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On a very basic level, yes. Truthfully, there is a lot of collaboration between the fields. My best answer is, go the best undergrad program you can get into and ask more educated questions when you are contemplating postgrad options.

In finance we don't give a flying ! how old you are. If you can create alpha, your in, if not, well your out. Super simple.

"Mathematical" anything tends to be academics that are more concerned and intrigued by the actual mathematics behind novel problems, not the problems themselves. Theoretical physicists tend to be more concerned with the actual solving of the problem or the formulation of a theory to suggest...

One life, one chance. You need to check out The Open University in the UK. They are probably the most respected distance learning research Uni in the world (originally started by Cambridge academics). They have a fantastic physics programme and specialize in space science with a few of...

Find a good broad mathematics programme for your undergrad and what you actually want to do will probably bonk you on the head somewhere along the way of 3/4 gruelling years.

The purpose of a postdoc is not to extend a holiday. You need to be looking for an expert in your field that you feel could teach you something or work with you on something that can benefit the unknown frontiers of physics. You should be approaching people you want to work with and rather...

Go traveling for a year or two and learn to not put to much weight on what your parents think. Your young, the retirement age is currently approaching 70 (69), go have some fun and come back in a few years with a sense of purpose towards education.

Someone needs to tell the engineers what to do/think. *joking of course* sort of.