Easier college for future MD?

tutumom2001
Thu, 03 Nov 2016 16:48:50 +0000

@BFWON First, we did not go to high school in Texas. Maybe that played into it. Also, we aren’t anywhere near “recent” graduates, so it is possible that things have changed over the years. Finally, my friend was also a National Merit finalist, made a perfect score on her SATs, was valedictorian in a class with several hundred students, was a student athlete, and played in our high-school band.

BUT - specifics about Rice and my friend aren’t the point. The OP wanted to know why someone would choose a tough college over an easier college. My point was that my friend chose a tough college because that college made it more affordable to attend. We had two classmates who opted to attend service academies (one became a doctor, one an engineer) because of cost. Another classmate who eventually became a doctor attended Stanford - and I’m assuming she got all kinds of aid because she grew up in a housing project.