Physics major but I don’t think she has what it takes.

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Anonymous wrote:How about Harvey Mudd for physics?

? Not with those grades in physics. Are you serious?

Why? Is physics at Harvey Mudd more demanding than UMD/UVA?

Look at the acceptance rate. And that's despite the selection bias of it being a much more niche school than T20s

But UMD ranks very high in Physics.

I'm not sure how that's relevant to HM being an elite school that is unreasonable for OP's kid to aim for.

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This is a hard situation. It's great that she has the interest. Does she have ideas with what she would want to do? I was like this - loved science but had my struggles. It's amplified by the fact you are around people who also love math and science and are better at it than you. Things that helped were looking at the requirements for the major, taking some classes over the summer so I could focus on one at a time, and knowing what tutoring resources are available. Tutoring is easier to find now. But many science degrees require graduate school and sadly for graduate schools these days, you need to be perfect.