Just an update that I did get into several good PhD programs and will be attending one this fall. I guess any sort of indecisiveness was based on my feelings of an inadequate undergrad preparation and wondering if I would even be admitted into one of these programs. I pursued a physics degree...
Yeah it seems it might be best to just "follow the money" and enter into CFD work because there is so much of it to do.
Marketing myself does seem to the be the key here. I think the engineer who also has a physics degree is the best option. In terms of my resume I put both of my degrees on...
On the mechanical engineering side of things I took advanced coursework in nuclear reactor engineering and also in heat transfer. I also did research on a thermal fluids topic. For physics I basically just took the classes to be honest. I guess it is reasonable then to properly conclude that ME...
Well I got both my degrees concurrently. But I think the general strategy (both proposed in this thread and also the strategy I used for applying to grad schools) was to present myself as an engineer primarily with the additional knowledge and skills given by a physics degree. I think that makes...
Well I think the takeaway from the feedback you guys are giving me is that an effective strategy would be to have my engineering degree as my primary asset with my physics degree supplementing it. This is actually the strategy I used when I applied for graduate school and I guess maybe I could...
I've heard good things about accelerator physics in terms of number of available jobs. Do you think I could get a job in that or maybe something like designing medical devices with just an undergrad education?
Well I would like to get a real nice research and design job realistically. Really trying to avoid the whole management track. I would like to enter academia or perhaps work at a DOE lab but those are less realistic options. And perhaps along the way of getting a PhD other opportunities would...
Ok so where to go from here? I have two degrees which is good because I know much more engineering than other physics students and I know much more physics than engineering students. On the flip side, I perhaps do not have as much in-depth experience in either as I possibly could. I would really...
I graduated with degrees in both mechanical engineering and physics the past spring. I'm sort of feeling however that I wasted my time doing this. And by that I mean that a BS in physics does nothing in terms of finding jobs (unlike a BS in engineering). And also not going for a PhD in physics...
Yeah I wouldn't worry about it. For my recommendations one is a guy I've done research for, one is someone I helped teach a class for, and another is just a guy I've had many interesting conversations with.
I know (not well though) a guy who got it. I think you'll probably have a better shot next year with more experience but it's pretty much a total crap shoot anyways man.
Well I suppose that is somewhat good news. My transcript is just really messed up because I missed a semester and then ended up with a compressed schedule on the other end which messed up my average but it's not the worst transcript ever either.
I'd like to forget about the whole thing due to poor performance in a couple areas. I'm assuming in the future all that will matter is my grad school transcript and outside of the first year or two of a PhD program I doubt anyone would ask for my undergrad grades, perhaps they would just ask for...