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Hey Everyone,
Here goes my first post on SDN! Just as a little background about myself: I'm a US resident from the Northeast/New England area and I'm hoping to end up at a medical school in the states. As the title suggests, I'm currently making my decision about where to go for pre-med and I have three very exciting but different choices. I've done research about each school, so here's a breakdown of my pros and cons:
McGill:
Pros: Montreal/Francophone environment (I'm huge on French study, maybe even planning on majoring or minoring), active social scene and good campus vibe, rigorous but doable science courses, good reputation for East Coast medical schools, very affordable
Cons: Very large class sizes, could be difficult to establish a good rapport with professors because there are so many students, freakin' cold winters (not a huge deal since I'm from New England, but still...)
UCLA:
Pros: Huge medical center on campus, great student body and campus vibe, active campus (volunteering/other extra-curricular opportunities), the weather is unbeatable
Cons: Over-saturation of pre-meds leading to high competition (classes, research, et cetera), very expensive - comparable to Tufts, difficult to establish good connections with professors
Tufts:
Pros: Great community and student body, small classes (French AND pre-med), easy to get to know professors, abundant research and volunteering opportunities, proximity to Boston
Cons: the most expensive of all my schools, very close to home (20 minutes away from my high school), didn't really enjoy my touring there - the atmosphere seemed low-key but not very active
So those are my ideas about each of my choices, but I'd love to hear back from anyone that has any input about what I should do. All the better if you went to any of these schools, I'd love to hear your advice and/or the experiences you had there. Just as a side note: I've also been accepted to the University of Washington, Seattle, but I don't know much about its pre-med environment, or what it's like to be a student there. If you have any input or information about that, that would be greatly appreciated as well.
Thank you so much!
Here goes my first post on SDN! Just as a little background about myself: I'm a US resident from the Northeast/New England area and I'm hoping to end up at a medical school in the states. As the title suggests, I'm currently making my decision about where to go for pre-med and I have three very exciting but different choices. I've done research about each school, so here's a breakdown of my pros and cons:
McGill:
Pros: Montreal/Francophone environment (I'm huge on French study, maybe even planning on majoring or minoring), active social scene and good campus vibe, rigorous but doable science courses, good reputation for East Coast medical schools, very affordable
Cons: Very large class sizes, could be difficult to establish a good rapport with professors because there are so many students, freakin' cold winters (not a huge deal since I'm from New England, but still...)
UCLA:
Pros: Huge medical center on campus, great student body and campus vibe, active campus (volunteering/other extra-curricular opportunities), the weather is unbeatable
Cons: Over-saturation of pre-meds leading to high competition (classes, research, et cetera), very expensive - comparable to Tufts, difficult to establish good connections with professors
Tufts:
Pros: Great community and student body, small classes (French AND pre-med), easy to get to know professors, abundant research and volunteering opportunities, proximity to Boston
Cons: the most expensive of all my schools, very close to home (20 minutes away from my high school), didn't really enjoy my touring there - the atmosphere seemed low-key but not very active
So those are my ideas about each of my choices, but I'd love to hear back from anyone that has any input about what I should do. All the better if you went to any of these schools, I'd love to hear your advice and/or the experiences you had there. Just as a side note: I've also been accepted to the University of Washington, Seattle, but I don't know much about its pre-med environment, or what it's like to be a student there. If you have any input or information about that, that would be greatly appreciated as well.
Thank you so much!
