“Honing your problem solving skills in college puts you at the forefront of social sciences, physical sciences, business. finance, and other fields. The University of Mississippi provides a welcoming and supportive learning environment. You will have invaluable opportunities for mentorship from professors who care about you as an individual.”
—Samuel Watson (BS mathematics and physics, BA classics, MS mathematics), who studied mathematics at the University of Cambridge and earned a PhD in mathematics at MIT on a National Science Foundation fellowship, is a faculty member and director graduate studies in the Data Science Initiative at Brown University.

 

“Physics taught me how to be an abstract thinker and to use science as a toll to unlock my full potential as a learner. It has so many applications in the real world, including the field of medicine and renewable energy. It prepared me well for my path in medicine and can open the door to any career you choose to pursue.”
—Chioma Udemgba (BA physics) attending the Duke University School of Medicine where she was awarded the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Fellowship and researched chemo-resistant ovarian cancer. She is currently completing an internal medicine-pediatrics residency program at Tulane University.