<p>knightdragon, like I said before on this board, I know 4 or 5 physics students from Stony Brook who ended up at top 20 PhD programs for physics. Ideally, a physics major is not going to be taking PHY 121/122 or whatever it was you took. Physics majors are going to be advanced quantum physics or senior lab.</p>
<p>I knew a lot of physics majors at Stony Brook, along with math majors, and if you do well here you have a good chance of getting into a top notch graduate school. Take advice from people who know the physics faculty and know the undergrad physics program, not someone who just took intro to Physics courses.</p>
<p>Maryland College Park is also an excellent choice for physics.</p>
<p>None of the other schools you mentioned have great physics programs. If you want more info, PM me. I specialized in mathematical physics in the math department at Stony Brook and I’ve worked with both math and physics professor.</p>