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Check those privacy settings on Facebook and your other online accounts. It's worth the trouble. 79% of hiring managers and recruiters surveyed are looking at you!
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Why Physics
Top 10 Reasons to Study Physics
Internships
Information on short-term science jobs. Many of these are summer programs.
Science Internships
Why Study Physics?
If you have a passion for understanding how things work and enjoy scientific experiments and mathematics, then you should study physics. Physics is the foundation of modern science. It has fascinated men and women of every age including Newton, Maxwell, Curie, Einstein, Bohr, Schroedinger, Dirac, Meitner, Feynman, and Hawking.
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A Physics Major is the Best Prep for an LSAT or MCAT
Physics Majors Pull In High Starting Salaries
Why Physics Poster
How Can I Prepare for a Career in Physics?
- The Ultimate Physics Career Guide
Branches of physics and related careers and qualifications explained.
- Choosing a Physics Career - Self Assessment
- Middle School Preparation
- Undergraduate Preparation
- Graduate/Postdoctoral Preparation
What Kind of Job Can I Get?
- Careers in Medicine or Law
Physics majors get the highest scores on the MCAT and LSAT.
- Astromiror Interviews
Interviews with professional physicists doing a variety of jobs.
- Occupation Survey
A list of some of the careers held by Villanova Physics Alumni.
- People in Physics
Information from APS' outreach web site, PhysicsCentral.
- Profiles of Physicists in Industry
Career information from the Industrial Physicist.








