The SAT is only for undergraduate admissions.
I will agree that fit with potential supervisors is the most important criteria for shortlisting programs to apply to, and it can make or break your chances of admission. Whether or not individual faculty have the ability to influence the choices of...
Since only about 28% of US 4 year degree granting institutions offer an undergraduate degree in Physics to begin with, and of their domestic graduates, only about 22% go on to attend a US Physics PhD program, I'd say the chances of the graduate of East Cupcake College applying to Physics PhD...
I wouldn't accept that to be a universal rule of thumb. It's not been my observation from following Physics graduate admissions over the past few years that the ranking of an applicant's undergrad plays a significant role in determining where they get admitted for grad school (at least not for...
Yes the question is how does one define "employment". A burger flipper at McDonalds or the oft-maligned Starbuck's barista is "employed". Doesn't mean that that's an ideal outcome after spending 4+ years studying in higher education. The data also indicates that those unemployment rates are for...
OP would any of the courses you take at the current university transfer to the next one? If so you might want to look at the course sequence for the Physics program at university B and see which of the two majors at university A, math or software engineering, would provide you with the greatest...
Congratulations on coming to a decision OP and best of luck for your studies.
My advice is that it's never too early to get involved in research and I would encourage you to look into what opportunities may exist early on. Make sure you apply for summer research opportunities like NSERC USRA...
Class is class. You don't have to "vibe" with your classmates. You're there to learn the material. Outside of class time is your time to socialize with your like minded peers. I mean realistically speaking how much time out of your day is one period of class anyway and is your goal not also to...
First kudos to you for overcoming such a challenging background and for having the type of drive and perseverance that was necessary to get you to where you are now. You should be very proud of your accomplishments. Your plan for developing the type of competitive profile required to get...
How is this program specifically theoretical and how does it differ from a traditional general Physics program? One can study any branch of Physics from either a theoretical or experimental approach and typically undergraduate programs in Physics expose students to both. With regards to making...
My understanding is that there is very little actual Chemistry involved in Chemical Engineering programs. It's more about process engineering.
OP, ICL is a fantastic school but unless you're 100% sure that Chemistry is what you want to do, I would recommend going to UofT. The flexibility of the...
The GRE/PGRE is predominantly a US requirement but not exclusively so. I would recommend researching the admissions requirements of universities you might potentially be interested in applying to in those countries and see for yourself. Details will be on their graduate admissions websites.
At the undergraduate level the name of your school is not as influential. Physics curricula tend to be fairly standardized. What matters is the strength of your transcript and what you accomplished while you were there. Top students from local state and regional schools can be just as...
To be bluntly honest these sound like excuses you're using to justify doing what you want to do which is to drop the class because you don't like this professor's lecturing style. You're simply seeking external validation for your decision. Let's not kid ourselves by pretending otherwise.
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