The discussion centers around the challenges faced by a participant seeking employment as a lab technician despite having a low GPA in physics. The conversation explores the implications of GPA on job prospects, potential strategies for improving employability, and the importance of additional skills and experiences.
Participants generally agree that a low GPA poses challenges for employment in technical fields, but there is no consensus on the best strategies for overcoming this issue. Multiple viewpoints exist regarding the importance of additional skills, experiences, and the potential for on-the-job training.
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mvantuyl said:Are all of the students in your QM class having similar difficulty with the professor and textbook? If not, you probably need to take a hard look at yourself to diagnose the problem.
Not at all. It means that the professor and textbook might not be the problem. If the other students in your class aren't having similar difficulties, you need to find another approach to learning the material. You might consider looking at other textbooks, studying with others who aren't having the same difficulties, checking out the Open Courseware videos from MIT, getting some tutoring, or following some other strategy.noblegas said:not everyone learns the same way. even though this is cliche to say, but it is true. Does your statement mean that I should give up my pursuit of finding a decent QM book to understand QM , and stopped learning QM altogether.