How "good" is your university? (HS student, help!)

[314Jason]

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Hey! I'm a high school senior trying to put together a college list. I'm also an international student, which means I know only a handful of good colleges I could apply to. Where are you college students studying? What do you think about the premed opportunities there? E.g. science courses, professors, research opportunities, scholarships, etc.

Here are some extra info:

Intended major: Biochemistry or Neuroscience (what's yours? I'd love to know)
SAT score: 1920
Preference: Midwest/west coast. Suburban/rural. Liberal-ish.
Budget: under $30-40K per year

Any input's appreciated. Feel free to comment on any aspects of this post (including my gramma/spelling) 😀

 

[aSagacious]

Michigan State University (or almost any of the Big 10 schools) would satisfy most of your requirements (except for the liberal arts). MSU specifically caters to international students (I think we have the most, proportionally, of any US public school... or so they claim).

 

[TropicalKitty]

It's been a long time since I applied to college - even the SAT scoring is different than when I went to school.

Look for places that accept international students and have the things you'd enjoy studying. Good diversity in courses and the ECs you'd enjoy. Oh, and good scholarship $.

But, really, is this a pre-allo thread?

 

[Elpenor]

hSDNhttp://forums.studentdoctor.net/forumdisplay.php?f=420

 

[boobaunutz]

Marry an american, get your citizenship and bail on them. hard and fast. all night long. oh yeah, that's right. just like that. don't stop.

 

[aSagacious]

Moving to hSDN forum.

 

[AdorableSatan]

University of Washington is a very well funded research orientated public university which coincidentally has biochemistry and neurobiology degrees. Their medical school is top notch, too. I'm acquainted with a few pre-meds studying there, and according to them it's excellent. The campus is phenomenal too, I've heard.

http://www.washington.edu/uaa/advising/majors/majoff.php
http://www.washington.edu/students/gencat/academic/bioc.html
http://www.washington.edu/students/gencat/academic/nbio.html

I'm unsure of the neurobiology program, but the biochemistry department requires you to have a 5 from the AP Chemistry exam in order to be admitted into the program as a freshman. What that means if you can be admitted into the university and work toward being admitted into the major program without that 5 or you can get the 5 (or use it if you've already gotten it) and be a biochemistry major as a freshman.

 

[Epen]

Hey! I'm a high school senior trying to put together a college list. I'm also an international student, which means I know only a handful of good colleges I could apply to. Where are you college students studying? What do you think about the premed opportunities there? E.g. science courses, professors, research opportunities, scholarships, etc.

Here are some extra info:

Intended major: Biochemistry or Neuroscience (what's yours? I'd love to know)
SAT score: 1920
Preference: Midwest/west coast. Suburban/rural. Liberal-ish.
Budget: under $30-40K per year

Any input's appreciated. Feel free to comment on any aspects of this post (including my gramma/spelling) 😀

I'm at UNL. It's midwest and fairly liberal for the location. I think as long as you stick to urban areas in the midwest you'll get that liberal vibe

UNL has an undergrad research program, UCARE, and it's part of the big 10. Lots of research opportunities. No neurobiology, but there's biochem and I think they're rolling out a microbio minor soon

If you are applying midwest then I would advise you to take the ACT. Most (all?) schools will accept the SAT as a college admissions standard, but they prefer the ACT and determine financial aid based solely on that one test.

Make sure to check the bulletin/class roster of the schools you're considering. Make sure they do have a large selection of science courses, especially ones that are multidisciplinary. That's a good sign that not only do they have a well-funded science department but they have professors willing to put together creative and interesting classes and who have the knowledge to do so.

G'luck!

 

[aSagacious]

I'm at UNL. It's midwest and fairly liberal for the location. I think as long as you stick to urban areas in the midwest you'll get that liberal vibe

😛 I think he meant a liberal arts university (though I could have interpreted it wrong), as opposed to a vocational or professional school. The best example I can think of is Princeton, as they have no law or medical school so that they pay full attention to their undergrads. MSU on the other hand has a vet school, two med schools, and a law school (so not strictly a liberal art school, though they share many of the same qualities).

 

[tw1nhood]

Ohio Wesleyan, has a good number of international kids. you can do neuro and a double major if you want? or OSU, really really really good biochem, but not a LAC.🙂