UTK or Rhodes

zonova
Wed, 16 Apr 2014 22:07:52 +0000

So, I have to decide between UTK or Rhodes. I’m planning on majoring in physics and going to grad school, getting a PhD in physics as well I hope. I’ve seen research from both UTK and Rhodes. I believe UTK may be ranked higher for physics, simply because of more funding? Not too positive. Rhodes has very interesting research as well though. The cost for Rhodes will be about 20k a year, and for UTK it will be about 6k a year. Is it worth it to go to Rhodes with the much higher debt? I don’t care at all about the social scene, but in terms of academics. I know they’re both good schools. Is Rhodes worth the extra 14k a year? Or should I save my money in undergrad and go to UTK?