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I am not familiar with that school, however there is more than one way to skin a cat. there tends to be a lot less "financial aid" for grad schools then for undergrad schools. For most people, the best way to get cash for grad school is by doing research and being a TA. If you already have some...

One aspect that is important is that most company policies require them to pay a set amount per degree, based on the degree. with 2 Phd's a company will have to offer additional compensation. They may not need both degrees, in which case they certainly will not pay for the extra degree. My...

It shouldn't hurt your chances. the advisor who determines whether or not they want to take you into their graduate program will probably be thrilled that you are passionate enough to put forth the extra effort for a second degree. It may however, hurt you wallet. My school has a couple of...

the IITs has a very reputable undergrad program. one of my professors here got an engineering degree in India and transferred to the U.S. for grad school where there are many good grad programs for physics.

Many schools (especially in the sciences and engineering) purposely try to cull the herd by making their courses difficult for newcomers used to high school level work. Many people do poorly their first year and manage to pull themselves together and succeed. if you get a degree from the...

Many people have already answered and criticized your original question so i will spare you the repitition. I do however have a better question for you. what will you say when the admissions troll asks you "why would i accept a student who let's their grades slide only to desperately try to...

a friend of mine is in engineering physics. furthermore, as an engineer you will have many opportunities for grad school. My cousin graduated with a bachelor's in Aeronautical engineering, got his masters in mechanical, and went on to get a phd in physics. the fields are so intertwined that you...

let's call the mirror that the incomming ray initially hits mirror 1, and the other can be called mirror 2. the angle theta between the incomming ray and mirror 1 will equal the angle between the outgoing ray and mirror 2.

90K is pretty good pay. keep in mind that doctors pay obscene ammounts for insurance purposes. Not to metion it takes many years of some of the most expensive schooling you can get. As a physicist you can also have a backup job as a professor. Most professors in science-engineering departments...

Many schools aren't too picky. For most engineering or science based degrees, it doesn't matter if you graduate from MIT, just that you go to a school that is at least reputable in your field of interest. For engineering or physics, most colleges will only really look at your math SAT section...

The most crucial factor is what you land on. even without the makeshift parachute, it would be possible to fall as slowly as 100mph. I would imagine that your macgayver style parachute could at least cut that in half. at only 50mph your chances look a lot better, however it's still about how you...

there is a force of rolling friction at the point instantaneously touching the ground. if it weren't for the fact that this force is applied tangetial to the wheel, the wheel wouldn't roll at all, it would just slide. The forces can still be added in the x direction (the force at the hub minus...

A member that behaves as a nonlinear spring would have a stiffness that varies with x. The formula relating force to displacement is pretty much the same: F=k(x)x. you will of course need to know how k varies with x.