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Yeah don't let studyIng be the absolutely only thing that you'll be doIng at the university though. I did that and negative stuff came out. My bf thought I was cheating on him than "studying", hardly went outsIde, Isolated myself from frIends and then I burned myself out. BurnIng yourself Is the...

Thank you again ParticleGrl :), you have been some good help.

You're right about the doctor, but I also was not implying at all that a physics degree has similar weight to a medical phd. I'm not sure if you knew where I was trying to go with that, but I think we can safely assume that everyone knows the general salary of a doctor - quite comfortable . I...

Thanks for your advice, LocrIan. Obviously a PhD wasn't meant for you but congratulations on being a father. It is also stressed that the people who want to go into that stuff better have a serious passion for their work and tongue-In-cheek knowledge of what they want to put themselves through...

Critical thinking is necessary for preparation.

Hey. I've been in three completely different colleges so far. First it was a small community college, then it was the #1 party school in the USA, and now I'm at University of Michigan. To be brutally honest, I was more interested in the teachers at the small college than I did at the party...

Awesome.

Lots of US companies have maternity and paternity leave. The one I work at now has both, and the majority of other companies I could work at have at least maternity leave as well. UK But is the leave paid?

I currently hold a 3.7, with 49 credits completed. How hard it is in dependent on several factors. First, you have to find an interest in all of your classes. If you're more interested in something, you'll spend more time working on it. Second, you have to aim for an A for every single class...

For the non-US members who have already applied, is finding the right time to have kids a problem for women (or men)? Is egg freezing a hot topic in your countries? What do you think Is the average age that people start families?

Thanks Zarqon. I'm wondering if it's better to be a working woman anywhere else than my own country, just by the leave differences alone. I can't say whether if different fields of science are harder on women, but I agree it shouldn't if the women have a true passion in their work...kids or not...

George Jones, thanks for the link. I thought the maternal leave issue was quite common, but now I know it's my country vs. the rest of the world. Wow.

Thanks elkement. I've never really heard of any men personally who asked their work a few days off for a baby, but at the same time I don't have any older friends who have completed college and starting families. So I couldn't comment if it's really a Euro thing or not. But it's an interesting...

This doesn't explain why not all careers that people would find fun have a difficult chance to find a long term posItIton to establish the career. Not all fun careers have people acceptIng as lIttle as they can to chase theIr career goals. Fun careers like nursing or engineering.

Really...? I have a friend who's an excellent breakdancer for many years now. Sure it's not her career, but I can't see the similarities that an expert breakdancer has with a physicist.