What to Do During a Semester Break Before Grad School?

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Graduating with a BS in Physics in December opens various options for the Spring semester before entering graduate school. Key suggestions include tutoring physics, studying advanced mathematics, or reading graduate-level texts. Taking time off to travel, read, and spend time with family and friends is also encouraged. Engaging in part-time work can alleviate financial stress and provide valuable experience. Additionally, preparing for any necessary qualifiers and potentially starting research with a preferred professor over the summer are recommended. Volunteering in the community or abroad can also be a fulfilling way to spend the time.
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First of all, it's not what you think. I'm going to graduate with a BS in Physics in December, and I'm wondering what to do in the following Spring semester before I enter graduate school in the Fall of 2013.

Any ideas? I really don't know.
 
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Tutor physics, study more math, read a grad level text
 
Enjoy some time off: travel, read, do things that you always put off, spend time with family and friends, date around, work a part time job, and drink and be merry.

If you have qualifiers, study for those. If you feel refreshed after a semester off, maybe contact the professor at your school with whom you want to work and see if you can get started on research the summer before.
 
take the courses you didn't have time for outside of your major...
 
Work full or part time, read whether math or physics, or in other areas. Travel if one has the funds. If not working, then volunteer in the community or overseas.
 
Make money and alleviate the stress of being a typical broke grad student.
 

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