I was Questbridge Finalist this year and I literally got rejected by every single Questbridge school I applied to during RD; even with all the interviews I did 
besides UVA. I’m a BME major and I want to go to the university with best return of investment. Since I literally ended up with the worst case scenario I have to decide between 3 schools: University of Florida, University of Miami and University of Virginia.
UVA (OOS):
- Really hard to get into especially out of State
- Questbridge school so I can talk to Questbridge scholars
- Beautiful Campus
- Love Charlottesville
- Love the history of the school and has amazing professors and scholars in the fields I like
- BME program isn’t bad but not the best
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#3 Public University (#28 Overall)
- Good Econ and Business program which I’m interested in
- Big school but not huge; so meh (16,777 Undergrad Population)
- 12k a year to attend
- Out of State makes my parents hesitant to send me there
UF (In-State)
- Not really selective (almost in-state got in)
- Pretty affordable at 2k a year
- Solid Engineering program but not that good in BME
- Good Econ and Business program which I’m interested in
- Lot of Friends are going there
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#7 Public University (#34 Overall)
- Huge School which is something I don’t like (35,491 Undergrad Population)
- Sounds like High School 2.0
- Not a big fan of Gainesville
- Campus isn’t all that great
- Parents trying to force me to go here
University of Miami:
- Kind of selective
- Solid pre-med and BME foundation
- Nice Campus
- Really solid reviews of the university and success stories
- Smallest of the 3 which is really nice (11,117 Undergrad Population)
- Really nice facilities
- Kind of expensive at 23k a year
- Not the highly ranked (#57 Overall)
- Miami doesn’t give me good vibes
- Engineering Program overall isn’t that great
Also just a side note, I’m trying to go somewhere prestigious for a graduate program some school that has a really solid engineering or business program. Somewhere like UPenn, Duke, UChicago, MIT, or Princeton. I didn’t get into any of those schools RD because my test scores were too low but I really really want to get into their graduate programs. I want an undergrad experience that will enable me to do that.
Really would appreciate the help and advice 
Posting this twice because I forgot to put tags in and plus I’m new to the site :neutral:
Based on the cost and college involved, I would personally go to UVA all day long. It’s am amazing place in a really cool town only 90 minutes from DC. You’ve got the mountains, Blue Ridge Parkway, etc. You say you are interested in business. McIntire (and UVA in general) has been highly ranked forever, long before UF was even on the national map. Quality of the student body, alumni, job placement are off the charts and quite national in scope.
Sorry don’t know too much about Miami.
I decide to commit to the University of Florida, but I’m a little hesitant about the school. For me, it was a lot about finances and also being unsure on whether or not I want to pursue engineering or business. I know UF has a great engineering and business departments so I can definitely build a solid foundation on either. For me, I got a private of $5,000 per year ($20,000) in total, and another $1,000 scholarship ($4,000) scholarship but this came after the enrollment date of May 1st. I know UVA has a 37% transfer rate or Vandy which also has a similar transfer rate, which is always an option if things don’t work out at University of Florida or. So University of Florida for the 1st year is going to be about figuring out what I want to do and then deciding whether or not I should stay or transfer to someone else. If this virus didn’t happen, I probably would’ve visited all the schools and see which be a better fit.
My only problem with the University of Florida is the reputation and the vast size of the school. The biggest complain that I heard from UF alumni is that the school recognized inside of Florida and 70% grads tend to stay in Florida. For me, I really don’t want to stay in Florida or see any companies that really interest me that are in Florida. I see myself working and living in the Northeast. I’m know that there are a lot of UF alumni that go top grad schools like Professor Justin Johnson at the Johnson School of Business at Cornell is a UF grad, and went to on to get Masters and PhD at MIT, one Wharton’s top professors got his PhD at UF. I heard a few UF alumni that went on top grad schools at UChicago, Stanford, Harvard, and at UPenn. From what I heard, UF focuses more on grad school research and UF undergrads end up going into the shadows rather than have solid research opportunities. Also, I heard UF is really limited in resources and students often complain that often felt “like a number”. An 18:1 student faculty doesn’t seem like a lot student to professor interaction happens. Can anyone elaborate upon any of this or confirm if my suspicions are true or not?