best undergraduate education for Physical Science???

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<p>Hi, everyone</p>

<p>I want to know your opinions on which college can offer a student a comprehensive view on all the fields of physical science during undergraduate education.
I mean that allows a student to have a abstract impression of each field of physical science, thus the student can make a BETTER choice on which field to get into later.</p>

<p>I'm currently interested in physics and maybe chemistry or biology or anything. And I do not want to go to a college that is only strong in physical science and weak in others.</p>

<p>Put it in a simple way: I want a really UNIVERSAL college and also is second to none when comes to undergraduate education of physical science.</p>

<p>Thanks for reading.</p>

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<p>Rhodes has great bio, chem, and physics departments with a biochemistry and molecular biology major that ties bio and chem together and you’ll have enough room to toss in some physics, maybe as a minor. It’s a LAC that has strengths in humanities, social sciences, and arts as well, so you won’t get bored!</p>

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<p>You can set up a freshman course selection at almost any school (that offers all of the science majors) that will keep all of the sciences open so that you can defer the choice of major until later:</p>

<p>Calculus for math, physical science, and engineering majors.
Physics for physics, chemistry, and engineering majors.
Chemistry for chemistry and chemical engineering majors.
Optional biology (at some schools, you need to take chemistry first).</p>

<p>While biology majors often get to take easier versions of math, physics, and/or chemistry, the harder ones should also be accepted.</p>

<p>You can then decide in your sophomore year which direction you want to go. Note that some decisions can be deferred until later; for example, if you decide to go more toward physics, you may be able to keep the options open for physics, astronomy, and geology. Of course, math and statistics will remain an option as long as you keep taking math courses.</p>

<p>If you like several subjects equally, you may want to consider each major’s job and career prospects. In general, math, statistics, and physics majors tend to do better than chemistry and biology majors. If you like chemistry, consider chemical engineering.</p>

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<p>If what you actually want is a four year major that samples several sciences, then you probably want something like [Berkeley’s</a> Physical Science Field Major (Plan B)](<a href=“http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=PHYSSCI]Berkeley’s”>http://sis.berkeley.edu/catalog/gcc_view_req?p_dept_cd=PHYSSCI). However, it is being discontinued due to apparent lack of interest. So you may have to check for schools which have something similar, or have a “design your own” major.</p>

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<p>Thank you two for the inputs.</p>

<p>It seems I can choose anything I like from all these sciences to form my own “recipe”.
So what I need to do now is to find those colleges can allow me to have a degree for my “recipe”, meaning those offer interdisciplinary majors,right?</p>

<p>So should I first consider those BIG NAME colleges and universities? For I assume they have more resources and money,which I think can provide me more “ingredients” or maybe better quality “ingredients” for my “recipe”?</p>

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<p>Big or small may not necessarily indicate whether the type of major you are looking for, or a “design your own” major, is available. It just needs to have sufficient course offerings in the various subjects to keep you interested.</p>

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<p>you might consider UAB (University of Alabama Birmingham) very strong in sciences. great merit aid, tier 1 research school and an incredible sci/tech honors program that would allow you to do research from freshman year… My S2 also loves multiple sciences is currently doing 2 degrees at same time. forensic chemistry and molecular biology .
feel free to pm if interested</p>

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