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CayugaRed2005 · 07-15-2008, 03:02 PM

It's fine if you are pre-med. But if you are serious about chemistry, you really will want to be at a school where there will be other students with a passion for the hard sciences. Georgetown is really an international relations/business kind of place.

Here's a listing of top graduate chemistry programs for 1993. The pecking order hasn't changed all that much, although I would probably but JHU in the high teens instead of in the forties.

The Gourman Report: Leading Graduate Chemistry Programs (1993, 6th Edition) : The Consus Group Rankings

Generally speaking, undergraduate strength follows graduate strength in the physical sciences. The liberal arts colleges are often an afterthought for the physical sciences because they don't provide the quality lab space and research opportunities you can get at a University.

07-15-2008, 03:02 PM	#15
CayugaRed2005 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 2,261	It's fine if you are pre-med. But if you are serious about chemistry, you really will want to be at a school where there will be other students with a passion for the hard sciences. Georgetown is really an international relations/business kind of place. Here's a listing of top graduate chemistry programs for 1993. The pecking order hasn't changed all that much, although I would probably but JHU in the high teens instead of in the forties. The Gourman Report: Leading Graduate Chemistry Programs (1993, 6th Edition) : The Consus Group Rankings Generally speaking, undergraduate strength follows graduate strength in the physical sciences. The liberal arts colleges are often an afterthought for the physical sciences because they don't provide the quality lab space and research opportunities you can get at a University.