LACs with bioinformatics/biostatistics

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<p>I am looking for LACs with bioinformatics/biostatistics major. My toefl is 105, ACT is 31.
Pls give us several match colleges. Thank you!</p>

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<p>This is a very specialized topic that’s generally outside the scope of what a typical liberal arts college’s biology department would offer. You might find an into course and a special topics course on bioinformatics/biostatistics, but probably not a major. </p>

<p>You should be looking at larger research universities that have both science and engineering departments. Here are a some examples:</p>

<p>[UC</a> Santa Cruz Bioinformatics B.S. Degree Program | Biomolecular Engineering](<a href=“http://bme.soe.ucsc.edu/bioinformatics]UC”>http://bme.soe.ucsc.edu/bioinformatics)</p>

<p>[RIT</a> Bioinformatics BS | Programs of Study](<a href=“http://www.rit.edu/programs/bioinformatics-0]RIT”>http://www.rit.edu/programs/bioinformatics-0)</p>

<p>[Department</a> of Biological Systems Engineering | Virginia Tech](<a href=“http://www.bse.vt.edu/]Department”>http://www.bse.vt.edu/)</p>

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<p>[Systems</a> Biology & Bioinformatics, Hughes Program - Wesleyan University](<a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/hughes/curricularinitiatives/systems-biology-bioinformatics.html]Systems”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/hughes/curricularinitiatives/systems-biology-bioinformatics.html)</p>

<p><a href=“http://www.wesleyan.edu/imcp/igs_courses_reqs.html[/url]”>http://www.wesleyan.edu/imcp/igs_courses_reqs.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Thanks a lot. I will study biostatistics in Graduation School, so I need a proper B.S. major. I am an international student. Financial aid is prefered.</p>

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<p>^^I was curious about that and did a very quick and admittedly dirty search of various PhD programs in bioinformatics, including, Stanford, Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill, Harvard, and Yale and as far as I could tell, not one of them expects prospective students to have a BS degree, much less one in bioinformatics.</p>

<p>Typical is this overview from Stanford:</p>

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<a href=“http://bmi.stanford.edu/prospective-students/prerequisites.html[/url]”>http://bmi.stanford.edu/prospective-students/prerequisites.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>Clark, Wheaton, WPI, Simmons (all-girls) all seem to offer biostats/bioinformatics. However, this is a very narrow field. So to not limit yourself to these few schools, you could consider maybe majoring in Bio with a minor in Math or Computer Science, or a double major or some combination of these fields (*as seen above).</p>

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<p>That’s a good idea. I temporary target these schools: WPI,U of conn,TCNJ,UPS
Wheaton College,lewis and clark,Muhlenberg,NCSU
Do you think they are suitable? Could you help me sequence them in selectivity?</p>

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<p>You could also major in mathematics or statistics or computer science with a minor in biology. Or you could major in biology with a minor in one of the above fields. I don’t know of any undergraduate majors in bioinformatics, and I don’t know any places you can major in biostatistics. Most biostats grad students majored in something else - a friend just got her DrPH in biostats and her undergrad major was chemistry. You just need to make sure you take the appropriate intro to intermediate classes in all of those fields.</p>

<p>Selectivity doesn’t matter as much as the best place for you. If you know you want to go to grad school, NCSU and UConn are both larger research universities where you can work on research projects in cutting edge labs with professors. But Wheaton, Lewis & Clark, and TCNJ are smaller liberal arts colleges; the research there will be less cutting-edge, but you can still get great experiences and you foster close relationships with professors and will likely have smaller classes. So it’s really up to you what your preference is.</p>

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<p>Check out Clarkson University in upstate New York: [Clarkson</a> University](<a href=“http://www.clarkson.edu/index.html]Clarkson”>Clarkson University)</p>

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<p>A math or statistics major with some medical-leaning biology classes (genetics, human physiology) and some computer science would be great undergrad prep for grad school in biostatistics. If you aren’t a math major, it’s good (possibly required) to have multivariate calculus and linear algebra before you try to start a grad program in bioinformatics or biostatistics. (I’m a biostatistician.)</p>

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<p>Thank you. I 'm not confused by the major choice now. From my heart, I love schools with excellent acedamic, research opportunity and intership. Weather not too cold. But I also want to allievate my parents pressure in economy if possible. So I need generous LACs and cheaper public university. This is my list.
UNC-Chapel Hill
Lewis and Clark College
Williamette University
St. Olaf
Muhlenberg College
College of wooster
WPI
The College of New Jersey
Wheaton College MA
NCSU
Am I right?</p>