Re: Career advice needed.

From: FrediFizzx (fredifizzx_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 07/07/04

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    "WishfulThinker" <tony_external@bluetentacle.com> wrote in message
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    |
    | Greetings,
    |
    | I obtained a BS in History four years ago and have been working as a
    | software developer. I have always felt under-challenged by my current
    | work, however, and for a long time have been feeling the urge to do
    | something more important for humanity. Recently I have been
    | contemplating the possibility of getting back to school as a Physics
    | undergrad, with the goal of eventually engaging in nuclear energy
    | research. I just turned 27.
    |
    | I have the following questions for the good people of this board:
    |
    | 1. Am I nuts? Have you ever heard of such a thing?

    You are not nuts. If you are not happy with what you are doing, then do
    something about it while you can. I am pushing 60 and I am teaching myself
    particle physics by self-study because now I make too much money to quit and
    go back to school. My big wish is to hit the lotto so I could go back to
    school full time. ;-)

    | 2. I need to brush up on my rust-encrusted math skills. What areas of
    | math should I work on BEFORE re-entering university, and up to what
    | level? What other academic areas should I prepare myself on?

    We don't know your current level of math. But for physics; calculus, linear
    algebra, etc.

    | 3. How hard would it be for me to re-enter as a Physics undergrad,
    | compared to someone fresh from highschool?

    Don't sweat it. Just go for it.

    | 4. Which undergraduate schools do you recommend, and which graduate
    | schools? I prefer good quality public universities. My previous
    | stint was at UCLA.

    Go back to UCLA if you can for undergrad. I think once you are in the UC
    system, you will have a wide variety of graduate paths to choose from. But
    go to their website and check on it.

    FrediFizzx

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