Am I too old?
Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2012 11:28 pm
First of all I am an older student I am 39years old , with 2 bachelors (one in physics one in computer science)
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I have been putting off getting a phd and even a masters.
I keep putting it off. I am currently an Oracle DBA which has high income potential.( By the way why do so many physics majors wind up programming computers, but anyway I digress.)
I havent done calculus in 15 years so I took the general GRE in 2009 to see where I stood. I got a 610 in quant with no study. But I didnt take the Physics GRE.
I keep putting off grad school. But I feel incomplete without a Phd even with the salary from my IT job.
So I have decided to take the General GRE in October and the Physics GRE in April 2013. I am hoping to start grad school in 2014.
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There is one good thing about procrastination. Originally I got into physics because I thought I was going to solve the high temp. superconductivity problem. But after watching superconductor research for the last 20 years looks like the best minds have been unable to produce a room temp superconductor. So by procrastinating, I didnt waste my time trying to produce a room temp superconductor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.superconductors.org/rtsc2mkt.htm
Anyway I have fell in love with astrophysics, I am officially an amateur astronomer. I will study astrophysics in grad school, and will get to use my computer skills in the computational aspects of astrophysics.
No more procrastination.
Do you guys think I am too old?
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Ironically work sometimes makes you alittle lazy. Although I work 10 hour days. The IT work is much easier than my physics undergrad days. I need to get into the habit of study and research. This is the main reason I want to return to school. I love tackling tough problems. I love the hard work of physics
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I have been putting off getting a phd and even a masters.
I keep putting it off. I am currently an Oracle DBA which has high income potential.( By the way why do so many physics majors wind up programming computers, but anyway I digress.)
I havent done calculus in 15 years so I took the general GRE in 2009 to see where I stood. I got a 610 in quant with no study. But I didnt take the Physics GRE.
I keep putting off grad school. But I feel incomplete without a Phd even with the salary from my IT job.
So I have decided to take the General GRE in October and the Physics GRE in April 2013. I am hoping to start grad school in 2014.
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There is one good thing about procrastination. Originally I got into physics because I thought I was going to solve the high temp. superconductivity problem. But after watching superconductor research for the last 20 years looks like the best minds have been unable to produce a room temp superconductor. So by procrastinating, I didnt waste my time trying to produce a room temp superconductor!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! http://www.superconductors.org/rtsc2mkt.htm
Anyway I have fell in love with astrophysics, I am officially an amateur astronomer. I will study astrophysics in grad school, and will get to use my computer skills in the computational aspects of astrophysics.
No more procrastination.
Do you guys think I am too old?
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Ironically work sometimes makes you alittle lazy. Although I work 10 hour days. The IT work is much easier than my physics undergrad days. I need to get into the habit of study and research. This is the main reason I want to return to school. I love tackling tough problems. I love the hard work of physics