Good science-major colleges I may be able to get into?

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<p>I'm looking for schools that have good BME programs, but really have no idea where to begin looking. After reading through CC I feel so much dumber and like i'm doing no where near enough stuff compared to everyone here lol =p
I'm just worried about the fact that I have gotten no awards for huge science/math/etc related things, nor am I involved in anything really impressive; also, I have taken NO ap's yet and colleges will probably think my schedule is too weak
So just wondering what are the best schools I can get into with these stats? I'm thinking about biomedical engineering, or another type of engineering (not sure what kind), math maybe, pharmacy, medicine, not sure but something science related. I'd prefer schools in the NY area, northeast, but any ideas will be great</p>

<p>White; Male; Junior; Catholic HS in Queens, NYC (does it matter I have a full scholarship? lol)</p>

<p>I have no idea how to do GPA's and whatnot but I do have out of 100
9th grade- 95 (96 weighted)
10th- 97 (98)
11th- 97 (98)
My school doesn't tell us our rank but I'm definately top 10% of a grade of about 750 (my rank may be even higher, no idea)</p>

<p>Courses (my courseload = weak -.- i'll show honors/advanced stuff)
9th-
English 9 honors- 89 (93)
Global I honors- 93 (97)
Algebra 2- 98
spanish 1, advanced physical science, religion, gym, art</p>

<p>10th-
Pre calculus honors- 98 (103)
Biology honors- 98 (103)
spanish 2, english 10, global II, religion, gym, art</p>

<p>11th-
Chemistry honors- 98 (102)
Spanish 3 honors- 98 (102)
Calculus honors- 99 (103)
US history, english 11, religion, gym, computer applications</p>

<p>Senior year I'm for sure taking-
AP Calc AB
AP Psych
Physics honors
either AP Bio or Chem (i signed up for chem but will probably switch)
health, religion, gym, poetry, drama (semester english classes)</p>

<p>SAT- 600 R, 740 M, 610 W (january.. i didnt practice at all.. dont ask why lol)
Bio SATII- 680
Math 1- 670 (took freshman year eek)
Math 2- 700
Will retake SAT in June, Chem SATII in May</p>

<p>National Honor Society- 11,12
Math NHS (mu alpha theta)- 10-12
Science NHS- 11,12
Spanish NHS- will be inducted next year, so 12
Fransiscan Youth Movement (Catholic volunteer club)- 11, 12 probably
Greek Club- 9-12 (will be co-president next year)
Math Team- 9-12
Tutoring- 10-12
Lab aide (help out in freshman, sophomore labs)- 20 hours by end of jr year
Good amount of in school service</p>

<p>Boy Scouts (some community service from this) 9-12
Greek Orthodox Youth Association (a little service) 9-12
Tutoring at my K-8 school- 2 hrs/week all of 11th grade
Baseball in a local league- 9</p>

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<p>^ Simply not necessary at all. Most of the top scientists I know went to research universities first. There is this odd sales pitch you get for LACs that say two false things: at large reknowned universities famous for their research, one you can’t know the professors, two, research is reserved for grad students and they get all the attention. Patently false- its just marketing BS because they have nothing else to go on. Cutting edge scientific research, for the most part, is not being conducted at LACs.</p>

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<p>What ranking list is this from? The USNWR grad rankings for last year have UF tied for 36 overall and not listed in the top ten for any of the six specialty areas.</p>

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<p>Quick response to starbright, having experienced both sides of this (LAC undergrad, top research university for grad school):</p>

<p>Cutting edge scientific research does you no good if you never get to see it. Every one of the 25 geology majors who graduated with me from undergrad did a senior research project involving either one-on-one work with a professor or involvement with summer field work collaborating with other colleges and universities (generally NSF-funded, like REU’s or Keck programs). In contrast, at the university where I currently work, I see less than a half dozen undergrads on a regular basis in labs, out of a few hundred majors.</p>

<p>Unless you have a specific, weird major that only shows up at a big research university, save that for grad school, where you’ll actually have a chance to benefit from all the great research going on around you.</p>

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<p>Boston U is great for bme, and you can’t beat johns hopkins but that is in Maryland. and of course mit is a good school so i hear…</p>