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re: Is chasing Theoretical Physics a waste of time if you’re not brilliant?
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:10 am to The Silverback
Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:10 am to The Silverback
Practical answer, get certified to teach math and physics, find a HS that needs a teacher, teach, start a physics club, find some grants to do research over the summer, see where that takes you.
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Posted on 12/29/25 at 10:16 am to The Silverback
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I’ve been a self-studying student of physics and over the last year I visited Harvard, Princeton and MIT (and got to meet my favorite physics professor of all time). But I feel I don’t have “it”
Can anyone with experience give their thoughts?
Can you solve algebraic equations exactly using the W Lambert function when required? If your answer is yes, you probably "have it".
Posted on 12/29/25 at 11:04 am to The Silverback
How rich are you and your family?
How many professorships are out there in that specialty?
Self study is one thing, becoming a student competing with others is a whole different world and they are also going to compete for the same jobs.
Jobs are necessary to clothe, feed and house you.
Can you even be accepted to a Masters program? Forget the PhD until you have immersed yourself in that world.
You can stumble for a year or two, but don't throw away half a decade of your twenty something life.
How many professorships are out there in that specialty?
Self study is one thing, becoming a student competing with others is a whole different world and they are also going to compete for the same jobs.
Jobs are necessary to clothe, feed and house you.
Can you even be accepted to a Masters program? Forget the PhD until you have immersed yourself in that world.
You can stumble for a year or two, but don't throw away half a decade of your twenty something life.
Posted on 12/29/25 at 3:21 pm to The Silverback
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This post was edited on 12/29/25 at 3:27 pm
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