<p>Any recent grads or current students —how do you rate the Physics Dept? Obviously Amherst has great teachers in the humanities – how’s the teaching in physics. What do you think of the concept of an Amherst undergrad physics degree, then graduate degree in engineering, rather than going to an engineering undergraduate school?</p>
<p>You could do both at Amherst:</p>
<p>[Dual-Degree</a> Program | Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth](<a href=“http://engineering.dartmouth.edu/academics/undergraduate/dual/]Dual-Degree”>Dartmouth Engineering | Dual-Degree)</p>
<p>There is a dual degree option with Dartmouth where you could finish your BA in physics at Amherst, then do a year at Dartmouth Engineering graduating with a BA in Physics and a BE in Engineering.</p>
<p>I know Amherst is not on the list on the website, but I know we have participated in this.</p>
<p>Physics is extremely rigorous here. The department expects a lot from its majors.</p>
<p>“Physics is extremely rigorous here. The department expects a lot from its majors.”</p>
<p>Agreed. Most of the departments at Amherst are rigorous in their own way (especially the sciences), but I’ll definitely give a shout out to Physics as one of the more daunting.</p>
<p>I have 2 or 3 friends who are Physics majors, and they all love it. It’s stuff they’re really passionate about and enjoy, and I’ve heard great things about 99% of the faculty.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great info. Sounds “rigorous” in a good way rather than in a cut-throat kind of way?!</p>