Physics or music? Two personal statements and two almost entirely contradictory UCAS applications later, I nearly tossed a coin. But then I figured that probably wasn’t a sensible idea — leaving the biggest decision of my life so far up to chance.
My Dad, in his infinite wisdom, pointed out that I could still enjoy, practise, research, experiment with and improve my skills in music whenever and wherever I liked: in my room, outside, with groups of like-minded people, in my garden shed; it didn’t really matter. Choosing physics would mean I could continue pursuing my interests in music, but the same could not be said for the opposite choice. It’s very difficult to practise, research, experiment and improve your skills in physics without the training, support and equipment offered by a university. (Very few people have a scanning electron microscope at the bottom of their garden!)
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