<p>hi. i'm new on here, i'm [going to be in september] a senior,
and i wanted to know what colleges you all
think are strong in developmental psych./child psychology.
i am planning on going to med. school, but i realize
a lot goes into that and i want to have a strong background in psychology
if the medical school doesnt work out or i change my mind.</p>
<p>my gpa is around 3.7, ap classes since sophomore year,
i have extracurriculars, volunteer hours at the hospital, work experience with children, and random things i was involved in that i was told to put on applications.</p>
<p>i hope that makes sense?
any info would be extremely helpful.
thanksss.</p>
<p>University of Minnesota
Vanderbilt
Columbia
Cornell
St Johns
U Kansas
Rochester
Loyola Chicago
U Maryland Baltimore County</p>
<p>um, you use words like: medical school, and hospital, then your choice should be the same as mine: Johns Hopkins.</p>
<p>Its regarded as probably the #1 best medial School in the country (Harvard and JHU flip-flop a lot)</p>
<p>JHU's "Behavioral Biology" program is everything you want and more--I'm personally Biomedical Engineering, but Behavioral Bio is GOOD.</p>
<p>You're going to need a powerful SAT to balance the 3.7, but its doable, and I've seen people do it.</p>
<p>Good Luck!</p>
<p>thank you both. </p>
<p>and yes, i am looking to apply to JHU as a reach,
because i know my GPA could be higher and i
did not receive my SAT scores yet.</p>
<p>OK, psychology is probably one of the most popular majors out there. What else are your looking for? Big school or small? Urban or rural? How important is financial aid/merit scholarships (trust me, there are merit moneys out there for kids with 3.7 UW gpas)?
I'd like to caution you that medical schools have very stict requirement for coursework that you have to take as undergrad (for instance, organic chemistry is one of them). Not all psychology programs' curriculum would satisfy that requrement, so you'll have to plan to take extra classes. If I were you, I'd look into programs where psychology program belongs to the college of sciences (not all do).</p>
<p>I just topped another thread entitled "How to compare the Psych Departments of various schools?" for your review.</p>
<p>Boston COllege has a fantastic human development program in their school of education. It seems like it is exactly what you are looking for. Other human development programs might also meet your needs.</p>
<p>BunsenBurner is right: psychology is one of the most popular majors and most good schools will have good-to-very-good psych departments. Same with pre-med courses. First ask yourself what you want in a school, size, location, type (LAC vs univ.) and price.</p>