<p>I am a junior wanting to become a biomedical researcher. I am very dedicate and motivated. I am certain that i want to be a researcher.
The only thing is that I'm not sure what I need to major in. I am thinking Bio-Engineering. But I don't like the "medical instrument" aspect of it. I like the biology and chemistry part.. the molecular part... </p>
<p>I guess bio-e is just as fine... I haven't taken any of the courses so I might not know enough about it. </p>
<p>I am thinking of JHU, Rice, Stanford, Harvard. </p>
<p>Can someone give me any advice? Do I have the right major in mind? College? </p>
<p>What should I be doing to prep for admission next year?</p>
<p>Here are 27 that do what you want; perhaps you might like a few 
:</p>
<p>Percent of PhDs per grad
Academic field: Bio and Health Sciences</p>
<p>PhDs and Doctoral Degrees:
ten years (1994 to 2003) from NSF database</p>
<p>Number of Undergraduates:
ten years (1989 to 1998) from IPEDS database</p>
<p>Note: Does not include colleges with less than 1000 graduates over the ten year period </p>
<p>1 California Institute of Technology 5.4%
2 Reed College 4.8%
3 Swarthmore College 4.4%
4 University of Chicago 3.3%
5 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3.1%
6 University of California-San Francisco 3.1%
7 Harvard University 3.0%
8 Kalamazoo College 3.0%
9 Harvey Mudd College 2.9%
10 Earlham College 2.8%
11 Johns Hopkins University 2.7%
12 Princeton University 2.6%
13 Haverford College 2.6%
14 Mount Holyoke College 2.6%
15 Yale University 2.5%
16 Rice University 2.5%
17 Lawrence University 2.5%
18 Carleton College 2.5%
19 Stanford University 2.5%
20 Oberlin College 2.4%
21 Cornell University, All Campuses 2.4%
22 Grinnell College 2.3%
23 Hendrix College 2.3%
24 Bryn Mawr College 2.1%
25 Bowdoin College 2.1%
26 Wellesley College 2.1%
27 Amherst College 2.1%</p>
<p>@woohoo, duke and penn should be on your list, mit and caltech are also very strong in biology research in general. </p>
<p>Penn has a molecular life sciences program you might be interested in (Vagelos scholars or something). iirc, you double major in chem and bio (different from Vagelos LSM which is life sciences + business)</p>
<p>I agree with the above suggestions and would add Emory as a school comparable in feel and biomedical science but slightly less selective. </p>
<p>Reaches are easy to pick out, however. Do you have a good safety that you can definitely afford? Depending on your state, you may have an excellent in-state public as an option (e.g. Pitt).</p>
<p>Thanks everyone!! </p>
<p>I appreciate your help :)</p>
<p>I am also considering the University of Washington, Seattle. There are known for their research in Washington. It is one of my “safe” options.</p>
<p>University of Washington, Seattle is my “safe” option.</p>