<p>I'd like to know your opinions or experiences regarding science at Princeton, especially Computer Science and Physics (which are my prospective Majors ;-) ). As far as I know/think, Princeton is strong at both of these subjects, due to its relation to the Institute for Advanced Studies and it further has a strong faculty (e.g. Brian Kernighan at the Department of Computer Science). But is Princeton comparable to renowned universities like MIT or Berkeley regarding scientific subjects?</p>
<p>I'm not sure about Computer Science and Physics especially, but I think that as a general rule-of-thumb that Princeton has a pretty amazing department in just about everything it offers. Sometimes Princeton is viewed as being more of a liberal arts school than a science one from the general public, but from what I hear the science programs are also very worthy. Additionally, many people state that if you plan to pursue higher education in one of these fields, the institution from which you receive your undergraduate degree is not that important. Basically, if you want to go to grad school and you have Princeton on your resume, they're not going to look down upon you in any way. </p>
<p>Sorry, that probably didn't answer your question very well but it's my two cents.</p>
<p>Princeton is very strong in all of the sciences. Physics is reputed to be one of the most difficult majors (along with math). MIT is probably better in both, but I think that Princeton's atmosphere, location, etc. more than make up for this "deficiency."</p>