Using MX2 skills in Physics exam? (1 Viewer)

[akkjen]

I can do General Relativity with General Maths right? I mean it's in the name! Can't wait so excited!!!!

 

[akkjen]

UNSW!! =(

For real if you wanna go to USYD Physics just remember everyone complains about their outdated equipment, it convinced me to cancel my usyd offer and go unsw.

If you get a high enough atar for all of your chosen courses do you get an offer from all of them?

 

[akkjen]

If u do that, remember to lube up, because it's going to be rough ride.
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it'll be fine I know the compound interest formula

 

[akkjen]

I do watch Andrew Dotson, also 3b1b, pbs space time, veritasium, papa flammy, etc

i watch dotson, 3b1b, pbs but i don't understand what they are talking about still interesting though
veritasium makes his content so the majority can understand which is why his videos are interesting (fun fact i think he used to tutor at matrix)
havent heard of flammy ... ill have a look though

 

[Arrowshaft]

Yes can confirm. I mean, it's great if u get to go to a good US school for UG, but it's not necessary. Would definitely recommend going to US for grad school though. If u guys plan on doing that, start looking into taking the GRE tests sometime between now to midway through your UG degree. Every grad school requires GRE tests, regardless of the course. The results are valid for 5yrs, and aren't hard. You'll also need to take the physics subject tests, but you can do that near the end of your degree.

The GRE has 3 parts - analytical reasoning (i.e. essays), verbal reasoning (i.e. comprehension), and quantitative reasoning (i.e. numerical literacy). Numerical literacy will be easy - it's non-calculus based and tests you on basic problem solving, looking at data etc. Analytical reasoning might give you a very general statement, and it asks you to critically justify/opposte it. Comprehension is your general english/reading skills. The first two are straightforward and shouldn't require too much study, but you might might need to spend more time studying for the comprehension though - questions might be like "which of the following 5 words best fits this gap in the sentence". That might sound easy, but they'll give u 5 words where you've never even heard of 3 of them. I found a website that had recommended list of 1500 words to know, and I spent a solid 1-2 months committing that to memory. I've attached it if your interested - see how many of these you know.

You can find sample GREs sections on the website to see what it's like. You can also take each section separately (up to 5 times a year), which is why it might not be a bad idea to take the english sections straight out of HS while your english skills are still fresh (assuming that you're planning to apply for grad school within 5 years). If I could go back, I would've done it sometime in the uni summer holidays just to get it out of the way.

I have thought about taking the GRE early, is it more of an aptitude test or something you can study for?

 

[Arrowshaft]

Also damn! THE Geraint Lewis, who authored the book about fine tuning and the universe?

 

[akkjen]

I have thought about taking the GRE early, is it more of an aptitude test or something you can study for?

all tests can be studied for