If CMU and Cornell are horrible grind schools for engineering and CS...

[Anonymous]

How about for other STEM majors like chemistry and physics?

What other schools are as rigorous for chem and physics but more collaborative and with happier undergrads?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How about for other STEM majors like chemistry and physics?

What other schools are as rigorous for chem and physics but more collaborative and with happier undergrads?

The key is to look for grade inflated schools, Harvard, Yale, Brown, and now Amherst.

[Anonymous]

Isn't Physics one of the worst major in terms of employment prospect?

[Anonymous]

A friend's kid studied Chem at CMU, did well and was happy there.

[Anonymous]

STEM is rigorous and merit-based. I don’t understand why someone would choose an easy party school just to coast by with Algebra I–level work, get a diploma, and then end up unemployable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Physics one of the worst major in terms of employment prospect?

Yes, physics major with just an undergrad are not as employable. Ask my sibling who went to Cal for a physics undergrad. They couldn't find a decent paying job, so they went back to get a masters in EE.

[Anonymous]

I have a STEM-focused DC at Cornell. Yes, it is a bit "grindy," but DC loves it there. DC really enjoys learning, and enjoys being surrounded by people who feel the same way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Physics one of the worst major in terms of employment prospect?

Yes, physics major with just an undergrad are not as employable. Ask my sibling who went to Cal for a physics undergrad. They couldn't find a decent paying job, so they went back to get a masters in EE.

This is a pretty common outcome, if somewhat unheralded.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Physics one of the worst major in terms of employment prospect?

You can't really get a job as a physicist straight from undergrad - but if you go to a good college you could go the general quant/consulting route. That major is a signal that you are smart and can handle numbers.

[Anonymous]

Grindy is not a negative for all. Some kids are looking for this kind of academic challenge and work…similar to a top athlete wanting the top challenges and to play and compete with others at the same level.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Physics one of the worst major in terms of employment prospect?

Physics is phun!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Isn't Physics one of the worst major in terms of employment prospect?

You can't really get a job as a physicist straight from undergrad - but if you go to a good college you could go the general quant/consulting route. That major is a signal that you are smart and can handle numbers.

Do employers check the college rigors and actual math or modeling skills as part of quants position filtering?