Tulane vs. LSU Honors College (Pre-med)

BK1349
Sat, 23 Jun 2012 17:36:20 +0000

I’m a rising senior at a Louisiana high school. I plan on staying in-state for undergraduate studies and I’m trying to get an idea of what would be a better choice for a Biology/Pre-med student. By the time I’m done with high school I’ll have a 3.8-4.0 GPA and my ACT is a 29.
I know that Tulane is much more expensive than LSU, but it is more prestigious with harder academics. Fortunately, money is not too big of a problem is Tulane will help me more in medical school admissions. For medical school I heard GPA/MCAT matters much more than the prestige of the undergraduate university. How true is this? I’m shooting for medical schools like Baylor College of Medicine, UT-Southwestern, UCSF, UCLA, etc. Not exactly Ivy Leagues but somewhere up there.

Should I:

A) Go to Tulane where it’s more expensive and has more challenging academics; OR

B) Go to LSU Honors where it will be easier for me to make As but I’ll have more time for internships and volunteer work.

What would help more in medical school admissions? I feel like I will do well at Tulane, but if I go to LSU I’m sure I could stand out.

Thank you in advance!