CMU vs U Mich Honors

feel_the_force
Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:52:25 +0000

I’m just saying that my dad always lectured me not to get a phD in physics even if its a cool and interesting subject. He went to Princeton, then went to MIT for his pHD. I agree that a major in physics teaches one how to think and approach a problem. But a phD in Physics is rather useless in the real world. For example, my dad’s thesis advisor, Daniel Kleppner, is not accepting anymore MIT graduate students since he doesn’t want them to “work like a dog” and realize that there are relatively few job opportunities. Please, a major in physics is fine, but a phD in physics is a wasteof your twenties.(this is based on the numerous people I have talked to)