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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    Other Is Freelance Web Development a Viable Career Path for a Python-Savvy Student?

    So I'm currently employed an in college, but I constantly get my hours for some reason. I was thinking about doing free lance web development. I mainly know python, but my html skills need work. Is there any chance of me becoming a freelance web developer?
  2. PhysPaig

    Admissions Chances with a Low/mid GPA but high PGRE and research experience

    Hello, and thanks so much in advance for any advice. I’m currently a third year physics undergraduate student who’s looking for what programs I should apply to for my PhD. I’m not sure I should bother applying for anything top 20 but wanted to get a second opinion on my applications...
  3. C

    Admissions Dropped out for 5 years -- What are my chances at Grad schools?

    Hello, so i have an interesting schooling history and was wondering how that would effect my chances of getting into grad schools. i went to community college for a couple of years but due to deaths in the family and severe financial hardships i really struggled attending and eventually...
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    Programs What are my chances at Physics PhD programs in the USA?

    I have a 3.29 in the major, research experience in my last year and should be published in the spring. Good recommendations… I’m so stressed…. Kicking myself is an understatement. I just want to get into a respected school, doesn’t have to be a top tier school obviously… just something respected...
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    Admissions (international) My chances of getting into top Astrophysics programs?

    Dear All. I am an international student who is planning to apply for the Ph.D. in astrophysics in the US in the coming application cycle. I am aiming for the top astrophysics school in the US. For the top, I mean CALTECH, Princeton, MIT, Columba, JHU, Cornell ... e.t.c. I would kindly ask for...
  6. neilparker62

    COVID Chances of False Positive on PCR test (Covid 19)

    I recently had an incident in which a person visited my office and a few days later informed me he had tested positive for Covid. He had been healthy but took the test as required for any passenger boarding an airline. He later went for another test (the next day in fact) and that was negative...
  7. K

    Admissions Chances of me getting into ASU

    I want to transfer to ASU online into their Electrical Engineering program, but the issue is they require that you have no math deficiencies in high school. To be honest I didn't do the best when it came to high school math, but I'm currently taking math now at my current junior college and have...
  8. SOUKRAT

    Admissions Increasing my acceptance chances

    Hi and happy new year to all of you I am currently working as a junior mechanical engineer since March 2019 and I want to pursue a master degree after having 2-3 years of work experience, I would like to prepare my self from now to increase my acceptance since I would like to study abroad. I...
  9. eternalserv

    My Chances for these Physics PhD schools

    Greetings, guys! I'm trying to decide which PhD school I should apply so that my chances of acceptance will be higher. I just received my PGRE score - 910 (85th percentile). However, since I'm an international applicant, I don't know if that is a good score or not. I have a Bachelor's degree in...
  10. TechieDork

    Admissions Will bad grades on Chem & Bio hurt my grad school chances?

    I'm a 2nd year physics student (Thailand) and in the freshman year I was goofing around the campus because I thought the freshman courses were easy resulting in a C+ and a B in Biology. (The exams were far more demanding than I thought) . However,I did quite well on the other courses. -I'm...
  11. benorin

    B The probability that two or more of six events occur with known chances

    I have six events with known probabilities ##p_1, ..., p_6##. Find the probability of two or more of these events occurring together? I can't think of a clever way to calculate this without using the problematic "or" is addition rule, but using that rule I get the required probability is P(2 or...
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    MHB Chances of Student Getting Hot Chocolate at Dan's Office Hours

    30% of the students who came into a coffee shop talk to Dan's for his office hours. 20% of them got hot chocolate. 50% of them got nothing. Only 20% of the people in the shop during those two hours were students coming for Dan's office hours. Out of this larger group, 65% got coffee, 10% got hot...
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    Medical Do you have higher chances of having cancer if you get injured more?

    Just curious. Based on studies I’ve read, I am assuming this because the cells have to divide to recover from wounds/injuries. Therefore, DNA has to be replicated and there’s a chance of a cancer-causing mutation to occur.Would this be right?
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    Math/Statistics PHD Application

    I Know this is prob the wrong site to post this but... Hello, I am a student at a low-ranked college in New York State actively pursuing a bachelors (BA) in Math in my junior year. I have a 3.7 GPA overall and a 3.73 in Math. I am looking to apply to PHD programs next year in Statistics or in...
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    Schools What are my chances of getting into physics graduate school with a 3.00 GPA?

    Hello everyone! I graduated from UIUC with a 3.00 GPA in physics last year. (I managed to get this exact number) And my GPA of physics courses are not much higher than my overall GPA as well. I plan to apply for grad school this year and go to grad school next year. And currently I am working...
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    Schools Realistic Graduate School Opportunities in Computational Astrophysics

    Hi, I'm a junior at a Ivy League (H/Y/P/C - going to remain anonymous for privacy reasons) and I wanted your honest opinion on what my chances are for graduate school in computational astrophysics and where I should look for the best chances. GPA: 3.5/4 (working to raise this, had a bad...
  17. deuce123

    Admissions Do Strong Grades in Major Courses Offset a Lower Overall GPA?

    Earlier on i wanted to become a realtor, with almost no interest in the sciences. After i took my first biology class, it changed my whole worldview. I became extremely interested within the sciences, and chose my major too be chemical engineering. My overall GPA is currently 3.15. Recently...
  18. Question_

    Is cancer as prevalent as it was prehistorically?

    Almost everyone I've known has had someone close to them have cancer in some form or another. When I was doing some reading on the matter I encountered a statistic saying that one in two Americans will have any form of cancer. I really have a hard time understanding why so many people are...
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    Schools Will bad math grades hurt my chances at grad school given....

    So here's the deal: I have nearly all As in my physics courses (this includes As in the following graduate courses: mechanics, em w/ jackson, quantum 1, quantum 2, Biophysics, Stat Mech, and Adv Stat Mech. I go to an Ivy league school with a what most would consider to be a competitive undergrad...
  20. arnbobo

    Schools Will a B in Linear Algebra hurt my grad school chances?

    I had a pretty tough schedule this semester, so I'm getting my first B. I otherwise wouldn't be too sad, but I hear Linear is pretty important in upper-level physics and astronomy. So, will this hurt my chances of getting into grad school? I am (was? rising sophomore) only a first-year, and I do...
  21. mohau tshekoeng

    B What are the chances of evolution of organisms in space

    Will it be possible for an organism to evolve in order to adapt to conditions at space?
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    Admissions Physics PhD: Overcoming Low GPA?

    Sorry guys going to be a long post. I joined the military right out of high school and was in Iraq about 7 months after graduation. This was in 2007, I suffered 3 Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and the military was not screening or concerned about the affects at this time. After I returned...
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    Physics Will Serving (4Yrs) in Military Inhibit Grad School Chances

    Hello, I am currently an undergraduate student on track to get a physics degree than try to pursue graduate school options. However I also am also athletic and was planning on joining the marines with officer candidate school (maybe/hopefully). The problem is that I was wondering if that ~4 year...
  24. PeanutButterPuffin

    Admissions Will a mediocre GRFP proposal hurt my Grad admission chances

    Hi All. I was pretty idiotic and waited until last minute to prepare my NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Proposal. In under 2-weeks time, I 'slapped together' my application, figuring that even if I didn't win, I would at least obtain valuable feedback. I just submitted it. The problem is, I am...
  25. Meerio

    B Need an explanation for the chances in this graph

    In the paper Advanced LIGO they published some figures with chances. I would like to know how they know that there's a 90% chance for something to be in a specific value. https://dcc.ligo.org/public/0122/P1500218/014/PhysRevLett.116.241102.pdf paper here also have some other questions: What...
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    Admissions What are my chances getting into masters program?

    Hi i studied for three years in a community college, i withdrew from my second year i also withdrew from three other classes from my third year, i transferred to a SUNY university, did horribly my first semester withdrew from two classes. now i begin my junior year as a physics major, and...
  27. TheSodesa

    Chances of player A winning a chess tournament?

    Homework Statement 4 Players (A, B, C, and D) enter a chess tournament. The probabilities of them winning each other have been calculated based on their previous games. The results are in the below table: \begin{array}{|c|cccc|} \hline\\ \\ & \text{A wins} & \text{B wins} & \text{C wins} &...
  28. Liam C

    Admissions What are the chances of getting into an Ivy School from CA

    I live in Canada but I want to go to a university in the US after I graduate HS. Does anyone have any experience similar to this? What are my chances of getting into an Ivy league school compared to those who already live in the U.S? Any data, statistics, personal or secondhand experience...
  29. M

    Admissions Chances of Getting Into Grad Schools: Physics Major

    Hi All. I'm a physics major graduating in May of 2017, and I'm starting to look at graduate schools. I'll most likely be applying to EE/applied physics (mostly EE) graduate schools with a focus on imaging and optics and amo, I'd just like an input on what my chances are at some top schools. I...
  30. O

    Admissions Chances that a rising senior can make it into nuclear physics PhD programs?

    Hi PhysicsForums, I was hoping to get a little guidance on my chances for PhD programs. I am a second-semester junior. I feel like I'm going at this totally blind and am starting to get nervous, I'd mostly like to know how strong my credentials are so far, what kind of GRE score I might need...
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    Good study habit increases chances of doing good at Physics?

    I am an Engineering student but it has always been my dream to become a Physicist. So, I decided to continue on with my degree and extend my studies to Physics (I still have two years left in Engineering). However, in class, I wouldn't be whom you would be calling as "smart". My whole life, I...
  32. P

    Caltech transfer exam and chances of getting in....

    Hello everyone, my dream is studying physics in California at caltech but I want to know what a international student accepted to caltech looks like, that's my situation: i have perfect grades in physics and good grades in math, I studied calculus and trigonometry (trig at the second year of...
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    MHB Kate's Chances of Winning a 5 Match Tennis Tournament

    The Probability of Kate winning a tennis match is 80%. If she enters a 5 match knockout tournament, find the chance of her: a) winning the tournament: Is simply 0.8^5 = 33% b) winning the tournament given she wins her first three games: Is the intersection of the two over the probability she...
  34. Aero_Arnendu

    Ph.D chances for an Aerospace Engineer

    Hi, I am Arnendu, will complete my aerospace engineering m.tech course and now wanted to do Ph.D . In which area I should do my ph.d and where? Money?
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    Physics What are my chances of becoming a research physicist

    I am in high school right now and i would like to be a physicist but i heard a lot of physicists become engineers or programmers instead of a research physicists. And what is the difference between experimental and theoretical.
  36. Manel

    Pi 0 Decay: Chances of e+ e- Gamma vs e+ e-

    Hello everyone, I found in the PDG booklet that pi 0 decay into e+ e- gamma is more likely to happen than to e+ e- only ..is there a reason that favorises the first decay?
  37. Entanglement

    Chances of Acceptance to US University with Strong Physics Program

    What are my chances to get accepted into a university with a strong physics program taking in account that: 1- I'm going to apply after taking a gap year because I haven't taken the SAT exam yet as I never intended to apply for college in the US before. (I attended high school abroad) 2- I...
  38. MoRA

    Should I apply for PhD / and what are my chances?

    Hi I'm a final year MSci student (kind of an undergrad masters) in physics and have been thinking about my next steps for a while now. I have a high 2:1 average from my first 3 years and I was just wondering if getting a PhD is realistic at all (what with all the impressive results other people...
  39. EJC

    Schools Chances of Getting Into Graduate School Ph.D Programs

    I am a rising senior at a small liberal arts college, with an incredibly small (and therefore unrecognized) physics program. I am seeking advice regarding which Ph.D programs are within my reach. I plan on applying to AMO (Atomic, Molecular, and Optics) Ph.D programs with the intention of...
  40. D

    QFFF Course at Imperial - Chances to get in....

    I am seriously considering applying for the QFFF MSc course at Imperial beginning this September and would like to know a little bit more about the course, the entry requirements and the prospects of continuing with a PhD in Theoretical Physics after completing the course. Is anyone on here...
  41. Amy1127

    Programs What are my chances of getting into UCSD as an engineering major

    Hello everyone! I'm currently in community college and I'm wondering if anyone knew what my chances were of getting into UCSD and an electrical or chemical engineering major. Upon transferring I would be missing one Physics class (or I would be taking it the summer prior to my first fall...
  42. L

    Chances of getting into a PhD program after failing Calc III

    SPOILER: This will be a somewhat depressing rant. I like math (or, I THOUGHT I did), but have been feeling incredibly lazy and powerless recently. I'm currently a freshman undergrad, and I just failed Calc III. I've been barely scraping by recently, having gotten a 40 on the first midterm and a...
  43. A

    Admissions Will this hurt my graduate admissions chances?

    I'm in electrical engineering, and my current strongest interest right now is in antenna engineering (after much electromagnetics self study). The problem is, due to the way the courses are scheduled at my school, it is entirely possible that I won't be able to take our engineering...
  44. M

    Schools Grad school chances: Advice needed

    I'm planning to apply to grad schools in December 2015 and I thought I'd start thinking about it now. I'm quite unsure of my chances so I'd like your opinion. Undergrad institution: Top university in SE Asia, probably not too well known in the US Undergrad GPA: 3.75/4.00 (was Valedictorian of...
  45. T

    My chances of transferring into caltech

    Hi, I wanted to know what were my chances of getting into caltech as a transfer student. High school GPA: 3.5 SAT 1600 (math 700) AP Bio: 4 College GPA: 3.9 Dean's list from 2012 Internships: I been in 3 internship programs within my cc. Each being a semester long. They were chem,chem,micro...
  46. R

    MHB Probability: Calculating the Chances of Success

    (a) If the probability of hitting a target is ¾ (0.75), find the probability of hitting the target first on the fourth shot. More generally, if the probability of hitting the target is P, what is the probability of hitting the target for the first time on the nth shot? (b) A computer system in...
  47. A

    How to Increase Your Chances of Being Accepted to an American University

    Hello. I am graduating next year (i'll be 19) in Sweden, and I am interested in studying at a university in the US, but I am afraid I will not get accepted. My grades are sort of good (although I am not satisfied at all). The maximum score is 22.5 which is equal to straight A's, and I will...
  48. C

    Grad student in physics, want to transfer, want to know my chances

    I'm at a "top 50" school. I've developed a strong interest in geometrical physics. But my school doesn't have anybody working on geometrical physics. So I want to transfer. However, I'm lacking confidence due to my label as a "transfer student." Here's my background. Sorry if it's long...
  49. G

    Schools Grad School Application: Assessing My Chances

    I'm applying for grad school in the fall and I need some opinions about my chances, where I should good, etc. I am majoring in math, with a minor in physics. I went to a community college then a UC. At my community college, I had a 4.0 major GPA, 3.8 overall GPA. At the UC I'm at now, I have a...
  50. A

    Schools My chances of making it into university?

    So I'm not too sure of my chances of getting into the following universities: - Princeton - Caltech - MIT - Polytechnic Institute of New York - Harvard (I know its very unlikey) Now my last year of high school will be 2017, yes I am still in grade 9. Recently I've been doing the math & I...
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