Timeline for Less desirable graduate school vs. more undergrad
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| Aug 24, 2018 at 18:25 | answer | added | Brian | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 17, 2018 at 3:03 | comment | added | justadampaul | Although math and physics are of course related, they are far from the same subject. The second degree would be in math, and I would be focusing on math that I did not study during my physics degree. The only master's degrees I would be eligible for right now would be in computational physics, not mathematical, as I lack the math background. It's a fair point to wonder if I could just work on my own to get myself prepared for a more challenging master's though... Something to consider. | |
| Jul 17, 2018 at 2:37 | comment | added | Stella Biderman | @justadampaul what is the advantage of doing an undergraduate degree over a masters degree? I fear that two undergraduates in the same subject in the same country will make it look like you forgot what you had learned (which seems to be true, but looks really bad). Do you think you could warm-up to get to the point of a Master's program? | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 23:31 | answer | added | Allure | timeline score: 1 | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 23:23 | comment | added | justadampaul | There's no restrictions on when the semesters take place, so I was intending to work straight through the summer semester as well (making it 16 months). While I'm not exactly time-limited, I am already well behind peers my age as far as education goes, so if I do go the undergrad route I'd like to just get it over with as quickly as possible. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 23:10 | comment | added | Allure | Isn't 4 semesters = 2 years? | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 22:49 | comment | added | justadampaul | I live in Canada. Undergraduate education at the top universities here is around 10k a year, and second degree programs take 4 semesters. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 22:43 | comment | added | Stella Biderman | Doing a second undergraduate degree, especially from a renowned university, is incredibly expensive in the US. Based on your past few years, it seems unlikely you have much money saved up. Top state schools like UVA can cost you 30k in-state and 60k out-of-state. Private schools like Chicago can cost you 70k+. Do you live in a country where education is heavily subsidized, or do you have 100-500k lying around to pay for another bachelor's? | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 21:07 | answer | added | Buffy | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 21:01 | comment | added | Anyon | If you plan on going a more mathy direction, it does make some sense to pick up more background, and maybe gain a better idea of whether you want to do a PhD in that field. A masters you're not interested in sounds like a bad use of your time, however. | |
| Jul 16, 2018 at 20:41 | comment | added | justadampaul | More specifically mathematical physics/applied math. But my experience and connections are in computational and medical fields of physics. | |
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| Jul 16, 2018 at 20:38 | comment | added | Anyon | Would math be the field you want to go into? | |
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