@warblersrule I’ve heard lots of good things about Duke’s earth sciences program (through a presentation I attended from a Duke representative) and I think it would be such a great program to get involved with, which has only been confirmed by your post. One question - do you know exactly how selective the program might be? I’m worried that my extracurriculars may not be up to par to major in earth sciences anywhere and that’s why I was leaning more towards the biology side of things (especially since my school doesn’t even offer AP Environmental Science, but I may try to take it online sometime). If you could look at my chance me thread and let me know possibly if you think I have any shot at an earth sciences major, please let me know (http://talk.qa.collegeconfidential.com/what-my-chances/2085107-chance-me-rising-senior.html). I think I could write a good essay explaining how much I admire the program; the only issue would be how my extracurriculars line up to this interest!
@merc81 I definitely am looking at schools that have programs in both neuroscience and earth sciences in the case that I want to do either major. I am going to look more into University of Rochester as well. I will definitely look into the geosciences and geology aspects of all the schools as well. Thanks!