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Reading over + memorizing steps of problem- bad way to study?
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Programs Build Your Own Degree: Seeking Help in Dire Straits
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Courses Well, I once again enrolled myself in a weeder course
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Schools University of Toronto EngSci VS Ryerson Aerospace Engineering
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How Should a ChemE Major Spend the Summer After Freshman Year?
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Studying How Can I Improve My Study Habits and Manage My Time Effectively?
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What would help a Comp. Sci guy the most?
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Distraction is causing me a big trouble
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Common for one class to give trouble?
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Is Reviewing Intro Physics During Winter Break Worth It?
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How to convince my parents to be physicist
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Schools I'm a college freshman and looking for some REUs that I would have a
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Courses Upper atmosphere & space physics - expected course difficulty?
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Which Programming Language Should I Learn First?
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Confused about future in academics and career
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How Well Should One Know Physics After I and II?
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Is a Cosmology PhD a Dead End or a Gateway to Diverse Career Opportunities?
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For those of you who have taken P Chem/Quantum Chem/Quantum Mechanics
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Freaking out. 'L' grades from 2005.
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What kind of graduate program can an industrial engineer choose?
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Programs Phd in engineering vs the sciences
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Just How Impossible is Impossible?(Picking a subfield)
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Programs Is It Worth Pursuing a PhD in String Theory Without Financial Support?
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Biomedical Engineering - A Good Choice?
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Schools Help undergrad freshman with GRE Physics, Mathematics, Graduate school plans
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Taking Calc and Physics Together: Is it Possible?
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Is my personal statement for graduate school in applied math complete?
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Managing Mental Illness & Research: Seeking Guidance from a Mentor
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What level of Calculus am I taking?
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Schools Which College Are You Attending or Dreaming Of?
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Schools Community College Transfer: What Should I Expect?
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Schools Prerequisite classes for university transfer
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Programs Elec. Engineering + Physics Dual-Major
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Competitiveness of various fields of theory
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Programs Pursuing 2 PhDs Simultaneously: Questions and Advice Needed
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Feasibility of Independent Research Institutes
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Is a problem-based approach beneficial for engineering education?
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Schools Can I Get Into a BME Master's Program with a 3.1 GPA?
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Low GRE Analytical Writing Score - Is it a Problem?
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Schools How much does choice of undergrad school effect grad school admission?
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Programs Physics PhD with EE/Physics Double Major
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Programs What steps should I take to prepare for a math PhD as an undergraduate?
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Another Late in Life Physics thread
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How Can an 8th Grader Advance in Math and Physics?
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Grad Student deciding upon research field
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Who will educate me on uploading?
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Financial Aid Appeal for Graduation Requirements at Valencia | Review My Essay
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Programs Second undergraduate or master/phd
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Schools What are the top physics schools in Canada for students interested in aerospace?
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Help in choosing a suitable essay topic
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Schools Will going to a community college screw my chances for grad school?
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The Should-I-Become-A-Theoretical-Physicist-or-Experimental-Physicist? Thread
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Programs Should a Math Major Choose Minimal or Extensive General Education Requirements?
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Programs The Benefits of a Minor in Aero/Astro Engineering
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What is the technical description of the General GRE score?
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Schools Best Universities for PhD in Fluid Mechanics
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Should I Still Apply to Cambridge with My Current Grades and Health Challenges?
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Is Physics Right for Me If I Find the Basics Boring?
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Programs I'm about to declare my major (am I making the right decision?)
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Can a Good Researcher Be a Bad Student?
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What Can You Expect at Culham Fusion Summer School?
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Programs How much time do you PhD's put in each day?
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Programs Changing to Math Major in Senior Year? Crazy?
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Is a Major in Physics and Chemistry the Right Choice for Me?
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Is a Tenured Professorship Attainable in the Field of Physics?
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Schools What math courses to take as an undergrad in physics planning for grad school
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Programs Computer Engineering Major + Physics Minor?
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How to Prepare for the Astronomy Olympiad in Just 9 Days?
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Studying How start studying Topological Insulators
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Is Photonics the Future of Computing?
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Difficulty With Groups In Physics Labs
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How can I become a physicist without a diploma or formal education?
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Programs Is Dual-Majoring the Key to Securing a Job in Physics?
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Schools Math or Physics or both? Grad school decisions.
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Programs Importance of specialization during masters/phd
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Courses Short Courses for Mech. Eng. Student: C++, Elec., Pneu. Ind. Ctrl.
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Is a career in String theory Impossible
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Scheduling for First Semester at New School
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Is a degree necessary to become a successful chemist?
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How Can I Navigate Social Aspects of School as an Older Physics Student?
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Balancing Course Load for a College Freshman's Spring Semester
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What Exactly Are Fraternities and Sororities in Colleges?
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Will non-relevant research/publication hurt me? Is it beneficial at all?
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Overcoming Math Education Challenges to Pursue Higher Studies
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What Are the Best Summer Programs for Aspiring Young Physicists?
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Schools Grad school is crushing my soul.
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Learn Physics: Best Self-Teaching Methods
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Courses Can't Decide What Math Course To Take Next
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What Can I Take Without Real Analysis?
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Schools Proceeding with BA in physics to Graduate school for environmental engineering
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Is my view of Theoretical physics romanticized?
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How to Start a Master's Dissertation on Fuzzy-Finite Element Analysis in ANSYS?
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What exactly Aero-inelastic buckling
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Testing Challenges and Triumphs in Calculus: A Student's Perspective
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Is Number Theory useful to physicists
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Starting the Path to becoming a Theoretical/Astrophysicist from Middle School
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How Much Time Should Physics Undergrads Spend on School?
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Programs Can't work with my phd adviser anymore
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Starting high-school physics. Any tips?
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Chemical Eng or MechE/Aerospace double?
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