Many graduate students have degrees in engineering or other fields. If you found your passion for physics later in life, you can still catch up and have a successful graduate school experience. You do not need to be a genius to get a PhD. Graduate school is hard work, but success depends on your dedication more than on your ability. Like undergraduate, you'll often need to take entrance exams to get into a graduate program. The GRE is the main test to take in the United States. The three primary sections of the GRE are quantitative reasoning, verbal reasoning, and analytical writing. Like the SAT and ACT, you can find any number of prep courses and prep materials for the GRE. You can also find practice tests to take online. Look into physics talks for the general public in your area or contact a physics department directly. Most places will be happy to give you information and point you to resources about graduate programs.

Summary: Don't be discouraged if you haven't focused on science earlier in your academic career. Work on your GREs. Try to meet and talk to physicists.


Straighten up the body and sleeves, brushing out any wrinkles or folds. You can use any clean, flat surface for folding, such as a table, bed, or the floor. Bring 1 side over to meet up with the other, so the 2 sides mirror each other. You can fold either from the left or right—just go with whatever side is more instinctive. Keep the sleeves pressed together as you fold them once backwards. Make a second fold above the elbows going the opposite direction to create a triangle shape. Make sure both sleeves fit on top of the body of the long sleeve t-shirt to create 1 long rectangle shape. Start at the bottom of the shirt and fold it up into a smaller rectangle. If you want to store your shirts standing up in your drawers for easier access, use the thirds technique. If you stack your shirts on a shelf, use the halves technique.

Summary: Lay out the T-shirt facedown in front of you and smooth it out. Fold the shirt in half so the sleeves line up perfectly. Fold both sleeves together to create a triangle shape. Tuck the rectangle into halves or thirds to fit in your drawers or shelves.


Often, you may want to get the first pack in secret, or bring the child and make it seem like you'll be getting these diapers for a friends' kids.  If the child is still young and less than 40-50 pounds, you may still be able to have them fit into baby diapers. However, others may need bigger diapers meant solely for bedwetters (up to 125 pounds). However, even then, there's still some children past 125 pounds which you'll be pondering using diapers on. Then and only then should you consider looking up most supermarket's hygiene aisles. Once a child reaches a certain age, most children will be resistant (and reluctant) to wearing diapers with graphics on them. While adult-diapers don't come with much more visualizations than two striped lines down and around the core, there may be select ones that have less than that, but those can be sparing to find. Your "big kid" may not be so reluctant to wear styles that are designed to be less noticeable. Cloth diapers may be a great replacement for those who might have medical problems with the gels and crystals of a disposable diaper but still provide the necessary absorption the child may still need. Cloth diapers don't crinkle when the child moves around - so little to no sounds are made and it's an all-around great solution to use. If your child doesn't like the sound that a disposable diaper makes when it is being changed or while being worn when walking or moving around, you may want to look into cloth diapering them instead.  Most of the popular supermarkets (such as Target and Walmart) sell these designed for babies, there are some online ones that sell cloth diapers with additional features such as easy-open sides or ones that are made for the larger adult market. When buying cloth diaper rubber-pants, keep in mind that your child will need sufficient room in the pant for their diaper to fit and that if it is too tight, it may be too big and may leak.  Some Target Stores sell cloth training pants (more often found up the toddler diapers aisle) which may provide some diaper-like help without much worry of leakage with sizes made for the bigger child, but then you'll still need to find rubber pants for the child to protect furniture from the diaper-like wetting they'll probably be doing. Goodnites are a popular alternate to the child who still wets items without much or those who are heavier than your average diaper-wearing child. With many different types and sizes made for children over 38 pounds up to about 125 pounds, Goodnites can often be a crossover diaper used while still being kid-friendly. It's really easy to overlook these diapers when the kids range in ages between eleven or twelve, making this an ideal choice for bigger kids. Pampers' bedwetting diapers - UnderJams - don't have such a weight range and only size up to those smaller than their named competitors from Huggies and shouldn't be considered as an alternative (or at least not for very long).

Summary: Look up and down the aisles of most supermarkets for the diapers that will fit your child. Look into using cloth diapers for the child. Don't single out the Huggies' "Goodnites" disposable bedwetting diapers.


When you're about to throw something out, think about if it could serve another purpose in your household. Often, even if it can't continue to serve its original purpose, it can be put to use doing something else.  Use old t-shirts and towels as rags for household cleaning. Clean grout and other small spaces with old toothbrushes. Reuse containers you are going to throw out. For instance, fill paper egg cartons or the bottom of plastic beverage containers with potting soil and use them to plant seedlings. Alternatively, store food, office or craft supplies, or other small items in leftover glass jars. Composting is a great way to keep extra trash out of the landfill. In addition, you can use what you make to provide nutrients to your yard and garden. Basically, composting is where you take organic materials and let them decompose to create a fertilizer. You can compost everything from food scraps, coffee grounds, and eggshells to other household waste like clean, shredded paper, grass clippings, and ashes from the fireplace. Collect the items in a small, lidded container in your home. Most compost piles are outside. You can just have a pile that you turn periodically, but you can also use a wooden, open-sided bin or a wire mesh bin. If you don't have much outdoor space, you can also compost inside. You can purchase ready-made indoor compost pails, or create your own using two garbage cans of different sizes. Place a brick at the bottom of the larger can and add dead branches and/or leaves. Drill holes in the bottom and sides of the smaller can, and place it within the larger can.  Your compost will be ready to use when it is dark brown and crumbly, usually after about three or four months. Incorporate it into your garden, or use it as nutrient-rich mulch. If you don't have an interest in composting, some cities offer composting and mulching for items like tree branches and grass clippings. regularly. At the end of the day, you're still going to have some waste. The best option for this waste is to recycle it instead of putting it into the landfill. Most communities have recycling programs now, and you can recycle items like glass, plastic, paper, cans, and cardboard. It helps to have a separate trash can specifically for recycling, so you can separate it out as you toss out items. If your community requires it, you may need to separate different types of recycling. In that case, try having a small bin for each type.  Labeling the bins clearly can help ensure everything is recycled properly. Check for the recycling symbol on the package before sticking it in the recycling. Always rinse off items before recycling. Also, you can't recycle items like pizza boxes that are covered in grease. Additionally, you should remove the lids from plastic bottles, which are not recyclable (unless your community advises otherwise).
Summary: Repurpose old items. Compost what you can. Make a compost pile or bin. Recycle Designate an area in your kitchen just for recycling.