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<blockquote data-quote="Theo R Cwithin" data-source="post: 5221376" data-attributes="member: 75712"><p>Cool! I started in Phys/Astro, myself. To be a researcher &/or prof, you have to get a degree, ie, go back to school and get the BS, with grad studies after that, unless you'd like to go the technician route. In your position, and as others have suggested, i'd recommend getting the fundamental math and physics at a community college (especially the math), so you have a solid foundation for the classes at university and to help narrow down your options & focus your interests.</p><p></p><p>Seriously think about working as a research assistant for a prof who does something that sounds interesting to you after you've got a couple semesters of physics under your belt. That's the best way to get a feel for nature of the work, data reduction, familiarizing with relevant software, and all that. Even if you're not a student at the same school, you might still get some exposure just by volunteering your time (if you have that luxury, and can find a cooperative prof). Really, even more so than the coursework, the lab is where the real skills are, and where you're going to see if it's what you want to do as a career. It will also get you an academic letter of recommendation, and ideally your name on a publication or two-- both of which are necessary for advancing on to graduate studies.</p><p></p><p>Imxp, the academic physics/astro route is a long, tough slog. But it's definitely worth it for some; and provides a lot of skills & knowledge to anyone who gets into the field, useful stuff that's easily leveraged in lots of other ways, even if they don't actually end up in academia or research (like me <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> ).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Theo R Cwithin, post: 5221376, member: 75712"] Cool! I started in Phys/Astro, myself. To be a researcher &/or prof, you have to get a degree, ie, go back to school and get the BS, with grad studies after that, unless you'd like to go the technician route. In your position, and as others have suggested, i'd recommend getting the fundamental math and physics at a community college (especially the math), so you have a solid foundation for the classes at university and to help narrow down your options & focus your interests. Seriously think about working as a research assistant for a prof who does something that sounds interesting to you after you've got a couple semesters of physics under your belt. That's the best way to get a feel for nature of the work, data reduction, familiarizing with relevant software, and all that. Even if you're not a student at the same school, you might still get some exposure just by volunteering your time (if you have that luxury, and can find a cooperative prof). Really, even more so than the coursework, the lab is where the real skills are, and where you're going to see if it's what you want to do as a career. It will also get you an academic letter of recommendation, and ideally your name on a publication or two-- both of which are necessary for advancing on to graduate studies. Imxp, the academic physics/astro route is a long, tough slog. But it's definitely worth it for some; and provides a lot of skills & knowledge to anyone who gets into the field, useful stuff that's easily leveraged in lots of other ways, even if they don't actually end up in academia or research (like me ;) ). [/QUOTE]
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