<p>I currently hold acceptaces to Harvard, Yale, and Johns Hopkins. Harvard and Yale with full scholarships, and John Hopkins with a 57,000 $ scholarship meaning i’ll have to pay 5,000 $. I want to go into medicine, and am not sure which school would offer the best preperation for medical school. Any opinions from others who have made such a decision, current med-school students, or other pre-med majors. Your thought and opinions are well appreciated.</p>
<p>Since you’re a full FinAid recipient (not scholarship per se) from Y and H, that’s an indication of your family’s financial status. $5000 to your family would seem a huge challenge, IMHO. It’s likely that both H and Y will hold local receptions for admitted students – go to them and interact w/alumni and ask. Go to Visitas and Bulldog Days and whatever JHU has. Since you’re on full FinAid, I know both H and Y would be able to assist you with travel expenses. JHU may do the same. </p>
<p>Each of them will prepare you equally for eventual med school admissions, if you decide to remain on that path. Thus, you should decide based on other intangibles. The $20K bill for 4 yrs from JHU would, to me, seem to be a strike against them – especially since you’ll be looking at $100s of thousands in debt for Med School down the line.</p>
<p>I agree with T26E4. There isn’t going to be any noticeable difference on how well each of those schools prepare you for medical school. I would probably cross Johns Hopkins off your list and decide between your free rides. MCAT score may be your biggest factor getting into med school, and I don’t see your score varying regardless of which school you pick. In my opinion, visit Yale and Harvard and decide where you feel the most comfortable.</p>