Academic Definition and 291 Threads

Good evening! So I am in need of some guidance. I'll go ahead and explain my background, my goals, and my dilemma's. And then I'd appreciate some thoughtful input. :) Thank you in advance. My background: Currently, I'm at a community college. I got out of the military a year ago and...

So I'm a junior in high school currently with a very, very strong interest in neuroscience, among other sciences (specifically chemistry and physics), and engineering as well (part of school's FIRST robotics team as lead programmer). For the past few months or so, I've been exploring academic...

Hi, How do you people manage an academic lifestyle? I have this problem that my minds want’s to know everything, and I often feel drained when I constantly read books, especially when I start doubting if I should be doing something else with my life, and thinking about all the experiences in...

Hi! What are some newly introduced Academic fields like Mechatronics Engineering and Business Informatics?

"academic achievements during secondary edu." what do i write about? "Tell us about your academic achievements during your secondary education. (up to 500 words)" i have to answer this in my university application in a 500 words essay but i have absolutely idea what to write about in this...

Hi, I'm an international student from Malaysia and I recently got accepted to UMass Amherst majoring in Physics for my Bachelors Degree. Should I: 1. Accept the offer and transfer to a better school (if I get the chance). or 2. Major in Computer Science in a local university that has...

What is conducting Math research like? What is a typical day/schedule like?

I am currently a mechanical engineering student planning to work in the aerospace industry. I am a likely candidate for two internship opportunities; one of them is at a smaller aerospace firm that builds target drones and the other is at a university doing nanosystem research. Which would be...

Looking For Academic Guidance -- I'm struggling a bit Hello, I am currently hoping to obtain a physics degree, but I am just a little shaken up by my last two tests I took in Gen Phy 2 E&M. I try really hard and would go as far to say that no one in my class works as hard as I do to learn and...

Hello! I am a junior level physics major at a state university (first semester here, 1.5 years to go). I am the first in my family to attend college beyond a two year degree and I myself have recently transferred from a community college. With that said I suppose it is no surprise that I...

Hey everyone, it's been a while since I posted on here, but I'm having some conflicting thoughts about my upcoming semester. I am hoping to get some outside opinions to make sure I'm not just beating myself up for nothing. So, here is the situation. I graduated high school in 2010, I was the...

Hello, Currently I have just finished my spring semester. I took three courses physics, general Chem 2, and College Physic 1. Now I looking at taking four courses in the spring which are Organic Chem, Physics 2, Cal 3, and Diff EQs. I wanted some advice from people who have taking these...

I am currently a transfer student doing a BA in physics and two minors in business. At this time I cannot change my major unless it is advisable to go back and complete a BS in physics instead of completing a BA. I want to be able to secure my chances of landing a entry level Drilling...

Would it be over the top to put in a relevant quote from my favorite mathematician/scientist at the beginning of my academic statement? (The school only has one statement requirement).

So I looked at some of the research in a couple of literature journals. One of the several similar articles found was a 50 page analysis on a comic: Persepolis. What's the point though? You're putting in more work than the author did, to do an analysis of a comic book. The author doesn't care...

Hello all, I'm a Mathematics and Physics major, currently in my junior year. Being an international student, it is extremely hard for me to find summer REU, so I could only find around 9 places. Even so, they only say that they MIGHT accommodate around 1-2 internationals. As such, I want to...

I have a goal of starting a new program in a particular school. It's an established program and the school has all the pieces of it (contributing departments with the right specialties)... but... if you want to be involved in cross-department research, early on in your career, who do you apply...

Like there have been audio (layman) books.

Hi guys I am tasked with reformatting a paper for an academic conference and I would like a nice MS word template for academic journal articles (2-column, I have graphs as well.) Can anyone enlighten me on how to have 2 columns for the paper, but basically keep the title/subtitle/author...

I'm curious how scientists make such pretty presentations. I've used Microsoft Powerpoint for all of my presentations since middle school. But my powerpoints lack the style I notice in many academic presentations. There seems to be a standard format on which I am missing out. See, for...

Hi everyone, I'm trying to get some ideas of how academia should be structured. I created this thread to learn how you go about being an academic scientist in different countries, who pays for it, to see what works and what doesn't, what has or hasn't been tried. An overview of academia...

Hi all, I got a BA in Physics, and am almost a year out of school. I have noticed whilst perusing graduate school websites that most emphasize that they want letters of recommendation from academic settings. I landed an internship in R&D after school, and I was wondering how...

I will be taking Physics this coming fall and am looking for a good book to accompany it as a study/reference guide. From what I have heard, the pdf textbook that the teacher offers is not very good, as it lacks a variety of practice problems and thorough explanations. Since I am majoring in...

The hardest part about an education in physics (in my opinion which is admittedly underdeveloped) is changing from classroom learning to research and reading academic papers. The SPS at my school is trying to put together some material to introduce undergrads to academic papers. I am hoping to...

My country is implementing an unified TAS-like exam. All of our best universities use it as the sole criterion for admission of new students. It happens yearly and had more than 6 million participants this year. It is by far the most important exam of a student's life. Half of the exam is...

I'm dead, finished, there's no hope for me. My dreams to become a tenured professor are ruined unless I can find a way to read academic journals again. I was reading academic journals using my alum account with my university but they recently took those privileges away for unknown reasons. If...

I do have a research article that is descent and a contact that is willing to endorse me into the relevant archive at Arxiv. What I do not have is an official academic affiliation with a research organization. When trying to set up an account on Arxiv I first get the warning that I am using...

This was the sub-forum where I thought I may be able to find any help in, so I really hope I didn't go wrong there. So, dear readers, I come to you because I have ran out of options to get me out of the mess I find myself to be in right now. If you could lend me your honest thoughts and advice...

First of all, I want to take the time to anyone who's already read this sentence, you guys are really helping me out. I'm a double BME and MechE major at a decent university, and I'm planning on graduating in June 2013. I recently failed two classes in a quarter where I took three (the third...

So I currently have the following: (All B.S.) A degree in Math specializing in Graduate studies A degree in Physics specializing in medical physics and currently pursuing a degree in chemistry. I am pursuing the third because I have a pattern in my classes. Intro level with little...

Hello everyone, I'm currently finishing my major in Physics and I'm contemplating to take a phd in theoretical physics. I don't really know how the process goes. I asked my supervisor (of my major thesis) and he suggested a bunch of professors and post-docs whose work might be of my interest...

I read this article in my latest physicsworld (a publication of the institute of physics), thought it's quite relevant to many of the discussions here. If you're a IOP member you can read it here: http://physicsworld.com/cws/article/indepth/2012/oct/04/the-academic-pyramid Here's what the rest...

Hey guys, I'm an 18 year old living in Australia. Throughout my primary and high-school career I've always been either a below average or a mediocre student, I finished my high-school certificate receiving very low marks in my final year of schooling, which has since left me with feelings of...

I've recently realized that I've been overly confident of my academic abilities. I've had a profound interest in physics and computer science since I was in middle school. I toke physics and AP Computer Science in high school. I scored lower than I expected on my SAT. As a result a decided to go...

1. The situation Hi, I'm in the UK and just finished my first year of college, and now I need to do a 2000 word academic assignment (on physics) for my college so I can show Unis. I am 17 and a competent, interested young physicist. 2. The problem I am very much interested in physics...

Hello, I'm applying for maths at uni next year, and my careers advisor said that I could shadow an academic at my local university. I wanted to know what this entailed, exactly. Thanks.

To whom it may concern, My name is xxxx xxxx and I am writing this appeal letter in hopes to overturn my academic denial decision. Unfortunately my performance in the past with the university was not impressive. I was placed on academic suspension because of a low grade point average. I...

Hello everyone, I'm a masters student(engineering) and interning at a lab (robotics) for the summer. The senior PhD students and post-docs in the lab are all in their 30s and even in their late 30s mostly because they worked a while, or changed fields etc. Most of them say that they would...

This month I surprised myself in a fashion unusual for me. Having attended less than 20% of my lecture courses throughout this academic, continually abused drugs and alcohol, gotten into severe financial difficulties, and ruined my relationship with my parents, I estimated that my average mark...

Hello all, This is very long and I apologize! I tend to be somewhat thorough, haha. I have a couple of things that have been weighing on my mind that I hope someone may have some insight on. Mainly, I am concerned with my preparation for grad school. Specifically I am worried about my...

As the title says.

My main passions involve anything having to deal with audio synthesis and manipulation. I love sounds (not even necessarily musical) and love even more the topics of electronic and computer generated sounds. I am mainly interested in computer-related audio processing and generation. I would love...

I'm graduating in May with a B.S. Math and Physics Minor. I really don't want to teach, but I think I would enjoy something like mathematics curriculum development/assessment, etc. Of course, this would generally be outside of academia - at least at the university level. However, in my search...

Hello, I want to be a doctor but I want to go into a straight program (one that doesn't require a MCAT). My GPA is around 3.9 out of 4 and my first ACT was 25 (with no preparation), but I take another one in June where I am going to try to get a 34. Hypothetically, let's say I get the 34...

After this semester, I'll be entering my senior year as a physics major cs minor. Looking back I realize my transcript is going to make me appear dull to grad schools. Looking forward, I realize this semester's results may make matters even worse. I have yet to take my finals, but it is very...

I am a combined math/phys major (rising junior) and my first year is hurting me from scoring almost all research positions and a lot of scholarships. Don't get me wrong, my gpa is improving - very slowly (low 80s). I am currently acing most of my math/physics classes (think high 90s, only got...

When reading tips on various websites of how to "study physics" I always see they bring up exercise as being one of the key things to success. But, is it really that integral to one's success? I'm quite skinny and frail, and I've noticed most of my professors and other classmates aren't in shape...

Is Academia really necessary to become a mathematician? What about self-taught mathematicians? If someone has the maturity to learn by themselves, why need to go to university and spend time and money to sit in an overcrowded class with who knows what kind of lecture you get...? The only...

Hello, guys. I am an undergraduate student who aims to study experimental particle physics and wants to be a faculty member in the academic in the future. Now I get some offers of admission, including 3-year(it may be possible to prolong to 4 years) D.Phil(Ph.D.) program at the U of Oxford in...

As the title says, what's the most famous academic and peer-reviewed economic journal? I know many journals, but I don't know which one could be classify as being the most famous and respected in the social science community.