Recent content by AndersonMD

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    Can I Handle This Fall Quarter Workload?

    Looks a bit light. Maybe add another two or three courses?
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    Queen's for Master's? Pros & Cons

    Yes, SNO+ is a very prestigious project, and Kingston is a wonderful city to live in, despite what the Toronto kids will tell you.
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    Schools Are GRE Scores Required for Canadian Graduate Schools?

    I have listed the "best" schools in Canada according to QS international ranking for Physics and sorted according to tiers based on their placement compared to all international schools. But you always have to be weary with rankings as it is based solely on reputation which is generally related...
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    Schools Are GRE Scores Required for Canadian Graduate Schools?

    I disagree about profs loving free labour. Often taking on an undergraduate is a lot of work. Any many experimental labs have a lot of valuable equipment you don't want broken or misused. Also, generally undergrads have to be paired with and taught by a grad student rather than the PI, then you...
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    Which University Should I Choose for Engineering: UofT or UofW?

    There is a great tool: http://www.globecampus.ca/navigator/rankings/ Put in the criteria you want, and it will rank the schools based on your needs/desires.
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    Making Movies for Presentations

    Not sure which forum this would be appropriate. I would like to start making professional looking videos to include in powerpoint presentations for conferences etc. Like make particles moving around, time dependent functions moving, etc. Does anyone know a good way/program to do this?
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    Schools General question about Grad school.

    There is a whole sticky section giving all FAQ's about grad school on the forums.
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    Schools Acceptance rates of canadian grad schools

    Not sure the numbers, but from experience it's pretty high, as long as you meet all the entrance requirements. A lot of grad schools in Canada are actively seeking physics grad students, the problem is the lack of "quality applications" or quality applicants. So if you have decent marks 80+, a...
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    Is It Possible To Research Every Summer As An Undergraduate?

    You make more as a grad student than you pay in tuition, usually ~20,000 a year more. But if you're marks continue to stay high and you get a CGS or Vanier you could make 40-50K a year as a grad student.
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    What are the top universities for Physics internships in Canada?

    University of Manitoba takes lots of students, but generally you need at least decent marks, if not NSERC caliber. I don't know what you mean by not good.
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    How hard is it to study astrophysics?

    Generally a bit easier than pure physics, (not astronomy path). How hard is it compared to phys ed, or underwater basket weaving. Probably a bit harder.
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    Schools Grad School Outside the US for an American

    Most (if not all) Canadian schools give full funding to all incoming graduate schools. Not sure if that's far enough from the US for your tastes though.
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    Schools Which Canadian universities have good physics programs?

    1st Choices McMaster, UBC, Queen's, McGill, U Alberta 2nd Choices UOttawa, Carlton, SFU, U Montreal, Laval
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    Writing a Personal Statement when undecided about area of research

    This can go either way, I now a lot of Profs who will filter potential grad students based on the SOP. It probably depends on the school and whether or not the PI can afford to be picky about accepting incoming students. At very least I would suggest looking into several research areas at the...
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    Schools Low marks for university Physics advice needed

    There are some Universities that will accept you with a 70's average, but Queen's is not one of them. It is a smaller school and prides itself on its very high admittance average (~90%). If you are barely passing high school physics the likelihood of you doing well at University physics is very...