I had a solid application, and hadn't made any other plans post graduation, so this was a big blow to me. Going into this year, I was pretty pessimistic, but I have already been accepted into 2 programs. The year between my undergrad and grad has been very helpful for figuring out what topics I'm interested in researching, what I want to ultimately do with my career, and also just taking care of myself and getting some new hobbies. I also used this time to revamp my application, and I think I was able to improve it a lot.
  7. If you decide to apply to the US, most colleges will give you the option to defer your enrollment for a year. You could always apply, get accepted, and then wait a year. Can’t offer you much advice for moving out without college, except trying to get a job and your own apartment.
  8. Hey! I’ve gotten accepted to North Carolina State and UMass Amherst physics PhD’s. My research focus for apps has been astrophysics/cosmology theory, and physics education. I had an interview at UHawaii for the Institute for Astronomy PhD program, and they said they’d have results around 1/25. Still waiting to hear back from many schools.
  9. I applied there last year and was rejected without interviewing on March 5th. Sorry I can’t help you more!
  10. Sorry to be late, but if you mention that professor (and that professor is actively recruiting you) your chances are gonna go way up. So much of graduate admissions is finding an advisor, and one recruiting you is really excellent. It means the professor probably has funding for you, which means you can get in easier. I’m mainly physics, but your research experience and publications could probably make up for your GPA. It’s all so uncertain though, and I don’t know. So good luck!
  11. Honestly looks like I dodged a bullet here. I put a lot of effort into applying to University of Pittsburgh, and after submitting my app emailed a professor I was interested in. His response the next day was that the department isn’t even accepting astrophysics/cosmology students (which is my field)!! it was free for domestic applicants, but international students are still paying $75. I searched their website and nowhere is this listed. It feels immoral to me that the school would charge money for students to apply, then the department rejects them because of a research interest which their website clearly advertises.
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