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This community area is for Astronomy & Astrophysics, which is a category of majors that includes "Planetary Astronomy and Science". The complete list of specific majors that fall under this general category follows below.
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3 users are currently studying this major.
21 users are considering this major.
1 user
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The most important tip I have is that you must love it, because there is alot of work involved! Even if you are not that great at math, you can still get by! A big choice in choosing a school is whether the astronomy department is separate or part of the physics department. I would still choose this major, as I love it, but it is really only worth it if you get a graduate degree. The pros are there is so much space to explore, that it will milenia before it's all discovered, and that is just out local area!
It is a very interesting topic and is very, very intuitive and hands on. I would recommend studying this major for anyone, it is a great major to put on your resume. They are all pros, there are not any cons that I could notice. Once again, this is the major for everyone!
This major is something of an add on. It's probably not a great career choice on it's own, but with all of the physics and math background that you'll take you would emerge well suited for further education in anything from buiness/finance to engineering. I would happily repeat my educational experience in astronomy physics because I learned the math I now need for financial analysis. I'd also repeat it simply because I love looking at the night sky and pondering all of the objects I can see there; my knowledge of the night sky has provided a lot of enjoyment in my life.
