People at Caltech v Stanford

DMRenrel
Mon, 03 Sep 2007 18:46:50 +0000

I’d been absolutely set on Caltech until someone on the Stanford board made a really valid point. Some of my best friends historically have been focused in humanities. I did GHP (a mini-college experience summer program) this summer, and of my six or eight closest friends there, one was in math, and one was in science. I’d been all set, 110% for Caltech, but now I’m wondering…will not having (nearly as many of) those people at Caltech make it an inferior experience to Stanford?
Also for me to consider/research, I plan to major in physics or chemistry (or astrophysics, but Stanford doesn’t offer that). How strong is Stanford in those as compared to Caltech?