Summer Definition and 512 Threads

I have been trying to apply to summer REU (research experience for undergraduates) programs, in particular in material science and nanoscience. Last year I didn't get into any of the four I applied to. This year I applied to another six, and so far I have received one denial. I'm beginning to...

I am considering going in for summer at my university before my graduation year but being a first year i do not have any insight as to what it entails. Could anyone who has had such an experience advise me what its like. I'm doing a masters degree in physics so it will either be physics or...

hey all, I'm writing to see if anybody knows of any lucrative summer internships in physics. i'd say I'm a pretty employable and interviewable guy, and I'm looking to score a well-paying internship while I've still got the grades. right now I'm a sophomore double-major in physics and math at...

hey.. I'm currently a HS sophomore and was exploring the option of joining summer programs at universities.. are these summer programs worth going to and would they look better on my college applicatoin compared to joining a summer program in my private HS or in another private HS such as...

I'm looking at a few places, please help me decide :smile:

I'm applying to 3-4 summer programs (Summer Science Program, NASA SHARP, UW Summer Academy, and maybe another). I'm thinking of attaching some of my own work - but I'm wondering if this work is impressive for a sophomore applying to a highly competitive summer science program - Should I submit...

Hi, I'm a sophomore who already goes to Collegeconfidential (and to the CTY website_; but I'd still like to know if any of you know of any research opportunities/summer programs for HS sophomores. I'm going to apply to SUmmer Science Program and NASA SHARP - any other suggestions? I'm an...

I have read that bunch of people have taken physics classes and other types of stuff over the summer, where could I find any information on these and any idea what types of courses are out there?

I took a trip in August. I am curious to see if anyone can figure out the places where I took these digital pictures. Now if you figure Janitor as an international playboy jetsetter, these pictures could have been taken anywhere in the world. Otherwise, you can safely assume they were accessible...

Has anyone here taken pre cal or calculus over the summer? I am planning on taking pre cal over the summer so I can go into cal next year... I don't need to do this... and the problem with doing it.. is that since the summer course would not really follow the "honors" path.. I don't know...

We almost had a small disaster yesterday. Get this: Going by the book, using good numbers and a known technique for making such estimates, [I have played with this a lot] last night, in our creek that normally carries about 200 gallons per second in heavy flows, we had approximately 1800 gallons...

Hi all, I migrated from PF2, though I didn't have many posts. I just basically read as much information as I could. Everyone here has decent opinions and ideas. :smile: I have a question for all your physics buffs. I am a Freshman in college majoring in Physics and I would like to...