Biology Liberal Arts College

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<p>Hey! I want to go to a LAC and I want to major in Biology with a BS! I also want a smaller school! </p>

<p>ACT Composite: 31
32 Science
30 English
34 Reading
9 Writing
35 Math</p>

<p>SAT:
640 Reading
650 Math
560 Writing</p>

<p>I play recreational basketball. I am in a volunteer group (National Beta Club), a political group (VP of Young Democrats), environmental clubs (RiversAlive! and Adopt-A-Stream), Spanish Club, Physics Club, Future Business Leasers of America, Peer Tutor, Varsity Math Team, and Science Olympiad. </p>

<p>I am in the top quarter of my class and my high school was listed in Newsweek Magazine's "America's Best High Schools", so I guess we are considered competitive? My unweighted GPA is somehwere around 3.75 and my weighted (from AP classes) is a 3.95. </p>

<p>I really wants a smaller liberal arts school that has a strong biology program. I do NOT want a school in a big city. </p>

<p>I would LOVE any suggestions!!</p>

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<p>[biology</a> | St. Lawrence University Academics](<a href=“http://www.stlawu.edu/academics/programs/biology]biology”>http://www.stlawu.edu/academics/programs/biology)</p>

<p>St Lawrence University in Canton, NY, ranked #57 in USNWR’s LAC’s, 50k plus a year. </p>

<p>[Alfred</a> University - College of Liberal Arts and Sciences - Biology](<a href=“http://las.alfred.edu/biology/]Alfred”>http://las.alfred.edu/biology/) </p>

<p>Alfred University in Alfred, NY, a Regional University, established in 1836 </p>

<p>2200 Undergrads, College of Liberal Arts, School of Engineering, School of Business, School of Art & Design </p>

<p>Princeton Review’s Best 373
USNWR’s Great Schools Great Prices
Fiske Guide 2011
Fiske Guide Best Value </p>

<p>You would probably be eligible for Merit Aid at both of these NYS privates.
Good Luck!</p>

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<p>Check out Earlham College.
[Earlham</a> College | Colleges That Change Lives](<a href=“http://www.ctcl.org/colleges/earlham]Earlham”>Earlham College – Colleges That Change Lives)
[Public</a> Affairs | What’s Excellent About Earlham](<a href=“http://www.earlham.edu/publicaffairs/content/excellent/hedsc.php]Public”>http://www.earlham.edu/publicaffairs/content/excellent/hedsc.php)</p>

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<p>Holy Cross(Don’t have to be religious) has very good biology program with new science building.</p>

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<p>Your ACT is better than your SAT. I would send the ACT only, if I were you. Which schools have you applied to? Are you a minority?</p>

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<p>You sound like you might be a fit for Grinnell, which has extraordinary sciences. Check out this thread on the Grinnell forum.</p>

<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/grinnell-college/438138-why-grinnell-5.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/grinnell-college/438138-why-grinnell-5.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>

Literally dozens of schools fit those criteria. Most LACs are not urban, and most have good biology programs. Biology is one of the most popular majors everywhere, and any decent school will have an above average program.</p>

<p>Off the top of my head, Allegheny, Hope, Franklin & Marshall, Rhodes, Conn College, Bucknell, Skidmore, Union, Whitman, Beloit, Cornell College, COA, Colby, Wesleyan, Reed, Kalamazoo, Lawrence, Oberlin, Colgate, Bates…the list goes on and on.</p>

<p>Could you be more specific?</p>

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<p>^Agreed. There are many, many, many schools that would fit your criteria. I would also second the notion of only sending your ACT score as it is significantly better than your SAT score. With your grades and scores, though, I would suggest that you look into places like Connecticut College, Whitman, Macalester, Bates, Colby, Skidmore, Oberlin, and Kenyon as match schools. Schools that would be slightly harder to get into, but that meet your criteria, would include Carleton, Swarthmore, Pomona and Haverford. I know that Carleton in particular is known for its natural sciences (I’m a student there and I can confirm that my bio prof is great - she actually wrote one of the textbooks), but it might be a bit of a reach for you.</p>

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<p>Your ACT without the writing section is 32.75 (I’m not sure if it would go up to 33,) and I’ve read that colleges don’t really look at the writing score. I would apply to some reaches with a 32 or 33 in the ACT, even if your class rank and GPA are a little on the low side for the elite LACs. Who knows what will happen if you do apply to a high reach or two?</p>

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<p>This is actually the problem I am having! Too many schools to choose from! Many of the schools suggested are already on my list of schools…and Im not sure what specifics I should state…I am not a minority and my family makes about $100K, so Im not sure if I would recieve any financial aid besides merit scholarships…any help would be appreciated!</p>

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<p>Look at Allegheny College. You will likely get merit aid, it would be a safety for you and it has an excellent bio program.</p>

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<p>Anyone else? :/</p>

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<p>Holy Cross is need blind for admissions and has a great new $70 million science building. Holy Cross also has very high med school acceptance rate.</p>

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<p>Is Holy Cross overly religious?</p>

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<p>“I want to major in Biology with a BS”</p>

<p>Are you implying you don’t want Biology with a BA? That eliminates some top schools that grant only a BA in Biology.</p>

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<p>Yes, V, isnt it a bad thing to get a bacheors of art if you want to go into the sciences?</p>

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<p>SUNY Geneseo</p>

<p>[Fast</a> Facts | SUNY Geneseo](<a href=“http://www.geneseo.edu/about/fast-facts]Fast”>About SUNY Geneseo | SUNY Geneseo)</p>

<p>[Geneseo</a> Cited in Latest College Rankings | SUNY Geneseo](<a href=“http://www.geneseo.edu/news_events/latest-rankings]Geneseo”>http://www.geneseo.edu/news_events/latest-rankings)</p>

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<p>“Yes, V, isnt it a bad thing to get a bacheors of art if you want to go into the sciences?”</p>

<p>No, it’s irrelevant when studying sciences at an LAC. Generally speaking, the “A” in LAC means you get a BA, but, e.g., Swarthmore grants a BS in engineering.</p>

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<p>check out this video on student research at Grinnell.
[YouTube</a> - Grinnell College “That’s Science. This is Grinnell”](<a href=“Grinnell College "That's Science. This is Grinnell" - YouTube”>Grinnell College "That's Science. This is Grinnell" - YouTube)</p>

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<p>Hendrix will give you $$. Lots of pre-med students there.</p>