<p>I'm not even 100% sure on what career I'm going to pursue in college (I'm a high school student now), but I know it will be between medicine and pharmacy. So either way, I will most likely major in the "natural sciences" like bio, biochem, or chem. So whether it be for pre-med or pre-pharm, which universities have the best natural science programs?</p>
<p>The one that fits you the best so it will make it more likely for you to get very high GPA, the only thing that is important.</p>
<p>At the undergrad level, most schools are more or less the same when it comes to “science programs”.</p>
<p>Come on…at least ATTEMPT to help me out here instead of giving cliche answers please…I know John Hopkins, Washington University at St. Louis, and Rice are only some of the great undergrad science programs. That’s as far as my knowledge goes, so I was looking for some help here.</p>
<p>Don’t ask for help if you don’t want answers, then. MiamiDAP is correct, and I stand by my answer too.</p>
<p>I doubt there’s anything “great” about the undergrad science classes at any of the schools you mentioned. Intro bio is intro bio everywhere, organic chemistry is organic chemistry everywhere. “Strength” of science “programs” doesn’t come into play at the undergrad level except for more specialized or vocational areas like engineering. If you’re looking at bio, chem, biochem, etc. it won’t matter where you go to school unless you’re looking at graduate programs, or looking to work with specific faculty in such a program, etc. Moreover, “science program” and “pre-med” are not really all that related like many HS students think. Pre-med simply entails is a few basic intro science courses. Again, these can be found at any school.</p>
<p>Don’t take this the wrong way, I’m not trying to attack you or anything. It’s just, if I had a nickel for every time a HS student came in and asked about “strong science programs” I’d be enjoying some sun off the coast of a Pacific island nation on my own private yacht instead of hanging around on CC :D</p>
<p>@GoldShadow, perhaps its time to start charging then?</p>
<p>GoldShadow,</p>
<p>I understand that the difference for undergraduate studies in colleges differ very little, but you can’t seriously expect me to believe that it has no effect at all in getting into grad school. I mean, seriously, wouldn’t a student who studied undergrad science (or pre-med, whatever) at John Hopkins obviously be more impressive than one who attended a community college?</p>
<p>In that case, look for the most prestigious school you can go to (in general). Then major in one of those majors</p>
<p>That is… if it is affordable</p>
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This is different from your original question. You originally asked, essentially, “which schools have the best undergraduate science programs?” The answer to this question is (generally speaking) “all of them”.</p>
<p>I think what you meant to ask was, “does the name/prestige of a school make a difference in medical school admission?” For an answer to that question, I recommend you check out some of the stickied threads in this forum (including the FAQ thread).</p>
<p>ANY major research Uni will be really strong in the basic sciences. You could literally throw darts at the top ~40 USNews Unis. But, many top LACs are also strong; Williams, for example, has a beautiful new science building as does Colgate. But biochem might be more limited at a LAC.</p>
<p>btw: it’s Johns Hopkins.</p>