<p>If you’re interested in Evolutionary Biology, both Oxford’s Department of Zoology and Princeton’s Ecology and Evolutionary Biology are extremely good, and since the time you spend one-on-one with professors is high at both schools, you really can’t go wrong. </p>
<p>If you’re interested in Conservation or Wildlife Biology, the Wildlife Conservation Research Unit (WildCRU) within Oxford Zoology is one of the premier institutions for research in the field worldwide, with its headquarters in an aristocratic estate in Abingdon, Oxfordshire, UK, outside the city of Oxford. I have been in correspondence with a professor there for over 3 years, and I hope to spend either a semester out of Princeton or a summer interning at WildCRU. </p>
<p>The research opportunities in Princeton’s E&EB are abundant and very worthwhile because the projects are often spearheaded by the department’s best professors, like Martin Wikelski, Dept. Chair Daniel Rubenstein, and Jeanne Altmann. In addition, because of its proximity to New York and Washington D.C. you will be poised to get great internships at the American Museum of Natural History, the Wildlife Conservation Society (both in NYC), and the Smithsonian Institution. You also can get sponsored to do field work almost anywhere in the world for your senior thesis or other independent work. </p>
<p>Again, either one will be great for study in Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, or Zoology as a whole.</p>