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Hey all,
I'm at a crossroads and feeling really stressed out. Below are my options:
a) Complete a BSc in Physics, 4 - year Honours: It will take me two more years of intense work. I am already on my fourth year of the degree but messed everything up by taking only one course my second year, so unless I do a courseload of Quantum Mechanics II, Advanced Laboratory, General Relativity, Electromagnetic Theory AND my Honour's Thesis next year, plus Chemistry and Intermediate Calculus next summer, I will not complete it in one year. Which makes me 23 years old when I graduate and THEN I will have to start applying for Grad School. I won't have a job for years.
b) Transfer to Electrical Engineering undergrad with the credits I have going to transfer. It will take me at least 3 years to complete the degree in my estimation. But I will have many more career prospects following graduation, and hopefully lucrative ones. I would feel sad to not complete my physics degree after working so hard at it, however.
c) Complete a Four-Year General BSc in Physics. I can be finished that by next year, and, if it is possible, apply to grad schools immediately following that. However i know that competitively, a four-year graduate would not hold a candle to people with Honour's degrees who are applying, so this option is risky.
I would ideally like to apply to an engineering graduate program so I could do engineering research (I understand that an engineering graduate program will not allow me to practice as a certified engineer.)
Any advice is really really appreciated. I wish I could start over again... :(
I'm at a crossroads and feeling really stressed out. Below are my options:
a) Complete a BSc in Physics, 4 - year Honours: It will take me two more years of intense work. I am already on my fourth year of the degree but messed everything up by taking only one course my second year, so unless I do a courseload of Quantum Mechanics II, Advanced Laboratory, General Relativity, Electromagnetic Theory AND my Honour's Thesis next year, plus Chemistry and Intermediate Calculus next summer, I will not complete it in one year. Which makes me 23 years old when I graduate and THEN I will have to start applying for Grad School. I won't have a job for years.
b) Transfer to Electrical Engineering undergrad with the credits I have going to transfer. It will take me at least 3 years to complete the degree in my estimation. But I will have many more career prospects following graduation, and hopefully lucrative ones. I would feel sad to not complete my physics degree after working so hard at it, however.
c) Complete a Four-Year General BSc in Physics. I can be finished that by next year, and, if it is possible, apply to grad schools immediately following that. However i know that competitively, a four-year graduate would not hold a candle to people with Honour's degrees who are applying, so this option is risky.
I would ideally like to apply to an engineering graduate program so I could do engineering research (I understand that an engineering graduate program will not allow me to practice as a certified engineer.)
Any advice is really really appreciated. I wish I could start over again... :(