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I couldn’t agree more. When I compare the attention biology majors get at the LACs I’m familiar with (e.g. Davidson and Rhodes) to the universities I’ve attended (Duke, UNC, UCLA, etc.), there’s just no comparison. It’s night and day.</p>
<p>It’s true that you won’t find zoology at most LACs - or even most private universities, for that matter - but there are many LACs with decent to very strong offerings in organismal biology…Lawrence U, Ohio Wesleyan, Conn College, Juniata, Eckerd, Swarthmore, Middlebury, Whitman, etc. (to name only a few).</p>