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"jammer" |
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07 Dec 2004 02:57:37 PM |
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School for physics |
I am going to be able to attend a University soon and am very
interested in studying physics. However, I have been out of school for
some time and do not have the finances to attend some of the better
known schools in the U.S. I have been doing some of my own looking, but
I really don't know anyone in this field. Can anyone recommend some
schools with good physics programs that are realistically priced? Thank
you for the input.
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| Title: Re: School for physics |
07 Dec 2004 06:33:52 PM |
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jammer <jamoody@gmail.com> wrote:
I am going to be able to attend a University soon and am very
interested in studying physics. However, I have been out of school for
some time and do not have the finances to attend some of the better
known schools in the U.S. I have been doing some of my own looking, but
I really don't know anyone in this field. Can anyone recommend some
schools with good physics programs that are realistically priced? Thank
you for the input.
If finances are a biggie to you, go to a JC to get the general ed stuff
out of the way on the cheap and start saving.
Where you transfer to finish the degree depends a lot on what you want
to do after you have the degree.
--
Jim Pennino
Remove -spam-sux to reply.
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| Title: Re: School for physics |
07 Dec 2004 04:28:32 PM |
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jammer wrote:
I am going to be able to attend a University soon and am very
interested in studying physics. However, I have been out of school
for
some time and do not have the finances to attend some of the better
known schools in the U.S. I have been doing some of my own looking,
but
I really don't know anyone in this field. Can anyone recommend some
schools with good physics programs that are realistically priced?
Thank
you for the input.
For undergrad, you basically want to get any solid school. If you
cut out the "ivy league" type schools, then there are many schools
that are all about as good.
One thing you can look at is, where do grads from a given school
wind up going? And do you like the idea of going the same kind of
place? For example: Grads from school "X" wind up working for
industry Y, or going to grad school Z. How do you like that?
Or, you could examine it from the other direction. People with
jobs you like, where did they go to school? Say you really want
to be a prof, then you want to find out where your profs went
to school. For profs, undergrad is important, but getting a
tenure position depends much more on their grad degree and who
their supervisor is. Or, say you really want to work in some
particular industry. Find out where people in that field did
their undegrad or grad work.
So, what are you interested in doing after your undergrad degree?
If grad work, then you plan on taking the courses, and getting
the marks, to get into the grad school of your choice. If industry,
then pick for that.
Socks
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| User: "jammer" |
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| Title: Re: School for physics |
07 Dec 2004 09:16:48 PM |
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I haven't really made up my mind, I just thought that I would do the
school route now and at least get an undergrad degree in something that
I am interested in. It sounds naive, but I have become really
interested in physics in the last 2-3 years but have no idea what exact
field that I want to specialize in. Hoping that that will become more
apparent as I go through some of the education.
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| User: "almostawake" |
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| Title: Re: School for physics |
08 Dec 2004 01:12:39 AM |
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Not too sure what your situation is, state schools are usually the
cheapest options by far. The biggest state schools offer access to
excellent faculty and real research, but the onus is typically on you
to make it happen. If you are a resident of California I envy you.
The UC system is one of the largest research organizations in the
world. But most state schools are of high quality in physics:
Maryland-CollegePark, NY-StoneyBrook, Illinois-Urbana,
Minnesota-Twincites, Wisconsin-Madison, Penn State, Washington,
Michigan, Colorado-Boulder... etc. Almost every state has a decent
school, the price depends on the state however. All of these schools
are fairly large, other than in rare cases you will not be the smartest
person in you physics classes, and instruction will often be fast paced
and of uneven quality. However if you take a proactive role in you
education these schools can be very rewarding. I know very little
about industry, but if it is you intent to go to grad school, a good
piece of advice is to do research, early and often.
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