<p>My state school is pretty good (ranked around 60th-70th maybe). The difference in any top school and my state school (barring merit scholarships; I also won’t qualify for fin aid), will probably be around 30-35k per year. I just don’t see the benefits to paying an extra 120-140k when Med school and the immense cost that comes with it is right around the corner. Now, I get the “curve will be much worse” argument, but I feel like that is simply because at ivies and other top schools, there are more “top” students admitted. Thus, at state schools, they need to weed out the students not at the necessary caliber through harsh curves.
But if I can survive the curves, wouldn’t going to state school be a better idea. I never understood why people went to expensive schools (like UChicago for example) with the intent of doing pre-med. It doesn’t seem like a fiscally prudent decision.</p>