Where to go for Biochem?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I'm a senior this year, and I'm yet to decide which colleges to apply to. I live in New York, am 17, and plan on majoring in Biochemistry or Chemical Biology. My academic 'stats' are as follows.</p>

<p>3.1 unweighted GPA</p>

<p>800 Reading SAT
760 Math SAT
730 Writing SAT
(2290 total SAT)</p>

<p>800 Math SATII
760 History SATII
750 Chem SATII
218 PSAT/NMSQT (National Merit sent me a letter of commendation, possible semifinalist)</p>

<p>5 on BC calculus AP
5 on US history AP
4 on Chemistry AP
3 on European history AP
Every academic (Math, science, english, history, foreign language) class I've taken since 9th grade has been an honors or AP class.</p>

<p>I don't play sports, although I did winter track one year. I have few extracurriculars. </p>

<p>I plan on going to graduate school and obtaining a pHd in Biochemistry or Chemical Biology. I already know what research I want to do, and I do not care about a high paying or prestigious job after college. I am also a devout atheist, and would not attend a college with any religious affiliation. </p>

<p>All that being said, does anyone have any suggestions of colleges? Keep in mind that my EFC will probably be around 0.</p>

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<p>I’d apply to Stony Brook for sure, although it might be a reach.</p>

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<p>do you care about location? size?</p>

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<p>Not really, as long as it’s not full rural or too huge.</p>

<p>By the way, 3.1 means an 86, we don’t have 4 point GPA in our school.</p>

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<p>The GPA is a little low for the standardized tests. That PSAT should get you NMSF status. Some good bio-chem include Lewis and Clark, Reed, Case Western (those are the ones I know).</p>

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It’ll be somewhat higher by the time I apply.</p>

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<p>Gourman Report ranking for undergraduate biochemistry</p>

<p>Biochem from Gourman
Harvard
MIT
UC Berkeley
Wisconsin
Yale
UCLA
Cornell
UC San Diego
U Chicago
U Illinois
Columbia
U Michigan
U Penn
UC Davis
Brandeis
Northwestern
Princeton
U Iowa
Michigan State
Rice
Case Western
Purdue West Lafayette
Oregon State
NYU
U Oregon
Rutgers New Brunswick
SUNY Stony Brook
U Texas Austin
Iowa State
UC Riverside
Penn State University park
USC</p>

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<p>Bump, any more?</p>

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<p>Need to start applying soon, any more suggestions?</p>