What is Chances: Definition and 220 Discussions

Life chances (Lebenschancen in German) is a social science theory of the opportunities each individual that has helped to improve their quality of life. The concept was introduced by German sociologist Max Weber in the 1920s. It is a probabilistic concept, describing how likely it is, given certain factors, that an individual's life will turn out a certain way. According to this theory, life chances are positively correlated with one's socioeconomic status.Opportunities in this sense refer to the extent to which one has access to resources, both tangible ones such as food, clothing and shelter, and intangible ones such as education and health care. Life chances comprise the individual's ability to procure goods, have a career and obtain inner satisfaction; in other words, the ability to satisfy one's needs.

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    Chances of getting one particular number one or more times in 6 dice rolls.

    Its something I've been asking myself. I am studying physics, but I haven't studied anything related to probability since before high school I mean, for example, the chance of getting tails after one throw is 50%, after two throws 75%, after three throws 87,5% and so on... (right?) Say...
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    Programs Pure math PhD going into the industry. What are the chances?

    So I'm a junior in mathematics and I've reached a point to decide about graduate school. I love pure math and am considering getting a PhD in it. But I do not want to go into academia because I don't think I will enjoy teaching. So I want to go into the industry after a PhD. But one of my...
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    Schools What are my chances for math grad schools?

    I am a senior who is applying to PhD programs in math. I am almost done with the applications, but should I apply to more schools? Undergraduate Institution: One the top state schools (ranked top 10 in math) Overall GPA: 3.88 Math GPA: 3.95 Courses: I have taken graduate level algebra...
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    What should I do to increase my chances of getting into Carnegie Mellon?

    What can I do to increase my chances of getting accepted? I'm currently a freshmen at Wichita State University studying Electrical Engineering. My hopes down the road are to get a PhD in Robotics at Carnegie Mellon University. As it stands currently, I'm pretty unimpressive on paper. My GPA is...
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    Schools Graduate School Admission Chances?

    Hi all, I am currently applying to a few PhD programs in mathematics, and I was wondering what your opinion is regarding my chances of being admitted to any of these schools? Below is a very brief description of my background: Institution: Small, not known for math GPA: Overall: 3.94, Math...
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    Schools Potential graduate school list and help with chances.

    Hi, I could use some help in evaluating my choices for a phd program in physics. Below is my background and I was wondering what you thought of my chances at the schools listed below or if you have any suggestions for other schools. I want to study atomic, molecular, optical physics for my...
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    Schools What are my chances of getting into grad school?

    I am a senior at a top 20 undergraduate university majoring in math and physics. I am hoping to study math at the graduate level next year. I have a 3.5 GPA (3.3 in math) and have been doing undergraduate research for the past 2 years with an engineering firm in my hometown (mostly been...
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    Schools Does going to a community college hurt your chances of getting into grad school?

    I am a freshman getting ready to finish my first semester at a community college, with a strong GPA , and I'm planning on transferring to a 4 year college after this next semester is done. I've heard a lot of people online say that medical and graduate schools look down on people who start out...
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    International Student - chances of getting accepted?

    Hi. I'm going to be starting my applications in about a week or so. I'd just like to know my chances of getting accepted based on some info about me. First, here's my list : Princeton, Cornell, Harvey Mudd, Swarthmore, Williams [These are the ones where I know I have very less chance] Georgia...
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    What are my chances of getting accepted?

    I'm a senior in high school who recently applied to North Carolina State University for electrical engineering. I heard from one of their admissions representatives that they have recently changed their acceptance rate. He said it is going to be even more competitive. By the end of this year I...
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    Chances to transfer from CC to UIUC with mediocre GPA

    I want to transfer to U of I urbana champaign... but the thing is Im a sophomore at a community college right now, and I have a 3.1 GPA currently, and if i get a 4.0 this semester i will be bumped up to a 3.3. I want to attend U of I urbana champaign starting my junior year, what are my...
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    Calculate Odds of Getting Hit by Falling Satellite

    so NASA's saying a satellite's going to come crashing down in a few weeks http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/8751605/Nasa-warns-of-fresh-risk-from-468m-satellite-falling-from-space.html "Scientists estimate the debris footprint will be about 500 miles long with a 1-in-3,200 chance...
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    Stereotypical What are my chances Question

    Stereotypical "What are my chances" Question I'm a third year math major, and just trying to focus my life right now, hahaha. I know you guys get these all the time, but I'm just trying to figure some future stuff out on my day off from work. I'm looking forward to a life time of studying...
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    Programs Math PhD Chances: UIUC and CMU

    I have my profile typed up https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=520174", but that thread seems to have become mostly about stats, my interest here is in my chances at a couple of institutions that feel like reaches to me, but in areas that I have a lot of background in. So, can...
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    Programs PhD Chances, math and stats

    For the key stuff, just glance at the bold statements and my program choices. So; I tend to think that my stats are pretty iffy, but I'd like to see if I can get any input. I'm applying to a variety of programs (though I'm only putting up the math and stats choices here) because I've got a...
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    Programs Chances and Preparation for Fall 2012 Math PhD Program

    Would I be able to get into any PhD Program for applied math? Would you please recommend some PhD and/or masters (with funding) programs to apply to? I'll be graduating in Spring 2012 and unfortunately, my undergrad institution only funds for an extra semester, so my only choice is to apply to...
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    Settling a Debate: Chances of Promotion Over Time

    Good afternoon all I need help in settling a debate. If say I have a 1/5 chance of gaining promotion in a year, do the odds of gaining promotion increase as time progresses (all else being equal)? Phrased negatively I can handle it i.e. chances of not gaining promotion after five years is...
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    What are my chances of getting into UIUC or Purdue

    I'm a junior in high school and looking at applying to Purdue and UIUC. I was curious to see what my chances were of getting into either of these schools. I like physics and computer science, but am not sure if i want to major in them. GPA - 3.2 ACT - 30 Extracurriculars - I am a member...
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    Schools Chances of grad school with terrible freshman grades?

    I think I'm in a pretty rough situation. I struggle with depression off and on, and it's put me in a really bad place academically over the past two years. First, I'd like to say that I've been doing much better lately. I had straight As last quarter and will probably get As this quarter...
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    What are the chances of the Big Bang producing us?

    Has anyone yet asked a computer to calculate the chance of a Big Bang eventually forming thinking modern humans (e.g. Big Bang produces Brian Cox) purely by natural process and without some programme to channel things? If so, can anyone tell me (even approximately) what the result of this...
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    Schools Will Community College Grades Affect Chances To Get To Medical School?

    I have 3.43 GPA at the community college, because in the beginning I didn't care about my GPA and got a C in Biology and an F in Chem I and a couple of B's, but I retook Chem I and got all A's since then. Will my low GPA affect my chances to get to medical school? I am planning to get all A's...
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    Postdoc in US for a Married Indian Physics PhD Holder: Visa Help & Chances

    If a married Indian Physics PhD holder wants to go for postdoc in US then 1. Do universities in US help him getting visa? 2. How are chances of US government granting visa to him? I mean do you guys know some people like this who got US visa?
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    Mom sues preschool for damaging 4 yo Ivy League chances

    http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/2011/03/14/2011-03-14_manhattan_mom_sues_19kyr_preschool_for_damaging_4yearold_daughters_ivy_league_ch.html I think I prefer nuclear disasters, at least there is something that we can learn from them.
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    Programs Chances of getting into a PhD program?

    I am a double major (Chemical Engineering and Applied Math) and I will be graduating next December with a 3.6 GPA. I have had an engineering internship with an aerospace company for the past 2 years. I'm a member of Omega Chi Epsilon, a sorority, and various other professional organizations...
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    What are my chances to go into physics?

    Hi , I'm a 4th year medical student but I don't want to do medicine anymore , actually I want to do electrical engineering or theoretical physics in the United States .I'm 20 years old now and not a USA citizen . what are my chances? Can an american university accept some one like me? I also do...
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    Schools What are my graduate school prospects, and how can I better my chances?

    I am getting to where I am really trying to get myself in shape for the future. I plan on graduating next Spring, so I don't have much time left. The thing I am worried most about is my GPA--it's not the greatest. After finishing my second year, my cumulative was something around 3.0. Since then...
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    Chances of getting into Aerospace MS with Applied Physics BS

    I'm a Applied Physics major at a UC and will be graduating in April. I will be applying to grad school in the fall and I am considering trying to get into a masters program in aerospace engineering. I am curious about the chances of making that transition. I have taken an upper division...
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    Chances of catastrophic interaction with rogue planet in Sun's lifetime?

    Well, it seems that the chances of a catastrophic interaction with another star (dead or alive) is very minimal. We also know that the chances of this interaction are still minimal once the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda galaxy (this may increase the total number of stars by a factor...
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    What should I do to increase chances of getting a job?

    I am currently a sophomore at Rutgers New Brunswick and majoring in Computer Engineering. What should I be doing to increase my chances of getting a job after graduating besides good grades?
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    Schools What are my chances for getting accepted to graduate school in astrophysics

    Okay so my primary interest is to pursue cosmology. My question now is what are my chances of getting excepted on a horrendous PGRE score. I just received my scores and it was HORRIBLE like failing, think single percentage. I don't even know how I did so badly I didn't think I did that badly...
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    Chances of Human survival in the Universe beyond the Earth

    What is the probability of humans surviving beyond the Earth given: - the historical rate of technological advances - the rate of human expansion Vs available Earth resources - the ability to locate and survive on another planet(s) that can support human life - taking into account the...
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    Do I Have a Shot at Getting into Texas A&M's Aerospace Engineering Program?

    Okay, some time ago I made a post here asking about my chances of getting into Texas A&M's aerospace engineering program. My situation at the time was that I was a homeschooled student with a not-so-good math ACT (25, which is 1 point above the minimum for engineers), but a lot of gen-ed courses...
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    Calculating Chances of Landing on Spots in Board Game "Life

    I was wondering what the given chance of landing on any specific spot on the map on a board game {Life}. In the previous thread someone else had they were using 2 die with a similar question. I on the other hand have a game of Life with numbers 1-10 on it. At first I was probably doing it the...
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    Schools Will going to a community college screw my chances for grad school?

    Hello everyone, I'm currently a senior in high school. Due to financial circumstances and other reasons, there is a good chance that I might be headed to a community college next fall. I'm planning to go there for the usual 2 years, and transfer to a state school and major in math, hopefully...
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    What are my chances of going to MIT?

    I am a fourth year undergraduate who will be graduating this year and doing a master's in mathematics (in Canada), or possibly taking a fifth year to improve my math credentials. I am curious as to what my chances of getting into a top US school for Mathematical Physics (at a mathematics...
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    News What are the chances of funding cuts to science? (at the levels of the UK?)

    I'm quite concerned about that...
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    Sports question. Team Race to 6 points chances

    Was hoping someone might be able to assist in this problem Scenario is have a American football game with two team A and team B. Am trying to work out the probability of each team getting to 6 points first, from the following infomation: Let A be the event team A scores equal to or more...
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    Schools Honest chances in Graduate School

    I need honest advice. My academic history has been tenuous at best. While in my pre-pubescent days I exhibited a strong interest in physics I quickly lost my intellectual curiosity in high school and barely ended up in college. I went to a pretty poor state college and dropped out in three...
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    Programs Chances of getting into a regular pure math PhD program

    Hi everyone. I want to get into an okay PhD program for pure math (analysis or algebra). I don't care if it is a lowly university, just so it is accredited. What are my chances of getting into such a program with funding? To how many universities should I apply? My background is as follows...
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    Schools Bachelor from non-top-university lowering chances?

    Hi, I was recently thinking that if I want to get PhD one day, it would be useful, if it was from a very good university. However, I live in Czech Republic and I'm afraid that doing my bachelors degree here...
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    Chances of getting into CalTech as an international student

    Hello everyone! I'm a senior in a Gymnasium in Europe and I want to apply to CalTech. Last year I spent in the US as an exchange student and I got familiar with the US education then. I took just 1 AP course there (Chem) b\c they didn't let me take more (it's going to be too hard for you...
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    Probability: chances of winning

    Homework Statement Consider a game where a player rolls 2 dice. The player looses if the sum of the dice of the first roll is 2, 3 or 12, and wins if the sum of the dice is 7 or 11. If the outcome of the first roll is 4, 5, 6, 8, 9 or 10, the player continues to roll the dice until the initial...
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    Schools Chances at computational science grad schools

    I'm about to apply to grad programs in AE/ME and computational science right now. I have a general interest in doing numerical and computational work on physical problems. So that's why I'm considering computational science but not applied math programs. For now, the main area of interest I have...
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    What is the Probability That y > 2x When Choosing Numbers from [0,1]?

    Homework Statement Two numbers are chosen, (x and y) both in the interval [0,1] What is the probability that y>2x Homework Equations N/A The Attempt at a Solution I'm new to all the probability stuff, so I'm still learning all the notation. So far, I know that if y is going to be...
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    What is the value of a B.S. in math when applying to a HEP grad program?

    Im currently in my second year of college, but am a year out from finishing the requirments for a B.S. in physics. If I keep the 18 hours/semester going I could finish a double major for math as well. When applying to a particle/high energy grad program how much weight would a B.S. in math hold...
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    Programs Chances of Theoretical Physics PhD?

    Hi I am going into the 4th year of Physics at Oxford this October and have been looking into PhDs etc. I'm quite keen on going into theoretical physics (Particle or condensed) and from reading various university websites it seems that places for this are relatively scarce. At Oxford for...
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    Admissions Applying to CalTech, what are my chances?

    I have already got all of my materials ready to apply to Caltech this fall but I am not sure whether I will be dismissed or if I have a chance. I did fairly ok on the SAT and got around 1700. I know that most students that apply to Caltech have a much higher score than I do, but not everybody...
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    What chances do i have getting in MIt or caltech?

    I am Manish Rathore from Jaipur,Rajasthan,India. I don't have good high school record. I just got 62% in my hs and may be its because that most of the time in my high school i was struggling with my own questions. I never liked to go to school instead i just self study at my home. I did...
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    Schools Can a Low GPA Be Overcome for Graduate School in Astrophysics?

    Okay so I know I don't have much to work with but here we go: My goal is to apply to Graduate school in Astrophysics more or less Cosmology. I should mention that I transferred from IU after my first semester, which I aced my courses at while I was there for a semester. Okay so my current GPA...
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    Schools Does a bad start to university hurt grad school chances?

    I wasn't a particularly good high-school math student, I usually tested around the top of the school for standardized exams, but never bothered to do the class work for my actual math classes, and was mainly just a jock. I went to the local university to do engineering, and while I got A's...
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