Summer ’20

I was done with my second semester examinations in the end of May and with that my first year at the University of Hong Kong had come to an end. I was back home in Mumbai since classes and exams had been moved online as a result of the ongoing pandemic. It was summer and […]

It Started with a Bottle of Soap

For a long time, every time I took a shower, I had this recurring thought. “When I use some of the soap from this bottle, the amount of soap in the bottle decreases. Therefore, the centre of mass of the bottle changes. How does it change?” I knew that the way it changed would have […]

How to Study Physics

Contrary to what the title suggests, this article is not a guide about how one should learn a physics topic such as mechanics or electromagnetism. It is instead a guide to studying physics, i.e., how one should go about becoming a physicist and what path one should take. I felt the need for this article […]

Applying to Universities in Hong Kong

Hong Kong is a pretty popular destination for students. To start off, it’s a multicultural city with people from all over the world. It has world class institutions in the University of Hong Kong(HKU) and Hong Kong University of Science and Technology(HKUST) both of which rank amongst some of the best in the world. Education […]

Applying to Universities in the Netherlands

Studying in the Netherlands, you say? Bet you’ve never thought of that. I hadn’t either. It was just luck that I chanced upon an advertisement in a newspaper for the University of Groningen. This further inspired me to check out their various programmes. And guess what? The University of Groningen had over 30 programmes in […]

A Guide to Applying to Universities Abroad

Studying abroad wasn’t the first thing on my mind. In grade 11, I imagined myself studying at a place like St. Xavier’s in Mumbai. However, after doing some research, I realised that the kind of teaching, facilities and quality of research, at least with respect to the natural sciences, were far superior abroad than at […]

The Journey Begins

Hi everyone! My name is Siddharth and I’ve just started to blog. I’m starting university in a couple of months. I will be blogging about university life, admissions, physics and many other things. I hope you enjoy my blog and it proves useful to you in some way.