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9. Another plus on her resume would be...

Reply to MelissaB (Original post)

Sat Nov 22, 2014, 09:39 PM

Nov 2014

...an internship. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory sponsors undergrads in summer internships. Argonne National Laboratory does also. She should ask her advisors about opportunities.

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Anybody here at (or recently admitted to) a "top 10" graduate school in physics? [View all] MelissaB Nov 2014 OP

Best Luck to your daughter. Bright mind & determined soul. misterhighwasted Nov 2014 #1

Thanks misterhighwasted! MelissaB Nov 2014 #3

Wonder if the admissions departments at those schools would tell you. nilram Nov 2014 #2

I thought about calling one or more of the departments, MelissaB Nov 2014 #4

An undergraduate that has her name on a published paper, JDDavis Nov 2014 #5

About the GPA... MelissaB Nov 2014 #7

A single "B" in her GPA? JDDavis Nov 2014 #14

MIT is her top choice MelissaB Nov 2014 #15

From my personal knowledge, MIT values musician applicants very highly JDDavis Nov 2014 #16

Tell her that faculty recommendations carry a lot of weight. s-cubed Nov 2014 #6

Yes, I think her recommendations will be great MelissaB Nov 2014 #8

Another plus on her resume would be... reACTIONary Nov 2014 #9

Thanks! I'll let her know. MelissaB Nov 2014 #10

I spent a winter term at Argonne National Lab in my senior year in physics. longship Nov 2014 #11

Some good advice above caraher Nov 2014 #12

Perhaps she could write to some professors in the field? csziggy Nov 2014 #13

IMO BadgerKid Nov 2014 #17