Georgia Tech Class of 2024 RD

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@confusedstudent827

Hi…looking for some advice…I’m from New York and currently deciding between UCLA, UC Berk and Georgia Tech. I am a bio major and possibly pre-med or pre-dental track. I got a scholarship at Georgia Tech for their in state tuition so it come out to 30k/year I think while UCLA and UC Berk would be around 60k to 65k respectively. Cost really isn’t an issue and I could attend the UC’s if I wanted but I’m definitely hesitant on if going to the UC’s (which are maybe objectively a better academic school and better for my major) would be worth almost double the price.

Additionally, I’m concerned between the sizes of each school. The UCs are about 30,000 undergrad students while GT would be about 15,000. Do you think there is an issues of lack of research opportunities, mentorships, and individualized attention at the UC’s? Although they might be better schools, if opportunities are harder to come by compared to GT then I would also be more inclined to go to GT.

I guess what I’m asking is while the UC schools are probably academically better and better for my major, is it better enough to be worth the significant price difference? If you look at attending college more as an economic investment, would paying the extra to go to the UC’s make it easier to get into good grad schools and jobs? Is it worth the difference? Thanks sm in advance

@confusedstudent827 - you are in a very difficult situation.
Financially GaTech is much better option. However GaTech is wrong school for premed. You GPA will be impacted at GaTech. Had close relative in Bio at GaTech who suffered a lot from making that wrong choice. It is possible to become med student after GaTech but you will have very difficult life with much less choices for medical schools. Your will be against students who had much higher GPA. GaTech is engineering school.