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    Physics Can Computational Physicists Find Good Jobs In Industry?

    Yes the question is how does one define "employment". A burger flipper at McDonalds or the oft-maligned Starbuck's barista is "employed". Doesn't mean that that's an ideal outcome after spending 4+ years studying in higher education. The data also indicates that those unemployment rates are for...
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    Which degree should I take?

    Best of luck in your endeavours OP.
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    Which degree should I take?

    OP would any of the courses you take at the current university transfer to the next one? If so you might want to look at the course sequence for the Physics program at university B and see which of the two majors at university A, math or software engineering, would provide you with the greatest...
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    Programs Help me decide: physics or chemistry?

    Congratulations on coming to a decision OP and best of luck for your studies. My advice is that it's never too early to get involved in research and I would encourage you to look into what opportunities may exist early on. Make sure you apply for summer research opportunities like NSERC USRA...
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    Should I double up on math courses next school year?

    Class is class. You don't have to "vibe" with your classmates. You're there to learn the material. Outside of class time is your time to socialize with your like minded peers. I mean realistically speaking how much time out of your day is one period of class anyway and is your goal not also to...
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    Admissions Do I have a good shot at CalTech/MIT's graduate program for physics?

    First kudos to you for overcoming such a challenging background and for having the type of drive and perseverance that was necessary to get you to where you are now. You should be very proud of your accomplishments. Your plan for developing the type of competitive profile required to get...
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    Other Transition from theoretical physics to astronomy

    How is this program specifically theoretical and how does it differ from a traditional general Physics program? One can study any branch of Physics from either a theoretical or experimental approach and typically undergraduate programs in Physics expose students to both. With regards to making...
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    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 engineering. OP, ICL is a fantastic school but unless you're 100% sure that Chemistry is what you want to do, I would recommend going to UofT. The flexibility of the...
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    Admissions How to improve graduate school applications after college?

    Congratulations! Were these master's or bridge programs?
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    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 universities you might potentially be interested in applying to in those countries and see for yourself. Details will be on their graduate admissions websites.
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    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 is the strength of your transcript and what you accomplished while you were there. Top students from local state and regional schools can be just as...
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    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 don't like this professor's lecturing style. You're simply seeking external validation for your decision. Let's not kid ourselves by pretending otherwise. The...
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    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 C but with a different professor you like better you could get an A. This isn't about the teaching style of the professor, this is about you being unwilling to...
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    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 necessarily a deal breaker. It depends on what your goals are. What I would advise you to consider is that you won't always have the option of taking courses with...
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    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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