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I would definitely suggest taking Phys C. It will be much better preparation for University level courses than Phys B. I would also suggest taking Calc BC instead of AB. The more prepared you are for college, the better.

Probably because a scholarship (RA or TA) in graduate school is pretty much expected, while not having one for undergraduate study is fairly typical. Personally, I wanted an undergraduate scholarship just as badly, and I would have gone to a community college if I hadn't gotten a scholarship. Or...

What makes you think that Americans aren't just as concerned? I know plenty of people who decided not to go into science (and all went to engineering instead) because of the job opportunities and pay.

In the US you generally don't have to get a Masters Degree; instead, you usually go directly from a Bachelors to a Ph.D.

If you want to be a physicist I would recommend taking Calculus BC and Physics C instead of the ones you have (AB and B). You could also take both Statistics and Calculus BC. The more advanced classes you take, the more prepared you'll be.

If you're applying to the very top schools I would suspect that a good GPA is not the only thing that matters; you'd probably need excellent SAT/ACT, great recommendation letters, lots of extra curricular activities and volunteer hours, and winning as many competitions as possible. A perfect GPA...

I agree with Wellesley. My University will take credit from other colleges, but absolutely refuses to count it as part of the GPA. However, I see this as a good thing because it means you can take required 'liberal arts'/general education type classes over the summer at a CC and not worry about...

Here's all the math you should know if you want to be a theoretical physicist: Algebra Geometry Trigonometry Calculus (single variable) Calculus (multivariable) Analytic Geometry Linear Algebra Ordinary Differential Equations Partial Differential Equations Methods of approximation...

I would recommend doing what you enjoy. This is your life, not your mentors. However, you could always double major and have engineering as a backup incase you start to dislike math or want a easier career path.

I asked the same thing earlier: https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=239731 It seemed split between people saying introductory classes were useless and that introductory classes would be useful.

I would go for the first one; the extra hands-on experience and the small classes would be much better in my opinion.

There is probably no need to get 2 BS's. I would just major in ME and either get a minor/minors in EE/CE/AE (Or just take classes you enjoy or think would be useful to your future job). And then go straight to the Masters. Since I'm guessing you already have all the general credits completed, a...

You could always do your undergraduate degree in Physics (and take as many extra engineering classes as you can) and then get a Masters in Engineering. Then you would be able to understand the theory (or, hopefully, most of it) behind the engineering & physics, but have a engineering job.

My Liberal Arts University only requires 4 Math courses: Calculus I Calculus II Multivariable Calculus Differential Equations Although, it does have a Theoretical Physics course that is a review of: Complex numbers, vector spaces, linear operators, and vector integral systems; Fourier...

In Texas, I know that UT Austin has degrees for all of those, and gets lots of funding, so research opportunities should be easy to get (I don't go there so I don't know though). Its also ranked fairly high, but getting admitted isn't too hard (all you need is a good class rank and a fairly good...