I am looking or a school that strikes a balance between liberal arts and research. So far I like University of Rochester, and Clark University. Does anyone have any other suggestions. I want to go into medicine.
If you want to go into medicine, I suggest bigger schools. They get the most funding than any liberal art school
is it true that it is harder to get involved in undergraduate research at larger schools? that’s what I’ve heard. I also like the idea of having smaller class sizes.
Definitely URochester. Case Western Reserve would be a good addition in terms of what you are describing. SUNY Geneseo could fit.
This online list isn’t bad for generating ideas for colleges to consider for premed: “The Experts’ Choice: Colleges With Great Pre-med Programs.” Many of the colleges listed are small or mid-sized.
Wake Forest and Lehigh would be ~similar in selectivity to Clark/UR. Hopkins & Tufts a bit more selective.
The Experts’ choice list is really helpful. Also I am looking into Case Western, but I’ve heard a lot of bad things about the student life there.
There are tons of great choices. My D is a STEM person who also loves the humanities. She is loving Lafayette College. Some of the schools we thought woudl be good fits were Franklin & Marshall, Union, and Lehigh but there are tons out there. If you’d be fine at a Jesuit school (ex. Fordham, Holy Cross, BC) they also strike a good balance between liberal arts and science.
Great! I’ll look into them.
Btw, liberal arts colleges themselves often strike a good balance between liberal arts and research.
Tufts University?
Good point, however my mom is kind of against me going to a liberal arts school.
I actually visited tufts, and really liked it. I’m just worried I won’t get in. I have a 29 ACT, which I’m retaking, and a 3’9 uw gpa
Perhaps Brandeis could suit you. It’s a fairly small university (like 3.7k undergrads) but seems to have a lot of research opportunities.
Using Carnegie Classification search, these universities are medium size or smaller, Research-very high or Research-high, and primarily residential:
Brandeis, Brown, Cal Tech, Case Western, Catholic, Clark, Clarkson, William & Mary, Dartmouth, Duquesne, Howard, Lehigh, Missouri S&T, Princeton, Rensselaer, Rice, Stevens, Tufts, Dayton, Rochester, Yeshiva, and Wake Forest
You might consider one of the Claremont consortium schools. They are 5 liberal arts colleges that share a bigger campus and thus have some of the resources of a bigger college. My kid goes to one of those schools, and has more research choices than she knows what to do with, honestly.
Miami University, Oxford Ohio.
http://experiencemiamioh.com/
http://miamioh.edu/research/proposal-prep/institutional-data/med-school-admits/index.html
“Academic profile of Miami students accepted into medical school
Average overall GPA: 3.72
Average science GPA: 3.67
Average MCAT score: 30.78 (9.92 Verbal; 10.22 Physical Science; 10.64 Biological Science)
Of the 288 Miami students who scored a minimum of 24 on the MCAT and maintained at least a 3.20 science GPA and a 3.20 overall GPA, 221 (77%) were accepted to medical school.”
Georgian architecture, gorgeous campus, top 10 division 1 hockey … It’s kind of an oddball school in the Ohio system, but well worth a look.
I looked into it, and it seems great. There does seem to be a real lack of diversity though, which isn’t ideal.
Great list. Thank you!
Where have you visited? and what did you like/dislike?
I’ve visited Tufts, Northeastern, Brandeis and Clark. I love the campus at northeastern and the co-ops. It is one of my first choices, but I heard the financial aid wasn’t that great. I ran the net price calculator on their website and it didn’t give me anywhere near the amount I need. I also really like the campus at tufts and it is the most prestigious of all the places i visited. I didn’t like brandeis as much as I though I would. The facilities weren’t that great considering how expensive it was, and the students I talked to weren’t that enthusiastic. Clark seemed to strike the perfect match between liberal arts and research, but they don’t have the major that I am looking for.
I am also considering the residential college at University of Michigan, since I am instate.