<p>I really like Bowdoin from what I've seen on the website. It's cool how they have that unique Environmental Studies program. Are there any other schools like it?</p>
<p>william and mary, VA public, small LAC feel, lots of opportunities for undergrad research, great education</p>
<p>Try Clark U. in Worcester, MA.</p>
<p>Davidson and Wake Forest in NC.</p>
<p>Whitman in WA.</p>
<p>If you’re <em>really</em> into environmental science and <em>really</em> want a small college, Warren Wilson and the College of the Atlantic…but they are very different in feel even from other LACs and are certainly not for everyone.</p>
<p>Oh by the way I’m also looking to go pre-med if that makes a difference. It shouldn’t because you just need to take the required classes but I have no idea how it works with MCATs and stuff.</p>
<p>Tufts has a great combination of an LAC feel and wonderful research. Excellent in environmental studies, plus pretty much all of the medical professional grad schools, so they know pre-med.</p>
<p>Most top LACs have great research opportunities-just not in as many areas because of the smaller numbers of faculty. On the other hand, you aren’t competing with or working for grad students either! </p>
<p>Grinnell has a huge endowment which they use to fund research, new facilities, and excellent sciences. (Although, I agree that Bowdoin has an especially good Environmental Sciences program.)</p>
<p>Reed College.</p>
<p>Rice (10 char).</p>
<p>Holy Cross has great pre-med program and new science facilties.</p>
<p>Wesleyan U. would be good. They’ve g6t a state-of-the-art recycling plant that can turn the ashes of American flags into Che Guevara posters.</p>
<p>Rhodes in Memphis - Environmental Studies and Environmental Science programs, a very very strong pre-med program, research opportunities at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital as well as a number of other field experiences. We’re in a consortium of similar schools with Bowdoin. We’re different, though, from Bowdoin in that we’re in a major urban area in the South.</p>
<p>Harvey Mudd. It’s a well-known school for science and math, and between the connections professors can get you for summer research and the Claremont College Consortium, there’s opportunities well beyond what the traditional LAC can offer.</p>
<p>I second William and Mary. Small public school with a private feel that prides itself on excellent undergraduate education and involving undergrads in research, while still having the facilities of a full university.</p>
<p>University of Richmond</p>
<p>I’m surprised you aren’t considering Middlebury. Not any less selective than Bowdoin, but a lot of overlap applications and their environmental science program is excellent.</p>
<p>Take a look at Oberlin</p>
<p>I second Rice. If your sole goal is to study environmental sciences, then let me warn you the program here is not as strong as other school’s (i.e. Duke, Middlebury, SUNY, etc.). I really want to pursue environmental science, but the program here isn’t that strong. However, if you want to go to medical school, Rice is one of the best places to study undergrad… you have tons of research and volunteer opportunities with the world’ largest medical center next to campus. The environmental sciences/ecology program will fulfill your needs if your main goal is medical school… most of the med-school prereqs and environmental science major (only offered as a 2nd major) prereqs are the same.</p>
<p>To clarify-- I’m not a tree-hugger nor am I set on Environmental Sciences. I just think that some sort of Ecology/Environmental studies thing would be interesting to go along with pre-med courses.</p>
<p>Have you checked out Tufts?</p>