<p>Talk to an admissions officer and find out the steps to transfer to Dartmouth(how difficult it would be for a student like you) if you were to decline acceptance. If you’re convinced that it might be a possiblity to transfer I would give OU a year or two. While you haven’t had a good time in OK(socially? high school?), most college campuses are a bit different from your average teen/high school experience. I’m sure you’ll find more than a handful of like-minded students and find your niche and you may end up having a great experience. If you don’t end up fitting in, then transfer(again, if possible). At least you will have saved 120K AND investigated the OU option.</p>
<p>I can’t help but cringe at the reality of paying any school full price for 4 years. 240k is a heck of alot and tacking on med school loans on top of that, that’s a lot of future stress you’re looking at. Are there any merit scholarships that you qualify for? Have you applied to any? Cutting into any of that pricetag would be more appealing.</p>
<p>I get it, Dartmouth is more appealing than OU but there have been wouldbe-doctors that have rolled out of OU and into med school and if you could personally exit med school pretty much debt free why wouldn’t you? Ask yourself if this whole dilemma is about a certain medschool that you covet. If you feel that a degree from an Ivy med school or a top LAC med school is what you really want then, yes, Dartmouth is an easier path, opportunity-wise, but financially speaking it’s the far rougher road. </p>
<p>So the question is: Is 4 years of potential happiness at Dartmouth worth 10+ years of potential misery chipping away at debt?</p>