(Posted for Dave Mouat)
Please pass this on for me. Michael Blood is dead wrong on this. In the physical sciences (meteoritics, geology, physics, etc.), having a strong background in mathematics, physics, and chemistry is absolutely essential. If you have a BA in English (with little or no coursework in those fields), you would have to be one incredibly sharp cookie to be considered for a graduate program in the physical sciences. You would be taking graduate courses in geochemistry, geophysics and the like with no background in the basics. In fact, most graduate courses have prerequisites (read "undergrad courses in related fields"). My two cents worth Dave (current grad student advisor; former Coordinator, Arid Lands Resource Sciences PhD Program, UofAZ On Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:30 PM, Michael Blood <mlbl...@cox.net> wrote: > > Hi Steve and all, > With few exceptions, it matters little what one major is in when > Getting a BA. In fact, most graduate schools prefer to take students > With a different BA than the focus of the Masters or PhD program > To which they are applying. They openly state they prefer to see > Students from broad backgrounds in their programs. > Of course, if one wants to be a medical doctor, an engineer or > Seeks a 2 year professional AA, then, of course, one's major matters > Far more. > Therefore, I encourage you to feel no hesitation at all in > recommending, or at least informing students of colleges that offer > opportunities in the field of meteoritics. > This is an example of one of the many ways METEORITE MEN > Are a service to the meteorite community. > Best wishes, Michael > > > > On 2/17/10 9:38 AM, "Steve Arnold dealer/Qynne" <meteorh...@aol.com> wrote: > > > On a side note, is there much demand for new meteorite scientists out > > there? If all the slots are filled, or someone isn't likely to be able to > > get > > a job once they would get a degree, I might want to caution kids not to get > > too serious about this field for a career without seriously evaluating the > > options first. > > > ______________________________________________ > Visit the Archives at > http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html > Meteorite-list mailing list > Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com > http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list ______________________________________________ Visit the Archives at http://www.meteoritecentral.com/mailing-list-archives.html Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list@meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list