Good undergraduate universities for physics?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion centers around identifying good undergraduate universities for studying physics, particularly for students interested in pursuing medical physics. Participants explore various institutions in North America and discuss factors such as environment, classes, facilities, and boarding options for international students.

Discussion Character

  • Exploratory, Homework-related

Main Points Raised

  • One participant mentions several universities including McGill, U of T, UFL, Duke, University of California, and MIT as potential options for studying physics.
  • Another participant adds that UPenn is also a good option for physics studies.
  • One participant inquires about the academic credentials of the original poster to better assess their suitability for these programs.
  • The original poster shares their academic background, indicating strong performance in physics and mathematics at both CSEC and CAPE levels.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants do not appear to have reached a consensus on the best universities, and multiple options are presented without definitive agreement on which is superior.

Contextual Notes

Participants have not discussed specific admission requirements or the experiences of international students at these institutions, leaving some assumptions unaddressed.

Who May Find This Useful

Students considering undergraduate physics programs, particularly those interested in medical physics and international study opportunities.

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I'm currently a sixth form student in Jamaica currently interested in becoming a medical physicist. However I know that before you do medical physics in a graduate program you need to do physics first. I have been doing some research about some good physics schools in North America. Some of these are McGill, U of T, UFL, duke, university of California, MIT. Can you tell me about the possibilities of going to one of these schools
as an international student based on environment, classes, facilities, boarding, etc? Any other top schools I should look at? Any help would be nice :)
 
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I also see that UPenn is good as well!
 
What are your credentials like?
 
I have a grade I straight a profile for physics and maths and normally have good math grades (for CSEC) and am now doing CAPE (a levels) for physics, math,computer science and accounting
 

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