Recent content by gwnorth

From the article IMO it's unethical to be admitting graduate students if you can't guarantee funding for the full amount of time required to get the degree. I get that these are challenging times but that doesn't mean that you throw out ethical standards. What's a student supposed to do if say...

While there may be Physics programs with that many total graduate students enrolled, I do not believe there is any program that admits 100 grad students as part of a single entry cohort. The largest programs might admit around 40 students (which in some departments may include master's...

That seems rather unethical on the part of the universities to me.

My son's PhD advisor is faculty in his university's Physical Chemistry department. She is a PhD in Physics and the majority of the students she advises are similarly pursuing Physics PhD's as is my son. They're primarily working on topics in theoretical AMO Physics.

How apropos. This was in the news today. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/canada/science/article-david-wishart-metabolomics-gerhard-herzberg-science-university-alberta/ Dr. Wishart's background is a bachelor's in Physics followed by a PhD in molecular biophysics and biochemistry.

Really you're in no different a position than many undergraduates who are applying in their final year while undergoing their final year research project. Ideally you would have more research experience than just that, but what counts is that you're currently undertaking research. Whether or not...

Applying to PhD's in EU/UK resembles applying in the US in one respect. The most important factor for most applicants will be the availability of a supervisor who will be a good fit for your goals. Certainly you want to look at universities that have faculty active in the field of research that...

As @jedishrfu mentioned, those courses are often offered at the undergraduate level as part of bachelor's degrees.

Applying to more programs is not going to increase your chances of admission if your background preparation is not suitable. You need to determine what qualifications are necessary and find a way to meet them. BTW admission to a PhD in Physics in the US, even at an "average" university is going...

In an ideal world perhaps but that's a very western centric viewpoint and I suspect that the OP is not from a western country. Even many students from western countries face pressure from family to pursue educational pathways they don't particular want to follow. Expecting an 18 year old to defy...

Self-study is not typically considered acceptable. You could try to fill the gap with online courses. Writing the PGRE could also potentially help.

As others have said EE and Nuclear Engineering are probably the closest Engineering disciplines to an undergraduate degree in Physics barring Engineering Physics. Even so there are core Physics courses that are not covered under a typical Engineering curriculum, the most notable being Quantum...

Number of Physics jobs in the US 2023 - 23,500 Projected Physics employment change 2023-2033 - +1,700 Projected yearly Physics job openings 2023-2033 - +1,600 Number of EE jobs in the US 2023 - 287,800 Projected EE employment change 2023-2033 - +26,200 Projected yearly EE job openings...

1. None of the universities you've mentioned are going to permit you to do a dual degree. Actual dual degrees are few and far between. Ottawa allows some, but most with regards to doing a B.Eng + BSc. Fortunately for you, you don't need a double degree. Some of the schools you've mentioned will...

I'm beginning to understand why you're having difficulties finding a job. You're very rigid in your thinking and not very adaptable. You keep clinging to a specific path even when that path has been shown to be unsuccessful. They say the definition of insanity is repeating the same thing over...