Before you proceed, you need to determine what job opportunities one of the master's you're considering will open up, either in your present country or another country you would consider. Will it lead to a career of exciting, passionate research? Or will you need to complete a PhD after your...
Yes, certain countries have broad cultural norms; but under the umbrella of those broad cultural norms, there are wide variations in individual behaviors. So, if you want to advise the OP further, understanding the broad cultural norms of their country is not sufficient ... you will need to...
I've never worked as a consultant. But I have worked with consultants, and I have friends who have listed 'consultant' on their resumes. In the US, I've seen two uses of 'consultant'. One, as discussed above, is a nominal expert in their field: trained, experienced, ready to "hit the ground...
I'm a bit confused here. You are currently in a postdoc (first postdoc?) in CMP and materials physics. And I assume your PhD work were in those fields. Correct, so far? When you say you are considering switching your field to AMO, do you mean terminating your current postdoc prematurely? Or...
If graduate-level courses for the fundamentals are a high priority for you, you might want to consider a PhD program in the US. Here we typically have a 4-yr bachelor's in which we make at least one round of fundamentals; and often a second round; also specialized electives. We typically do...
It looks like you are finally facing reality. It's a good time to revisit what I previously wrote:
The engineering physics master's from your home university by itself doesn't look like a good path. You would need, e.g., at least to collaborate with an established physics researcher with...
Research experience may not be technically a requirement, but you will be competing against applicants who do have undergrad research experience.. As I've mentioned before, it's not sufficient to simply meet requirements; you need a strong showing why you should be selected over other...
This can't be answered without a lot more specific details about your personal situation. Without probing into them, here are some key factors:
* A lot will depend on the specific area of research that you will wish to pursue your physics PhD in. E.g., experimental solid state vs theoretical...
You may have another problem with the second option. Will your engineering master's provide you with a strong enough background to be competitive for a non-US PhD program? In the US, when you apply for a PhD program, you apply for admission to the graduate school and later work for a research...
I'm not surprised. I've come across similar instances here in the US (including in my own family), highly dependent on family culture, number of generations in the US, and income level. E.g., parents (call them Gen 1) originally immigrated to the US from Country X. Their culture highly values...
I still think you're missing the key issue. You keep discussing paths to a master's engineering degree. But the OP does not want an engineering degree; he wants a physics degree (ultimately a physics PhD). If they had their own financial resources, they would pursue a bachelor's degree in...
<<Emphasis added.>> But the OP's family is insisting that the OP get a bachelor's degree in engineering (not math/physics). That's at the whole heart of this thread.