Hi everyone!
I've been lucky enough to be accepted to 3 medical school so far: Loma Linda University, Medical College of Georgia(MCG), University of Cincinnati (I'm also waiting on being accepted to Emory right now). Now that I have options, I need to choose which school I want to go to. My heart is telling me Loma Linda. I'm considering this because I'm tired of living in the south (I've lived here all my life), a few of my undergrad classmates are going there next year, my girlfriend(we're kind of serious) lives in the same state, and its a really nice location(weather, reasonably close entertainment.) My only concern is price. While MCG tuiton is around $26,000(no word yet on scholarships), Loma Linda's is around $50,000 (even though I have a $20,000 scholarship offer)! So considering living expenses, Loma Linda could end up being $50,000 a year including my scholarship. So my question to you guys is how much of a consideration should finances be? Going to MCG will definitely be easier on me in the future as far as loan debt is concerned (and I would be close to family), but I feel I would enjoy my time in school more at Loma Linda.
I've been lucky enough to be accepted to 3 medical school so far: Loma Linda University, Medical College of Georgia(MCG), University of Cincinnati (I'm also waiting on being accepted to Emory right now). Now that I have options, I need to choose which school I want to go to. My heart is telling me Loma Linda. I'm considering this because I'm tired of living in the south (I've lived here all my life), a few of my undergrad classmates are going there next year, my girlfriend(we're kind of serious) lives in the same state, and its a really nice location(weather, reasonably close entertainment.) My only concern is price. While MCG tuiton is around $26,000(no word yet on scholarships), Loma Linda's is around $50,000 (even though I have a $20,000 scholarship offer)! So considering living expenses, Loma Linda could end up being $50,000 a year including my scholarship. So my question to you guys is how much of a consideration should finances be? Going to MCG will definitely be easier on me in the future as far as loan debt is concerned (and I would be close to family), but I feel I would enjoy my time in school more at Loma Linda.