Howard University VS George Mason

cookiestar
Wed, 06 Apr 2016 20:30:13 +0000

Hey guys, I’ve seen you all give excellent advice to students on this forum about college decisions. I’m really struggling with this one, so help me out.
My goals in undergrad are to graduate early, stand out academically, and go to medical school!

Howard University:
PRO’s:

medical school right on campus, they give internships to undergraduate students at Howard readily if academic performance is not shabby

full ride scholarship

good location

medical school admission to Howard likely if I go to Howard undergrad and do well in MCAT, etc.

close to home

could possibly get into 6 year med program at Howard. However, I won’t know this until well after May 1st
CONS:

I’m not black and I worry about whether I’ll be able to fit in

I visited and did not like it too much, due to my qualms about fitting in, HOWEVER. Everyone was really nice to me and no one ogled me or anything for applying to an HBCU

George Mason uni:
PROS:

good research department

close to home

gave me a partial scholarship so cost will be about 7k a year, which is very doable

I really feel like I FIT at this school

I like the atmosphere/ environment, it’s comfortable and diverse

Cons:

not full ride

no medical school on campus, so getting internships could be harder