Recent content by CrysPhys

You don't say whether you're still in school, or whether you've graduated. You also don't say what degree in math you have, or are planning to have. Job markets can be fickle and can flip-flop within a year or two; so it depends on whether you're looking now, or planning for the future. For...

If I tone down "scolded" to "admonished", this happens more frequently than you think in job assignments with tight time constraints. I worked in R&D assignments in which deadlines were relatively relaxed (~1 yr); production assignments in which deadlines were tight (all hell would break loose...

Your approach appears to be, "How do I find professors who will help me conduct the research that I want?" Perhaps a more fruitful approach would be to understand what research the professors near you are doing and determine how you can help them. Initially the work may not be exactly what you...

My suspicion is that the OP is not interested in advice on how to get a job in industry. My suspicion is that the OP seeks validation of their belief that they've been snookered by "conventional wisdom" and "cultural narratives". So far, they have received no such validation; nor are they...

OP: As recommended in Reply #2, contacting the university program in the Netherlands that admitted you should be your first step. You should also check whether funding options are available from your home country (Indonesia). If there are, check carefully the terms and conditions (such as...

I read through your extended rant. I haven't the time to go through a point-by-point rebuttal of the many factual errors and misconceptions you spewed forth; and, besides, it won't address your core issue anyway. As I've posted before, a PhD in Physics doesn't need to be a means to an end; it...

Whether this idea floats around out there (where? the aether?) is moot. A student contemplating spending 6+ yrs to earn a PhD in Physics, with the expectation that it is the ticket to a guaranteed physics dream job in industry, should verify that this idea floating around out there has some...

<<Emphasis added>> (1) So does Utah have a hi-tech hub brimming with companies that would hire PhD physicists? For comparison, think of Silicon Valley in CA or the Greater Boston-Cambridge area in MA. (2) "Conventional wisdom", "cultural narratives", "positively raining jobs", "promise of a...

What state are you in now? You either (1) move to where the types of jobs you want are, or (2) stay put and pivot to jobs that are available where you are now. [A third alternative (become an independent consultant and travel to short-term assignments) doesn't apply to you because you're a...

You need to review the entire thread to understand what the OP's constraints and what the OP's ultimate goals are.

OK. Now you're making a distinction between college (as pre-university) vs university that's different from the usage in the US. After high school, US community colleges do offer 2 yr associate's degrees. But I don't know what your program is. So you definitely need guidance from people who...

Well, at least he didn't accuse you of stealing his wife. :oldbiggrin:

Job markets are highly local. I'm not familiar with Malaysia, so others who are will need to chime in here. But in general, a large semiconductor company (such as Intel) that encompasses R&D through production hires scientists and engineers from a wide variety of fields (e.g., physics...

Most major US universities have an alumni office, or even specifically a physics alumni office. Check whether RPI does. If so, ask them whether they have stats for the last 5 or 10 yrs on how many BS Physics grads have gone on to PhD Physics programs at MIT, Stanford, or other university of...

What you describe is not the norm for decent universities. Was the math major you consulted a student at the same university, or a different one? Have you looked over course material at your university for more traditional courses (math, physics, chemistry, ...)? Perhaps the problem lies with...