I don’t know if I emphasized my intended major in biochemistry/biology or chemistry at schools not offering biochemistry majors and that I want research heavy schools. I’ve been looking at UAT… does it really offer something like this for students like me? Yes, it’s a safety, but I would like some good science programs wherever I go, mostly in biology and chemistry. U’Bama isn’t popular in the sciences, as numerous sources read. Nor is UCincinnati. Maybe that might give you some guidance if any of you decide to recommend some more safeties. I am in the middle of a U’Bama app, though. I am unsure if I should continue with it. I will also have to look at UT Dallas and Berea and what they offer me as a science student. From the surface level glance in my college review books, both of these aren’t bad.
I am attending UTK’s “A Day at the Lab” next Friday, which involves a personal invitation to “high achieving students” to attend the Oak Ridge Laboratory, which is of fair interest. For a safety, it’s got some merit to it that I can get behind.
MYOS, since you’ve seen the kind of research I do on social atmospheres at selective colleges, do you think it’s worth the hassle to do the same research for safety schools, or should I toss my research for fit aside and focus solely on its merit/financial aid opportunities?