What about NC State?

OP here. Thanks again everyone. My list stands at:

Reaches
William & Mary
Rutgers-New Brunwick

Possibles
Rutgers-Newark
Syracuse U
Drexel U
U of Rochester

Safety
VCU
Towson
Old Dominion

Still open to more reach/possible schools. Thanks!!!

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Thanks for your response. It's funny because just this morning I started looking for VCU information. If you know anything about the school, would you say it's considered a "commuter" school or do most of the students live on campus?

*U of Pittsburgh gets a C in diversity (80% white), so I don't think my daughter will be comfortable in this setting.

PP here. I swear I mentioned VCU without reading the prior threads where others had raised it. VCU is big and has a mix of commuters, students living in dorms and students living in off-campus apartments. But I don't think it feels like a "commuter school," since it's an urban campus where the lines between the campus and the neighborhood blurs and it's not obvious that the campus has emptied out on the weekends.

I don't think your daughter would be competitve for Pitt with her GPA unless she can raise her SATs well above 1510 and/or Pitt is seeking to increase minority enrollment. It's become increasingly competitive.

If she can pull up her SATs (and you might want to encourage her to take the ACTs as well), some other schools that come to mind are Boston University and Northeastern, though I haven't looked at the minority enrollment percentages.

Anonymous wrote:Wow..sorry to have posted and went away. OP here (and just realized I put a $ sign for the student body size ).

We are AA. Not interested in an HBCU. Also want to go at least 3 hours from home (so UMD is out).

I have Drexel and Syracuse on my list. Daughter took the SAT without studying and got a 1530 (not great). I've hired a tutor and am hoping she'll gain at least 200 points. GPA in the 3.3-3.5 range.

Would like a school in an urban environment. Would also prefer a school that wasn't a "commuter-school".

Thanks for all of the great help so far. Will definitely look into some of these (esp U of Rochester).

VCU seems like it might be a good choice, apart from possibly being too close. Fordham up in NYC might also be a possibility.

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Anonymous wrote:Wow..sorry to have posted and went away. OP here (and just realized I put a $ sign for the student body size ).

We are AA. Not interested in an HBCU. Also want to go at least 3 hours from home (so UMD is out).

I have Drexel and Syracuse on my list. Daughter took the SAT without studying and got a 1530 (not great). I've hired a tutor and am hoping she'll gain at least 200 points. GPA in the 3.3-3.5 range.

Would like a school in an urban environment. Would also prefer a school that wasn't a "commuter-school".

Thanks for all of the great help so far. Will definitely look into some of these (esp U of Rochester).

Current stats probably put her at the bottom quartile, but I second the Pitt recommendation. Urban, diverse, smack in the middle of numerous places to study/work/shadow in biology and related fields, green (wins environmental awards), 18,000ish? undergrads, fun Div 1 basketball and about 4 hours away. If you're in VA, I'd look seriously at VCU.

Thanks for your response. It's funny because just this morning I started looking for VCU information. If you know anything about the school, would you say it's considered a "commuter" school or do most of the students live on campus?

*U of Pittsburgh gets a C in diversity (80% white), so I don't think my daughter will be comfortable in this setting.

Anonymous wrote:Wow..sorry to have posted and went away. OP here (and just realized I put a $ sign for the student body size ).

We are AA. Not interested in an HBCU. Also want to go at least 3 hours from home (so UMD is out).

I have Drexel and Syracuse on my list. Daughter took the SAT without studying and got a 1530 (not great). I've hired a tutor and am hoping she'll gain at least 200 points. GPA in the 3.3-3.5 range.

Would like a school in an urban environment. Would also prefer a school that wasn't a "commuter-school".

Thanks for all of the great help so far. Will definitely look into some of these (esp U of Rochester).

Current stats probably put her at the bottom quartile, but I second the Pitt recommendation. Urban, diverse, smack in the middle of numerous places to study/work/shadow in biology and related fields, green (wins environmental awards), 18,000ish? undergrads, fun Div 1 basketball and about 4 hours away. If you're in VA, I'd look seriously at VCU.

Anonymous wrote:Wow..sorry to have posted and went away. OP here (and just realized I put a $ sign for the student body size ).

We are AA. Not interested in an HBCU. Also want to go at least 3 hours from home (so UMD is out).

I have Drexel and Syracuse on my list. Daughter took the SAT without studying and got a 1530 (not great). I've hired a tutor and am hoping she'll gain at least 200 points. GPA in the 3.3-3.5 range.

Would like a school in an urban environment. Would also prefer a school that wasn't a "commuter-school".

Thanks for all of the great help so far. Will definitely look into some of these (esp U of Rochester).

How about some of the UNC schools? Greensboro etc. Decent schools; seems to be relatively diverse.

Wow..sorry to have posted and went away. OP here (and just realized I put a $ sign for the student body size ).

We are AA. Not interested in an HBCU. Also want to go at least 3 hours from home (so UMD is out).

I have Drexel and Syracuse on my list. Daughter took the SAT without studying and got a 1530 (not great). I've hired a tutor and am hoping she'll gain at least 200 points. GPA in the 3.3-3.5 range.

Would like a school in an urban environment. Would also prefer a school that wasn't a "commuter-school".

Thanks for all of the great help so far. Will definitely look into some of these (esp U of Rochester).

Rutgers University New Brunswick
Temple, although more costly

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Anonymous wrote:I wouldn't major in bio unless DC is planning on going all the way to PhD. Same with Chem.

Why? What about bio or chem as a major for a student interested in med school?

Ok if they are planning on med school. But they have to have a seriously high GPA and MCAT scores. Otherwise, the job market will be difficult with just a bachelors in those fields.

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Ok, OT but how could you go to CMU and major in EE instead of CE?

Could you translate? I consider myself pretty savvy, but this stumps me. OT is Off Topic? CMU is clearly Carnegie Melon. But what about the rest of it? EE = electrical engineering or environmental engineering? And CE?

Who would go to CMU to major in Civil Engineering? I thought elec engr was considered the epitome of nerdville. At least we wore that claim like a badge of honor.

CE = computer engineering, not civil.

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Anonymous wrote:Go Pitt! Go Pitt! Go Pitt! The University of Pittsburgh. It's not exactly "east coast" but it's diverse and has a notable Bio department.

Pitt is about 75% white students so it might not meet the OP's diversity criteria.

It's hard to find greater diversity unless you seek out historically black colleges.

Bowie State, Howard Univ or UDC.

Those don't strike me as diverse. Not white, yes.

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Anonymous wrote:Go Pitt! Go Pitt! Go Pitt! The University of Pittsburgh. It's not exactly "east coast" but it's diverse and has a notable Bio department.

Pitt is about 75% white students so it might not meet the OP's diversity criteria.

It's hard to find greater diversity unless you seek out historically black colleges.

Bowie State, Howard Univ or UDC.

I've never heard any of those on the top of a best place for Bio list but I assume they're diverse.

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Anonymous wrote:Go Pitt! Go Pitt! Go Pitt! The University of Pittsburgh. It's not exactly "east coast" but it's diverse and has a notable Bio department.

Pitt is about 75% white students so it might not meet the OP's diversity criteria.

It's hard to find greater diversity unless you seek out historically black colleges.

Bowie State, Howard Univ or UDC.

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Anonymous wrote:Go Pitt! Go Pitt! Go Pitt! The University of Pittsburgh. It's not exactly "east coast" but it's diverse and has a notable Bio department.

Pitt is about 75% white students so it might not meet the OP's diversity criteria.

It's hard to find greater diversity unless you seek out historically black colleges.