<p>As a biology student (looking to go on for a PhD), I thought i’d point out what I think is one of Case’s great strengths. I think Sach may have mentioned it already, but this is an awesome place to gain research experience as an undergraduate. Case has a very large graduate division, so there are a lot labs- especially in biomedical research. Since there are so many labs, the competition to start research early isn’t nearly as ridiculous as it is at other institutions (particularly those with much larger undergrad populations relative to the grad division).</p>
<p>The summer between freshman and sophmore year, I started contacting lab PI’s (people running the labs). I was actually able to get a volunteer position for my sophmore year with pretty minimal effort. Now i’m close to finishing my sophmore year with almost a full year’s experience- I’ve gotten a well-paid summer internship in a genetics lab here at Case. I also already have research lined up for next year.</p>
<p>The point is, there’s so much research going on at Case, the science students really benefit from the huge amount of lab space there is around here
hope this helps a bit.</p>