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I have been thinking about it for a long time - I essentially arrived at the same conclusion. The problem is deciding among these excellent schools.

So essentially, I have not come to a decision in spite that today, May 1st, I must inform the colleges that accepted me where I am going to study for the next four years. My choices are: MIT, Harvard, Yale and Princeton. I am at my wit's end; here is the gist of it: a) I want to study...

In terms of getting acceptance to the best schools in the world, and being prepared for grad school, how would Reed compare to McGill? Does anyone have any input in this respect? I am aware of the difficulties in comparison, but it would be nice to have some information provided, however...

It actually looks like David Griffiths is retiring. Does that make it fairly pointless to look into Reed at this point?

I wouldn't have any desire to do research in a program that discriminates in any respect other than raw intellectual capacity to do the tasks required.

Thanks for the advice. The Wikipedia article, along with the physics page at Reed is what really interested me in the school. As for research opportunities, how would one do at a smaller college as opposed to a larger one like McGill, Princeton, MIT, etc?

Greetings PF! I'm a Canadian student currently finishing my senior year of High School, and intensely looking into undergraduate studies around Canada and the US (as I am a dual citizen of both countries), with the eventual hope of going into theoretical physics. However, I am also...