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daveed12 daveed12
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am i allowed to pick what i want to do when i get into astronomy? for example, if i go to a graduate school, will they let me decide to do research or do teaching? and after i get my bachelor's degree, do i have then get into a master's degree program or can i go straight to PH.D program?
why does it take 10 years to become an astronomer? isnt it right after i get PH.D? which takes 8 years.
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here's how it goes

get a bs in physics, minor in math (a must)
get accepted to any graduate school with a physics PhD program and an astronomy division..(even fewer)

Throughout your graduate school career you may (or often Must) teach undergraduate classes as part of your program.  This frees up the professors to teach higher classes.

You may just be a TA teacher's assistant or LA lab assistant.

YOu will have to join a Research group headed by one of the research professors.  They are the ones with the Astronomy research programs and it is in thier group you will develop your research thesis.  your reputation as a scientist begins here.

by your 2nd year, you will have taken a series of "qualifying exams".  Usually you must pass 4 of these quals to remain in the PhD program.  if you dont, you are "allowed" to complete the MS thesis and graduate within the semester.

not pretty but thats how it is.
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