How to navigate the Graduate School application/process?

Mom2aphysicsgeek
Wed, 05 Jun 2019 11:09:27 +0000

I just went and looked at the other threads you have posted about your ds. You mentioned he was not able to get internships. Has he participated in research? His GPA is only a small part of his grad school app. What is he doing this summer? If I understand the situation correctly, your ds is a rising sr. (In 6/17 he had completed his freshman yr). If he hasn’t taken the PGRE and it is required for astrophysics apps (it is for most physics programs), he needs to start planning now. It is only offered 3 times per yr: Sept, Oct, and April. https://www.ets.org/gre/subject/about/

He can start reading here to see what some of other applicants are submitting (only a few poster share, but the ones that do can be revealing) https://www.thegradcafe.com/survey/index.php?q=AstroPhysics&t=a&o=&pp=25