UC Berkeley vs Cornell vs Cambridge (UK) [for Physics related studies]

tamagotchi
Mon, 08 Apr 2024 16:26:46 +0000

prezbucky:

While I see that there is an opportunity to branch out within the sciences, I don’t see much (Psych and History/Philosophy of Science maybe?) opportunity to broaden the education to include humanities and social sciences.

Agreed. I would say that the structure is simply different from the US programs.

Branching out (within the sciences) in the first year would be required.

Concentrating on physics would be possible in the second year, by taking the two Physics subjects and either Mathematics or one other related subject. Or the OP could change direction if desired.

Admission to physics in year 3 would apparently depend on secondary admission; I don’t see stats listed on admission to year 3 programs but the OP could contact the university for details.

Since the OP applied to several engineering physics programs (as opposed to pure physics), I would wonder if they also wanted access to engineering electives and other subjects such as computer science, but only the OP knows!