Moving to Chile, not sure about my options.

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The discussion revolves around the challenges and considerations of pursuing higher education in Chile, particularly in engineering and physics. The user, a 16-year-old planning to move to Chile, expresses concerns about the quality of physics programs and the rigorous nature of engineering courses, where only 5% of students succeed in top colleges. They seek clarity on the feasibility of taking advanced physics courses like quantum mechanics while majoring in engineering, and the implications for future graduate studies in the U.S. A participant confirms that maintaining a strong GPA and GRE scores is essential for graduate school applications.

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Hi, I'm moving to Chile in a couple of weeks (and I just turned 16) and I'm kind of lost. In a couple of years I'll graduate (from a really good private school that has the IB program), so I probably can get into the better colleges in Chile. The trouble is, apparently the physics programs there aren't very good. The engineering ones are supposed to be incredible, but their downside is that only about 5% of the students (in the colleges I want to go to) make it. Also, I'm kind of worried about what classes I'd be taking if I majored in engineering (would I be able to take something like quantum mechanics?) and what I would do after that. My plan is probably to go to grad school in the U.S., and get a master's degree or Ph.D in something physics-related. Would there be any trouble if I majored in engineering?
Thanks very much
 
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I don't think it'll be much of a matter, as long as you succeed in all of the requisites. I'm in a similar position but I'm considering grad school out of the country where I am and it seems like a possibility. However you should get a good GPA and GRE scores.
 
You'd have to check your college-of-choice's requirements and everything of course, but as a data point I took Quantum Mechanics and Nuclear Physics when I was an undergraduate and I was majoring in Electrical Engineering.
 

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