UNC or Notre Dame for a future med student?

shellzie2006
Thu, 30 Jan 2014 05:13:36 +0000

I can’t tell you what the right decision for you is, but I was in a similar situation and I chose to go to Notre Dame (over University of Minnesota, which would have been free). As a result, I will graduate from medical school with about $200,000 in debt. That is a lot of money, but it’s also pretty typical for medical school grads nowadays and should be possible to pay off eventually on a physicians salary. I really am glad I went to Notre Dame. I think it prepared me well for medical school and was a fantastic experience. Also, as a warning, undergraduate institution does matter to an extent in terms of getting in to medical school, it just doesn’t matter so much once you’re out, because people will care more about your medical school (although I have found that the ND alumni network has been serving me well even into my current residency search!). But you need to figure out what will make you happiest and give you the opportunities you want (P.S. don’t discount ND’s volunteer/research/etc opportunities, there are plenty!)

If you have any other questions about ND/med school/etc, I’d be happy to answer them!