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Engineering Electrical Engineering BS to Physics PhD
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Is it wise to become self employed with no job experience?
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Engineering Technician to EE: Job Offers & Fair Salaries
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Do You Need Undergrad Degree in X to Pursue MS/PhD in X?
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Which IT Field Should I Choose for a Focus on Computer Hardware?
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How do I get a career in Space Technology?
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Engineering Computer Science graduate take up Software Engineering?
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Why does name of the university matter so much in job search
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Engineering How to engineer? (and some other questions)
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Is IT consultant, Java Programmer considered as professional?
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Advice Needed for Geophysical Data Analysis
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A question to STEM graduates 2008-present
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Apply for tenure track or just full time?
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Teaching STEM at Community College Level Credentials?
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Career Prospects in BSc Math vs MSc Mathematical Physics
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Best opportunities for research in theoretical physics
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Question about teaching math at the community college level
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Achieve Your Dream of Becoming an Astrophysics Research Scholar
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Engineering Becoming an engineer with no degree?
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What Are Career Options After a PhD in Theoretical Cosmology Besides Academia?
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Feeling so confused about what I want for Career
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Ivy League Grads: Are Employers Seeking Them Out?
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Acoustics + Optics + Oceanography ?
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Engineering Applied mechanics vs. engineering physics
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Engineering Job prospects of electrical and electronics engineering
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Quick Question: Switching Fields in PhD
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Statistics over computer science?
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Tips for working while pursuing an undergrad?
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What Major Should I Choose to Combine Engineering and Programming?
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Engineering Graduate school in Chemical Engineering good for career in industry?
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Environmental Science (and Information Technology?)
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Workplace Bullying: Prevalence and Impact in STEM Fields
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Difference in Pay for HS Teachers vs Private Sector Job
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Theoretical Physics or Earth Physics?
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Are Product Engineering and IC Design Jobs Right for Me?
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Computer science? software enginnering?
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Cosmology or Theoretical Physics?
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Grad School or Job: Which is More Stressful?
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Physics or Geophysics: Graduate's Dilemma
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What can you do with a physics degree?
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Switching from Optical/Ultrafast Laser Physics to Nuclear Physics
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Engineering Civil Engineering Bachelor's for a 29 year old
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Engineering BS in Physics to Engineering Career
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Working in STEM fields with a criminal record
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Job Suggestions for Physics Majors: Beyond Teaching
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Problems to find a PhD in physics because of specialized topics
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Future as a programmer, job prospects?
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How can I gain CAD experience without access to expensive software?
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Are there paid internships in research for good causes in undeveloped countries?
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Engineering Physical therapy and engineering
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Engineering Should I go into engineering as mature student?
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MSc Computational Physics: career options & salary?
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Job Prospects Teaching Physics in High School
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Cambridge MASt (part iii) Physics
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Engineering Is Mechanical Engineering for Me?
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Applying condensed matter physics/ soft matter physics to medicine
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Research areas in condensed matter physics
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Got a job as a quant, want to get back to physics
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PhD physics, job seeking advice to Schoredinger's cat. thank you
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Mastering Physics: Finding a Project in Southern Ontario
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Math: Job prospects after a PhD in PDE research
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Finding Job Prospects with a Physics/Applied Math Degree
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M.E. Undergrad looking for guidance.
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Is studying nuclear engineering abroad my only option?
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Lover of Math but dont know which career path to take
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Engineering Questions about being a Software Engineering
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Need some advice for a Junior in Mech E
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Engineering Navigating a Major Switch: My Love for Physics and Computer Science
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I need some advice. My life is a confused mess.
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Advice needed--stability versus pursuing one's passions?
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Engineering Aerospace engineering or Engineering physics for the Space Industry?
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Engineering Can I Become an Engineer at Age 50?
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When you were kid , what did you want to be when you became an adult?
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Engineering Confused about which field of Electrical Engineering to Go into
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How can I overcome my graduate school application slump?
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Engineering Are Nuclear and Astronautical Engineering Worth Pursuing in Today's Job Market?
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'I Want To Do Theoretical Physics'
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How to switch from B.Tech Mechanical to MSc Physics (Nuclear Physics)?
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Engineering What Engineering Career Focuses on Lifelong Learning?
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My way to be a cad drafter which are the best ways?
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What are the most suitable careers in physics?
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Can you do more than 40 hours of calculation per week?
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Referees missed error in submitted paper
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Engineering Nanotechnology or mechanical engineering
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Anxiety and Uncertainty about Pursuing Undergrad in Physics
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Confused about Motivations for Career Goals in Computational Neuroscience
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How Much Does It Cost To Start a Lab?
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Is Pursuing a Career in Astrophysics a Good Decision?
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What non-physics degrees can increase job prospects for a physics major?
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Contemplating a career change to physics fear of the grim possibilites
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How much to charge for physics/math tutoring?
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Necessities to switch to IT/Programming Career?
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Materials Intensive Industries/Companies?
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Difference in Physics Career Fields
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Ph.D in astrophysics having research experiences in nanoelectronics
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Renewed career in science for age 50+ (UK)
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Is an Online Masters in Automation and Control Engineering Right for You?
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Engineering Materials engineering vs Mechanical engineering
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Applied Mathematics Graduate Degree
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Need to find first postdoc position but lack well-defined 'research interests'?
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