I suggest a faq for this subforum

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The discussion centers around the proposal for creating a FAQ section on the forum to address common questions related to prestigious university admissions, academic difficulties, and career prospects in physics, math, and engineering. Key topics suggested for inclusion are inquiries about admission chances to top universities, self-assessment of academic capability, course load difficulty, potential wealth from specific fields, and the implications of receiving an A-. Participants express a willingness to contribute to this effort, with specific members volunteering to draft responses. There is also a humorous exchange about the feasibility of enlisting forum members for unrelated tasks, like kitchen remodeling, highlighting a light-hearted tone amidst the serious suggestions. Overall, the conversation emphasizes the need for structured information to assist users navigating academic and career-related queries.
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this might not be the right place for forum suggestions but this is certainly the forum where these suggestions should be implemented...

can we a get a faq (and concomitant deletions) for these topics:

can i get into harvard/stanford/cambridge/oxford/mit?

am i too dumb for physics/math/engineering?

is this course load to difficult (or its deceptive cousin 'is this course load to easy')?

will i be rich if i pursue ____(esoteric subfield of physics/math/engineering)?

i got an A- can i still get into harvard/mit/stanford/heaven?

which is the best university for ____ ?

i volunteer vanadium50 and twofish to write up most of the answers
 
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mxbob468 said:
this might not be the right place for forum suggestions but this is certainly the forum where these suggestions should be implemented...

can we a get a faq (and concomitant deletions) for these topics:

can i get into harvard/stanford/cambridge/oxford/mit?

am i too dumb for physics/math/engineering?

is this course load to difficult (or its deceptive cousin 'is this course load to easy')?

will i be rich if i pursue ____(esoteric subfield of physics/math/engineering)?

i got an A- can i still get into harvard/mit/stanford/heaven?

which is the best university for ____ ?

i volunteer vanadium50 and twofish to write up most of the answers

If you have the idea, you should do it yourself. Take the initiative. You can quote previous posts by ZapperZ, Van50, twofish and others.
 
Norman said:
If you have the idea, you should do it yourself. Take the initiative. You can quote previous posts by ZapperZ, Van50, twofish and others.

oh the tone of any such post that i write would be way to sarcastic and facetious. best to let the professionals do it.
 
I'd like to have my kitchen remodeled. Can I volunteer a few PFers to do the work for me? Experimentalists, preferably, since I'm not sure that the theoreticians really have what it takes for this sort of hands-on work.
 
TMFKAN64 said:
I'd like to have my kitchen remodeled. Can I volunteer a few PFers to do the work for me? Experimentalists, preferably, since I'm not sure that the theoreticians really have what it takes for this sort of hands-on work.

If it works out for you, I am next in line! And I agree on the experimentalists side.
 
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