<p>you do realize that the first 2 years of the major are EXACTLY the same for all of the biology majors? OK great UCSD has the Salk institute - how the hell does that affect you unless youre in a graduate program?! As for Hopkins - agreed – for one thing it has a medical school – same with UCSD and LA. Point is - the nuances between programs are virtually nil to you as an undergraduate. all you need to know is that you have research opportunities here, great hospitals and institutes, youre in a major city and will attract funding etc. . . the rest is just some obscure research related stuff that doesnt apply so screw it .</p>