<p>I've a ~3.8 and 1940 (mid/high 600's for each section) and I plan on majoring in biology or neurobiology. I prefer large impersonal research universities on the west coast. OOS doesn't matter. Also, I'm re-taking the SAT later and some SAT IIs so I'm sure the list will change - matches/mild-reaches are wanted. Can someone help? Thanks.</p>
<p><em>Also, long walks on beaches are most certainly desired - and I realize how much this post sounds like an ad for a personal. Doh.</em></p>
<p>boston university</p>
<p>Boston is the opposite coast :)</p>
<p>Hm, with your stats and SAT, and a longing for the beach, UCSB sounds like a nice match. It's right on the beach, and your stats are probably a match for it, and I think it's good for biology. You will have to pay out of state fees though. </p>
<p>Maybe USC or UCSD, although those aren't right on the beach and harder to get into.</p>
<p>UCSB (best choice) also maybe worth a look when considering ocean-type of places at Humboldt State with many "biological type" degrees, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo offering BS and MS in Biology. I have visited UCSB and Cal Poly. Both wonderful, amazing locations.</p>
<p>UBC...there's a nude beach right by it but it's in Canada...it's also known for its sciences</p>
<p>Yeah, as overseas said, UCSB is quite nice:</p>
<p>You can see the dorms are the middle and the middle bottom of the photo, so anytime you want to take a nighttime stroll along the beach, you can just leave your dorm and you're right there. UCSB's average admitted stats are 3.99/1260 SAT, which is fairly close to what you have. It's fairly large (20,000), and like most UCs, it's a research university and I guess more impersonal than a LAC or anything like that.</p>
<p>Good luck in your search. Keep in mind the UC schools don't factor the freshman GPA, so make sure you have that in mind when calculating your GPA.</p>
<p>Occidental, Thomas Aquinas College, Pitzer and maybe Claremont Mckenna are all good LAC's you could probably get into, if you're looking for the smaller setting in California. Reed is in Oregon and is a very awesome school too.</p>
<p>oyeh hehehe...sorry didnt read the original post in its entirety</p>
<p>Scripps, one of the Claremont Colleges, is very good for biology and science; also, you may want to look at USD as well.</p>
<p>as someond else here said try UBC in canada...while it may not be quite what you're looking for I wish i had applied. its an excellent school ( top 50 worldwide, top 5 in canada) and it isnt <em>that</em> hard to gain admissionfor intl's/...my friend was accepted with a 1220 and 3.0 GPA. I know a few others who got in with stats similar to that.</p>
<p>Coastal carolina is on the beach, but its in south carolina</p>
<p>what is OOS?</p>
<p>"out of state"</p>
<p>harry, BU's average SAT (2 sections) last year was 1340. a 1940 on the new SAT would be way below BU's average.</p>
<p>A 1300 on the SAT is by no means out of BU's range...
SAT Reasoning Verbal: 600 - 690
SAT Reasoning Math: 620 - 700
(from collegeboard)</p>
<p>you are by no means a so-so student. maybe on this board you are "so-so" but you have many many colleges that would be thrilled to have you..... and don't let this board make you think otherwise.</p>
<p>The University of Washington has an excellent undergraduate neurobiology program. The rub is that it is so good that one must "apply" to the major after being at the university for a while. UW also has an honors neurobiology track. The good news is that one can get accepted into the university, do well, and then get accepted into the neurobiology major.</p>
<p>I was going to suggest the U of Washington, too...great strength in your areas of interest, fun urban location, and not too tough to get into.</p>
<p>UW is getting more and more selective, but with a 3.8 (unweighted?, UW does not use weighting) with your SAT scores, you should be okay. A UW tip: Write all the essays, you get extra points for doing so even though they state they are optional.</p>
<p>Agree with Washington.....though not as far west how about U Colorado?</p>
