No clue about physics, but an undergraduate degree from Yale in chemistry makes one a technician in biotech/pharma. Assuming you have good lab skills. Who you

No clue about physics, but an undergraduate degree from Yale in chemistry makes one a technician in biotech/pharma. Assuming you have good lab skills. Who you work for in grad school and what you get your PhD in determines how you are perceived. Big name people end up at schools like Yale, but wherever they are they are big name people and their family tree tends towards success.