<p>Cleveland is much maligned undeservedly and actually isn’t boring…and if you have a car at any point during your UG years there’s plenty to do…the (south)eastern suburbs are in some of the most beautiful counties in Ohio.</p>
<p>Smaller classes at CWRU, lots of research opportunities with both the University Hospitals and the Cleveland Clinic practically next door. </p>
<p>$4K a year less for a private school of the stature of CWRU is nothing to scoff at… $16K over four years (minimum) is money that can go to Med school. </p>
<p>I don’t know for certain but I would guess that Pre med advising at CWRU would be more personal and better than at OSU if for no other reason than size and the fact that many big schools like OSU often combine advising into things called “pre-healthcare” and can include med, dental and other health related fields.</p>
<p>Anecdotally, my wife just told me that my neighbor’s daughter went to OSU for UG and did well, had a good (32) MCAT and all the right ECs and ended up in the DO program at Ohio U…they blame the OSU advising (or lack thereof) and difficulty establishing professorial relationships to get good LORs…take it for what it’s worth…I don’t think any of these would exist at CWRU.</p>
<p>This is something I would try to determine on the boards for each respective school. If you can’t get the answer, call the two schools and ask them…what does the pre med advising consist of? Do they have a committee? Does it write a committee letter? etc After getting those answers you should be able to make a more informed decision.</p>
<p>Good luck…both are good choices but in this case I think the odds tip to CWRU…</p>
<p>just my $0.02</p>