<p>Depending on your state of residency, your in-state public universities may be good safety choices.</p>
<p>If you plan to major in biology, you may want to pay careful attention to avoiding debt. Job and career prospects at the bachelor’s level are not too good; if you intend to go to medical school, be aware that even if you do get in, it is expensive, so you do not want to be dragging a lot of undergraduate debt around.</p>