Recent content by Philovitist

  1. P

    Just How Hard Is It To Succeed in Pure Science?

    As I've already said, you really don't have to emphasize to me that there are other interesting possibilities; that goes without saying. This is just an interesting possibility that I'm particularly passionate about and thus have asked a question about. It seems silly to suggest that I do...
  2. P

    Just How Hard Is It To Succeed in Pure Science?

    I'm happy just doing science. I'm simply wondering what the odds are of getting a tenure-track position for an above-average graduate student in a field like mine. You really don't have to emphasize to me that there are other interesting possibilities; that goes without saying. This is just...
  3. P

    Just How Hard Is It To Succeed in Pure Science?

    My question is, in fact, about the job market...
  4. P

    Just How Hard Is It To Succeed in Pure Science?

    Uh. Cognitive Neuroscience.
  5. P

    Just How Hard Is It To Succeed in Pure Science?

    Hi, I love the cognitive sciences. Indeed, for the last few years, what's been motivating me to work hard in school has been almost exclusively my dream to lead a life deeply mired in the mysteries of the mind/brain. I haven't gone a waking hour in an extremely long time when I haven't thought...
  6. P

    Programs Best double major for Artificial Intelligence?

    Hi, what's the best double major for someone interested in succeeding in artificial intelligence research after college? Of course, Computer Science is primary. Or is it Computer Engineering? There's also mathematics and its subdivisions (like applied math or statistics), any of the cognitive...
  7. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    You're probably right. ^_^
  8. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    Oh, I'm not that bad. The only reason I'm anxious now is because — well, that doesn't matter. Are there any well-known computer scientists who didn't know any programming until college? I suppose that might be an unfair question because of how young the field is, but it's one worth asking. I...
  9. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    I don't care much for that sort of psychology, to be honest. My interest in the mind comes from a desire to understand mechanisms more than anything — and therapy tends to be weak in that regard, focused more on useful abstractions than rigorous theory.
  10. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    Thank you — for the congrats and for responding and everything. It's just...I basically need to have some idea of what I want to do in order to get going. I have to basically sign a contract with my parents about my major choice, and be able to show myself as decisive and focused at the...
  11. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    I, uh, got accepted early and am a finalist for one of their scholarships...somehow. I'm visiting in April for an interview for that scholarship I'm trying to get it together before that interview.
  12. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    I'm still only in high school...
  13. P

    Help Me Decide What to Do With My Life

    Hi. I have this tendency to go into these existential crises, and my current one revolves around deciding what to devote myself to. I'm currently a high school senior, and I'll probably be going to Duke U next year for college. I'm strong in most subjects (super in humanities and social...
Back
Top