<p>I am trying to decide which of the three schools to attend. The cost of attendance for the three will be about the same even though I am in-state for UT-Austin. BU will cost around 26k a year, UT 26k, and Case 23k. I am planning on majoring in biology and from there I plan to either go to physician's assistant school or onto medical school. Basically being prepared and able to pursue med school or PA school is more important than a social scene, but nonetheless if the schools are even or close I will consider that.</p>
<p>bump 10 char</p>
<p>UT Austin has the highest-ranking biology program of all of those schools by far, and UT is much more of a research-intensive university than BU or Case Western.</p>
<p>I say UT for sure!</p>
<p>Thanks for the advice… I am kinda concerned that it would be harder to secure a research opportunity at a school as big as UT-Austin.</p>
<p>Bump 10 char.</p>
<p>I’ve been looking at a lot of different school and undergraduate research is something I pay attention to. Now this is just going by the web and maybe there is an “in-person” system that works differently but it is something to look at. Go to the school websites and search on undergraduate research. I know that at UT you’ll get something along the lines on how to approach faculty to do research projects and so on. At other institutions I’ve found systems set up where faculty actually post the positions they have, desired qualifications, and pay if any. In other words, it looks like some have made it a lot easier to get involved in undergraduate research than others (size isn’t the determining factor). Like I said, it could be that if you get into the UT College of Natural Sciences honors program, there are all kinds of opportunities that open up. I’m just going by what I’ve seen on the web. Just something to consider if research is important to you.</p>