<p>My son is looking at Ivies and near-Ivies for college. His major interest is astronomy, but more applied than theoretical.</p>
<p>Anyone have any feedback on astronomy programs at the Ivies? I understand some have affiliations with observatories.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Although it is not an Ivy, The University of Maryland College Park, where I received my BS in Astronomy, has a very strong program in Astronomy, an observatory on the campus, and a number of courses where undergraduates get hands on experience in the observatory doing projects in Observational Astronomy.</p>
<p>You probably would get a good undergrad background in astronomy and related areas of physics at any of the Ivies. In roughly this order, the strongest programs would be Princeton, Harvard, Columbia, Cornell, Yale—all highly ranked. I believe all of them would have affiliations with some of the major observatories in the US and elsewhere.</p>
<p>Other strong programs include Caltech, Chicago, Penn State, Berkeley, U Washington, Arizona, UCSC, JHU, Texas, UCLA, Wisconsin, Virginia, Wisconsin, Michigan State, Hawaii, Illinois, Colorado, Indiana, and Maryland.</p>
<p>Since it’s home to some of the major observatories, Arizona has extraordinary facilities and opportunities. <a href=“https://www.as.arizona.edu/academic_program/undergraduate_program/undergraduate_major.html[/url]”>https://www.as.arizona.edu/academic_program/undergraduate_program/undergraduate_major.html</a></p>
<p>@Lemaitre1 you are an astrophysicist!!!</p>
<p>but i thought Lemaitre was a postulated the big bang theory which was theoretical physics.</p>
<p>btw my fave fave (add many more times) fave subject is astrophysics. i wanna be an astrophysicist too!! i wanted to be since i was 7 yo :D</p>
<p>what are you doing now? what research? and do you research in NASA or in any university? </p>
<p>plz reply soon.</p>