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Programs Will graduate courses taken as undergrad transfer to a PHD program?
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Courses Which courses should I take this semester?
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Is it OK to fill out applications by hand?
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Should I take physical chemistry?
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Programs MAE major considering Software Engineering
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Courses Does Choosing a BA Over a BS Impact Your Physics Grad School Prospects?
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Courses Compare Professors Teaching Course: Years of Experience vs. First Timers
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Would learning PDEs also allow one to deal with ODEs?
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Schools Grades vs. Understanding for grad school
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Will not taking Calc 1 in highschool set me back?
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Waterloo Mechanical or Mechatronics Engineering?
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Application Fee Waiving for Internationals
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QFT for Nuclear Physicists: Course Value & Weak Interaction
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Should I Choose Electrical or Civil Engineering Despite Job Market Trends?
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My school has a super-nice professor who gives numerous 4.0s to students in QM
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Schools Advantages of going from Engineering B.S. to Physics Grad school and vice versa
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Programs Electrical Engineer/Physics Double Major
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Trying to gain proficiency in dimensional analysis- list of common units?
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What Field of Physics is Relevant to Biofuels, Photovoltaic Cells, Grid Tie Inverters, and Fusion Power?
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What Math Skills Are Needed for General Physics?
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Courses For your Chemistry course, do you usually read the entire book,
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Admissions Grad admissions and fluffy personal history essays
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How can I get to know my professors for strong letters of recommendation?
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How Can I Improve My Marks for Graduate School?
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What Are Some Final Year Project Ideas for Power Engineering Students?
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Mathematical Finance Program at UofT
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Programs Questions about transferring from a PHD program in Physics to Audio Engineer
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Schools Graduate school: details on role of the advisor
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Is Taking a CAD Class Worthwhile for Engineering Students?
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Programs Should I Pursue a PhD in Physics at 34?
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Lattice Gauge Theory: Active Physics Research or Passe?
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Schools Major in ComSci, physics grad school?
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Are planetary scientists rare in astrophysics departments?
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Statement of Purpose for us physics grad
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To all engineers/engineers to-be
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Hard time starting analysis, want to start fast
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Programs Can a Math Major Transition to a Physics PhD?
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Operations Research for Physics Majors: Is it Worth It?
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Can I Use My Old WebAssign for a Different Class?
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Programs Is a Degree in Astronomy Worth the Struggle?
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Testing Preparing for the GRE Exam: Tips to Achieve a High Score
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Schools Grad School Outside the US for an American
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Is a Dual-Stage Coilgun a Viable Topic for an IB Physics Extended Essay?
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Self Teaching of Differential Equations
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Physics: Instrumentation development - understanding what's involved
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Linear Algebra for Digital Image Processing
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Taking Calc 2 Pass/Fail: Is This a Good Idea?
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Why Can't I Succeed in Classical Mechanics?
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Felony: Need advice for a friend
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Computer Engineering: What, Why, How, Where?
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Can a Double Major in Math and Engineering Boost Your Aerospace Career?
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What Topics Are Covered in a 300 Level Modern Physics Class?
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How does Applied Physics and Electrical Engineering differ?
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Should I keep going? Should I leave? If I stay, what do?
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Data Structures and Algorithm Analysis
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Schools Is mech engineering enough for grad school in physics?
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Get a Private Pilot License in College: How to Overcome Finances
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Medical Physics (Imaging) Salaries
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Polyphasic Sleep (Uberman) to boost GPA
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Which Is Better for Physics, Harvard or MIT?
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Monty hall problem in the movie 21
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Is Abstract Algebra Worth Taking for Physics?
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Can the Physics Department Waive the Additional Hour Requirement for My Minor?
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A Few Questions about Going Back to School
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Programs NSF Funding for US Citizens' PhDs Abroad: Programs and Options
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Programs Overloading classes outside the major sheet
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Can I Get Accepted into a Medical Physics Master's Program with a Low GRE Score?
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Should I apply to my undergrad institution's graduate program?
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Revamped GRE Exam: All You Need to Know | 2011 General GRE Updates
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Summer Research at CERN - Share Your Experience!
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Can I Participate in an REU at a Different Institution?
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REUs for current sophomores (and other summer stuff)
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Reapply to Oxford, or just go to Imperial?
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Studying Topics to be covered before studying cosmology
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How hard is it to be an engineer and pure mathematician?
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Programs Best double major combo for graduate studies in nuclear/experimental physics
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I need your advice with my schedule, please
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What Does Assisting in Professor's Research Involve for Undergraduate Math Students?
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Help with the Road to Astrophysics
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Schools Advice on Choosing Grad School for Theory
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Schools What grad schools are within my reach?
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Can Graduating High School as a College Junior Help with University Transfer?
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Bachelor of Science in Physics vs Engineering
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Organizing Self-Study: Advice from Others
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Programs Which degree soundsmore impressive and would be more academically challenging?
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Programs B.S. in Applied Math to grad degree in physics
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To all engineers/engineers to-be
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Analytical Mechanics in Mechanical Engineering
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Programs Can a molecular biology major do NMR?
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Math or Stats: Which Major Offers More Rigor and Career Opportunities?
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Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
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What is quantum physics and what careers are available in this field?
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Studying What books to read if my ultimate objective is free-energy study?
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Schools How can I get my recommender to submit my letter before the deadline?
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Audit orgo for kicks or stick with my physics?
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Schools What Are the Best Books for Learning Basic Physics with No Prior Knowledge?
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Etiquette in emailing a physics professor for an internship
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What Are the Best Paths to Enter the Ballistic Missile Defense Industry?
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Courses What courses count as upper-division physics? (also, which GPAs to list)
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Help with physics REU statement of interest
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