<p>How strong is Yale's undergraduate program in this field? I know that Yale is typically known for history and english, but I want to know how it stacks up against other ivies in this aspect. </p>
<p>Please post what you think, and rank the ivies in order of how strong their life sciences programs are for undergrads. Some things that should matter are endowment, resources, facilities, research, professors, etc.</p>
<p>Asking about Life Sciences is great, but let's scratch the "Rank Ivies" part of this thread. </p>
<p>Right now.</p>
<p>i m sure u can do research abt these- will only take a quick phonecall so we wont be bothered</p>
<p>and by the way you cant "rank ivies" each are good in their own ways. and life sci in each is great</p>
<p>ok i think it's cool how everyone's always saying that every school is great in their own way and all, but i really need some way of deciding which schools to apply to...some general ranking of the ivies' life science programs based on things like how good their facilities are, what research opportunities are availiable for undergrads, etc. would be very helpful. The one's in particular I want to know about are yale, princeton, brown, and upenn</p>
<p>Then call the individual schools and ask, look through their brochures, and see what programs each school offers. When you say "rank the ivies" it almost always turns into which school is better than the other--in short, a completely worthless battle.</p>
<p>If you're contemplating on what schools to apply to, the best approach to get a clear picture would be through the college directly, rather than an internet forum.</p>
<p>Depends on what part of life sciences you're interested in. Organismal biology at Yale is very strong, and the resources are amazing. Evolutionary biology as well. I can't speak for molecular biology or medicine since I haven't taken those classes.</p>
<p>"ok i think it's cool how everyone's always saying that every school is great in their own way and all, but i really need some way of deciding which schools to apply to"</p>
<p>You haven't gotten into any of them. Your question would be more relevant once you get in to more than one.</p>
<p>Umm... ok, i've gotten into Yale and Cornell (and have an application in at Harvard), and i'm interested in life sciences. Do any of you have opinions/reasons for each college's strengths and comparative strengths?</p>
<p>Yale provides tremendous research opportunities :) to Undergrads
(summer and otherwise); However what I found somewhat
disconcerting in my research on their programs was the number of
non-major related requirements that had to be met. Both princeton
and Yale are similar in their insitence on a strong distribution of
areas of inquiry an undergrad would be exposed to. In turn this implies
that unlike Brown or to some extent Cornell the quality time to
work on the core major or concentration diminishes.</p>
<p>That said, I have to agree that all the top 20 colleges are comparable
(Harvard through UC Berkeley); If you do enough research within the
guidelines of a college you can spot the loopholes that will allow you to
pretty much study what you want and craft your background per a
personalized plan.;)</p>
<p>If you are going to stay in the Life Sciences the chances are quite strong
you will need a graduate degree. You should research which undergaraduate
programs possibly help their students most in getting into the best
graduate programs....? :confused:</p>
<p>Lastly about this IVY thing...unless you are a participant in the sports side
this label should mean squat from an academics perspective ? :rolleyes:</p>
<p>arwen 15--</p>
<p>The only reason I put Ivy on the thread is to attract more attention. Yeah, it means squat. The ivies I'm considering are Brown, UPenn, Princeton, and maybe Yale. The non-ivies are Vanderbilt, UVA, Stanford, Northwestern, and Rice.</p>
<p>I know you touched on the somewhat stiff distribution requirements at Yale. How would you compare Yale's requirements to Princeton, UPenn, Stanford, UPenn, and Rice?</p>
<p>I don't find Yale's distribution requirements terribly frightening, although they're a lot more than a place w/o any (ie, brown). If you have more than one interest, you're likely to satisfy almost all of them w/o even trying. For example, my major will handle the natural science and quantitative reasoning requirement, and i would take latin classes anyway. So... i've got the humanities, social sciences, and writing requirements to cover.</p>
<p>kwijiborjt--How are you in to both Yale and Cornell? Did you get a likely letter that you are considering an acceptance?</p>
<p>AdmissionsAddict, Cornell has rolling decisions so they are announcing for RD now (see the Cornell forum)</p>
<p>Penn's Life Sciences are really good. <a href="http://www.upenn.edu/lsm%5B/url%5D">www.upenn.edu/lsm</a></p>