tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post2361226983639309361..comments2023-11-05T03:23:39.028-08:00Comments on Angry Physics: The Importance of Being GradesAngryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15464835370517136806noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-51932734561052403722009-01-22T04:39:00.000-08:002009-01-22T04:39:00.000-08:00Hi Anonymous:Good question. I'm not sure I ever go...Hi Anonymous:<BR/><BR/>Good question. I'm not sure I ever got over it. There are times when I find myself cursing my laziness because I just don't have the experience for a certain calculation. I suppose there were basically just two things I did: (i) I learned a fair bit on my own, by looking at a lot of books. Some books were better than others for this. (ii) And then I worked with others who know what I wanted to know. Postdocs mainly.<BR/><BR/>Good luckAngryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464835370517136806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26325744.post-20630732681486445702009-01-21T08:17:00.000-08:002009-01-21T08:17:00.000-08:00I am only in grad school now but i reacted to my u...I am only in grad school now but i reacted to my undergrad program exactly like you:<BR/><BR/>"in high school I somehow felt than the only challenge was to get straight As without doing any work. Having succeeded at that, I somehow never recovered in college. I didn't work very hard but of course didn't get all As."<BR/><BR/>Now i feel like i've found my feet again, in research at a good school, but i do feel that i missed out (i.e. don't have as good a general grounding in physics) by not making the most of my undergrad. <BR/><BR/>How did you make up for not fully committing to your undergrad education?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com