<p>Which of these schools would you choose for pre-med?</p>
<p>TULANE! TULANE! TULANE! </p>
<p>If your smart enough for merit aid, Tulane will definitely be the cheapest of the three. If your parents are willing to foot the whole bill, then it’s really just about finding the place where you would feel the most comfortable.</p>
<p>VANDERBILT! VANDERBILT! VANDERBILT!
You can be a commodor! No but seriously, go with your heart…or go home.</p>
<p>Pepperdine, Pepperdine, Pepperdine!</p>
<p>No, seriously. Those choices seem so different! My D did go to admitted students day, and they had a nice little presentation for pre-med types. Small, personal advising and access to UCLA I think.</p>
<p>My comments are more about the ambiance than academics. I know a fair amount about Tulane, a little about Vanderbilt, and not much about Pepperdine.</p>
<p>But what I DO know is that these 3 schools are VERY different in terms of the general environment and culture of the students. Tulane is much less buttoned up and preppy. Vanderbilt has more of a preppy feel without being stifling. Pepperdine, from anecdotal reports, has a very distinctive type of culture and student.</p>
<p>If you are considering these 3 schools which are so very different, you would be well advised to spend just as much time trying to understand their “feel” and whether it would be a good personal fit for you. It’s important to weigh the overall experience almost as much as the academics. Even if the profs in the classroom are superb, if you don’t feel comfortable, it will be a very long four years.</p>
<p>I didn’t apply to Vanderbilt because it is VERY preppy from what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>Yah it probably is. I actually have no idea. I live in az and have never been to Vandy. But its got a cool mascot.</p>
<p>“Yah it probably is. I actually have no idea. I live in az and have never been to Vandy. But its got a cool mascot.”</p>
<p>a green wave is cooler. ;-)</p>
<p>“Yah it probably is. I actually have no idea. I live in az and have never been to Vandy. But its got a cool mascot.”</p>
<p>a green wave is cooler. ;-)</p>
<p>Based purely on academics, I would choose Vanderbilt or Tulane for pre-med. I currently attend Tulane, was a visiting student at Vanderbilt (and am from Nashville), and many of my family members have attended Pepperdine. There is very little difference between the student body at Vanderbilt & Tulane–however, there is a huge difference between Nashville and New Orleans. I think Vanderbilt would probably be a better choice just because you would interact more with grad/med students & faculty, as the med school is adjacent to the main campus–whereas Tulane’s med school/public health school are downtown. But if you’re willing to exit the ‘bubble’, New Orleans is a much more interesting city and you would learn more about life here than in Nashville. Pepperdine is much more conservative, and the church of christ is trying to exert more influence over that institution now. Hope this helps.</p>