Well, basically, I'm a prospective premed and I've had my sights set on JHU for a while...until reality set in. Now, I'm facing certain decisions as to where I should apply in the upcoming application cycle. I'm starting to realize that it might be a wiser option to become a premed at a school with a slightly lesser reputation but which would cost FAR less. My parents can foot the bill for JHU, but I'd be all on my own with med school. To make things worse, our EFC is 100% of JHU's per annum cost
. I was considering submitting an ED app to JHU, but now I have my reservations about it on account of cost vs gain (which is minimal...I aim to become a physician, so I could really attend any combination of college/med school to achieve that goal). Has anyone here faced a similar conflict? Is JHU really a better choice in light of all of this? I've seen so many very happy/successful doctors graduating from their state college and med school with fewer debts and, in many cases, superceding graduates coming out debt-laden from top colleges. As if my predicament weren't awful enough, I will probably also have to make choices between a full-tuition scholarship from my state school and some enticing scholarships from others. Anyway...opinions? Please be honest; I realize I should expect biased responses on this particular forum, but I really would appreciate complete honesty! Thanks.