Any advice for my situation?

chsowlflax17
Tue, 29 Dec 2009 05:06:33 +0000

Hmm, I had a similar situation between Brown and my state school (though not as good a school as Pitt). I chose Brown, despite knowing I was taking on a lot of debt (though, you may not have to, depending on FA). My opportunities out of Brown are better, and I didn’t fit in at my state school like I do at Brown. I’m also the kind of person who values experiences over money in the bank, so I’m willing to shell out a lot of money to give myself four great years, and a strong network of opportunities, rather than take the free ride, hoping to get into a good grad school to have those years of great experiences.

And GPA matters for getting into med school, but so does where you go: a 3.7 GPA from San Diego State is not going to be as impressive as a 3.3 from Brown. Especially when that 3.3 comes with a ton of opportunities outside the classroom to do research and such.