The GradCafe

30 Nov -1

Cornell University

Applied And Engineering Physics, PhD (F18)

Accepted via E-mail on 30 Nov -1

Note

1st year full-tuition RA with 26k stipend (9 months) and 3k insurance
BSc in math with mediocre GPA and minor in physics; MSc in physics with GPA 3.83 (Dean's list); TOEFL 105;
1 first-author publication on top optics journal;
4 coauthorship on various top journals;
3 conference first author (1 best paper award);
working in home country national lab;
No interview, but contacted one professor in the physics department (pure physics program though, lol) in April 2017;