<p>^ No, that’s a choice you’re going to have to make based on personal preference and fit. I was just responding to the assertion that Columbia would be better for internships “because it’s closer to most of the NY medical stuff you’d want to be working in.” For undergraduate closeness and convenience to world-class medical research and clinical facilities, NO school beats Penn (including Columbia).</p>
<p>Truthfully, EITHER of these would be a phenomenal choice, and would get you to where you ultimately want to go (assuming that you continue to work hard in college 
). I’d recommend that you choose the school at which you’d feel most comfortable overall, and at which you feel that you’d be HAPPIEST and would best thrive academically and socially, taking into account the campuses and campus life, cities, etc. In other words, go with your gut. :)</p>