Recent content by NotAScience

Sorry to necro this, but thanks! He wants to stay there for his masters and turn things around, ideally, so should it be feasible since he already knows the professors/department? While it's a pretty big school, it's got a fairly small physics program. He's done some work the summer after his...

That's great, are you graduating this year? It's good that you didn't let grades hinder you, when they really aren't the best indicators of what someone can contribute.

Ph.D, possibly a master's first, since going straight into a Ph.D is, as you said, unlikely. He wants to because he loves physics, had since he was in 8th grade (he's shown me the notes he taken over the years from reading Scientific American, reading Feynman/Einstein/the physics greats, etc...

Interesting point. I've heard that there's not much you can do with just a BS in physics, but I guess it could be like English where you have to know how to sell it?

Oh, sorry, I should have clarified...one of the courses he needs is offered spring only and possibly a fall only. The only reason he'd go part time is to save the money since he doesn't need more classes. He's figured out the medical issues and is focused now, he just is kind of avoiding...

He's working on a B.S. in physics, and ideally wants to do something with quantum mechanics/computational physics, I believe? Sorry, I forgot that just because it's called physicsforums doesn't mean that everyone's a physics major. :)

Since I am posting this on behalf of a friend (who's in a slight slump and could use some advice), I am probably lacking some information. However, hopefully you guys can get the idea. While my friend did well his first semester at the regional campus at his 50-60 ranked university, his...