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World of Warcraft => Bragging and Shout Outs => Topic started by: Emmalina on November 17, 2008, 10:34:47 AM

Title: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Emmalina on November 17, 2008, 10:34:47 AM
Just have to do some RL bragging here for a second.

I'm a senior in Physics here at the U of A, and one of the major roadblocks in getting into grad school for physics is the Physics GRE, this horrible monstrosity of a standardized test that involved studying starting last summer, as well as 8 hour study days every day for the two weeks leading up to the exam.

Scores are scaled to those who take the test, so your score is the percentile of test takers you fall in, not the number of questions you got right. For the purposes of graduate school, the unspoken rule seems to be that you pretty much have to be in the top 50% of test takers for an admission committee to look at your application, meaning a score of 50% to 99%.

Just called in for my scores this morning, 52%! I cut it close, but for an admittedly average physicist like myself, seeing that I am in the top 50% of physics students (worldwide!) who are trying to go to grad school in the US is pretty exciting.

Woot!
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Belandand on November 17, 2008, 11:01:16 AM
Congrats! I gotta start looking into my MCATs really soon :(
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Kothnok on November 17, 2008, 11:16:04 AM
Grats Emma!!

now go relax and have some  :pumpk_pie:
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: un4 on November 17, 2008, 12:25:01 PM
w00t!  Grats!
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Post by: Geos on November 17, 2008, 12:27:17 PM
Grats!!!
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: fiere redfern on November 17, 2008, 02:26:03 PM
Congrats Emma!
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Ity on November 17, 2008, 02:37:35 PM
Congratz Emma!  :D  ;)
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Oilslick on November 17, 2008, 03:23:26 PM
Woot indeed!  From one physicist to another, congratulations man.  I've thought about going back to grad school but abhor the notion of the GRE at this point in my life.
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: grunkatze on November 17, 2008, 03:25:04 PM
Woot ! ! ! Congrats emma boy ! !
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Nixphire on November 17, 2008, 03:39:05 PM
Grats Emma! Not too shabby since you probably play wow more then study :)
But I can't blame ya  :pumpk7:
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Tolwen on November 17, 2008, 05:50:59 PM
Gratz Emma!!:)
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Post by: Avelandra on November 17, 2008, 07:39:14 PM
Gratz man, thats awesome.
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Post by: Jandris on November 18, 2008, 05:59:22 AM
Congrats Emma /cheer  :hallo8:
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Post by: kajunlady on November 18, 2008, 06:21:16 AM
congrats Emma
Title: Re: Your Knowledge crits Physics GRE for 52!
Post by: Arcdelad on November 18, 2008, 06:25:24 AM
are you bragging about going to U of A? really?