RE: Top undergrad programs at liberal arts schools?

["JACK L. URETSKY (C) 1996; HEP DIV., ARGONNE NATIONAL LAB, ARGONNE, IL 60439" <JLU@hep.anl.gov>]

Hi Kyle-
	1.  Harvard certainly qualifies as a small liberal arts college
(well-known to MIT graduates) from which many graduate schools would
be likely options;
	2.  Reed College has produced many distinguished alumni;
	3.  For many years MIT ran (and maybe still does) a 3:2 program
with several of the small liberal arts colleges in Ohio;
	4.  The exceptional son of one of my Argonne colleagues chose
Princeton.
					Regards,

						Jack

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At the risk of starting a real war;

I have a friend who's high school age son is seriously bright in
math/physics, in the top 1% nationally on various tests (SAT etc.) as a
sophomore. They are looking for a smallish liberal arts type college
environment with excellent undergrad programs in physics/math/science. They
don't really seem interested in the big ultra- competative programs (which
I suppose would include Harvard, MIT etc.) but want somewhere with enough
reputation that top notch grad school programs will be an option after 4
years. Would anyone like to make suggestions?

Thanks
kyle
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