Which college should I select?

N_s_Mom
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 21:46:15 +0000

So what’s the total cost of both options and are you price sensitive? (That is, does the money matter? If your family is well off, it may not be important to you/them.)

A ‘better’ community/campus life depends on what you are looking for. What’s a good experience mean to you? Fit matters so if you are price indifferent, pick the place where you feel you will do the best socially and academically.

But whether to enter as a sophomore vs. a freshman has implications depending on what you plan to major in and whether you can complete your degree (and pre-med requirements if that’s your direction) on time at both places.

Be aware the medical schools generally don’t care where you do you undergraduate work: They want to see your GPA (3.7 or better generally) and your MCAT score. State of residence is the other important factor. All med schools are good ones, so if you get in. And scientific research experience can be had anywhere - whether there’s a medical school or not attached to the uni, so that needn’t be the critical factor.