<p>Ok, yeah URI was known for its partying, they say you could smell the alcohol in the streets</p>
<p>I am very familiar with URI and I must say it is a decent school. I didn’t go, but my brother is doing premed here and he loves it. However, RI in general was and still kind of is a rural area- you will see its strengths in agriculture more than anything else (or Pharmacy). So you may have to work extra hard to find premed type opportunities as opposed to a city university.</p>
<p>But it is not too competitive nor a joke. There are several interesting science majors, if you’re interested, like microbio etc. And biotechnology is strong as well, so it has its ups and downs.</p>