<p>Which colleges have great math and science departments? I've been using Wikipedia to research colleges, but the information there isn't as good as the information here... My GPA should be around 3.8/4.51 by 1st quarter senior year and I am currently working on getting 2200+ on the SAT. Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Depends, if you leave more information about where you are looking geographically and size wise I can get back to you in the morning :) </p>
<p>But just for starters, strong LAC's for bio/pre-med etc... Swarthmore, Lehigh, F&M, Ursinus(big up and coming one!)</p>
<p>And then there are the research universities, Michigan, Cal, Rutgers... etc</p>
<p>Caltech, MIT, WPI, RPI are known for that.</p>
<p>Washington and Jefferson College is noted as a Pre-med/dent/law institution.</p>
<p>Could you explain the differences between LACs and regular universities? At the moment, I'm not too certain about LACs just because most people at my school don't really talk about them and some just look down on them so I would like an unbiased view on them if I can get one. </p>
<p>I would feel comfortable in either a small institution or a large institution to a certain extent. I'd prefer less than 20k undergrads...my HS is big enough that I feel fine around a lot of people, but at the same time I'm pretty comfortable with my HS size of ~2000 and would not mind having that many peers in college. Neither weather nor location concerns me. Sorry...I know that doesn't really cut out many colleges.</p>
<p>Thank you for the list, but I really don't know if I could get into those colleges. My ECs only consist of football (really dedicated, but not a D1/2 prospect), MUN (just for fun), and watching over/tutoring my little brother. A lot of my peers and CCers with higher scores have been rejected... Also, my writing is less than stellar, but I will try to get a few friends and teachers to edit my essays. I will be a first generation college student and will need financial aid.</p>
<p>I'm really uncertain about what I want to do in the future. Although I do not have much experience with community service, I feel like helping people as a doctor would be rewarding. I do well in my science classes when there is a good teacher. I was skeptical of obtaining a career concerning math, but my current math teacher told me that there are a wide range of jobs that look for people with talent in math. I'm not a genius, but I do learn quickly.</p>
<p>Any top school is going to have a strong math and science programs. What you should be thinking about is what model works best for you.</p>
<p>Would you rather be in a technical school environment, major research 1 big university, LAC, or university-college type system?</p>
<p>To be honest with you, I really don't know the differences between all those models...</p>
<p>Driscol,
Big research universities are schools that ranged from about 20,000 students to 40,000 students. There are pro's and con's of going to a big university, but my honest opinion is big universities are very bureaucratic. Liberal arts colleges (LAC) are small schools normally ranging from 1,000-3,000 students. The class sizes are extremely smaller and there is more personal attention. LAC's are nothing to be make fun about, some of the best schools in the country are Liberal Arts Colleges because of the quality education and one on one professor interaction. I would choose Swarthmore, Pomona, Amherst, Williams, and most top LAC's over any Ivy.</p>
<p>Rutgers, for certain majors, such as Psychology, your point may be valid. But for the sciences (other than Biology) and Mathematics, classes even at larger universities will tend to be on the small side.</p>