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    How is UT Austin for graduate work?

    I'm an undergraduate physics major at UT. UT physics is a pretty small group in comparision to most of the other sciences aka chemistry. All of the physics professors I have met have been friendly, although I have heard stories about some. There are more graduate students than undergraduates...
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    Rensselaer Medal Email Error: What Happened and How It's Being Addressed

    I got into RPI but didn't go. They are pretty generous with financial aid. I'd seriously consider going there if you are considering engineering.
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    Can You Self-Teach Calculus I?

    Calculus by Larson is excellent.
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    Is the quest for balance and perfection a noble pursuit in today's society?

    Sorry I left out the he went
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    Is the quest for balance and perfection a noble pursuit in today's society?

    You could copy my neighbor and go on a quest for the chocolate covered cinnamon rolls in chainmail with a sword?
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    If AP Environmental Science is looked down upon, should I take it?

    AP Environmental Science is viewed as I understand it to be kind of a nonsense AP test. I know of some kids who were able to take the test without taking the course and pass. Why don't you take AP Calculus and AP Physics C. As I understand it as well Stats is not very challenging. oedipa...
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    Schools Should I become a high school physics teacher?

    that is amazingly high for a high school teacher? Where do you go to school?
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    How can I motivate myself to do my homework and stop procrastinating?

    Martial arts are a good idea. There is probably a club at your school or something.
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    Testing Is June 2008 SAT Eligibility for High School Graduates in India?

    Generally students in the US take the SAT in the spring of their junior year and fall of their senior year. Also I believe MIT is no longer accepting applications for fall 07.
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    Testing Math Test Struggles: Tips for Doing Well

    Dude if your too stressed out you have to chill. If this is something that happens frequently your nerves might be doing. Secondly If your textbook doesn't have problems similar to the test, buy a supplemental problem book with harder problems which fixes that problem.
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    Hard work doesn't pay off in Computer Science?

    AP test is in Java, so your teacher is mixing and matching languages, although I understand they are close.
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    Schools Undergraduate College Decision Help

    I got accepted to RPI and turned it down. If you look at their physics department you will notice only 22 professors. Quite a few of those professors are from foreign countries. With that in mind I decided no. RPI does give a very nice financial aid package however. RPI is more engineering...
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    Schools OMPS?Should I approach my professor about my struggles in grad school?

    maybe he's just trying to really learn the material. Nothing motivates like failing. course he might just be bad.
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    Is it Time for the US Government to Ban Gun Ownership?

    The US doesn't want people to have nukes because those countries are enemies of the US. So that doesn't really make sense, of course I don't want someone I'm enemies with to have the means to kill me. The Patriot Act is an infrigement of rights yes, but it was passed in a state of panic...
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    Is it Time for the US Government to Ban Gun Ownership?

    No, the Federal Constitution is the supreme law of the land. The Right to bear arms shall not be infringed. If a state were to pass a law making it next to impossible but still possible to get a weapon it would be challenged in the courts and overturned.