Best undergrad biology programs in VA?

Darshawn
Thu, 24 Mar 2016 07:15:03 +0000

I’ll try to make this quick; I’m a community college student who finished his associate’s with a 3.8 gpa I’ve been out of school for a year because I realized I don’t know what I want to do. I’m looking to finally transfer in fall 2017 and study biology. Admittedly I still don’t have any specifics on what I want to do, but I do think a biology major is in the right direction to introduce me to fields of interest.

UVA and WM are unrealistic reach schools and unless I can get a waiver I probably won’t apply to them. I’d like to keep my options to public schools. The main thing I’m looking for is pretty vague; I just want to learn and want opportunities to learn, so exposure to specific fields and research is pretty important. I’m a first-gen college student and didn’t really grow up in an education/college-centric environment so what I know about different schools is pretty limited; that’s why I’m here asking you guys

So basically, universities in virginia with strong biology majors that are reasonable options and preferably public. UVA/WM unrealistic (mentioning them because I’m pretty sure they’re the strongest, but I need other options)