Vanderbilt v. George Washington

GCN2
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 17:30:56 +0000

I can’t speak for Cornell. However if your goal is research I think Vanderbilt will be a good fit. Whether it be in the medical center or in the Bio Sciences department. There are great opportunities for students to get involved EARLY in their academic career with meaningful research. I feel that all I ever talk about on CC is the research opportunities at Vandy haha.

~20k is not alot of debt to have coming out of college (especially Vandy), and unlike other disciplines you will be getting payed to go to grad school (average stipend is 28k annually).

if you have specific questions about Bio research, look up a few of the threads posted earlier. I’m currently preparing for my honors thesis next year, so I can answer some questions as well.

http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vanderbilt-university/703562-research-opportunities.html
http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/vanderbilt-university/679385-info-sciences-vandy.html

edit: I should say that your academic pedigree will not be as important as your research experience when applying to graduate school. So when you are looking at the schools, look at which one you will give you the most exposure to meaningful research. Name means nothing without the work to back it up.