Physics Grad School at CSU, General ?

Question

I am attending physics grad school at CSU (Colo. State). I am kind of curious about the difficulty of graduate school and basically what to expect in general...anybody know?

Answer 1

That depends on the school and on you, so it's impossible to answer. My grad school experience was that I could handle it. Others could not. Many who could handle it decided it wasn't for them, anyway. Many who struggled at first found their groove.

I had a friend from a small private college who came to grad school with lots of deficiencies and had to make up some undergrad classes. Initially it was a struggle, but he ended up being one of the best we had after a year or two. Another, who entered grad school with a strong background and who received a prestigious fellowship, dropped out after a couple years.

Don't be afraid to try. If you have a TA/RA position, at least you'll get some money and have less risk of going into debt. If it's not for you, you'll know.

Answer 2

Unfortunately, most anyone on this site is beyond retarded when it comes to true physics knowledge.

I can tell you from personal experience that physics grad school is rough but far from unbearable. I suppose the difficulty varies moderately between concentrations. Personally I hated E&M but loved General Relativity and Quantum. The latter two came easily to mean were as I had a bit harder time with the first.

For the most part you'll just expierence the same as a physics undergad degree only with a whole hell of a lot more intense math. Good luck.

Answer 3

properly, i understand physics is significant in engineering. And once you're pondering intro to physics, then you definately likely haven taken many (if any) physics classes before so i'd propose that. Then i'd propose both everyday biology or organic and organic chemistry. yet it truly is purely my opinion! desire this facilitates. I strongly propose you're taking the physics route...

Answer 4

Twice the work in half the time. Lots of research. Difficult, but very challenging and fulfilling. Feel great when finished!