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physicsguy wrote:

Vincent wrote:

physicsguy wrote:

bbkk wrote: Just out of curiosity, what kind of physics you study? I have a very good friend who is getting a Ph.D in Physics in Stanford. He studies the black hole and time machines. IT IS SO COOL.

I'd prefer not to go into that detail, since it would be possible to identify me from that. The number of people graduating with a Ph.D. in a particular year in a particular subfield of physics from a "top" university is not that high. Black holes are tres cool though.

However, to add to this wonderful discussion on math that I've incited , I'll say that I did Mathcounts, and I also did the AIME test but didn't qualify (or even come close) for USAMO. I never did Putnam, though I remember looking at some of the questions in college and feeling frightened. But I really enjoy applied math, and even abstract math to a point.

If you don't mind my asking, why law?

When I was 21, I felt sure that I wanted to do science for the rest of my life. I thought the dream was to get a Ph.D., become a professor at a renowned research institution, and live a life of academic purity. On a fellowship application, I wrote that my career goal was to stay in physics research, and I meant it. Now, I could stay in physics. I am pretty good at it, and I enjoy the work, too. And the freedom to set your own schedule cannot be beat.

But I've changed and grown a lot since I was 21. My interests and passions have evolved. Over the last couple years I have begun feeling the desire to be more directly involved in society and with societal issues than I can be as an academic scientist. I want to be engaged in issues that involve people. The physics research that I work on might be useful to people in the future, sure, but it doesn't hold quite the same excitement. My passions have simply turned elsewhere.

I am drawn to law and government as the arenas where I can potentially do the most good for the most people. The stakes are high there, and previously I never thought about them as within my "sphere of influence". Then I had a revelation where I realized that I can be involved. I can do more than just sit back and complain about the way things are. I have the opportunity, the ability, and the drive to make a difference, and I will use these to help people to the best of my ability.

AmericanBeauty wrote:Are MIT, Harvard, Caltech, Stanford, Princeton, and Berkeley all not offering tenure track professorships for your particular field in physics?!

Oh sure, they're all pounding down my door.

The-Specs wrote:

physicsguy wrote:

Vincent wrote:

physicsguy wrote: I'd prefer not to go into that detail, since it would be possible to identify me from that. The number of people graduating with a Ph.D. in a particular year in a particular subfield of physics from a "top" university is not that high. Black holes are tres cool though.

However, to add to this wonderful discussion on math that I've incited , I'll say that I did Mathcounts, and I also did the AIME test but didn't qualify (or even come close) for USAMO. I never did Putnam, though I remember looking at some of the questions in college and feeling frightened. But I really enjoy applied math, and even abstract math to a point.

If you don't mind my asking, why law?

When I was 21, I felt sure that I wanted to do science for the rest of my life. I thought the dream was to get a Ph.D., become a professor at a renowned research institution, and live a life of academic purity. On a fellowship application, I wrote that my career goal was to stay in physics research, and I meant it. Now, I could stay in physics. I am pretty good at it, and I enjoy the work, too. And the freedom to set your own schedule cannot be beat.

But I've changed and grown a lot since I was 21. My interests and passions have evolved. Over the last couple years I have begun feeling the desire to be more directly involved in society and with societal issues than I can be as an academic scientist. I want to be engaged in issues that involve people. The physics research that I work on might be useful to people in the future, sure, but it doesn't hold quite the same excitement. My passions have simply turned elsewhere.

I am drawn to law and government as the arenas where I can potentially do the most good for the most people. The stakes are high there, and previously I never thought about them as within my "sphere of influence". Then I had a revelation where I realized that I can be involved. I can do more than just sit back and complain about the way things are. I have the opportunity, the ability, and the drive to make a difference, and I will use these to help people to the best of my ability.

AmericanBeauty wrote:Are MIT, Harvard, Caltech, Stanford, Princeton, and Berkeley all not offering tenure track professorships for your particular field in physics?!

Oh sure, they're all pounding down my door.

Look out world, future mover and shaker incoming!!

Looks like you are made for Harvard or Yale.

I am glad you found your passion, that is exciting.

Looks like you are made for Harvard or Yale.

dubster101 wrote:Can we please keep this thread on topic and move the math/physics discussion to PM or somewhere else?

Julian_Rios wrote:How long does the SLS fee waiver take to get approved? And do you guys submit the waiver before the application?

Nonconsecutive wrote:

dubster101 wrote:Can we please keep this thread on topic and move the math/physics discussion to PM or somewhere else?

Is someone antsy?

The-Specs wrote: Looks like you are made for Harvard or Yale.

I am glad you found your passion, that is exciting.

Vincent wrote:Thanks for that, physicsguy. Perhaps we'll meet soon? I'm really curious as to what you do now. I've worked with Saul Perlmutter (not on Physics, unfortunately), and I love listening different bits of physics (in his case, cosmology) brought down to a level I can understand.

dubster101 wrote:

Nonconsecutive wrote:

dubster101 wrote:Can we please keep this thread on topic and move the math/physics discussion to PM or somewhere else?

Is someone antsy?

Yes, and I'm sure I'm not the only one

physicsguy wrote:

The-Specs wrote: Looks like you are made for Harvard or Yale.

I am glad you found your passion, that is exciting.

Thanks . I think Stanford should make the list with Harvard and Yale though.

Vincent wrote:Thanks for that, physicsguy. Perhaps we'll meet soon? I'm really curious as to what you do now. I've worked with Saul Perlmutter (not on Physics, unfortunately), and I love listening different bits of physics (in his case, cosmology) brought down to a level I can understand.

Perhaps we shall. Nothing would please me more, for that would mean I would be at Stanford! The school rejected me for undergrad and it's eaten at me ever since.

wowhio wrote:Fellow K-JDs... are you guys sending transcript updates with fall grades? Some schools (Columbia) asks for them but as far as I know Stanford doesn't do that. Do they expect the update anyway?

applelover wrote:I hope Dean Deal makes more calls soon.

Moonlight wrote:

applelover wrote:I hope Dean Deal makes more calls soon.

+1 and to people who are long shots

bbkk wrote:Still working on my apps - not 100% happy with my PS yet. Hope to get it in by end of weekend. I feel I'm so left behind you guys.

Good luck all - hope you get dat 650 call soon!

t-14orbust wrote:

bbkk wrote:Still working on my apps - not 100% happy with my PS yet. Hope to get it in by end of weekend. I feel I'm so left behind you guys.

Good luck all - hope you get dat 650 call soon!

Just paste your avatar into the body of your PS and you should be admitted sometime next week

koalacity wrote:

applelover wrote:I hope Dean Deal makes more calls soon.

kershka wrote:

koalacity wrote:

applelover wrote:I hope Dean Deal makes more calls soon.

I keep reminding myself that Stanford is several hours behind and so its still early there. But my hopes of calls today is dwindling fast