<p>Daughter considering suny for premed. decent grades, class rank, etc. Thanks!</p>
<p>You might have her take a look at the University at Buffalo. They are very strong in these areas, including special program like early assurance into med school and combined degree programs. Here are some links with more info: </p>
<p>[UB</a> Undergraduate Admissions: Academics - Early Assurance Programs](<a href=“http://admissions.buffalo.edu/academics/earlyassurance.php]UB”>http://admissions.buffalo.edu/academics/earlyassurance.php)
[UB</a> Undergraduate Admissions: Academics - Combined Degree Programs](<a href=“http://admissions.buffalo.edu/academics/combineddegree.php]UB”>http://admissions.buffalo.edu/academics/combineddegree.php)</p>
<p>Depending on her stats, your D might also be interested in the Honors College, and there are some scholarships available. My D is a rising soph at UB and she (and we!) have been very satisfied with her choice and experience so far.</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo OR SUNY ESF (Environmental Science + Forestry)</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo is she’s into smaller schools, SUNY Binghamton if she wants a more moderate sized university, or Stony Brook if she wants a really large university…</p>
<p>If you need more information about Binghamton, I’d be more than happy to let you know, being a pre-med student there myself!</p>
<p>From what I have heard:
Binghamton
Stony Brook
Geneseo
Buffalo
New Paltz</p>
<p>I don’t know if I’d agree with NP, LilyMoon, as far as sciences are concerned, though I’ve heard good things about the school overall, as far as smaller liberal arts colleges are concerned.</p>
<p>Perfectedxchaos - I have heard they have a good biology dept.</p>
<p>stony brook</p>
<p>Lilymoon - Oh okay, that’s cool then.</p>
<p>i think the first thing is that you d has to consider how she wants to define what her pre-med experience will be like – you do NOT have to be a bio major to be pre-med. there are certain courses that med schools expect you to have taken. past that, you don’t need to specific major – you can be a liberal arts major, take the required pre-med courses, and get into medical schools.</p>
<p>so first of all – what does you d think she wants to study other than the required pre-med courses?</p>
<p>she may also want to look into what the school’s policy is regarding pre-med recommendations. my understanding is that med schools require something from the school – not sure if it has to be from a pre-med advisor or not – and that some schools (not just limited to public colleges) limit giving those letters/recommendations/whatever they are called – to students that they think have a good chance of acceptance since this helps their “stats” by eliminating students they think won’t get in.</p>
<p>i also know in general, many students enter college thinking they want to be pre-med and drop that goal once they have trouble in the required intro bio and chem classes – it can be very intense and very disheartening. at some schools (again i’m not talking about public ones per se) it is almost a weeding out process so that by the time you get to those who actually still plan to apply senior year, the number is far less than those who entered with that goal.</p>
<p>so your d may want to talk to students about how the pre-med life at a college is, not just in terms of the quality of the courses and the official acceptance rate, but also in terms of what it is like for a student entering with a pre-med goal to actually make it through to being a medical school applicant.</p>
<p>in addition to the issues i’ve noted, look into how supportive/helpful the pre-med advising process is at any given school.</p>
<p>a lot of people automatically assume that the best pre-med school is the one with the most well regarded bio department – but that school may be the one with the most potential pre-meds, making it harder for an applicant to stand out? i don’t know – but i think there is a lot more to the issue of where is the best place to go to college if one’s ultimate goal is med school than the simple issue of how good a bio dept they have. </p>
<p>i am in no way trying to comment on ANY of the schools that have been mentioned so far in this thread – i don’t know enough about any of their pre-med programs to do so. i’m just suggesting you and your d think about the types of issues she needs to consider.</p>
<p>If she is definite on med school, you may want to consider CUNY’s Sophie Davis joint BS/MD program. One of my co-workers kids is going there, and this year there is more than enough hosuing.</p>
<p>Stony Brook
University of Buffalo
Binghamton
Geneseo------really hard to survive…</p>
<p>Rising rep but still not as strong as the aforementioned:
New Paltz- med school acceptances are rising/new science center is opening up in 2013</p>
<p>OP here- DD is good student- loves science. good sats- high 600’s, about 3.5 gpa unweighted. She is taking an intership at a hospital for her senior year ( a program through her school). Does she have a shot at Geneseo or Binghamton? Also looking at Marist, LeMoyne and Northeastern (reach).</p>
<p>As long as there are some EC’s, good letters, and a good essay to back up those stats, I’d say Binghamton and/or Geneseo both seem reasonable target/reaches. It’s really hard to predict what the trend will be like this upcoming year, have heard it might be a little easier than last year to get in.</p>
<p>She should have a decent shot at Bighamton/Geneseo/Stony Brook. Although applications to SUNY schools are up, in part do to the economic crunch. Consider applying to SUNY Oneonta. It has an excellent biology program. I graduated this past May 09’ and now i’m in a fully funded Biology Ph.D program at Cornell. In other words, Cornell is paying me to get my degree. Several of my bio friends went onto top rated vet, med, and pt programs. Close buddy of mine is attending Ohio State for vet school (ranked 5th in the nation). He turned down UPenn ranked 4th! Others decided to work right after college in various fields related to biology. I have to think hard of an unsuccessful biology graduate. The success stories are many, esp. for those who work hard. </p>
<p>And if for some reason your daughter decides that biology isn’t for here, the other departments are also very good. Brilliant humanities professors and Oneonta is best known for its education program. And I can’t speak for the other schools, but the social scene at Oneonta is a amazing. I’m not just talking parties. All colleges towns have parties. But the people at Oneonta are genuine and down to earth. From the faculty to freshman.</p>
<p>Obviously Binghimton/Geneseo/Stony Brook are ranked higher, so I would be happy for her if she got it in. But its not the end of the world if she does not. Oneonta is no slouch of a school, they received 1200+ applications and accepted %37.4 of them. Geneseo accepted %37 for some comparison. They produce competent people at Oneonta and obviously loyal alumni! </p>
<p>Hope this helps. Good luck! Let us know how it unfolds.</p>
<p>SUNY Geneseo is one of the best for the Sciences.</p>
Just want to resurrect this thread with some questions about Geneseo’s 3-4 BS Bio/DO program with NYCOM. The way the website describes the program, the “3” portion is the undergrad bio without the electives. My question is - Does this substantially increase the intensity/workload/pressure of the undergrad portion vis-a-vis taking 4 years of bio in Geneseo? What would the issues be with the workload, if any?