What is Acceptance: Definition and 79 Discussions

Acceptance in human psychology is a person's assent to the reality of a situation, recognizing a process or condition (often a negative or uncomfortable situation) without attempting to change it or protest it. The concept is close in meaning to acquiescence, derived from the Latin acquiēscere (to find rest in).

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    REU Acceptance Deadlines: When to Follow Up on Your Application Status?

    Hi, I applied to a few REU programs for this summer, but I have not heard back from any of them yet. I know there is usually a rolling deadline as they fill all the slots in the REU, but is there some kind of date where it would be acceptable to call about the status of my application. I...
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    Did I Miss My Chance for an REU Offer?

    I applied to a few REU programs, and a couple of them stated on the website, "first offers will be made in early March". If I have not heard from them yet, is it likely that I'm not getting accepted? My applications were all sent in just a few days before the deadlines. Does that have a...
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    Moral & Legal Hazards of Accepting Poor School REUs

    To my great dismay, I have been accepted to only REU programs at poor schools while having not heard from their betters. The nature of these acceptances is such that they require a definite answer almost immediately. I am considering accepting these poor schools; but to jump ship if better...
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    Chances of Acceptance to MIT: International Applicant

    Hi, MIT admissions decisions are coming up and I'm starting to get nervous so what do you think my chances are (be as cruel as necessary)? I'm an International Applicant and my SAT grades are: Math Level 2 - 800 Physics - 800 Critical Reading - 800 Math - 800 Writing - 600 I skipped a...
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    Programs Is it unprofessional to defer a PhD acceptance for one year?

    I was accepted to a PhD program in Materials Science and Engineering at a prestigious university and I find myself reconsidering immediate entry into the program. I am very intent on earning my graduate degrees from this school, but I would prefer to begin classes in the Fall of 2011 if given...
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    Chances of acceptance (M.Sc, pure math) / personal statement advice

    Hello, I'm finishing up my personal statement for grad school, and wondering how much the things I'm worried about we also be cause for concern for the admission's committees? Briefly, my background is this: I switched to mathematics late, and did very few of the 1st/2nd year courses. My...
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    News Obama's Nobel Acceptance speech:

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  8. lisab

    My Daughter's College Acceptance- A Proud Parent Moment

    My daughter got a letter of acceptance to her college of choice yesterday! Woo-hoo! I'm so very proud of her :approve:. But...the house will feel so empty, I sure am going to miss her...:cry:.
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    Schools Theoretical Physics Program: GPA Requirements & Chances of Acceptance

    Which do you think would be better for getting into a theoretical physics program: -- a 2.5 cumulative gpa with a 3.5 physics gpa or -- a 3.0 gpa, both cumulative and physics Also, if your gpa is around 3.0 (+- 0.2), what are your chances of actually getting into a phd program?
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    Calculating Acceptance Value (Acc) from MC Datasets - Kim

    Dear Experimental Particle Physicist, I have a simple question on how to calculate the Acc value from a MC dataset. I wish to know the Acc value for njet = 1 in some MC dataset which has 1000 events say. If there are 1 event that has one jet, would the following Acc value be 1/1000 ...
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    Energy Acceptance in Electron Storage Rings

    I'm working on a research project involving calculations about various aspects of electron storage rings and have come across the term energy acceptance or energy aperture. Could someone explain to me what is meant by this term? It is used in a lot of literature but I haven't been able to find a...
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    Kierkegaard said faith is the acceptance of objective uncertainty

    Kierkegaard said faith is "the acceptance of objective uncertainty" I have 2 questions about Kierkegaard: 1.Kierkegaard said faith is "the acceptance of objective uncertainty", his point being that we cannot be certain about the validity of our beliefs, and there will always be a 'leap of...
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    Schools Panic attack- acceptance to grad school and other Q's related to that

    Background want to go to grad school and focus on chemistry. (studying for forensic science now) Working towards my degree involved taking almost all the chemistry courses that are done for a bachelor degree in chemistry. (already took: gen. chem 1 & 2, organic 1 & 2, instrumental 1 & 2...
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    Probability of Acceptance for Container Loads at Shedz

    Homework Statement (a) Shedz buys its trays in pallets by the container load. As each container arrives, n trays are examined to assess whether or not the load of trays is of acceptable quality. The load is accepted if there is no more than one defective tray in the sample. (i) For two...
  15. marcus

    Quantum Gravity: Tracking Public Interest & Acceptance

    Some people talk as if they think the social statistics of science don't matter, but it's hard for me to believe they really think that. Stats on public perceptions and interest in science, and also stats on research publication, citations, faculty hiring etc., must sometimes be important to...
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    Timid Smart Person: Chances of idea acceptance?

    I know someone in school who I would consider extremely bright and who would make a good scientist...except for one tiny problem. If a superior says he's wrong (even though he's not), he will accept it and continue on. He really won't try to defend it and will make excuses on why the superior...
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    What does everything strive for? Randomness? Perfection? Conformity? Acceptance?

    In asking this question, I am assuming randomness exists, but I cannot be certain. I am also assuming that 'perfection'. I cannot be certain of that either. I have also heard that everything strives for perfection, but I also cannot be certain. From this, I have induced that some people strive...
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    Is it ok to cancel an acceptance to an offer you've already acepted.

    moral dilema I have not done this but my question is this; Say I'm on the waiting lists at schools better than the one I was accepted to (phd program). The schools that accepted me want an answer by april 15th. The better programs that have me wait listed won't tell me until shortly after...
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    Is the Many Minds Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics Widely Accepted?

    I am a layperson interested generally in quantum mechanics, with a reasonable grasp of the formalism (as reasonable as any layperson, at least). I do not deal with physicists generally, and so it is hard to gage how accepted various models and interpretations are. In particular, I was for a long...
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    Stargazing Solid angle acceptance of a muon telescope

    I am trying to work out the solid angle acceptance of a muon telescope. The telescope is comprised of two aligned square detector panels (of size x squared metres) set at a distance apart of L metres. The way I was initially working it out (by using the solid angle of a pyramid of base x...
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    Schools Any Early Graduate School Acceptances Out There?

    Got my first acceptance letter today (from a school near the bottom of my list, so it's not too exciting). Just wondering if anyone else has gotten anything yet... :tongue2:
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    Are you willing to change for social acceptance?

    Directly on the matter of physical appearance-how other people interpret you, judge you- to what extent are you willing to alter yourself to meet their approval? I ask this as I have a personal issue such that receives ridicule from some who feel the need to do so. It is something that I could...
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    Schools Estimated acceptance rate to top 20 grad school?

    It's 5 am and I can't seem to fall asleep. This random thought just hit me: Say each of the top 100 undergraduate programs generate on average 20 graduates with physics degree (To me it seems like this is an overestimation, but let's say it's the upper limit) every year. If you assume that 15...
  24. Pengwuino

    Vending machines with $10 acceptance

    So what happens when you give a vending machine $10 for a $1.25 soda? Does it give you $8.75 in quarters??! I've always wondered...
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    Exploring the Possibility of Acceptance

    Hmm, that's a pretty neat idea isn't it? Will they accept me ?
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    Schools Acceptance into universities

    Just wanted to say thanks to everyone on the forums who have responded to my hwk questions when i need help. Now I need a different kind of help on deciding what university to go to. Here is what I am deciding between(Canadian Universities), U of T: Engineering Science, computer option and...
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    Schools Job advice and lack of grad school acceptance

    I am seeking some career advice. I just found out that I will not be able to attend physics doctorate grad school next year. US Citizen Physics/EngineeringGpa:~3.15 <probably did not help GRE:V 560(75%) Q 790(89%) AW 4.0(32%) (Bad at essay writing in a time constraint) Physics GRE...
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    1+1=2: Is There a Proof or Acceptance?

    Is there a proof that 1+1 = 2 ? or we just accept it as it is ?
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    What is the role of acceptance in understanding slippery concepts?

    Many have pointed out here that obviously we do indeed exist in some sense, and that it is difficult if not impossible to discuss nonexistence, the origin of existence, etc. Along these same lines of reasoning, rejection can be seen as being predicated on acceptance. Unless we accept something...
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