Okay so I've narrowed down my list of colleges to a few - UT Austin, Cornell University, University of Pittsburgh, and Emory University.
I'm planning to major in Biology, I know that this major is pretty similar at most schools but I want to choose a place where I'd be able to succeed as a pre-med and go on to medical school.
I've done some research and tried to come up with some pros and cons for each place and visited the campuses.
1.) UT Austin - I'm in state for UT Austin, there is a ton of research going on, three hospitals near campus, and a lot of opportunities. However, I know that UT is also a huge school with a lot of pre-med students which could be a disadvantage.
2.) Cornell University - I absolutely love the campus and the fact that I'll get the opportunity to have classmates that have done many amazing things. From my impression it seems like Cornell is known for a high premed acceptance rate + its an ivy league. My concern is grade deflation and the fact that I'd be competing with more competitive classmates. Another con may be that it is farther away and it will cost much more.
3.) UPitt - I have a full tuition scholarship for UPitt which is nice. It seems to be at a similar level as UNC and UT Austin (I may be wrong) and being in Pennsylvania there are medical schools and medical oriented stuff nearby.
4.) Emory - Private Univ in Atlanta.. The fact that it is in Atlanta excites me because of the medical atmosphere with the CDC and Emory School of Medicine. The University is also smaller which is nice because classes may be smaller. (Con: $$$$ I'm not getting any financial aid or scholarships)
I'm not sure about what to choose so any insight would be really helpful!
I'm planning to major in Biology, I know that this major is pretty similar at most schools but I want to choose a place where I'd be able to succeed as a pre-med and go on to medical school.
I've done some research and tried to come up with some pros and cons for each place and visited the campuses.
1.) UT Austin - I'm in state for UT Austin, there is a ton of research going on, three hospitals near campus, and a lot of opportunities. However, I know that UT is also a huge school with a lot of pre-med students which could be a disadvantage.
2.) Cornell University - I absolutely love the campus and the fact that I'll get the opportunity to have classmates that have done many amazing things. From my impression it seems like Cornell is known for a high premed acceptance rate + its an ivy league. My concern is grade deflation and the fact that I'd be competing with more competitive classmates. Another con may be that it is farther away and it will cost much more.
3.) UPitt - I have a full tuition scholarship for UPitt which is nice. It seems to be at a similar level as UNC and UT Austin (I may be wrong) and being in Pennsylvania there are medical schools and medical oriented stuff nearby.
4.) Emory - Private Univ in Atlanta.. The fact that it is in Atlanta excites me because of the medical atmosphere with the CDC and Emory School of Medicine. The University is also smaller which is nice because classes may be smaller. (Con: $$$$ I'm not getting any financial aid or scholarships)
I'm not sure about what to choose so any insight would be really helpful!
