<p>No. Reed may seem a better incubator for churning out PhDs in scientific fields, but I don’t buy the argument, that just because Reed is ranked higher in a list of PhD generators, means you can’t go into research out of Amherst. </p>
<p>May I ask what kind of Science you’re interested in though, vergilfan1? That may make a slight difference because international students who are Science majors at Reed often get very cool summer placements with Reed professors, either doing labwork (which you get paid for) or conducting fieldwork in all sorts of cool places. I know a Biology major who got a grant to conduct fieldwork with a Biology professor in Seoul last summer.</p>
<p>But eventually your career as a research scientist would be in Physics, I’m guessing? Are you comfortable with Humanities 110 and the distribution requirements at Reed or would you rather have the freedom to pursue only what you like?</p>
<p>Reed is excellent for all the areas you’re interested in-from Philosophy to Religion to Neuroscience and Physics, but it’s also a structured curriculum, where you’ll have to take Hum 110 freshman year and prepare for a thesis of some sort by senior year. I guess you’re perhaps more comfortable with an open curriculum.</p>
<p>Those are both great schools! Congratulations! I would also take location into account. Education would be similar at both, but they are on opposite sides of the country, so consider the location, because that is key is shaping the school’s environment.</p>
<p>I am personally interested in Amherst myself, if you don’t mind sharing what were some of your high school statistics that got you in?</p>
<p>“I’m interested in interdisciplinary work. I want to study physics, philosophy, buddhism, and neuroscience.”</p>
<p>Your choice of major may be more restricted at Reed than at an open curriculum school. Have a look at [Reed</a> College | Academic Programs](<a href=“http://academic.reed.edu/]Reed”>http://academic.reed.edu/). Reed has a conservative curriculum.</p>
<p>The authoritative ranking of graduate philosophy programs, but top undergraduate programs are critiqued as well. Note Amherst’s prominence among the mentioned schools.</p>
<p>To create BECs in his Amherst lab and conduct his research, he and his students built their own atom refrigerator and first produced BECs in 2002. This equipment is the first of its kind at an undergraduate institution.</p>
<p>Ive been fortunate in having fantastic students collaborate with me on this project and in having access to superior facilities and staff that help make the considerable technical difficulties surmountable, said Hall. There are few places that routinely make these kinds of opportunities available to undergraduates.</p>
<p>“The Anacapa Society, a professional organization promoting research in all areas of theoretical and computational physics at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI), has found a permanent residence.”</p>
<p>@kwu: niiiiiiiice @ShKate:
I’m an international student, so we don’t really have GPA. As for SAT, my scores are (taken once): critical reading 800
maths 800
writing 710 essay 8</p>
<p>“Reed is not for anyone conservative socially or politically. I don’t know about Amherst.”
You could SURVIVE as a conservative–Amherst, being rather well-known and prestigious, especially in the Newsweek rankings, attracts people from all over the political spectrum–but do know it’s situated in a very liberal area.</p>
<p>rocket6louise-- don’t worry, I love Smithies! I was thinking more about the high schoolers, honestly, haha.</p>
<p>If you are self-motivated, mature, and disciplined, the Amherst open curriculum, together with all the resources of the 5-college consortium, is a big advantage. There are also advantages in having all students share course content (like Chicago’s Core or Reed’s Humanities 110). Exposing all students to some of the same books can increase the sense of community and quality of conversation outside the classroom. On the other hand, regardless of curriculum, any LAC will tend to get community and good conversation just by admitting smart, talented students. Amherst does that pretty well.</p>