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Arent you two saying nearly the same thingLavabug said:I think you should speak for yourself here. The people I know who willingly stopped at the BS level did so out of lack of interest to pursue physics any further and yet they were systematically turned down for job interviews for jobs that involved programming or only a modicum of numerical literacy, the only 'real world' skills a physics graduate realistically has to offer at the entry level. I wouldn't call those science or engineering jobs.
ParticleGrl said:The problem is largely that people who study physics want science or engineering jobs. They especially don't want "business" (finance,insurance,etc) jobs. The news I have is that getting a phd won't change things- you'll still likely end up in a business job.
At least you didnt waste time being in jail or as a crack addict isn't a very compelling argument.Lavabug said:As for the subjective topic of time wasting, there are many worse and more permanent 'adulthood'-delaying things you could do in 6 years, like going to jail, getting bogged down in an addiction problem, etc. No need to kick yourself, you didn't do so badly.