<p>I'm thinking of doing a science major at Yale even though I know that it's not the best school at it (cf. MIT for example). However, I'd still like to know if the science departments are decent at Yale.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>Of course they are! Yale has excellent sciences that are right up there with its competitors. It's engineering where Yale needs to beef up (and Yale is investing $1 billion in expanding engineering/science).</p>
<p>science department is more than decent at yale. There are tons of great professors. the faculty to student ratio is good (not sure of the exact number right now) but i know for the geology department there are more faculty than students in the major. There is a lot of opportunities for science majors--freshman year you may want to take perspectives on science, which is a year long course that meets once a week where you get lectures by faculty in different fields of research and lead discussions about it. at the end of the year you get automatic funding to do research over the summer.
There is one class in MB&B where you get to travel to south america over spring break to collect specimens and then stay here to do research over the summer. pretty much there are tons of opportunities to get involved with research and yale's science program is really good</p>
<p>i would also add that the majority of Yale students do not major in science... thus if you are majoring in science, you will probably come across more opportunities than you would at MIT, where a non-science/math major would be difficult to come by.<br>
i also suspect that a high amount of students are involved in research, as I was researching information for a report and came across myriad research articles from Yale, many of which were authored by undergrads.</p>
<p>Also if you are interested in sciences (and I think especially engienering) you have a much better chance of being admitted. I applied under mechanical engineering (but will probably switch to chemical engienering) and Yale has invested tons into the engineering program. Yale is number one in engineering research impact. Also Yale created the school of engineering under Dean Vanderlick JUST LAST YEAR, so Yale is going to have some amazing research opportunities and will be looking to admit more engineering majors.</p>
<p>yay! that sounds like a good news. I"m planning to major in the sciences and engineering! =D</p>
<p>yay for science people who want to go to yale! =)</p>
<p>i put chem for the major i'd choose if i were to decide today...will that give me a bit of an edge in admissions?</p>
<p>no. the only case where admissions chances are affected, and negatively, is when you put down something that is popular, like economics and political science. putting down an obscure major will not really help you.</p>
<p>Choice of major does not affect you at Yale. I don't know where this speculation is coming from - Yale has said that it expects students to change their minds two or three times before coming to a decision about a major.</p>
<p>Listing a prospective science major on your application won't give you an edge. Having strong credentials in sciences (extracurriculars, research, etc.) will.</p>
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<p>YEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAAaH</p>