<p>Duke is a committee letter school and USC is not. The admit rate you are citing is like comparing apples to oranges. Duke does not have to write committee letters for all students wanting to apply to med schools (and will control who applies by doing so-- like a pre-screen). </p>
<p>You should be more concerned with the following: where do you want to go to school, how much can you and your family afford, where is pre-med advising excellent, where can you excel and get the highest GPA, where can you get your pre-med EC’s done. </p>
<p>Both Duke and USC can offer great opportunities and both do well in preparing the pre-med in all areas. You should pick the school you would be the most happy at since your parents are fine with the money issue. However, the extra 40K in savings could be spent on your M1 year as well.</p>