U of M Biology Program

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<p>So I am a Michigan resident from a Metro-Detroit school district where U of M accepts around 100 students a year (especially all the summas) and I have very good chances of getting into U of M but I have some concerns. The price is very good and the education seems excellent but I have some concerns about their biology program.</p>

<p>So I visited U of M and I went to visit the Life Sciences building (which seemed very old and ugly compared to the Chemistry building) and I was not impressed (considering the horrible reception I recieved from the undergraduate admissions staff). Does anyone have any opinions about the biology program? I am planning to major in molecular biology. </p>

<p>Also I have some cancer biology lab experience with actual published research and so research is very important to me. So how is the medical research at U of M?</p>

<p>Finally I was also hoping to go on the pre-med track... Any thoughts, opinions, or comments on the pre-med program?</p>

<p>I am considering other universities like JHU for their research and their medical programs, how does U of M compare?</p>

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<p>Check of the Michigan Learning Communities at the following.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mlc/recommendation.asp%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.lsa.umich.edu/mlc/recommendation.asp&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>The Health Science Scholars Progarm and the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program should match up well with your interests.</p>

<p>Life Sciences is a major focus for U of M. One of the reasons Mary Sue Coleman was selected as the Prosident of U of M was her background in Biochemistry.</p>

<p><a href="http://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.lifesciences.umich.edu/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>As to how U of M's research compares to JHU or anyone else, it all depends on the particular area of research that you are looking at.</p>

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<p>in my opinion, UM can't really compare to JHU in terms of biology or premed. I believe that JHU's med school placement rate is significantly higher than UM, but that could be due to a variety of reasons. Also, JHU's biomedical engineering program is tough to beat.</p>

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<p>Maguo, to say that Michigan cannot compare to Johns Hopkins in Biology, Medicine, Medical School placement or Biomedical Engineering is a little harsh. Yes, Johns Hopkins is generally regarded as one of the top 2 or 3 universities in those fields, but Michigan is generally not far behind. I agree that Johns Hopkins is better, but unless the OP gets some serious financial discounts from Johns Hopkins, going to Michigan will save her/him $100,000.</p>