<p>How good is Yale for undergrad sciences (biology in particular) and premed?</p>
<p>^^ awesome. Biology may be Yale's strongest science and there are immense research opportunities and organized research programs for undergrads (Perspectives on Science, STARS, and more). The biology professors are remarkably accessible and love sharing their research with undergrads; they are also superb teachers. We also have some awesome biology classes, such as Rainforest Expedition, where the class travels to one of the world's remote rainforests during spring break and collects samples (on Yale's tab); Yale then provides these students with a stipend to conduct research for 10 weeks over the summer. Many of these students continue researching over the following year and discover things in their samples that can lead to new drugs. Some undergrads publish in journals as prominent as Nature.</p>
<p>Even physicians at the Yale School of Medicine are welcoming to undergrads. I'll be conducting research in pathology with a faculty member at the School of Medicine, and I may also be working with an opthalmologist to develop a clinical survey to conduct while I spend my next summer with Unite for Sight in India or Africa (Yale is one of a few universities in a partnership with Unite for Sight).</p>
<p>Yale has one of the best premed acceptance rates as well: an average of 94-96% of students applying to medical school from Yale are accepted. </p>
<p>I'm a molecular, cellular, and developmental biology major and couldn't be happier with my college choice.</p>
<p>(also, despite what some may say, a common misconception is that Yale is "weak" in the sciences. In actuality, Yale is strong in the sciences; it is engineering where Yale is playing the most catch-up.)</p>