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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Check this out (data is a little old but still it's interesting)

https://thecollegesolution.com/50-schools-that-produce-the-most-science-and-engineering-phds/[/quote]

I'm not surprised at all by this. I had friends at Swarthmore get science and eng doctoral degrees from CalTech, Harvard, Penn, UVA, Yale, and Stanford. I know a number of Swatties at big tech companies too (I work at one in a non-SWE role). People are wrong about the generalization that you can't get into fields with a SLAC degree and often discount the fact that students at small colleges have the chance to help with research (though usually at a smaller scale) that would usually be reserved for grad students at R1 institutions. [/quote]

Yes!  My DD is A STEM major at a LAC.  She is now published and has done 2 summers of research at school.  Last summer, the school sent her to a national institute, where she got to work with someone that is a big name in her field.  She was the only undergrad doing that work there, surrounded by grad students. She is fairly Introverted.  I’m not sure she would have known how to go about getting those opportunities in a less personal school and more competitive environment.  She plans to go to grad school and is setting herself up a good foundation.  I know kids at bigger schools get those opportunities, but i perceive  that they are harder to get.  This environment has been a perfect place for her.  She will, of course, go to a big university for grad school and she feels very prepared.[/quote]

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