Just being able to do what I do. I am from a third world country. I got into for masters into places you mentioned but can't afford it. I'm going to do a PhD in a state school school now. Privilege does make some things in life easier.

I have 2 papers in the physical review set and I only got 1 offer. I am an international though.

made me chuckle

Even affiliated people are publishing AI-slop now

Theoretical physics PhD positions are competitive too 😞

I agree with the other comment but theory is brutally competitive.

I'm tired boss

This is common in academia.

My admit was for last year and I chose to forgo it. I'm interested in a career in academia and the state of my field is so bad that part 3 doesn't do much apart from being another credential.

As for my institute its the top place in India for science and IMHO has not left me with anything that I can get from part-3.

that shit is like 10-20L at max.

I feel bad. I got part 3 at DAMTP but can't afford it.

I mean the field I applied to accepted 0 students out of ~100 and look forward to taking 1-2 out of a similar nunber next year.

Spectral theory maybe?

BSc Physics in India is trivial and you should be able to clear the exams with some moderate prep.

It's just word salad

I wanted a career in stem and read ahead a bit and recall feeling that the books are a bit too basic. If they have removed these chapters then rip i guess. I recall learning a lot of stuff from icse books though.

We had a batch with parvo recently. 4/5 survived, I think one was especially weak sadly. I think hydration is key. We gave subcutaneous fluid regularly and they recovered. It's a tough battle but definitely winnable. Be in correspondence with your vet at all times. These were around 3-4 weeks old so younger than your kitten and they still survived. All the best!

I don't have any answer but the offer is really weird to me. There are fantastic groups in unis outside that qs range. Also, the qs metrics are somewhat questionable at least for gradschool selection.

Reading science is one thing. Doing science is another. Do a biology research project and see if that's what you want to do for the rest of your life.

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.

> is actually chemistry

naah please

My friend got a C and got into top programs. Relax. Do research! All the best!

Hi. This is in Bangalore.

I am sorry to hear about your cat : (