Hi everyone! I’m lucky to have been accepted to these schools, but I’m torn in deciding. Upper middle class, pursuing a career in medicine, and looking to go to a T20 med school and become a surgeon. I also might be interested in the future of medicine technology, startups, etc.
Whichever one I choose, I won’t be going into debt, but I still want to choose the best one overall. I also might be able to negotiate with either Harvard or Stanford.
Harvard has quoted me 30k for the first year. I could study a combo of neuroscience (#1 in the nation) and computer science at arguably the best pre-med school in the nation.
Similarly at Stanford, it’ll be 40k for the first year and I might study bioengineering, cognitive science, and human biology, at the second best pre-med undergrad.
At UT Austin, I have the Forty Acres scholarship, which is a close-knit community of the top students in the country. I’ll get a full-ride yearly scholarship for tuition and housing expenses and an additional one-time stipend of $20,000 to support research, study abroad and other academic pursuits. At UT, I’m majoring in Neuroscience and been accepted into Dean’s Scholars honors program (natural sciences research) and the Plan II honors program (multidisciplinary, I can pursue almost any course of study I want in the liberal arts). Both will offer their own opportunities.
Any advice?
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WOW. Congrats, Rockstar! As long as you are not going into debt, for me it would be tough to turn down Harvard. But all of your options are amazing. Way to go!
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Sending you a private message. Look for the green envelope in the upper right hand of your screen.
sorry to disagree but that UT Austin deal looks too good to pass up, to me. I don’t really know what it means when you say “best pre-med school in the nation.”
you are already being treated like royalty at UT.
if money is truly no object to you then I guess I would choose Harvard or Stanford. The biggest advantage there is if you change your mind and don’t go to med school, you have those names on your resume. but if money does matter, wow, you have a good deal at UT, and can definitely get into top 10 medical schools from there.
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If you are a Texas resident, note that Texas medical schools are relatively lower price for Texas residents compared to other medical schools.
UT Austin looks favorable for pre-med and medical school, due to lower cost and ease of getting to medical school interviews at Texas medical schools (assuming that you are a Texas resident). However, most frosh pre-meds do not eventually apply to medical school, and most who do apply do not get admitted to any. So which school you would rather attend in the event you do not apply to or get admitted to any medical school should be a significant factor in the decision.
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Med school is expensive - and I’m not sure what the “top med school is”. When I go for surgery, I got to the doctor on the list. I get it - there are specialists - and they come from all sorts of medical schools.
Medicine isn’t exactly a field where - errors can happen. In other words, there really shouldn’t be a world of difference between a Harvard Medical and say U of Tennessee or a Texas school.
Sure there’s bragging rights - but there’s also having a year+ of medical school paid for with the UT Austin program - and you’ll have enrichment and more.
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