From Naval Officer to PhD Candidate: My Journey in Science and Technology

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I'm a 25 year old Naval Officer with a BS in Cyber Operations and an MPS in Technology Management. Starting a MCS from UIUC this fall and will have it complete by DEC20.
I'm a voracious reader and self learner and have been tutoring others in various levels of calculus and cryptography since 16.

Currently working on learning Diff EQ and Linear Algebra with the goal of being able to understand Gravitation - MTW as well as Modern Classical Physics - Thorne.
I've been given the opportunity to test into a PhD EE program at Purdue or NPS starting in 2021. I'll be taking the tests in MAY20. I'm absolutely terrified.

My hobbies include signals analysis, high current applications of the Lorentz force, and reading about black holes.

Word on the streets is y'all are a bunch of geeks and nerds on this forum so I'm incredibly excited to be a part of this.
 
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Welcome to PF! and some of us are robots too!

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hygume said:
I'm a 25 year old Naval Officer with a BS in Cyber Operations and an MPS in Technology Management.
Welcome to the PF, and thank you for your service! :smile:
 
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Hello everyone, I'm Cosmo. I'm an 18 years old student majoring in physics. I found this forum cause I was searching on Google if it's common for physics student to feel like they're in the wrong major in the first semester cause it feels like too much for me to learn the materials even the ones that are considered as "basic math" or "basic physics", I've initial fascination with the universe's mysteries and it disconnect with the reality of intense, foundational mathematics courses required...
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