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Ggwnorth reacted to DaveE's post in the thread Schools Cornell vs. UC Berkeley for Engineering Physics with
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Look into housing availability and cost. The Bay Area is difficult in that regard. It's a great place to live, but everyone else wants... -
Ggwnorth replied to the thread Programs Help me decide: physics or chemistry?.My understanding is that there is very little actual Chemistry involved in Chemical Engineering programs. It's more about process...
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Ggwnorth reacted to symbolipoint's post in the thread Programs Help me decide: physics or chemistry? with Like.
Be careful of that kind of thinking. Hard work is extremely important and too many people (or students) discount the meaning and value...
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Ggwnorth reacted to Vanadium 50's post in the thread Programs Help me decide: physics or chemistry? with Like.
Why do you need to decide now? Enter your university, take the university's offerings in physics and chemistry - which you probably need...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Admissions How to improve graduate school applications after college?.Congratulations! Were these master's or bridge programs?
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread A question about the importance of GRE physics outside the US.The GRE/PGRE is predominantly a US requirement but not exclusively so. I would recommend researching the admissions requirements of...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Admissions How to improve graduate school applications after college?.At the undergraduate level the name of your school is not as influential. Physics curricula tend to be fairly standardized. What matters...
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Ggwnorth reacted to CrysPhys's post in the thread Programs Should I do a math or an astronomy double major for general relativity? with Like.
Why tie yourself to the additional requirements of a double major? You can always take specific math or astronomy courses as electives...
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Ggwnorth reacted to Choppy's post in the thread Programs Should I do a math or an astronomy double major for general relativity? with Like.
There's advantages and disadvantages to each path, including just majoring in physics alone. One thing that can help you decide is to...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Courses Should I withdraw from a class?.To be bluntly honest these sound like excuses you're using to justify doing what you want to do which is to drop the class because you...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Courses Should I withdraw from a class?.I more concerned about the fact that you feel the best you could do in a course where you don't like the professor's teaching style is a...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Courses Should I withdraw from a class?.If you withdraw before the add/drop date it shouldn't show on your transcript at all. Otherwise a withdrawal on your transcript isn't...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Schools Which University should I go to for my undergrad in physics?.Congrats and best of luck on your undergrad journey.
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Ggwnorth reacted to Maddy467's post in the thread Schools Which University should I go to for my undergrad in physics? with Like.
All right guys... News for you all. After some careful thought and several talks with respective students from different colleges, I've...
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Ggwnorth replied to the thread Schools Which University should I go to for my undergrad in physics?.I know there are schools that have career offices that help students land internships, and alumni networks can be valuable in that...