You have called me out explicitly, although for some reason I wasn't notified via Hubski's HTML(?) mechanics.

I concede that I am only a physicist in training!

My professional title is officially "scientist". I work at a non-profit research center, but I am confined to (largely) engineering-focused work, due to the fact that I've only accrued a B.S. in physics. Spent 6 years between two universities, in between switching from engineering to physics, graduated with ~165 credit hours. Single major. I'm unfortunately well edjukated.

Headed to graduate school in the fall of 2015. I'll be 28, and I got 50th percentile on the Physics GRE... not bad for an American who hardly studied!

I can't wait to have my ass handed to me multiple times while I pursue my thesis and work under people worth 10x my reputation.

What I consider truly important is that people I've worked with enjoy my contributions and my company. Anyone can say such a thing, but I smiled smugly while I typed that last sentence.

Truly, I feel like such an elitist pig sometimes... until I look at my bank account and realize that if I was actually intelligent, I would have gone into business.

...Just kidding, fuck money worship and other facades that so many other Americans wrap around their psyches. I only want to contribute towards the knowledge-base of mankind, with my sole incentive being to brag about it on Hubski. :)