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Engineering Is it easy to go from a Mechanical Engineering background to Physics
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Physics Programming in theoretical physics
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Engineering Programming useful in Electrical Engineering?
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Engineering Software Engineers: Advanced Math & Differential Equations in Demand?
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Physics Is Medical Physics a Saturated Field?
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R&D work without PhD-is it possible?
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Engineering What kind of engineering for this field?
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Engineering Career Query-Mechanical Engineer with 3.5+ years of experience
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Undergraduate CV: Tips on What to Include & What Not To
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Engineering Is Electrical Engineering any easier than Mechanical eng. ?
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Physics Physics Job: Where & What Do Physicists Do?
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Is investment banking on Wall Street dead?
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Math Becoming a mathematician - how important is IQ?
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Engineering Electrical engineering job prospects in Canada
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Job Skills CV/Resume: Should I include a QR code?
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Are Career Advisors Truly Ineffective for Aspiring Engineers?
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Could one make a decent living being a high school teacher?
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What is the odds of being a professor at a top tier university?
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Engineering Prepare Your 13-Year-Old for a Career in Engineering/Tech
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Starting a career, nanotech passion, looking for advises.
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Best Career for High School Grad w/ Math, Chem, Phys & C++
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Engineering Can engineering be for NON-tomboyish girls?
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Job Skills Claiming degree on resume before receiving it
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Physics Bsc Eng physics, Msc Mech eng, PhD Mech eng.
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Which is More in Demand: Actuary or Pharmacist?
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Thinking about applying for an internship
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Math Want to go to humanity grad school with math degree?
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Post doc position, to call or not to call?
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Physics I have a Physics B.S., now what?
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Advice on Chemical Engineering for A-Levels Student
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Becoming an actuary without majoring in Acturial Science?
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Do you use your college textbooks in your career?
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Physics BSc Astrophysics: Need Career Guidance?
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Is EE a Good Choice for Someone Interested in Physics and Engineering?
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Engineering Which Engineer Actually Uses the Most Math?
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Unsure 10th Grader what to do for the future.
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Physics 7th Grader Interested In Future Physics Career
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Can I salvage a late start and a sketchy past?
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Physics Is a Transfer to UCSD for Computational Physics a Good Idea?
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Paying off College Debt | Is It Possible?
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Engineering Procrastinator with ambitions (I want to be a Computer Engineer)
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Engineering What countries are most in demand for engineers?
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Physics Pursue a Physics Career in US: Salaries Up to $100K
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Engineering Advice on engineering vs eng. tech path
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The State of Being a Professor - an insider's view
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Engineering Description of Control and instrumentation engineer
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Jobs for masters in Computational Science
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What Can Mechanical Engineers Expect in their Day-to-Day Work?
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At a crossroads between choosing jobs
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Physics Masters in Health Physics and Job Prospects
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Career at your University - Ideas?
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Thinking about switching from M.E. to Ch.E.
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Can i get a progamming job without a CS degree?
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University Honors Program Yes or No
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Career in Artificial Intelligence
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University of Nottingham Student: Aerospace or Mechanical Engineering?
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Being involved on campus important while pursing a bachelors?
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Physics Physicists - A Few Issues to be Addressed
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Physics B.S. in Physics, Needing Career Change
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Engineering From UK finishing my PhD in Chemical Engineering, want to move to USA
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Engineering In your opinion, who has the upper hand: PharmDs or Engineers?
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How to decide on your first job?
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Engineering What do you do with a computer engineering degree?
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Can High School Students Transfer Online College Credits?
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Physics HS Senior, Looking for Advice/Material in Physics.
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Physics Doubts about my own career (physics student)
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Physics Experimental or theoretical physics?
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How do I get envolved with designing weapons for the military?
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Engineering Is it possible to mix electrical engineering with music somehow
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Jobs where you build and test stuff.
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What Do You Guys Think I'm Worth?
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What kind of job could I get BEFORE university?
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Be a Scientist: Mech Engr, Physics & Maths Requirements
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What steps can you take to prepare for university?
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Physics What happens to physics majors who couldn't make it grad school?
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Physics Becoming a Theoretical or Astronomy-Physicist: High School Prep Advice
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Engineering Which has a better job security, electrical or civil engineering?
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Physics What Are the Best Career Options for Spanish Physicists?
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Would you say that these salary by degree statistics are accurate?
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Pursuing a PHD, but what kind of work do I do after?
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Job Skills Sending a Follow-Up Email 3 Weeks After the Interview?
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Math Can i work in the financial sector after Bsc maths and physics?
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Regarding Choice of Future Master Programs
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Physics Life After College: Non-Teaching Career Options
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Physics Finding Physics Job: List of Buzzwords to Improve Your Search
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Ideas on how to start volunteering, pre-university?
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Physics How Can a Military Career Enhance Your Path in Physics?
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Breaking into Engineering: How to Advance Your Career with a BEET Degree
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Engineering Cultivating a passion for Chemical Engineering?
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Need advice at possible job opportunity
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Engineering Career Change: How Common Is It?
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Engineering Instrumentation and Controls Engineer
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What is a reasonable amount of debt to go into for undergrad.
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Physics Job prospects for physics students
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Which specialization is most employable?
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Engineering Environmental Engineering/Biosystems Engineering
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Engineering Marine engineering vs. Aeronautial Engineering
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Engineering How Can MEs Transition to Biomedical Engineering?
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Funding programs & grants for independent scientists
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Chemistry What are the top career options in biology and biochemistry?
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