Ivy/Top 20 vs State Flagship Honors Program

tk21769
Sun, 23 Dec 2012 08:37:38 +0000

UT Dallas is bigger than what you say you want. I don’t know how much more the honors students get than regular students in terms of small classes and personal attention. If those are high priorities, then you might also want to consider alternatives in your “match” range . “Top 20” is a rather arbitrary cut-off if you’re looking for small classes, personal attention, intellectually-stimulated students, good aid, etc.

However, just from the perspective of meeting your pre-med needs, what you’ll get from a “top 20” school basically is a more exclusive country club. You won’t get a better or worse golf score just for being a member. That’s something that comes from your own efforts. If, after aid, you can afford the better country club, great, go there. If you can’t, then don’t.