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[quote=Anonymous]I have a few issues with the general thesis about "physicists === physics professors at Princeton", but just to roll with that mindset, I just flipped through almost all of the bios of Princeton's professors, and very very few of them even *mention* their undergrad, because, as the first comment on this thread noted, undergrad doesn't matter as much as grad work. Focus on an undergrad where your daughter has strong access to professors and can do undergrad research. Maybe that's an LAC, like Carleton, Harvey Mudd, or others listed above. If you're in Virginia, look at W&M. The top universities have great resources, but don't feel like she's only "succeeded" if she doesn't get in to a T20 for undergrad. Rather than winnow your list now, look broadly, but with the lens of "will my student be able — as an undergrad — to do research and work closely with professors?" That will set her up for grad school, where the school she goes to really matters.[/quote]
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