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I can't help much on recommending how you find a college. I went to the University of Colorado because I loved the campus and it was affordable (I was in-state).

If you don't mind me making a recommendation though. I would not choose a school based on the best PT program. I would even highly suggest not majoring in Physical Therapy as an undergrad. Not to be rude, but she'll waste her time and your money getting an undergraduate degree in Physical Therapy.

To be a Physical Therapist requires a Masters degree in PT. Have her take the required courses to get into PT school (Chem, Physics, Bio, Anatomy, etc), and meanwhile get a major either in one of the core sciences or business. An undergrad degree in PT is respected by no-one. Ask me how I know, Kinesiology & Applied Physiology major '01 (PS the spell checker doesn't even recognize Kinesiology). I worked harded than any business major I knew, but they all got decent jobs after graduation, I couldn't get anything beyond the night shift at a 24 hour fitness.

If she still wants to be a PT in 4 years, volunteering in a prof's lab, internships with physical therapists, and maybe volunteering at the hospital combined with a core science or business degree will set her up much better than a PT undergrad. If in 4 years she decides going back to school to make next to nothing as a PT isn't worth it, a core science or business degree will open A LOT more doors than a PT undergrad.

Don't let her do psychology either!

Going into the greek system depends on the school she chooses. Some schools it is a near requirement, some it's a personal choice, and others have no greek system at all.
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