Recent content by rp87

Ok, valid points all around. Again I appreciate your insight. Here is some background: I am graduating from a small liberal arts & sciences college. I have had research experience at Jlab, and will be working at SLAC this summer. Most of my family is 2-3 hours away from Merced, except for my...

I thought it might be simpler to transfer within the UC system, since the curricula should be near identical for the first year or so. If that's not the case, then Merced may be a risky choice. Looking at access to accelerator labs then, would you say Merced has some advantage in its proximity...

Not the best course of action, I know. I would probably have to continue through with their AMO program, or maybe opt to transfer.

I was accepted to both UC Merced and William and Mary. Objectively, which of these schools would be a better choice for studying high energy/particle physics? I understand UC Merced is still developing its programs (and currently has no degree in this field), so if I were to go there I might...