Which biochemistry college should I ED to?

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Hi, I was wondering what’s the best biochemistry college that accepts more people and cares heavily on ED.
I’m a junior looking to pursue biochemistry, but I want to have the best chances possible.

I have done a STEM internship at a museum in NY and have had my name on a published experiment by a professional scientist. (as an assistant)
also taken part in a world science academy college thing
My stats are good, but my EC’s in school is kind of lacking, I only have leadership positions in model un and a varsity basketball team.

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There are more good biochem programs than not, so you need to be a little more specific. What do you plan to do with your biochem major?

Also, you need to give some kind of indication of stats- UW GPA & SAT/ACT to start framing a ball park. If you are emphasizing ED b/c you want to aim for a fancier name than your stats would otherwise suggest, that is probably not a helpful way to develop your college list.

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If your unsure of what college is a clear no-regrets first choice, it may not be a good idea to apply ED anywhere.

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I definitely want to apply ED at least somewhere, I feel like it’d be a missed opportunity.

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I’d probably go to med school.
My UW GPA is a 4.0, my weighted GPA is a 4.5.
I haven’t taken the ACT but I’ve got a 1510 on the SAT and plan to retake it.

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JHU

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A lot of people have been telling me to apply to JHU with biomedical engineering but I also heard its way more selective.

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BME is very hard to get into at JHU and keeping a high enough GPA for med school is very tough.

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Columbia, Penn, Cornell, Duke, WashU…pick 'em

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I’d love to go to Columbia since I’m in New York, but seeing that Columbia’s ED % admittance last year was lower than Harvard, I feel like I should apply somewhere else and not waste my ED there.

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Apply to Wesleyan. It’s not that far from New York and has the advantage of being located on a charming small college campus. Admired widely for its arts and humanities programs, it is an impeccably rigorous liberal arts AND science institution across the board. Its molecular biology/biochemistry department is unusual for its size because it awards degrees through the doctoral level (no need to worry about burning through the course catalogue.) Indeed, they are always looking for qualified STEM undergrads because the grad school is so small. I would almost consider it a hook. Oh, and if you are engaged in research (which is likely) at the time you are about to graduate, they will throw in an extra two semesters to earn a masters - for free.

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Hey, thanks so much for the advice. just added that to my colleges to look at.

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The other thing to consider: how much money do you and your parents have? Will any of the colleges youare looking at be affordable according to their net price calculators? Will you want to choose a less expensive college to save money for expensive medical school?