UMD vs UVA pre-med

[Blackjack7]

Is this the right forum for this?

I am looking for undergrad school for premed, and my top two choices are UMD and UVA. (also UCLA and UCSD but... money). I have gotten CP Scholars for UMD and Echols + College Science Scholars for UVA. Is one better than the other for premed?

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[efle]

What would the total cost be for UVA vs UMD?

I can tell you UVA produces more premeds per capita (about 10% of graduating seniors apply to med school, while about 5% of UMD grads apply to med school), and that UVA has a stronger reputation similar to UCLA.

Really, this should be decided more by what location you like/how the school feels. It's not going to make a big impact on your premed experience either way.

 

[AlyssaRof2012]

I'd go with UVA.

 

[that redhead]

Like efle said, there are far more important things to consider, especially since these two schools have very different feels to them. I'd visit both if you haven't already. For what it's worth, I graduated from UMD in 2010 and loved my time there.

 

[Sbsox30]

All things being equal, I'd go UVA. But the important thing is to get good grades wherever you end up attending

 

[Blackjack7]

Yes, I haven't had too much of a different feel for them based on a couple visits each. I've gone on an in depth college visit at UMD recently, and will do the same for UVA (+overnight) o'er the weekend, and this will be the biggest factor of choice for me. However I just wanted to get some outside opinions as well while I was at it. Whether one school would have a competitive edge over the other come MedSchool app time, or whether one offers a better premed advising program, or whether one has better classes.

 

[Blackjack7]

I think this might be better to ask in another section, but what is the benefit of having personalized counselling office letters from the University sent out to the med schools? UMD offers this, but UVa does not.

 

[FutureDoc3094]

I personally would chose UVA. There not exactly a benefit of have a personalized letter. Some med schools do ask for them, but they are not required if your undergrad does not participate in that service. I think that going to UVA alone would be enough due to the reputation that it has.