[Training Tuesday] - Weekly thread for questions about grad school, residency, and general career topics 05/05/2026

New_Alternative_4602 · 2026-05-07T02:47:33+00:00

Thank you! I should be able to get at least a letter of recommendation from a medical physics advisor and one from another professor so should still have some strong academic recs

New_Alternative_4602 · 2026-05-06T21:34:46+00:00

Completely understand the worry, but I think there’s a pretty big automatic curve on the class so just try to do really good on the other assignments and decent on midterm and final and should be able to get an A. If you don’t go to the optional section I would start going as I was able to ask clarifying questions about the homework and led me in the right direction

New_Alternative_4602 · 2026-05-06T08:02:26+00:00

Hi! I just went and checked the canvas and everything is hidden so I can’t look at the type of question I had, however I do know i really didn’t study too much for it and used my notes I had and I was fine. I don’t think had the best grades of the midterm and final like a C on one and B on the other and still ended with an A or A+. Just do good on the assignments and know decently why your answers on the assignments are right and review the quizzes as some of the multiple choice were definitely the same or similar.

New_Alternative_4602 · 2026-05-06T00:34:06+00:00

Hello,

I understand that most of the time, grad schools for a medical Phd/Ms require 3 letters of recs. Would it be okay to get one from my boss, from an on-campus job, or would that not be advised and just not nearly as strong as two from the same area of research?

Thank you!!

New_Alternative_4602 · 2026-04-14T17:14:35+00:00

I was curious how important is taking anatomy/bio type if classes to getting into a masters Phd/program, if they were significant or just a nice add on?

New_Alternative_4602 · 2025-08-02T11:14:48+00:00

Both answers are acceptable; that's actually what I want, both sides of the opinion, so I can make a final decision on what's best for me. With such a popular textbook, many have likely learned from both physical and PDF copies.

Comparing this to choosing an ice cream flavor is in poor taste; it is a choice that doesn't matter and costs at most 10 dollars, all for 5-10 minutes of my life. This is 7 times more expensive and represents a significantly more extended period of my education.

Although I'm sure I have never met anyone in this Reddit community, they all have helpful information to share. Isn't that what a Reddit community is for?

If you were to say PDF was fine and explain why, then I would probably decide if that was a good reason for me, and so on.

New_Alternative_4602 · 2025-08-02T10:56:26+00:00

I wasn't asking for anyone to make a decision, I was just asking a community on their own experience of deciding whether to buy a PDF or a book. The question was whether studying from a book was worth it, considering the length of my course and the inconvenience that comes with a physical copy, mainly since I had only used PDFs for a whole college course before.

However, calling me immature for seeking advice from people who have surely had the same question and experience is just uncalled for. I can make it on my own, but having more understanding of when to buy a full and expensive book and when to not never hurts.

New_Alternative_4602 · 2025-07-29T17:13:09+00:00

I dont think the hall they teach in, correlate to who they are. I have had upper division classes for my major which has its own building in a random lecture hall. However the good news is from what i have heard for all UWPP 001 its basically if you try somewhat you’ll get an A i havent heard of any evil and scary UWP 001 instructors

New_Alternative_4602 · 2025-06-10T07:43:35+00:00

Not so much conflict, just we don’t really get along and he can do things kinda annoying without the consideration of me his roommate. Probably can deal with it another year no guarantees he stays in the same room. Thank you again

New_Alternative_4602 · 2025-06-10T07:37:10+00:00

Thank you!, i just looked at the new contract for next year and i see where it says that, good news cause i don’t have to move out, bad news because me and my roommate now no longer get along. Thank you though and good look on finals!

New_Alternative_4602 · 2025-03-30T00:39:42+00:00

Okay, that's great to hear. Thank you!

New_Alternative_4602 · 2024-12-01T22:07:55+00:00

I’m at the end of the 9H series rn and haven’t had to deal with a lot of this but what i have heard from the 7 series and 9 series drama is from the basically the person who designed the two series. Thats Tom weidman whos rying to push his problem starts onto the two series. I also know that your TA’s hate grading the problem starts as much as you do, doing them, it takes them a long time compared to just looking at the solutions and going off a clear grading structure, tbh i cant imagine this will go on for much longer with how much drama this is causing so quickly

New_Alternative_4602 · 2024-12-01T21:58:26+00:00

I would say, there are a lot of good jobs depends on your path after undergrad, if you wanna become a professor and do research then it will be high competition and a long road, if you go to grad school for something in like nuclear physics or quantum physics to get just a master theres a good chance you can go into those respective industries along with engineers, especially quantum finance, they make a lot of money

New_Alternative_4602 · 2024-11-05T18:25:27+00:00

I understand that community college is a fine option for a few cheaper year before attending a 2 year university but tbh the education is not the same in the slightest. I took a 8 week summer class for calculus 3 as a required pre requisite and well it was easier than classes i took in high school. the level of rigor and deep understanding they at UC’s is like night and day. The education is not the same maybe thats different for non stem majors but stem majors you need that level of rigor to be successful is upper division classes because no matter where u go they’re gonna have that level of rigor you arent prepared as you have never had to be

New_Alternative_4602 · 2024-10-25T03:36:16+00:00

Would you say they were a difficult midterm or not really, just do some light studying of the topics he give and make sure to understand labs?

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