Need help finding a good premed school between JHU, Emory, UWash, and Berkeley

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I personally would choose between Emory and WashU.

Student got accepted to University of Washington…not WashU.

We know a number of very very happy students attending or have graduated from University of Washington. If this is your instate and best cost option, I’d choose that in a heartbeat.

You won’t be getting your aid adjusted at Berkeley. They don’t really give financial aid to OOS students.

Read this thread also. If you are thinking about medical school, these possible changes in Direct Loans and Grad Plus Loans, and Parent Plus Loans needs to be monitored.

Bill Introduced in Congress will eliminate Grad Plus loans

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/308 The Graduate Opportunity and Affordable Loans Act (currently in committee, but likely to move to the floor for a vote) will place strict limits of the amount of Direct Student loans and Grad Plus loans that graduate and professional school students may borrow. As of June 30, 2025, the Grad Plus loan program will cease to exist. The bill also places new lower caps on the amount of Direct Student Loans a student may borrow. Graduate students may borrow an aggregate total of $65,000. That amount includes both undergrad and graduate loans combined. Professional school students will have an aggregate lifetime limit of $135,000, an amount that includes both undergrad and professional school borrowing. The bill also calls for all IHEs (Institutes of Higher Education) to set lower borrowing caps for their students. Given that the median price (tuition, fees, insurance , learning materials/books–doesnot include housing/meals/t…