HopkinsStudent

As an undergraduate you must look at your opportunities for conducting research. Some large schools do not have the time to train undergraduate students in the lab. When you finally graduate from that university your resume may appear to be lacking in experience. Both medical schools and graduate schools like to see a great deal of research from applicants.

I was very fortunate. I attended the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
This is a small science based university (formerly the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science). I majored in biochemistry and bioinformatics. I did fairly well academically but the strongest part of my applications to graduate school focused on research. I was accepted by Princeton, UPENN, Brandeis, Rutgers and Johns Hopkins(all of which are very good schools). I decided to go to Hopkins for many reasons. The key is to find a small school with many opportunities. No one cares about the rankings. Its what you do, not where you go.