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[quote=Anonymous]As a former chemistry major, I'll warn you that many core chemistry classes can be really tough if they're stuffed with ultra competitive pre meds.  Pre meds create a really bad dynamic because all they care about is getting an A and suck all the fun out of science classes.  He should look to see if those schools offer a separate track for premeds take chem pre reqs vs chem majors, as well as the proportion of premeds at the school.

If he actually wants to major in chemistry, he should also look for a school where he can do undergrad research in a lab as early as possible.  This will likely require him independently reaching out to professors to advocate for himself and find a spot in a lab.  That can be super intimidating and difficult at a large state school.

If he has confidence issues he might consider a school like Clarkson, where there is still rah rah school spirit for the D1 hockey team, but also has an Honors program where students start undergrad research the summer before freshman year.  It's a great program that introduces prefrosh to campus, classmates and real research that they have the option to continue into the school year.  It's also a school where nearly everyone is in STEM so the whole school is focused on study groups and problem sets, making it harder to feel like the only one with a tough course load.  It's sort of like the STEM version of a liberal arts university.[/quote]

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