RE: How practical is it to major in astrophysics?
December 31, 2011 at 5:06 pm
(This post was last modified: December 31, 2011 at 5:12 pm by passionatefool.)
(December 31, 2011 at 4:41 pm)aleialoura Wrote: It can be dreadful. LOL You sound like you're up for doing your research and making sure it's right for you. That's awesome. Wish I had done that!
Lol well I would hate to spend all those times in school just to be disappointed and become a bitter world-hating old man! How long did you go to school for astronomy/physics before you decided to drop out?
(December 31, 2011 at 4:55 pm)Welsh cake Wrote:(December 31, 2011 at 3:17 am)passionatefool Wrote: I love astronomy, and I can say that my passion for it really drives me. I don't think words can really express my love and fascination for astronomy which I'm sure is the case for many people as well. However, I am seriously considering majoring in astronomy and physics. But how practical is it?Very.
You may end up discovering a near-Earth object that's due to collide with our planet so far in advance it gives us time to prepare and deflect or destroy the celestial entity with nuclear weapons.
Who knows? You could make the 'world of difference'. Literally.
hmmm how likely is it for such event to occur? Lol not that i really want it to happen. It reminds me of the movie Deep Impact (1998)
(December 31, 2011 at 5:02 pm)5thHorseman Wrote: 'I'm having a little facts confusion here. So job openings is extremely rare except for the UK?'
No no no, I only say the UK because i know a physics Phd graduate and know that banks love his type as do all employers in the uk especially IT firms, where i live in Cambridge, they advertise everywhere for Maths and Physics(including Astro) grads for graduate developer jobs, you wouldnt guess that a recession had hit that industry. Look at the skills Physics grads learn, analytical and logical thinking abilities, advanced IT skills that overlap into every part of life.
Physics opens so many doors that other degrees cannot, go for it, i would if i was you.
I only say the UK because i have no idea about other job markets and wouldn't give someone false hope, but it's an educated guess
Hmmm well you know. I would not mind working somewhere in the UK at all! I bet I would like it. Though I do prefer something specific for my major. My impossible dream however is to be a NASA researcher, though with all these cuts on budget for NASA, I wouldnt be surprise if it diminished to nothing by the time i graduate.
