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    Programs Double major in Math/Physics - possible? Interesting?

    So, I think I have done a thread here with some questions related to academic guidance before... when I was a tad younger. (https://www.physicsforums.com/showthread.php?t=561141) Well, I'm a Brazilian student, I'm in my senior year in high school. It is very likely that I will study Physics...
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    Are jobs in academia really as rare as two-fish says?

    This thread really opened my eyes. I still have one year in high school but my "plan A" would be to study math/theoretical physics and get a professorship, now I realize how awfully naive that was. Now, from what I understood there are quite a few opportunities in industry for the Physics PhD...
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    Programs I could use some advice (potential math or physics major)

    Hey, thank you for your advice. So I did some research about those French grand écoles. I can speak some French, not very well, but if it is necessary, I can manage to improve it next year. From what I understood the écoles are graduate schools and the CPGE are something like a cram course to...
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    Programs I could use some advice (potential math or physics major)

    Greetings, So I was trying to sketch some plans about what to do in college. One option would be Engineering here in Brazil, in my city we have a great Engineering school, which is known for giving its students a ton of work opportunities - it wouldn't be too hard for me to get a fairly...