Any advice on becoming a particle physicist?

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answer:Try taking high school physics and intro to calculus see how it goes. If you are afraid that the college work is going to be too intense but you still really want it, then you have some thinking to do. Thirteen hours ago you wanted to become a cryptographer. So, what is it you really want?

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