Great physics department + language department?

College Search & Selection
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<p>Hey everyone, I'm a junior in high school. I have a pretty good idea of what colleges I want to apply to, but I'm open to new suggestions. The deal is: I plan on majoring in physics in university and I would like a school with a great physics department, but I also have some on-the-side interests that I'd like to pursue. The most prominent among these would be language learning. I have had a passion for learning languages since I was 11. German is my thing - I think I may even minor in it - but I'd like the opportunity to explore my other language interests such as Russian, Mandarin, and Hindi. I want a school with a good, broad language department and an ample amount of study abroad opportunities.</p>

<p>Any suggestions? (Would the Ivies fit this bill? I love MIT and I'm definitely going to apply, but, understandably, the tech schools tend to be underdeveloped in their humanities departments.)</p>

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<p>Your flagship U probably has good depts in both areas. How much can your family afford? What is your home state?</p>

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<p>UC Berkeley</p>

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<p>MIT does have all of the languages you list except for Hindi:
[Foreign</a> Languages & Literatures @ MIT](<a href=“http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/]Foreign”>http://web.mit.edu/fll/www/)</p>

<p>Your flagship state university may have physics and the various languages as well.</p>

<p>University of Minnesota has physics and all of the languages you list, and does not have an especially high list price, even for out of state.</p>

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<p>yes </p>

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<p>My flagship is UF. My parents can’t afford much, combined salary is about 60-70k, depending on the year, for a family of four (parents + two dependents incl me. I also have two older siblings who occasionally need financial help)</p>