Dumbie
April 19, 2024, 6:00pm
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Thank you to everyone who gave advice. I posted my results here. Please help me make a decision! I thought I was set on Emory but second thoughts are creeping.
Intended major: statistics. Potential double major or minor in microbiology (UF) or human health (Emory). Interested in a business minor.
Career goals: I want to work in public health or biostatistics. Also open to being a professor/faculty member. Will need graduate school. Not pre-med, no engineering/cs interest
Family situation: ~200k income. Relative willing to cover tuition, parents will cover living expenses. Sibling in elementary school and parents have little retirement funds so far. Family told me money isn’t a concern at all, but it’s hard to ignore.
Both schools are similar in prestige. To get into graduate school, I will need stellar grades and I’m worried that will be harder in an online environment (I can transition to campus after 2 semesters of UF Online). I know both schools have rigorous courses, but I’m worried about the higher education exodus, larger classes, more crowded opportunities, and lack of professor-student relationship at UF.
I prefer a mid-sized scho…