<p>I agree that schools vary significantly in the likelihood of access to undergraduate research opportunities.</p>
<p>Students who wish to avail themselves of these opportunities, along the lines of what Not <em>quite</em>old has envisioned, would be well advised to do their homework carefully. The mere presence of Nobel prize winners on a particular campus does not completely correlate with one’s likelihood of opportunity to do undergraduate research at all. The opportunites really vary by school. In a significant way.</p>