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Applied Mathematics Graduate Degree
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Need to find first postdoc position but lack well-defined 'research interests'?
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Which Engineering Major is Right for Me?
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Engineering Is Python useful for nuclear engineering?
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Undergrad in *dire* need of advice
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Engineering Ph.D physics after having Ph.D in engineering
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Dropped out of grad school don't know what to do.
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Can i work in IT security if I have a SEALED juvenile record of petty theft?
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Engineering Aerospace engineer as software developer?
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Engineering Electrical Engineer vs Electrical Engineer Technologist
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Research Opportunities for Canadian Student
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Careers in science for the undecided?
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Should I go into physics? (and a whole bunch more stuff)
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Graduate program while employed by National Lab
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Undergrad EE to physics MS advice.
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Engineering American Engineer < H1B visa engineer. According most corporations
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Engineering Job Positions for US Engineering Job Market for VLSI Design Focus Grad
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Physics On my way to Ph.D in Physics Need guidance from non-academic physicists
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Etiquette, Process of Doing Collaborative Work?
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Is this the model that all the big-name tech companies follow?
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Career path for physics (Pure research)
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Help for Struggling Postdoc: PhD in Maths & Career Change
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Engineering Advice for a Late Bloomer in Math and Science Majors
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Engineering Electrical Engineering and Digital Night Vision
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How do I be like these guys? (does major matter that much?)
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Physics Navigating Quantum Computation: My Masters and PhD Prospects
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Physics Jobs in the medical field for physicists?
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Engineering Electrical engineer and mechatornics
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What surprising career paths are available for physics graduates?
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Engineering Space Companies/Agencies that hire astronomers, physicists & aerospace engineers
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Why I'm fired from a Pharmaceutical Company and what can I do ?
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Engineering Computer Engineering Career Paths
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Just finished Nuclear M.S., what now?
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How's the Job Market for Applied Physics Graduates?
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Engineering Software Engineering Bachelors and future employment
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Double Major Physics: What Are the Benefits for a Career in Technology?
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Tips for Landing a Physics Job: From BS to the Workforce
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Engineering Seeking Career Advise (Engineering, Physics, Molecular Biology)
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Engineering Hiring Biomedical Engineers as opposed to more traditional Engineers
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Engineering Can You Design and Test Weapons as an Engineer?
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Engineering Little concern about choosing the practical major between astronomy and engineering
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Graduated with a BS in Physics with terrible GPA. What next? help?
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Is a physics PhD becoming unemployable
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A dream I'm willing to dedicate my time for
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Computing graduates deemed unemployable
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Should I switch to a math or physics major instead of computer science?
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Engineering Solid State Physics vs Electronics Engineering
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Medical Physics: Campep Accreditation Stats
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What are the qualities required to be a physics professor?
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Engineering Genetical Engineering Career Guidance
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Want to do something meaningful in life
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How hard is it to become a professor
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Lost between industry and getting a masters
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Changing career to an experimentalist from a Theoretical Physics Major
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Online jobs for college students
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Engineering Nuke physics vs atomic physics vs nuke engineering
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Research Fields in Theoretical Physics
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Are There Opportunities in Physics Education Research in Los Angeles?
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Financial/Commodity Trading: which MSc? : Have a Physics BSc
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MSc Materials Science or MSc Advanced Composites & Polymers
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Nuclear Career Guidance: Questions & Advice for HS Students
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Deposition and Using of information when required
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On the boundry of choosing my major and school.
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Engineering Non-industrial controls engineering
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Engineering Aeronautical Engineering Career Benefits?
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Graduate school options outside of physics.
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Questioning IT Jobs: 6 Questions for Mechanical Engineering Students
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What are the best high-energy physics establishments?
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Physics What Do You Need to Know About Becoming an Experimental Physicist?
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Physics Considering childhood dream to become a physicist (soft question)
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Engineering Engineering internship selection advice wanted.
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Engineering Value added courses for mechanical engineering?
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Suggest to me a new project on embedded systems
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Engineering What does a quant/sales engineer do?
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Find US HEP Research Groups | Best Experimental High Energy Physics
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Engineering Chemical, Software or Electrical Engineering?
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What an amatuer physics enthusiast do in daily life?
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Should I Leave My Job and Start Looking for a New One?
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Engineering Embedded Engineers: Roles & Responsibilities
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Engineering Can I Pursue an Engineering Career with a Math Major?
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From Facilities Management to Finance?
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What to do with my BS Biophysics degree?
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Physics to Robotics to Entrepreneur
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Physics Graduate Degree In Quantum Mechanics?
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To go or not go to College that is the question?
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Engineering How Do Technologists, Technicians, and Engineers Differ in the Workplace?
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Physics Can I be a Physicist with only a B.S In physics degree
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Age & Job Opportunity: Advice for Young Professionals
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Civil or Mechanical Engineering: Career Prospects & Renewable Energy
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What are the skills required to become a Quant as physics PhD?
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Request: Ideas similar to patent attorney based on career path
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Career availability in: Computational biology, bioinformatics, biostat
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Becoming a Space Scientist at 13 - Advice
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Question about STEM majors & worried about future
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How can I accelerate my laboratory practise?
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How much knowledge do you use from your education on your job?
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What types of jobs are available for chemical engineers in the tech industry?
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Science Journalism: A Valid Career Goal? What to Know
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Possible/Worth it to self-teach physics?
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What Should Engineering Students Learn About Companies Before Job Interviews?
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