University Definition and 1000 Threads

Hi, I am an IB student in Norway, and I want to go abroad to study mathematics next year. A few months ago I applied to a few British universities and got an offer from Imperial College London to do Mathematics and Computer Science next year, provided I get a 7 in higher level Math and...

I am currently a Junior in High School with a 3.94 GPA (unweighted). I am currently taking AP Physics B, AP Chem, AP Language, AP Calc AB, APUSH, Wind Ensemble. I would also like to note that I hail from the 6th least brainiest city in the world as reported by the Huffington Post. Because of our...

Hi! I am a finalist student in Applied Physics from an African University and want to pursue with postgrad programs. I have found an organization which supports students from developing countries in Master programs related to Sustainable energy development. There is an opportunity to get...

hi, i am currently in grade 12 (last year of high school) i really want to apply to physics (i live in Canada, Ontario), my school level insanely high, and and i am passing math with an average of about 55%. i hate chemistery but i still have to take it as it is required. i am also getting a...

I live in Long Island and will be pursuing a master's degree in math. City College and St. John's University are two schools I am considering. (My commute to St. John's would be MUCH easier, which isn't the most important factor of course, but is one to consider.) Anyone have any...

What are the admission requiremtens if I want to get into physics? Just general Physics or Quantum physics if it is offered. Also, which university is better McGill or U of T? Please don't start huge arguments over that. Also, can you post a link to the McGill admission page. I can't seem...

I have two universities near me and I emailed them to find out what classes I need to take in my community college for a transfer as a physics major. One of them emailed me back giving me a list of classes I need to take. Four physics classes, four chemistry classes and three math classes. Then...

Title should be 3rd year: sorry. Intro I really love physics, and even that math involved. 1st year I got first in my year, and did really well in 2nd year also. Lately however I have been feeling as if I don't know enough and feel like I am not good enough. In a lot of the lectures I can't...

I took at class at a University over the summer and ended up going there for this semester. About a month ago I realized I wasn't going to be happy there because the major I was taking there isn't for me and what they focus on at that school isn't my interest. None of the classes I am taking...

I want to obtain a degree in physics. Here is the list of colleges I'm applying to: University of Michigan University of Chicago Cornell California Institute of Technology Princeton Stanford Harvard MIT Are there any other colleges I should consider? Any schools in between Michigan...

So I am currently studying BSc Physics. I am going to study MSc Financial Mathematics. But what I want to know if it looks bad if I have a masters and a bachelors from the same university on my CV rather than having two universities? i.e. will it look better to employers if I have done a masters...

is this a bad practice? if my GPA does not look high enough for grad school, I may stay and get my masters at my undergrad university, and then look to get a PhD elsewhere.

Hey everyone, I am in grade 12 in Canada and will be applying to universities soon and am conflicted between which engineering program to go to. I'm trying to decide between the University of Toronto and the University of Waterloo. It seems that UfT has a better world-wide reputation as it...

Hello, I have been wondering if the UK open university degree is considered as a standard UK degree. I am wishing to apply for a PhD in the first three or MASt (part III cambridge) in near future after I complete my Open degree (Hons) in physics. Reason for the anxiety: I have a...

To clarify, I am interested in working with energy transformation and conversion (the power grid specifically). This is the track for EE I found there with an emphasis on Power systems: http://www.ece.utexas.edu/undergraduate/technical_areas.cfm These are the areas of study in ME...

Anyone have info on drexel and its engineering program?

I live in ottawa and apparently University of Ottawa and Carleton University's admittance rates are both 75% for specialization in Math. Is is like that for most universities? This percentage holds true to physics as well. Engineers are more in the 80s.

HI everyone, I was wandering if anyone on this forum knows anything about MS program in Medical Physics a UK and if it is hard to get in to. I choose this one since its in my state so I could pay in state tuition since I know that it is not funded. I have a 3.2 GPA from University and 3.9...

hi, am new in this forum thing, from Malaysia, currently pursuing South Australian Matriculation, graduating in 2010. I would like to major in physics and later be a lecturer whilst conducting researches. Would prefer to study overseas. Which university or college would be suitable with the...

Hi, how can i derive this fundamental identity "without using entropy"? \left(\frac {\partial U}{\partial V}\right)_T = T\left(\frac {\partial P}{\partial T}\right)_V - P I believe the above equation is purely thermal and has nothing to do with entropy and statistical mechanics but...

Hello, is it possible to get into a university in England or Ireland without taking the GCSE's, do they accept SAT scores?

When applying for graduate schools in physics, would a recommendation from the president of a the university be better than say a physics professor I had for class? One of the schools I'm looking at requires 3 letters of recommendation, & I believe I have two solid recommendations from physics...

Hello, I am looking at universities now, as a high school student in Canada. I live very close to a top 40 university, and I was wondering on how much difference a top 40 university makes versus a top 10 or Ivy League university for undergrad in physics. Looking at Nobel Prize winners for...

As the title says, I'm a first year university student, currently attending Northern Michigan University. I'm really quite unsure about what classes I should take in my second semester and was wondering if anyone had some suggestions. I'm unsure what kind of physics/mathematics I want to get...

I toured the college a week ago (and they are aparrently the top college in the nation for astrophysics) and I loved it. The mirror lab was HUGE and they were working on mirrors for the LSST and the GMT at the time. Just wondering if anyone here has gone there and if they would recommend it.

Well this is my second query on this forum on this very helpful forum :) As suggested by the title, I am considering a additional degree from the Open University. Whether it will be Physics or Mathematics I have not decided, as of now. But my query pertains to the acceptance of Open University...

Hi, I am doing this really crazy course at university, i need some help in understanding the final course mark calculation which is: Course mark = 0.6max{ T, F} + 0.4min{T, F} T = term mark = 0.3( average percentage on assignments) + 0.7( average percentage on term tests) F = final exam...

Hello everyone, This year I am going to Track One engineering at U of T. I chose Engineering Science, but I didn't get in. On some other forum I have found one person, who said that people can switch to EngSci after TrackOne if they have a very high average. On the U of T website it says that...

edit: I'm in second year. my uni is asking for people to apply to be come a physics mentor for first year students,and i want to do that because that something to put on you resume. but i have to explain why i would like to be a mentor. not sure what to write... I am doing it for the...

Which University in America will have a theoretical physics program? I'm going to obtain my A.A. degree this year(fall semester). I tried looking at my state, Florida, and it was no good. I checked UCF(University of Central Florida) and it was a sure fail. I want to major in physics and have a...

That's what I got yesterday: As far as I can tell from the headers the mail was really sent from kaust.edu.sa Request to send bank details on the company letterhead smells of fraud for miles for me, but that's the first time I see something like that. Any comments?

I am a soon-to-be physics major starting freshman year of university very soon, I'm sure at least a few users who come onto this sub-forum can relate. So, I am wondering about what advice about being physics student (or generally about college) those of you who are much wiser and experienced in...

Hello, I am currently revising for a thermodynamics resit exam and I cannot get past a certain part in a turbojet question from a past paper. This is the past paper which I failed a few months ago and still can't understand it. Any help would be appreciated. A single spool, axial flow...

This is going to be asking for a lot, but I'd be grateful for any help I can receive in my endeavor. I am looking to compile a list of a series of books that someone could read to self-teach themselves a high school understanding of Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematical subjects such...

Hey, I'm attending FSU next fall and hoping to achieve a physics degree in 2 years (because i don't have to do any electives). I just read a post on here from someone who absolutely hated their physics program... professors/classes/everything. I was wondering if anyone else has experience with...

Hello, I going to apply for the graduate Physics program of these universities. (I'm not a US citizen) University of New Mexico. University of Nebraska–Lincoln. My research interest are Material Physics and BioPhysics. I went through the department web sites and AIP web...

I am trying to decide which university to attend (to study for an Astrophysics BSc).. I have offers from both Kings College and QMUL (Queen Marys University of London), but i don't know where to go! Although kings has a better reputation overall, the guardian university guide puts QMUL 7th...

Hello all, I'm a senior Electrical Engineering student at Wright State University in OH and I'll be graduating in March 2011 with my BSEE degree. I've come to the conclusion that my main area of passion and interest is in power systems and power generation so I'd like to do a masters...

Hi everyone, I'm soon going to be performing a project that looks at quantum turbulence of 3He and 4He, and more specifically how it decays over time depending on the vortex density and temperature. I’ve done much research into the low temperature part of my project however I’ve...

hey guys, I am applying for uni in a few months, anyone recommend some uk unis? thanks

Hello everyone, Can anyone please tell me which university and what postgraduate course/program for learn and built a CNC machine? Thanks in advance Huygen

I got accepted to both Chapman University and UC Riverside. I'm a statistics major at UC Riverside and a mathematics major at Chapman. I really do not know which one to choose. Chapman is private and Riverside is public. I would like to become a statistician and I would like to attend grad...

I wasn't a particularly good high-school math student, I usually tested around the top of the school for standardized exams, but never bothered to do the class work for my actual math classes, and was mainly just a jock. I went to the local university to do engineering, and while I got A's...

Hi everyone, I am a junior undergraduate physics student now and I want to study "de Broglie-Bohm theory" in my graduate research. Can you tell me which universities have this study for graduate? (My gpa is low, so please try to do not mention about very challenging universities like Rutgers...

Hi, I'm in my final year of high school and am taking a gap year before I head off to uni to study Renewable Engineering.. Some friends of mine did an external CAD course in Year 11(second last year of high school) and I'm considering taking the same course in my gap year.. Just wanted...

Hi i will be attending Ottawa university in the fall and would like to transfer out to waterloo or u of t, how does the transfer credits work i don't want to start from 1st year again , secondly i know waterloo/ u of t are rigorous programs, so do you think they would make me repeat at least 1...

Dear all, I'm a German physicist in his second year and I'm going to finish my bachelor thesis in summer 2011. To make international experiences I tend to do my Master's degree abroad and I think Great Britain would be a good choice. After some discussions with friend who are studying in...

Ok, so I got accepted there and it was my only option due to location and major. It's a private university (28,000$/year) located in Lacey, Wa (8 mins away from my house). The next nearest university is University of Washington. I don't know where it ranks, but I don't really care if its ranked...

I read this article on the NYT about college students graduating with debt: http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/29/your-money/student-loans/29money.html?src=me&ref=homepage The piece only focused on a single case but I know a few cases similar to this one and many of you (or yourself) have probably...

Hello, I'll start off by introducing myself, I'm a high school graduate who barely passed any form of Mathematics, I struggled even on some of the most basic of Math. My grades never passed the C - range (50%~). I have been self teaching myself for the last 2~ years. I have currently worked...