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Interest in Astronomy

"My daughter has a strong interest in astronomy. We are trying to figure out a few things. 1) What are some good universities to study astronomy? 2) What her career options would be with a degree in the field? 3) What type of summer programs should she explore?"

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Thanks for your email. Here are a few links that might be helpful.

http://www.aas.org/education/publications/careerbrochure.html
http://www-astronomy.mps.ohio-state.edu/~sellgren/career.html


Here are some of the member institutions that have astronomy programs as well as a list of contacts at the institutions:

http://www.venturescholar.org/hs/majors/astronomy.html
http://www.venturescholar.org/hs/undergradcontact.html

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