Going to a not so prestigous school for pre-med?

helpmegetin
Thu, 12 Apr 2007 11:24:56 +0000

OK…I know there are a lot of threads on this, but I have a specific question…
I am a junior in high school and i majorly screwed my GPA by taking 3 AP sciences plus calc this year…soo…im thinking about deciding between umich(if i even get in), purdue, mich.state(mayybe), and ohio state…basically in that range.
I want to go to a better medical school, because that is after all what matters, right? I have this feeling that i would screw up my GPA if i went to umich even though it is my dream school…i think i am smart enough, but i know myself and i get distracted very easily, and i think i would do better academically at a smaller school…so my question is, would it be better for me to go to like Ohio state and get a 4.0 or close to it, or go to umich and get like 3.5? Im aiming for school like jhu,umich, …stanford(:)) for medical school…
Any thoughts would be appreciated