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Update: Just committed to Harvey Mudd College! Thank you all for your help!

CCS stands for College of Creative Studies, which is something like a honors college within UCSB.

Thank you for that! I was really interested in the CCS (I wrote a 1400-word letter of intent for them when I applied! ), but I learned that CCS mentors may limit the courses I can select while I want to explore humanities and arts more in my undergraduate life, and HMC's curriculum encourages those.

In terms of finances, all are kind of similar, with UCSB being slightly cheaper. I am international, so no in-state tuition at any university. Also, I did not apply for FA. Harvey Mudd offered merit-based scholarship, but since it was originally more expensive than the others, that only makes it...

Thank you for your advice!

Thank you! Seems like an awesome career outcome for an HMC Physics graduate :)

Thank you so much for your advice! So do you feel like there are some sorts of research opportunities that are more helpful than others? E.g., leading my own research under close mentorship vs. being part of a big research group led by top researchers?

Hi everyone! So I am a current high school senior (international) who has just finished college applications and received results. I plan to major in Astrophysics or Physics (if the school does not offer an Astrophysics major) and eventually enter an Astrophysics PhD program, so I am looking for...