UNC or Notre Dame for a future med student?

NCgirl2276
Mon, 27 Jan 2014 22:57:05 +0000

I was so happy to receive my ea admission in December, as ND has been my top choice ever since I visited last spring. However, I’m starting to wonder if it’s the right school for me. I’ve known that I want to go into medicine since before I started high school, and the past week I’ve spent shadowing doctors as part of my senior career project has only reaffirmed that belief. My goal is to major in one of the humanities, probably English or History, and fulfill all the requirements for med school as well. I know ND has excellent academics all around, but does it really make sense financially to go there when I can attend UNC Chapel Hill for about 1/3 of the price, especially since the undergrad institution doesn’t really matter when applying to med school. My parents have agreed to pay for 8 semesters of my undergrad studies, but if I go to UNC, most likely with some scholarship money, they said that they could afford to help me out some with med school as well. Every non-ND person I’ve talked to has advised me to go to the cheaper option, and UNC has a great science program and access to internships/volunteer work that you can’t find in South Bend, but I’m so in love with Notre Dame. Can anyone give me some advice on this topic?