UVA vs U of Richmond

irun247
Mon, 04 May 2009 22:29:34 +0000

Okay, so I have been getting feedback from a lot of people on this topic and they all have said “do what you think would be best.” The thing is I have no clue what would be best. I have narrowed my college choices down to University of Virginia and University of Richmond. UVA is a school of higher prestige, whereas UR is a school where I would be able to stand out (which is something I need to do in order to get into medical school). UR’s pre-med program is supposedly tremendous and 85% of pre-meds get accepted into medical school. But UVA is a better school and would also look good when applying to med school due to its rating. Which do you think is a better choice?