Bioinformatics and Molecular Biology Program

Colleges and Universities A-Z Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
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I was recently admitted to RPI under this program. I’m interested in studying molecular biology in particular and have a few questions about the program:

  1. What are the opportunities for conducting biology research, freshman and sophomore year? Many schools with large intro classes and grad shools make it troubling connecting with professors and TAs for positions in labs, which of course have limited seats. If it’s hard to get a position your freshman year, will having previous lab experience help? I have a few summers of lab internships under my belt, and would really love to continue doing some of the stuff I was doing, my first year here.

  2. Where do most underclassmen go for research and internship opportunities? How hard is it to get a lab outside Troy?

  3. Rigor of research. What do you make of it?

  4. General student culture and enthusiasm - are fellow students involved in their program of study? (fast paced, just right, etc.)

  5. How easy it is to double major or minor with another subject like economics? (How would you describe the economics program?)

Thank you!

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Bump again. RPI’s on my list and I would like information on this program. Thanks!

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I’m a senior studying Bioinformatics at RPI and this is one of the stupidest majors of all time. Do not major in Bioinformatics. It’s basically a Bio major except with useless classes thrown in, along with some of the hardest computer science courses at RPI.

It’s also really poorly organized.
Thank god I’m graduating in three years instead of four, I couldn’t fathom staying here that long.