Good Colleges?

[cetacean-sensation]

Hi! I've been visiting this site since I was about twelve years old. I've been passionate about marine life since childhood and now I'm venturing to make it my life. I'm beginning my undergrad, but I'm curious about what college I should go to for grad school. I want to be challenged and go to the best I can find. I was wondering what the top colleges were for marine biology?

Thanks so much!!!

[tropical_shark]

Hi and welcome to the forum! The college choice question is a common thread so make sure you have a good search about the forum! Where are you located?

[Izzy]

Howdy! Welcome to the forums! :) Glad to have you here. The college question is a good one, but really, it doesn't really matter where you do your undergrad, nearly as much as it matters WHAT you do with your undergrad.

So go somewhere where you can get research experience working in a lab. Get good grades. Take the harder math and science courses. Get to know your professors. Do summer internships. Work hard and learn lots. That's what matters in college, not where you go.

That being said, go where you can. If you have the opportunity, go visit the school before you commit to it. Talk to professors there. Look for research. I'm in one of the best PhD programs in the world now, and there are students from all over.

Good luck!!