<p>I`m an international student planning to apply to some U.S schools. I want to major in biology at the moment. The schools I am currently planning to apply are (in order of choice) </p>
<li><p>U of Chicago (top choice)
I love the intellectual atmosphere, small class sizes, nice research facilities </p></li>
<li><p>Johns Hopkins
great for bio, obviously. </p></li>
<li><p>Notre Dame/Rice U </p></li>
<li><p>Cornell U </p></li>
</ol>
<p>Stats:
-3.9 GPA
-IB Diploma
-lived in 3 countries, attended 3 high schools so far
-SATs: 2050 (retaking) </p>
<p>I don<code>t really have any preference of location, I just want a place where I can get a good education. I</code>m not really planning to apply to schools like MIT or Harvard because I dont think I have a great chance of getting in anyways. My safeties are in Canada/Australia so I dont need that many, but if anyone could suggest any schools, that would be much appreciated :D</p>
<p>Rice, Georgetown, Tufts, Wake Forest, Bowdoin, Haverford, Carlton College, Davidson.</p>
<p>Do you have a particular field of interest? JHU's biology department is limited to cellular and molecular biology, whereas Chicago's true stregth lies in evolutionary biology.</p>
<p>thanks for the reply guys. i`m more into cellular/molecular bio, btw.</p>
<p>I would broaden my preferences if I were you. There are many universities, particularly state universities, that posesses very good biology departments. Your current list of preferences includes exclusively selective colleges in the extreme.</p>
<p>are there any state schools you would suggest?</p>
<p>Michigan State University
Virginia Tech (many international students)
Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus
Indiana University-Bloomington
Kansas University
U of Nebraska-Lincoln
U of Washington
U of Alabama-Birmingham</p>
<p>My son a US citizen attended international schools all his life, IB diploma. He visited LU and decided it was his top choice. It has been a fit for his growing up experiences and is allowing him a flexible yet rigorous liberal arts education. They have a solid Biology department, 12% international, wonderful campus, great town, easy airport links. Worth a look & see for you.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.lawrence.edu/admissions/acaddepts/biol.pdf%5B/url%5D">http://www.lawrence.edu/admissions/acaddepts/biol.pdf</a>
<a href="http://www.lawrence.edu/admissions/apply/countries.shtml%5B/url%5D">http://www.lawrence.edu/admissions/apply/countries.shtml</a></p>
<p>The trend in biology is towards molecular bio, so most top colleges and public universities will have strong programs in what you want. I would focus more on the features you want (size, location, athletics, etc.) before trying to pick colleges. I would suggest Wisconsin, Colorado-Boulder (GREAT science programs), WUStL, Brandeis, Michigan, Vanderbilt, U Oregon, SUNY Stony Brook, UT Austin, UC Davis, Oregon State, U Minnesota, Carnegie Mellon, Indiana, Rice, Purdue, Penn State, Iowa, Case Western, Michigan State, U Rochester, Ohio State, UNC Chapel Hill, and Tufts. Among LACs, Allegheny stands out.</p>