Marzi from Iran: Can I Follow My Dream of Studying Physics?

[marzi]

hi every body.
i'm marzi from IRAN.I loved physics from high school,I wanted to be a physicist.but here,in my country situation is diffrent from yours.there is this big exam every year and seats in univesities aren't even half of the student in the exam.my results was okey(not good not bad) exept in physics that i was great.i was accepted in 2 magors.chemistry and physics.the university that i could study physics in was expensive,and i chose to study chemistry.it was a disaster.i hated every minute of it.it's wasn't a surprise when i got fired but it destroyed my self-confidance.my family insisted on me to work in a company.i accepted because i needed the money but guess what love never dies.i want to go back to uni and study physics.my family won't be happy by my dicision.in a nutshell i have to fight my family and try to pay my way through it and study physics at the same time and don't forget that the glass ceiling for women in my country is thick.i am so worried.can i do it?or am i a dreamer?

 

[Angry Citizen]

If you can afford it, go for it! Leave the country if you can. In the United States and Europe, the glass ceiling for female physicists is much thinner, and many have already broken it.

 

[physiker_192]

I came across a lady while browsing the web who was visiting one of the European universities, I was kind of surprised by her profile:

http://sina.sharif.edu/~sadooghi/

Maybe you can get in touch with her.
I am not sure how things work in your country, but many students worldwide pay their expenses by working at the university, at a research institute or similar. So you may want to explore those options.

Good Luck.

 

[marzi]

If you can afford it, go for it! Leave the country if you can. In the United States and Europe, the glass ceiling for female physicists is much thinner, and many have already broken it.

thanks Angry citizen.i would love to,but i can't leave the country in IRAN a girl can't leave the country without the husband or father's permission.right now my father won't let me and it would be expensive.i think at this stage i study in my own country. the point is CAN I STUDY AND WORK AT THE SAME TIME(i mean outside the uni).thanks for your advice.

 

[marzi]

I came across a lady while browsing the web who was visiting one of the European universities, I was kind of surprised by her profile:

http://sina.sharif.edu/~sadooghi/

Maybe you can get in touch with her.
I am not sure how things work in your country, but many students worldwide pay their expenses by working at the university, at a research institute or similar. So you may want to explore those options.

Good Luck.

i will contact her, thanks.