<p>How are the sciences as Yale? In particular, biology or physics?</p>
<p>Simply put, the opportunities at yale for the sciences are abundant and awesome. In particular, MB&B ( biophysics & biochemistry) is an exceptional major, which I am part of.</p>
<p>They are abyssmal. If you are considering EE Bio for Fall 2005 then Yale is absolutely the worst school in the entire world and you should withdraw your application.</p>
<p>Seriously!!!</p>
<p>sirwonkalus:</p>
<p>why? more detail please. And what is EE Bio?</p>
<p>EE Bio = Ecology and Evolutionary Biology</p>
<p>Don’t worry, sirwonkalus was just kidding and/or cutting out competition. Yale has a wonderful ecology/evolution program (my prospective major). 
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<p>I think the physics program is weaker than the (molecular) biology program (but still very good), but I could be wrong.</p>
<p>darn! foiled by warblers!</p>
<p>Warblers are you prospectivizing EE Bio? If so that’s awesome because I’ve met exactly zero other Yale applicants who want to major in it. We are the coolest.</p>
<p>Biology is one of the most popular majors at Yale - there are a TON of opportunities as a Bio-related major. </p>
<p>Not so for the physical sciences (I’m doing Geology)</p>
<p>how would the bio and biochemistry majors at Yale compare to that of other comparable universities such as Harvard and MIT.</p>
<p>I am going into the bio line too-Biomedical Engineering. I think if one puts down a prospective science major on his yale app, he/she stands a wee bit better chance than the economics or more ‘yale popular’ major applicants.
But yeah, though not spoken much of, Yale’s science department is pretty good. That was my interviewer’s opinion too.</p>
<p>My interviewer also studied the sciences at Yale and really enjoyed it. I just learned that recently, which is why I’m answering my own question for anyone who’s interested :)</p>
<p>EE Bio is no longer a separate major. Biology is now a single major that has EEB and MCDB as different tracks within the major.</p>
<p>I was a Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry major at Yale and it is truly one of the best majors there. The biological sciences along with the medical school and its departments are very strong and compete well against any other institution.</p>
<p>Crimsonbulldog - I haven’t seen any course at other colleges like MB&B that combines biophysics with biochemistry. Will this major cover both the two fields with sufficient depth for one to do either biochem or biophysics alone for graduate studies? Thanks=)</p>
<p>mit_hopefulgirl</p>
<p>definitely :)</p>
<p>MB&B does cover a vast amount of material and consequently requires many prerequisites before taking courses inside the major (including physical chemistry). Within the major, there are wide ranging courses from crystallography to spectroscopy to amino acid chemistry. Take a look at the blue book entry for MB&B and I am sure you’ll be impressed (I don’t know of a link to blue book but maybe chyln does). After graduating, I got a masters in biochemistry (which was really on a biophysics project, membrane pore formation due to alpha helical insertions) from cambridge university and then did an MD at Harvard. Many of my friends went on to do PhD’s and MD-PhD’s at similar institutions and have been very successful. </p>
<p>All in all, its an amazing major, which offers great coursework and great research opportunities. I would strongly, and I mean strongly, consider it.</p>
<p>Said link to the blue book:</p>
<p><a href=“Yale College”>Majors in Yale College < Yale University;
<p>I’ll be graduating next year with bs/ms in biochemistry. MB&B is definitely an extraordinary major. </p>
<p>crimsonbulldog: did you do your masters at cambridge as part of a fellowship?</p>
<p>I received what is called a Benefactor Scholarship from St. John’s College. You can get information on the Benefactor Scholarship along with other funding information by requesting the graduate studies prospectus. Each college (or at least the rich ones like Trinity and Johns) usually offers scholarships for foriegners to come and study and they are listed in some financial section in the prospectus. I think there are around 8 Benefactor scholars per year and it is particular to Johns. Since I left, Cambridge has also instituted the Gates and I think that is the biggest option right now for americans. </p>
<p>If you are looking to study at Oxbridge, then go to the fellowship office (it used to be on Hillhouse, but I don’t know if it is still there or if they have divorced it from UCS) as they have a ton of info on Yale-specific (like the Beinecke, the Mellon, and many others) and general fellowships. </p>
<p>for the cam prospectus: <a href=“http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/request_form/index.cgi[/url]”>http://www.admin.cam.ac.uk/univ/gsprospectus/request_form/index.cgi</a></p>
<p>for St. John’s funding opportunities including the Benefactor:
<a href=“http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate_admissions/finances/scholarships/[/url]”>http://www.joh.cam.ac.uk/admissions/graduate_admissions/finances/scholarships/</a></p>
<p>wow thanks! Chyln - I didn’t know you could major in just biochemistry (and not MB&B overall). Yale sent me the blue book but I don’t see biochem alone inside it - correct me if i’m wrong=)</p>
<p>oops, hehe, when I said biochemistry I meant MB&B. So I’m wrong! Sorry about that</p>
<p>three cheers for sciences at Yale :D</p>