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Universities with good Marine Bio Programs/ Marine Bio Extra-Curriculars
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Hi, I am currently a high school junior who is thinking of majoring in Marine Biology or something STEM related. I am currently in AP Bio, and AP Lang, and am in mainly honors classes (besides history). I have about a 3.7 GPA, am ranked 32 out of 119 in my class, and got 1120 on my sophomore PSAT. I think my extracurriculars are okay, I have been in the marching band playing trumpet for six years (currently brass captain), I'm on the varsity debate team, a part of my school's NHS, and have had a part-time job for almost a year. I want to add more extracurriculars that would stand out to colleges in terms of marine biology, I do live somewhat near the coast and have some aquariums near me that I could volunteer at but I wanted to see if there was anything more competitive or impressive to colleges. I also want to start looking into colleges that have great research opportunities and hands-on experiences in Marine Bio. Any feedback would be much appreciated!!!

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2 years ago

Hi @Julianna!

Based on where you live, here are some universities with good marine biology programs:

Western coast: UOregon, UCSB, UCLA, UCSC

Northeast coast: Syracuse, Northeastern, Boston University, Duke, Brown

South: Florida International University, Auburn, Samford, UMiami, UWashington

One thing you can do is search for marine biology summer programs available to high school students at nearby universities.

Hope this helps!

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