<p>Look at the actual registration stats for current and past semesters on-line. There’s a lot dual degree opportunities at Penn, where you sub-matriculate in another school at Penn to get a second degree.</p>
<p>However, if you don’t like Philly then Penn’s not for you.</p>
<p>Per Penn’s Common Data Set, 2,227 classes out of a total of 2,638 were under 30 students. That’s 84.4%.</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.upenn.edu/ir/Common%20Data%20Set/UPenn%20Common%20Data%20Set%202011-12.pdf[/url]”>http://www.upenn.edu/ir/Common%20Data%20Set/UPenn%20Common%20Data%20Set%202011-12.pdf</a></p>
<p>Thanks to all (but especially rhg3rd and FlyMeToTheMoon) for your opinions and information as I struggle to make my decision.</p>
<p>Isn’t today the deadline?</p>
<p>My daughter gave up probably 60 credits at UT to go a private school with only 15 or so. Having a lot of credits finish something early is not all that important in the grand scheme of things but being able to get the best out of the college is important.</p>
<p>@SweetiePi,</p>
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<p>Biochem (anything Chem for that matter) along with Molecular Genetics are some of the strongest Pre-med majors at Ohio State. And many of the cutting edge research will be conducted at the soon to be completed state-of-the-art CBEC. There is also a recently completed Biomedical Tower adjacent to the medical school for undergrad research. In fact, there are more than a dozen biological related research facilities available for the students across the campus.</p>
<p>[Undergraduate</a> Research](<a href=“http://www.undergraduateresearch.osu.edu/]Undergraduate”>http://www.undergraduateresearch.osu.edu/)</p>
<p>[Campus</a> Map - The Ohio State University](<a href=“http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=112]Campus”>http://www.osu.edu/map/building.php?building=112)</p>
<p>[CBEC</a> | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering](<a href=“http://cbe.osu.edu/department/cbec]CBEC”>CBEC Facilities | Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering)</p>
<p>Furthermore, as many had alluded above, OP won the most prestigious “Eminence Scholarship” from The Ohio State University, which not only offers full-ride scholarship, but also top-notch honors advising available to the top students in addition to a $3,000 enrichment stipend for research or travel aboard I recall. Incidentally, I had Dr. Stetson as my Honors Advisor who had received his Phd from Brown.</p>
<p>Although I graduated roughly a decade ago, I still keep in touch with some of the faculties from my College (Biological Science) and learned that Professor Tina Henkin of BioChem Dept. recently been elected as a prestigious NAS Fellow. </p>
<p>[Faculty</a> Accomplishments | Ohio State Biochemistry Program](<a href=“http://osbp.osu.edu/prospective-students/faculty-accomplishments]Faculty”>http://osbp.osu.edu/prospective-students/faculty-accomplishments) </p>
<p>Lastly, when it comes to getting into medical school, as many had also mentioned, it’s really about your GPA and MCAT score. And it is my opinion that as an Eminence Scholar, Ohio State will offer you just as good if not BETTER chance for acceptance from some of the top medical schools across the country. Here at Northwestern, many mediocre Ivy League grads are classmates alongside B1G Honors College students, Ohio State included. In short, Best of Luck to OP & Go Bucks!! 
- Sparkeye7, M.D., M.H.A.</p>
<p>“Here at Northwestern, many mediocre Ivy League grads are classmates alongside B1G Honors College students, Ohio State included.”</p>
<p>Sounds like a ringing endoresment for, “mediocre Ivy League grads” to me. LOL ;-)</p>
<p>I accepted to The Ohio State University! Thanks to all!</p>
<p>Good for you SweetiePi! I know it was a tough decision, and any decision you made would have been a good one, but I’m personally over the moon that you chose OSU.</p>
<p>Congrats SweetiePi! Best of luck to you at Ohio State. :-)</p>