<p>These are my match colleges I want to go to, but cant decide. I want to dabble major in astronomy (astrophysics) and aerospace eng with a minor in chemistry.
+My self
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Living in New Jersey
Look to go for a PhD in astronomy
I also plan to apply to mit or Cornell for my masters.
+I am looking for
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Cost and admissions are not a big factor, but where do they have the best programs.
Considering I apply for, say a job at N.A.S.As goddard space flight center, which one has better relations.
please help
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<p>D1 would certainly give a big thumbs up to UMD. She’s OOS, and targeted UMD because of the strength of their program and the proximity to Goddard. She’s interned at NASA since her sophomore year, was part of their formal REU Summer Internship last summer, and is at the Harvard/Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics program in Cambridge this summer. Many of the astronomy profs at UMD either work or collaborate with people at Goddard, and there are multiple ways you can work there as a student at UMD at the same time you are taking classes. It’s not to say that RU or Penn State wouldn’t also have opportunities, but it’s a whole lot easier when the place you want to get into is about 5 miles down the road. </p>
<p>I can’t speak to double majoring in Astronomy and Aerospace Engineering, because they are in two different colleges, and I don’t know what kind of overlap there is and how doable it is. D is much more on the “science” side of things, but would readily say that there are a lot more job opportunities in the “engineering” world. She is double majoring in <strong>you guess…look at my screenname!</strong> and has a German minor. She came in with a boatload of AP credits, but will be able to get a double degree (more hours than a double major) and finish in 4 years. MIT and Cornell are among others on the list of Grad schools she’ll be applying to this fall.</p>