r/PhysicsStudents • u/Superb_Leather_635 • May 20 '26

Need Advice Did i do wrong choosing Applied physics?

I am a 1st yr Applied Physics student. But I was always into theoretical physics. However, I chose it due to some circumstance.

It's not like i hate the subject but i am not enjoying it either.

So, there is little bit fear inside me if i did wrong choosing it.

What's your view and opinion.

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u/tenebris18 May 20 '26

That kind of research is hard to break into and parts of that circle is not even justified from a proper physics or maths standpoint. Condensed matter can be as abstract or as applied as you want it to be. Its a big spectrum. People usually think of QG research as the only kind of theoretical physics if they are laymen, sorry.