<p>GW’s undergraduate sciences are generally weak–if you are not competitive for Georgetown, I would recommend University of Maryland-College Park and University of Maryland-Baltimore County as the more realistic options in the Baltimore/Washington area for biology/biochemistry/molecular bio./chem. DC’s research opportunites are phenomenal in these areas. I would recommend trying for Georgetown, as the school has the strongest relationships with the DC research centers (NIH, Naval Research Center, Georgetown Medical Center, Washington Hospital Center, etc.)</p>