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Student Profile - James Taylor
Bachelor of Philosophy (Honours), 2009
"[I chose to study at ANU] due mainly to the existence of the [Bachelor of Philosophy] program, and the large number of academic staff per undergraduate."

Degree: PhB (Science)

Why did you choose to study at ANU over any other institution?
Due mainly to the existence of the PhB program, and the large number of academic staff per undergraduate.

What was the best feature of studying science at ANU?
The large number of available friendly academic staff.

What is your favourite science class?
ATRO1000, Astrophysics.

What is your favourite elective class?
ECON1100, Game Theory.

What was the highlight of your ANU experience to date?
Getting results in a Physics lab that actually agreed with prediction.

What do you enjoy about living in Canberra?
How close everything is, and how cheap.

Why did you choose to study a science degree?
I liked science in High School, especially Maths.

Career plans?
None yet.

 

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