<p>Which college is better academically ( meaning it has better professors, academics, etc. ) for a bio or chem major as undergrad??? I want to major in either for a pre-med major, since most colleges don't have a pre-med major, and med schools don't really "care" what you major in.</p>
<p>mmm.... really hard to say. Are you looking for a university or LAC?</p>
<p>"Which college is better "</p>
<p>Anywhere you can have unlimited access to your professors, small class/lab sizes and a decent libarary where you will hole up in. </p>
<p>Alot of places will fit the bill. I could argue my kids LAC's where they both are bio/chem majors, but neither school is "known" for these disiplines. However, the near 24 hour access to professors and lab and libaray, the small class sizes do make a difference. They are able to get alot out of it. S just took mcat last spring and scored a 34 while battling the flu. Not uber special, but it put him in the top 10-15% of those who took that test. A 34, solid grades in core studies and recs should get him interviews at the med schools he's interested in. </p>
<p>Not to say a big school would do a worse job, but figure out what's important about the situation. Is being able to talk directly to a professor about a problem important to you? Is a class of 11 compared to say 30-40 important?
and so on. Make your lists and follow up.</p>
<p>bio for jhu and berk for chem except berk has a large population...</p>
<p>Most top universities, especially the large research schools, will have good science programs. If you want a university, it would best to figure out exactly what you want in one, create a list based on those factors, and then evaluate their programs. Since science departments are harder to evaluate at LACs, here's a few with strong programs.</p>
<p>Biology: Swarthmore, Reed, Haverford, Kalamazoo, Mount Holyoke, Carleton, Oberlin, Earlham, Harvey Mudd, Wellesley, Amherst, Lawrence U, Grinnell, Bowdoin, Pomona, Hendrix, Davidson, Williams, Bryn Mawr, Bates, Allegheny, Smith, Occidental, St. Olaf, Hiram, Beloit, Macalester, Knox, Hampshire, Bucknell, Colorado College, Juniata</p>
<p>Chemistry: Harvey Mudd, Wabash, Reed, Carleton, Bowdoin, Grinnell, Haverford, Franklin and Marshall, College of Wooster, Bryn Mawr, Allegheny, Knox, Occidental, Bates, Juniata, Kalamazoo, Williams, Swarthmore, Oberlin, Holy Cross, St. Olaf, Hendrix, Hope, Davidson, Ursinus, Kenyon, Macalester, Centre, Wellesley, Wheaton, Trinity U, Lawrence U, Colgate, Ripon, Drew, Willamette, Beloit, Augustana, Hiram, Lake Forest, Gustavus Adolphus, Rose-Hulman, Albion, Amherst, Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Mount Holyoke, Puget Sound</p>
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Not necessarily. Perhaps for biochemistry and neuroscience, but certainly not for other fields.</p>
<p>"Not necessarily. Perhaps for biochemistry and neuroscience, but certainly not for other fields."
jhu doesn;t have biochem and neuroscience falls behind duke...and according to graduate rankings bio is extremely well developed there O.o and i'm kind of confused regarding "certainly not for other fields"?
edit: if you r interested in premed, check my other link on the other thread O.o...it ranks schools based on grads going to top 15 law/med/buisness schools, since jhu doesn;t send much grads into top law/buisness schools, there must be a reason why they are still ranked 20 something, hence med school placements...rank include LACs just for people who are interested also =D lacs own =D</p>
<p>harvey best for chem agreed =D</p>
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jhu doesn;t have biochem and neuroscience falls behind duke...and according to graduate rankings bio is extremely well developed there O.o and i'm kind of confused regarding "certainly not for other fields"?
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JHU's entire biology major is centered around biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology (many colleges do likewise). While their program is indeed top-notch, it does so at the expense of other fundamental fields of biology- botany, zoology, paleontology, ethology, marine biology, etc. For a college that boasts Rachel Carson as an alum, they should be ashamed for letting their organismal offerings dwindle away into oblivion. :( </p>
<p>(Note: I have nothing against JHU. It was one of my top choices, and I was accepted with $ as a biology major.)</p>
<p>-_- i hope this isn;t because of some grudge over a long passed lacross game
for the biology major there is a ba and a bs, if you choose to major in biology (bs) then you will focus on cellular and molecular biology, for ba you get more credits due to less requirements to take the other bio things O.o</p>