<p>UNC honors is comparable to an ivy league education. and while (as stoneimmaculate said) duke does have a good “brand name,” UNC does as well.</p>
<p>i have a friend that goes to duke, and is pre-med is well. and what it basically comes down to is this:</p>
<p>it doesn’t really matter if you go to a brand name school or not. if you make C’s throughout your entire school career at duke, it’s going to be harder to get in to a med school than if you make B’s at carolina, or A’s at NC State.</p>
<p>Clearly, the schools are almost equal in academics. is it really worth extra thousands of dollars to go to a slightly better name brand school? i’d rather put that money towards med-school.</p>
<p>furthermore, i’m pretty sure honors courses are curved in that, if you make ~88/87, it’s counted as an A (or, i guess, A-). not too big of a help, but it’ll definitely help. that’s just what i’ve heard, and i’m not 100% sure. just osmething to think about.</p>