UChicago, WashU, Carleton

Minnezota
Sun, 14 Apr 2013 18:12:42 +0000

I’ve been accepted at UChicago, Washu, and Carleton and am having a real problem deciding where to spend my undergraduate years. I plan on pursuing a pre-medical education, however, I want to study cognitive science/neuroscience. Based on that information WashU is probably the best fit because of its renowned pre-med program. However, I hear that liberal arts colleges have strong med school placement because graduate schools want a more rounded student. So in this respect Carleton would be my obvious choice. Adding another factor to the mix, however, is that I want to go to a name-brand school (however shallow that may seem). UChicago, in my experience, is more universally acknowledged in my area as a top tier school, even though all of my schools are most definitely top tier. I’d appreciate it if someone were to go through some pros and cons of each college so that I can better understand each school and their individual programs.