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Browse and request academic advising for all sciences, math and engineering. Topics include school selection, GRE tests, degree information, funding and more. Find the help you need here to navigate and succeed.

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Admissions Big Dilemma - Do I have any chance to study a MSc Physics in Canada?

  • Rodapics07
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Admissions Feedback for my grad school SOP for theoretical particle physics

  • KH_137
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Other Should I study physics in Malaysia and then do post-graduate abroad?

  • DriftyPrime
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Free time while pursuing my undergraduate degree

  • whatamievendoing
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Other [Astrophysics] Topics for Academic Projects

  • warhammer
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Studying Should One Memorize Definitions?

  • Heisenberg7
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Double majoring in electrical engineering and physics

  • zeroentropy
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Studying Advice for How to Attack Problems

  • Heisenberg7
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Seeking advice on how to study condensed matter theory

  • physicsxanime
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Other More formal education later in career

  • whoohm
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Can I Catch Up on Years of Math in Two Years for a High School Exam?

  • levimaroc
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How to switch from engineering with unknown undergrad name to Physics?

  • sldwn12
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Other Is it common to change the title of a paper after a major revision?

  • patric44
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Programs What subject is better for an aspiring experimental physicist?

  • charactered40
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Studying for Lorentz force propulsion research and development

  • paul3337
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Deciding between Physics or Engineering after a very turbulent year

  • fuzzie
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Admissions Will poor grades later in my degree affect my chances of doing a PhD?

  • heyypenguin
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Resources for learning quantum computing

  • delamonaco
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Admissions Do I have a REAL chance to study a MSc in astrophysics in Europe, USA?

  • Dorian Araya
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Admissions PhD Programs for Mathematical Physics (Experimental Condensed Matter Physics)

  • advhaver
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What are Case Study Topics For Electrical Engineering?

  • Jr09
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Ideas for a research project for my Aerospace dissertation?

  • nerd_liv
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Schools Is the IPSP at University of Leipzig Right for a Future in Theoretical HEP?

  • sid0123
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Admissions I plan to apply for PhD program on 2025 Fall. What do you think?

  • Tianyi Wang
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Online Resources request for chemistry quizzes for practice

  • adf89812
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Admissions What are my chances of being admitted into good graduate schools?

  • Luca Moraglio
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Looking to start a new career in physics, need some advice

  • Gendibal
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Admissions Unis to apply to in the US or Europe for PhD?

  • Lavi_Rhea_253
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Admissions Advice about doing 1 or 2 masters during 2 yrs before doing PhD?

  • Zapped17
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Admissions Non-thesis masters in Material Science to Material Science PhD

  • Locomotionf
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Studying Best recognized distance learning options in mathematics?

  • BamboozledBoi
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Programs "Back door" into physics for a math major

  • insupliquitous
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What am I doing wrong while solving problems?

  • tellmesomething
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Courses What math would I need? (physics-math double major interested in THEP)

  • Ege Artan
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Admissions Advice to enhance my profile for grad school

  • yalhyari
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Admissions Do I have a good shot at CalTech/MIT's graduate program for physics?

  • westisabsurd
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Other Strange paper status change at the journal

  • patric44
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Admissions Sincerely seeking graduate school admission advice

  • Ricodouga
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Courses Class ordering for next upcoming semesters

  • JohnTheGreat101
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Admissions Direct entry to top US PhD physics programs from Canadian honours degree

  • Darmstadtium
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Graduate Studies in Nuclear/Plasma Physics Abroad or in the U.S.?

  • slowclone
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Physics 12 grade of 66% with low-80s overall: retake or apply to university?

  • NotAThrowaway021422
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Other Can I (with a math major) do a masters in theoretical physics?

  • QuantumPhyZ
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Courses Mandatory CS course preparation and first semester astrophysics course selection

  • warhammer
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Other is modifying a submitted paper considered a duplicate submission?

  • patric44
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Programs University of Edinburgh or King's College London for mathematical physics masters?

  • Carbazone
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Other Electrical Engineering bachelors to Astrophysics PhD -- good idea?

  • Atlas618
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Can I still become a software engineer with this CV?

  • Impimpimp
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Other Physics PhD after working for few years

  • ccndy
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What Materials Fields are Heavy in Math?

  • SphericalCow
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Studying How to take notes for physics and math?

  • Leo Liu
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2 year gap in resume post-graduation

  • miff
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Admissions Latebloomer with many past mistakes applying to graduate school

  • Confusionmatrix
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Programs Looking for Computer Engineering advice (going into 8th grade next year)

  • QuantamMaster
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Should I double up on math courses next school year?

  • p3ntag0nE_hoU53
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Other Any Virtual Summer Research/Internships for High-school Graduates?

  • Maddy467
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Other Am I compatible with a PhD?

  • usernamerequired
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Finding redshift data for IB Extended Essay on cosmic entropy

  • daniel79
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Studying Understanding Physics -- in which way?

  • adjurovich
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Programs Take a 5th year to do more research?

  • westisabsurd
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Which degree should I take?

  • QuantumPhyZ
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Other Transition from theoretical physics to astronomy

  • AW3Rgo0l
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How to become brilliant?

  • Syandan21
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Schools Cornell vs. UC Berkeley for Engineering Physics

  • minalogy
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Admissions How to improve graduate school applications after college?

  • Unitary_operator
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Physics learning resources that are not so difficult for me

  • heather rose
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Need Advice on studying in my first University Physics class

  • freeswordfish
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TQFT research topics for beginners in higher categories and knot theory

  • math-physicist
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Studying Handwritten Notes Improve Learning

  • gleem
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Other A problem in my transcript

  • Florian Geyer
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Good Site For Opencourseware At Your Own Pace?

  • Ascendant0
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Courses Should I withdraw from a class?

  • jv07cs
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Programs Should I do a math or an astronomy double major for general relativity?

  • professorprogfrog
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Need Ideas for a Physics Astronomy EE for IB

  • Da_Rex
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Looking for interdisciplinary institutes/groups (Europe preferred)

  • Sangunity
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Programs Can I transition from nuclear engineering BS to physics MS and PhD?

  • zeesanist
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Next steps toward my PhD in research in Nuclear Medicine and Physics

  • Field physics
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Physics knowledge advice for a Civil Engineering undergrad

  • tommcgtx
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Schools Which University should I go to for my undergrad in physics?

  • Maddy467
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Courses Forced to do PLTW's HBS (Human Body Systems) sophomore year, easily disturbed by gory stuff

  • p3ntag0nE_hoU53
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Studying Should I study relativistic QFT to get non-relativistic QFT?

  • pines-demon
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Other What's the point of a thesis?

  • ergospherical
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Other Advice for a middle schooler interested in majoring in CS

  • Syandan21
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Schools Academic email domains and blocking properties

  • Ephant
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Seeking online physics course using Berkeley Physics Vol 3 (Waves)

  • TomL
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Studying Sophomore Undergrad Feeling Hopeless

  • anim3t1ddy
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Engineering physics + mechatronics engineering Double Major?

  • TonyG04
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Studying How to study for Electromagnetism or something else in high school level?

  • Priyo137
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Studying Is the field of Acoustics promising?

  • Metro21
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BSc Physics: University Options for a second bachelor's degree

  • Guts_Vin
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Programs Certificate Program in Medical Physics - Advice for a Bioengineer

  • paulroyal
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Is electrical engineering a good major for machine learning/AI jobs?

  • Syandan21
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Considering everything, is computer science a good or bad major?

  • Syandan21
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Other Finding a research topic in the Aerospace field

  • mimi10
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Programs University of Edinburgh VS Heriot-Watt

  • Gunjaspy
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Schools Looking for students from uni Hamburg, Bonn, Jena, FU Berlin

  • ObeseKangaroo
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Schools CU Boulder vs University of Maryland for quantum information PhD

  • Chrischievous
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How to become a propulsion engineer?

  • mimi10
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