NTU NUS physics

Qex SG

anybody in NTU/NUS physics degree programs? Is it hard to get in? How’s it? =]

sermodabian SG

Physics major in Science Faculty of NUS. Not so hard to get in (Sci Fac) since the fac intake quite huge. Majoring is another issue.

Qex SG

hmm, a physics major. So what exactly do you study in there? I had always wanted to choose physics but most people advised me against it as it is a very general degree unlike specialised degree in engineering?

What are the career prospects?

RETARDED_MORON SG

You can do one thing with a degree in physics/chemistry/biology/mathematics -- teach. Cool

charlize SG

Can sell insurance also.

Really. Laughing

sermodabian SG

No lah teaching is not the only you can do with it, just that teaching has more monetary perks.

Xtrider SG

singkapor bo beh zhao la.. either u continue into phD and reserach or go R & D or teach lor...can go into business also..

any way i have seen that place also..u will be pretty much studying wif the china kids..and dun expect any babes......................................................at all

Qex SG

Yea, I guess its pretty much so in Singapore.

I had a friend who went to interview for a job at XXX company. He had a science related degree. When enquired by the interviewer if he was going to study for a higher degree, he said yes and blah blah blah, what gain new area of expertise, gain knowledge. But the interviewer shot him back by saying "you better don't, we need ppl here to solve problems, not create problems and ponder over them"

I guess that's why. Money driven.

the.owl SG

that interviewer must be some stupid arts student la Laughing

morbid4ever SG

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Hmm not true, u see banks in The USA, they employ mathematicians and physicists to do modelling more than they employ econs students.
One of my friend when he got a banking job in US using his physics phd, ask his employer why he was chosen.
His employer simply said, we need ppl who can really think and solve frontiers problems, not ppl who can only use application of some stupid formulae.

Qex SG

woah, how old is ur friend when he got the physics PhD?

morbid4ever SG

33. Non sporean. He from Caltech one lo.
Scholar sia. But he attached liao. Embarassed
No chance for me.

Qex SG

i see. If he had served ns, he would 35. Hmmm.....but a physics PhD, wow that's like a passport to a bright future. But surely 33 is not an old age for men, eh? Some of his peers started working at 25 or so, so he will be lagging them by 5yrs or so.

well, aw well, first I have to enrol myself in ntu/nus physics before i can consider further. thx for sharing

nonameguy SG

Generally a Science degree is not that useful in Singapore cause all the labs in Singapore are filled with those PRCs. It is a lot more useful for example in America. So unless you are willing to migrate you are better off trying to get a Engineering degree. It is true that if possible you should avoid a general degree and get a specialised degree.

ditzy SG

Preferably chemical engineering, pwhoar the starting pay damn solid, and if you work in those mnc, 12 month bonus. Laughing

Ashearo SG

Happens to that handful of chemical engineers only Razz

nonameguy SG

I know a lot of people who take Chem Engine, come out complain about no jobs. The workload of Chem Engine is exorbitant (even by engineering standards) and the risk of not finding a job is high (not a lot of petrolchemical companies in Singapore) so do the Math.

curryman SG

sounds like me?except im not attached Embarassed

curryman SG

Investement banking starting pay 8 to 12 k SGD. 24 months bonus Wink

RETARDED_MORON SG

What are the prerequisites for chemical engineering? Is physics a must?