Is getting into an astronomy/astrophysics PhD feasible w/ mediocre physics and math grades?
As the title says I’m a bit worried about getting into a grad school with my current grades. I’m a rising junior pursuing a physics undergrad w/ a minor in astronomy and a certificate in data science. I’ve only gotten Bs in my core physics classes (My only As were in labs and research courses), and in my math classes I have one A-, one B, and one C (only counting Calcs I-III, not math methods of physics courses). However, I’ve gotten an A and A+ on both my astronomy courses thus far, and I’ve also gotten As on my data science courses too, which I’ve realized I’m more interested in than physics alone. I’ve also done research in time-domain astronomy (during my sophomore year) and will do a semester of theoretical and observational high-energy astrophysics in the fall if all goes well. As for summers, I volunteered in my last one at my local university, helping astrophysics professors with summer programs and some lab diligence, but no actual research (did learn a bit of how to process data from JWST which was pretty cool). This summer, I’m just doing some readings so I can understand the concepts and physics behind what research I’ll be doing next semester. I guess I’m just a bit worried about this, so I’d appreciate any advice from anyone who was in a similar position or any graduates or professors who see this often. I’m open to any insight, even if it’s a hard to swallow pill.