<p>I'm trying to compile a list of schools, varying in levels of competition, which have very strong science programs, particularly biochemistry. I would prefer them to be in the Northeast. Let me know if you can help me out!</p>
<p>Upper tier in biochem:
MIT
Johns Hopkins
Cornell
Columbia
Rochester
Carnegie Mellon
Georgetown
NYU</p>
<p>2nd tier (but still good!) in biochem:
Rutgers
Maryland
Penn State
Syracuse
Lehigh
GWU
Stony Brook</p>
<p>I've heard about Maryland being strong, I guess they were right!</p>
<p>how about Wesleyan?</p>
<p>can't go wrong with Wesleyan, expecially if looking for undergrad research opportunities in a LAC environment. with so few grads, and lots of grad-level labs, there are many holes for undergrads to fill...</p>
<p>i hope, though, my SAT scores weren't that good...</p>
<p>I wouldn't think Lehigh is a great choice...I mean, they did have a biochemist (a professor of biochemistry, no less) who is an intelligent design theorist (his name is Michael Behe, and he's, ah, not well regarded in the scientific community).</p>
<p>check minus...</p>
<p>That doesn't mean that the quality of the school is any lower. It just means that one of their former science professors happened to be religious. Big deal. Chances are, there will be some of those at any university.</p>
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I wouldn't think Lehigh is a great choice...I mean, they did have a biochemist (a professor of biochemistry, no less) who is an intelligent design theorist (his name is Michael Behe, and he's, ah, not well regarded in the scientific community).
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<p>Isn't this one of the purposes of tenure?</p>
<p>Not in Northeast, but the Northwest . . .
Humboldt State University (humboldt.edu)</p>
<p>Clark might be a great option. The only issue with Clark is Worchester(sp?), MA.</p>
<p>Worcester isn't a "lovely" town but it's got several universities so there are lots of students around.</p>
<p>Clark doesn't happen to be in the nicer area of town. Holy Cross and WPI are in the nicer area. Still, Clark's a great school.</p>
<p>Degrees of niceness within Worcester probably don't matter much to most students because students aren't planning to invest in real estate or enroll kids in public schools. Between Clark U, Holy Cross, and WPI, there are lots of students in town, and lots of businesses that cater to students, and cross-registration options, and parties at other schools, etc., which are the things in which most students are interested.</p>
<p>isnt university of delaware supposed to be very good for that program.</p>
<p>delaware? i'm not sure.</p>
<p>Tufts - not the first place people think of for science, but they have some very good programs in biology, biochemistry, and biomedical engineering. Also have good graduate programs, so the knowledge is very definitely there.</p>
<p>anywhere else? i visited wesleyan today, and it was not for me...</p>