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Career prospects-0.5

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Enjoyment+0.2

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Difficulty-0.3

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Less difficult here

Elsewhere 4.2Here 3.9

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  • Lower career outlook. Career prospects is 0.5 points lower than the same major at other schools.
  • Less writing-heavy. Writing & analysis is 0.5 points lower than the same major at other schools.

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Great degree if you like to understand the universe from a fundamental perspective. I would not recommend it if you learn by just doing practice problems. You might be able to get through undergraduate with a decent grade, but it…

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Great degree if you like to understand the universe from a fundamental perspective. I would not recommend it if you learn by just doing practice problems. You might be able to get through undergraduate with a decent grade, but it will greatly limit your development over a long run.

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Oct 2025

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