- #1
RisingChariot
- 14
- 10
Hello, PF members. This is my first post here. I got my undergrad result for final semester few days ago and to my surprise it showed that I have failed in 'classical dynamics'. This is not at all possible as I clearly remember it being easy and quite simple. What bothers me more is that I had taken most interest in CD than any other subject this sem. Hell, I even got an above average grade in EMT even though our EMT teacher was not comprehensible (I did all the studying myself for EMT). Also, my internal marks in CD were also very good, so failing just isn't an option. All my friends are confused about this result. Even a close friend who said that he would definitely fail made it through, so I don't know what's going on anymore. I talked to my teachers and they told me to apply for re-evaluation as soon as possible. What makes it worse is that I got a seat for an M.Sc Physics program in one of the premier institutes of my country. I was supposed to leave in a few weeks for the registration process. Now that this has happened I can't even do that (the re-evaluation process may take well over 1 or 2 months unless they make an exception for final year students). I have never once failed in a subject in my life. I know this isn't possible.
Now, I may have to take a gap year. Sadly, to some certainty I know that I probably won't make it through to the M.Sc program in time. Given that I'm adding a year to my life I plan on catching up to it by directly applying to a PhD program next year. I want to be in research and I'm aware how scary a gap year is for people aiming for a PhD (given the time of completion is uncertain in itself).
I want some advice from people on what I should be focusing on and how to make up for the time I have lost. I would hugely appreciate any advice from people who pursued a PhD right after a B.Sc degree and what were all the struggles they faced and how they could have been better prepared for it. I know this isn't going to be as easy as it sounds. But, I am willing to put the work in. By the way, I want to be pursue a career in astrophysics.
Thanks.
Now, I may have to take a gap year. Sadly, to some certainty I know that I probably won't make it through to the M.Sc program in time. Given that I'm adding a year to my life I plan on catching up to it by directly applying to a PhD program next year. I want to be in research and I'm aware how scary a gap year is for people aiming for a PhD (given the time of completion is uncertain in itself).
I want some advice from people on what I should be focusing on and how to make up for the time I have lost. I would hugely appreciate any advice from people who pursued a PhD right after a B.Sc degree and what were all the struggles they faced and how they could have been better prepared for it. I know this isn't going to be as easy as it sounds. But, I am willing to put the work in. By the way, I want to be pursue a career in astrophysics.
Thanks.