Physics Major at Pomona

SDMomof3
Sun, 03 Apr 2011 14:33:26 +0000

My son, who is interested in majoring in Physics and maybe going on to get his Phd in Physics, was fortunate enought to be accepted at both Pomona and Harvey Mudd. Both are amazing schools, but because of his strong interest in the humanities as well, he is leaning more towards Pomona than Harvey Mudd. However, I wonder whether the presence of Harvey Mudd would enhance the study of physics at Pomona (for example, by giving him opportuntity to take some physics classes with Harvey Mudd profs), or whether it would hurt (are Pomona physics majors considered inferior to HM physics majors?). Does anyone have any experience with the physics program at Pomona, opportunities for research, grad school placement, etc…? Thanks for any insights!