<p>Well, I believe that I made this topic a few months ago, and I don't know what became of it, so I'll start again. I'm a 3rd year at the University of the Virgin Islands, about to leave with an AS in Physics and have decided to pursue either Applied Physics (AP) or Electrical Engineering (EE). My school has transfer agreements with Columbia and UF, but I don't particularly like either school since Columbia is giving us 2 years to finish all of our requirements or else no degree and for UF; I was there over the summer and I didn't particularly like the fact that the town felt so spread out.</p>
<p>So I am here looking for advice on what schools I should look at and where I should be in my transfer process. Also, I believe I should say a little bit about my academic credentials (or lack of)...</p>
<p>I've taken:
Calc I-III
Linear Algebra
Differential equations
General Physics I-II
Modern Physics and lab
Classical Mechanics
Numerical Analysis
Physical Chemistry</p>
<p>I have a 3.45 GPA as of this semester and I am looking at Cornell, University of Rochester, and RPI. Any advice?</p>
<p>You can apply to Georgia Tech if you take a few more required classes. They require certain classes to be taken before you transfer depending on what major you’ll be applying to. For physics, I believe all you need is chemistry 1 and english 1 and 2, and for EE you’ll need those courses as well and it’s recommended that you take a CS. You’ll have to make sure the courses are the proper ones that GT would want, you can check them [url=<a href=“https://oscar.gatech.edu/pls/bprod/wwtraneq.P_TranEq_Ltr]here[/url”>Transfer Equivalent Courses]here[/url</a>].</p>
<p>Since you’re looking at a few schools in upstate NY already, take a look at RIT and University at Buffalo. RIT is a great engineering school, and UB, a public school, has a great engineering program for the price.</p>
<p>Cool, is anyone familiar with schools in Maryland? I know this guy who works for NIH (National Institute of Health) in Maryland and I want to look at a school that is most closely associated with the NIH.</p>
<p>The best school for that would be Johns Hopkins. For applied physics, it is also an excellent choice. It is about as selective as Cornell and they’re ranked about the same on USNews. </p>
<p>RIT gives excellent merit aid and I think that UMCP is all around a great school.</p>
<p>Also, I happen to this one guy’s contact info at Cornell, and I was told to contact the person, on more information on choosing my major (and he is a Physics professor). I’ve been procrastinating all semester because I have no idea what to ask him. Could you guys give me some advice?</p>
<p>You do realize that you have a very small chance at getting accepted to a place like Cornell or Johns Hopkins, even with a major that usually isn’t very popular at these schools? That’s not to say you shouldn’t apply, but it’s probably wise to also focus on some other schools in case you don’t get into those.</p>