Need help narrowing down my list of colleges!

I plan on majoring in biochemistry or biology on a pre-med track! Here is a list of the colleges that I will be applying (most of them are through the Common App):

UNC-Chapel Hill
Brown University
Vanderbilt University
University of Notre Dame
University of Washington
NC State University
Emory University
East Carolina University

I’m primarily concerned with the research opportunities and the schools’ proximity to a hospital for internship/volunteering. Which of the schools can I cross off based on that criteria?

I’ll get a feel for the general atmosphere of the universities when I go on my college visits during fall break (I’ve only visited ECU, NC State, and UNC), so that’s another factor that I’ll have to consider.

Thanks!

Some of your considerations may overlap with those used for the compilation of a list available online: “The Experts’ Choice: Colleges with Great Pre-med Programs.”