I just applied to UMN and I am applying to "the" OSU, largely because (1) they are still accepting applications (!), and (2) they have no application fees.
1. you're far too smart to be going to such a middling school (at least middling in physics).
2. the department here isn't really that happy of a place, in my opinion. and i left because of it. on the other hand, the department is also freakin' huge, so there are some good people to work with. :) but having a huge department also means there isn't a whole lot of cohesion. i have heard some terrible stories from friends who are grad students in physics here.
3. who are you looking to work with? i know most of the people in high-energy physics. and i know a string theorist taught one of the recitations my freshman year, but i can't remember his name for the life of me, and after looking through the faculty directory, i think he may have left minnesota.
4. if you visit, you'll have to let me know, of course. :)
![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
no subject
(no subject)
(no subject)
(no subject)
no subject
1. you're far too smart to be going to such a middling school (at least middling in physics).
2. the department here isn't really that happy of a place, in my opinion. and i left because of it. on the other hand, the department is also freakin' huge, so there are some good people to work with. :) but having a huge department also means there isn't a whole lot of cohesion. i have heard some terrible stories from friends who are grad students in physics here.
3. who are you looking to work with? i know most of the people in high-energy physics. and i know a string theorist taught one of the recitations my freshman year, but i can't remember his name for the life of me, and after looking through the faculty directory, i think he may have left minnesota.
4. if you visit, you'll have to let me know, of course. :)
(no subject)
(no subject)