31 yo with a fam - Physics is my passion
Posted: Mon Apr 29, 2013 1:48 pm
Hello everyone, I am brand new to this site. I used to post occasionally on physicsforums but feel that this site is more appropriate for my question.
I am 31 years old and received my bs in math in 2005. I am currently working through an mba which i will finish next fall. For the last 5 years I have been working in systems and programming for a public sector agency. It pays pretty good and I have enjoyed the programming most of all, but deep down inside I miss physics.
I started an ms in physics a couple of years ago (took graduate E&M, QM, classical mechanics) and got some good grades. I left the ms program since I felt that I could promote at my job now with an mba rather than with anything related to physics.
This is still true but I miss pursuing physics. I ultimately can see myself becoming an astrophysicist or researcher. I have some UG courses in physics as well, and I study and read as much about it as I can.
I was told by a reputable university a couple of years back that with a good physics GRE score I could probably get into a phd program without much UG work in physics. Is this true? Say if I was to self-study using something like Halladay and Resnick, Griffiths, etc and got a good enough score- would my chances be good to get into a program?
I have a family and relatively stable job but am missing the thrill of physics. Would a year of self study, getting a good score on the PGRE be worth it (in terms of the possibility of getting into a good grad program and subsequent job outlook)?
Thanks to all for reading this post
I am 31 years old and received my bs in math in 2005. I am currently working through an mba which i will finish next fall. For the last 5 years I have been working in systems and programming for a public sector agency. It pays pretty good and I have enjoyed the programming most of all, but deep down inside I miss physics.
I started an ms in physics a couple of years ago (took graduate E&M, QM, classical mechanics) and got some good grades. I left the ms program since I felt that I could promote at my job now with an mba rather than with anything related to physics.
This is still true but I miss pursuing physics. I ultimately can see myself becoming an astrophysicist or researcher. I have some UG courses in physics as well, and I study and read as much about it as I can.
I was told by a reputable university a couple of years back that with a good physics GRE score I could probably get into a phd program without much UG work in physics. Is this true? Say if I was to self-study using something like Halladay and Resnick, Griffiths, etc and got a good enough score- would my chances be good to get into a program?
I have a family and relatively stable job but am missing the thrill of physics. Would a year of self study, getting a good score on the PGRE be worth it (in terms of the possibility of getting into a good grad program and subsequent job outlook)?
Thanks to all for reading this post