#quarkademia

[quarkademia]

20.6.25 (17/100 days of productivity)

starting to work through some of the maths summer revision sheets to prepare for second year. finished reading qos & started eos. also need to submit my DSA application & catch up on emails/newsletters i missed during exam period. the weather has been so good :)

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6.6.25 (3/100 days of productivity)

cramming before my physics final & also trying to plan extracurriculars/projects over summer …

🎧 the summoning - sleep token

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4.6.25 (1/100 days of productivity)

reviewing solar system topics for my upcoming physics exam & starting a new to-do list for summer break.

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7.6.25 (4/100 days of productivity)

positive affirmations coming from this guy on the top of my pen to anyone going through exams rn

🎧 let it happen - tame impala

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8.6.25 (5/100 days of productivity)

final physics exam tomorrow & it’s 4 hours idk if i can lock in for that long

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10.6.25 (7/100 days of productivity)

first day of summer break :) took a break from studying to organise my room & bookshelves

🎧 delete ya - djo

[quarkademia]

hi sorry if this is weird but i’m at a point where I need to choose my uni course and I am genuinely stumped. I was accepted for a physics course but also for law course — the law being more of a “safe choice” while physics being something that actually interests me.

My problem is I am not exactly sure of my maths capabilities. I know physics uses a lot of theory as well (which I love) but it also has insane amount of mathematics. I do enjoy maths but I have always been average at best in it. Would you still suggest I’d pick the physics course?

Again sorry if this is weird I just really like your account and saw the physicsblr hashtag so I thought I’d ask for some advice :)

hey, first of all congrats on being accepted for the physics and law courses, that’s genuinely impressive & something to be proud of, and best of luck in whichever you choose :)

there are a lot of factors that go into choosing your uni course, so i wouldn’t be able to make a suggestion solely based on this. but if it’s just the maths you’re worried about, i hope this helps.

for context: i’ve always been average at maths too. my first level of university is spread over two years just so that i could bring my maths up to speed. i also hadn’t studied maths or physics for ~6 years before starting my uni course. now, i just finished my first year, and i averaged +95% across the board.

point is, if your maths ability is your only worry, coming from someone who jumped in at the deep end & is rapidly getting better at it - don’t let it hold you back. my personal advice: you need to love it, want to understand it, and be willing to put in the extra time & effort to get there. like you said, there is a lot of maths in physics, so if you don’t have that drive, you will probably end up resenting it. if you do have drive, you can absolutely succeed & improve.

it might help to figure out what your motivations are for choosing physics - they’ll be what keep you going when the maths isn’t making sense.

i hope this helps a little? feel free to send another ask if you have any more questions - it’s not a weird ask at all. and thank you, my account is only ~2 weeks old so i really appreciate that :)

let me know which course you go with!

p.s. if your chosen course doesn’t work out, remember you can pivot. (i also did that)