Rutgers and Life Sciences

supermtt37
Sat, 24 Jun 2006 22:18:47 +0000

Hey-- I’m actually an MBB major at New Brunswick (that’s the abbreviation we use). It’s a small major and very intense… ie you need to do research and write a thesis, and take hard courses like Calc 3 and Physical Chemistry that you wouldn’t normally need for a bio major (besides the biochem ones). Actually, their website makes it sound like you don’t need to do a thesis, but I was under the impression that it was required. It doesnt matter for me anyway because I was planning on doing one. Anyway, I like it a lot because it’s very challenging and you learn a lot. I also like it because its a small department so you get to know some of the faculty very well and some of them are extremely helpful. (Only around 30 or 40 major in MBB per year, it might be less im not positive).

Anyway, Rutgers is extremely strong in the Life Sciences (its one of their strongest areas.) A LOT of money flows into RU from national grants and a lot of innovative research goes on. There are a lot of facilities dedicated to the life sciences as well.

Any more specific questions you might have?

Here’s a few websites that might be helpful: