<p>Any college/university suggestions for student interesed in biology-genetics with law as graduate school.</p>
<p>Prefers small, with discussion based environment.</p>
<p>SAT: 2100+
ACT: 32
Taken toughest courses, AP.</p>
<p>Reed is strong in the sciences- ( highest % of students receiving bio Phds had undergrad @ Reed)
do plenty of writing and reading- good prep for law school</p>
<p>small seminar based classes</p>
<p>The most important question is what kind of money you’ve got for this enterprise. At full freight, prestige private colleges and universities will set you back $190k; private law schools another $150k. There may be some scholarships or need-based for the former, almost none for the latter. </p>
<p>So if finances are a concern, depending upon where you are, your state u. honors college might be the best bet. You’ll get smaller classes, good advising, talented students, and the resources of a large research university. If $340k is not a concern, there are a literally dozens of colleges and universities that would do the job.</p>
<p>Cost is a consideration, but it is low right now; just trying to gather school info.</p>
<p>I don’t know - with $150k for law school hanging over one’s head, I can’t see how it could be a “low consideration” when one adds undergrad costs on top of it.</p>
<p>Take the top 50 LACs and Top 50 uni’s and you’ve got a reasonable list - if smaller classes are the biggest issue, lean toward the LAC side. Virtually all of them will have good bio departments (especially as you are not planning grad school or med school, so research is not necessarily a conccern), and law school admissions. Some schools will send more students on to law school: in virtually all cases, you will find the student bodies there to be wealthier, accounting for most of the differences in law school attendance.</p>
<p>The state you are in makes a big difference. If you hope to practice in your home state, the relevant number is the number of students who attend your state law school.</p>
<p>UChicago comes to mind. St. Olaf has a <em>great conversations</em> program that sounds great for kids that want to discusss things. Some other schools that my daughter applied to that would fit the bill, Kalamazoo, Wooster, Grinnell, Reed – there are a lot more, lots of choices . . .</p>
<p>Oberlin comes to mind. Legendary strenght in the sciences in a small LAC.</p>
<p>Of course, Chicago can offer not only an undergrad experience much like a LAC, as it has only about 4000 undergrads, but also access to a world class law school. And undergrads can take professional school courses at the Business and Law schools on occasion.</p>
<p>Minor point: Law (and Med and Business) is professional school, not grad school. Grad school typically implies an academic degree: MS, MA, PhD.</p>