<p>My over all goal is to be a Doctor. What are the best undergraduate schools to apply to... Preferably on easy coast, but ANYWHERE... </p>
<p>About me:
2000 SAT... first time, no studying, taking again in october
Over 4.0 GPA</p>
<p>I have taken many AP classes, and will be graduating with 7 or 8 science credits rather then the normal 4.</p>
<p>ps: SCIENCE IS MY PASSION!</p>
<p>I also prefer urban or suburban schools… with mid-sized or large size</p>
<p>MIT.</p>
<p>But only one forth of the high school valedictorians who applied got in this year.</p>
<p>johns hopkins</p>
<p>With that SAT, any of the tippy-top schools are going to be out of reach for you.
You need at least a 200 point bump, and then come back and we’ll talk. :)</p>
<p>Sorry to sound like the parent I am – BUT – I’d focus on state flagship and lesser known schools where your stats put you in a position for big merit money. Med School is expensive. The best thing to do is minimize any undergrad debt. </p>
<p>There are MANY East Coast schools (including LACs) which have storng science.</p>
<p>What state are you from?</p>
<p>What do you consider mid-sized? 5,000 or more?</p>
<p>The “best” science schools don’t have to be “tippy-top” schools. For instance, University of Pittsburgh is highly regarded for pre-med. There are many others. Look at some college guides which usually mention the best schools for various fields.</p>
<p>Holy Cross has a great science program with strong pre-med major. HC has jist built a $70 million science building. Holy Cross(don’t have to be religious) is SAT optional and has nice campus-1 hour from Boston.</p>
<p>[Integrated</a> Science Department](<a href=“http://www.isp.northwestern.edu/]Integrated”>http://www.isp.northwestern.edu/)</p>
<p>Penn State has a highly competitive 6-year college-and-med-school degree. I might think that that program, which might or might not be out of your league score-wise (dunno), also reflects some general quality of premed at Penn State in general?</p>
<p>Johns Hopkins and Duke are great schools for premed on the east coast. As for science in general, MIT all the way. But there are a lot of other great schools too (e.g. the ivy league, lol)</p>
<p>Bucknell, Swarthmore, RPI, Lehigh, University of Rochester, SUNY-stony brook, binghamton,</p>
<p>If you want a mid-sized urban university in the East, with strong science research, good medical school placements, and a realistic shot at admission without stratospheric scores, then the best match would have to be Johns Hopkins. It matches every one of your criteria, and is the number 1 school in the country for research funding levels ($1.5 billion per year, almost double the rate of the closest competitors, which are much larger public universities.)</p>