Hi guys,
I'm a high school senior stuck between attending either the University of Southern California or Washington Univ. in St. Louis for pre-med/biology next year. USC is offering about $15,000/year more than WashU (I received a half-tuition scholarship to USC), and I think it's likely that I'll be accepted to a science honors program at USC (smaller classes and cool extracurricular opportunities, though the program is only for freshman year).
From what I've read, WashU is more well known for its pre-med program than USC, but I think the gap may be narrowing with the recent rise of USC. I've also seen that WashU pre-med's med school acceptance rate is almost 20% higher than USC's (though I've been warned against reading too much into these numbers). I've been leaning towards USC for a few reasons, so my question is if there's a great enough divide between the pre-med/natural science programs at the two schools to warrant serious reconsideration.
Thanks in advance!
I'm a high school senior stuck between attending either the University of Southern California or Washington Univ. in St. Louis for pre-med/biology next year. USC is offering about $15,000/year more than WashU (I received a half-tuition scholarship to USC), and I think it's likely that I'll be accepted to a science honors program at USC (smaller classes and cool extracurricular opportunities, though the program is only for freshman year).
From what I've read, WashU is more well known for its pre-med program than USC, but I think the gap may be narrowing with the recent rise of USC. I've also seen that WashU pre-med's med school acceptance rate is almost 20% higher than USC's (though I've been warned against reading too much into these numbers). I've been leaning towards USC for a few reasons, so my question is if there's a great enough divide between the pre-med/natural science programs at the two schools to warrant serious reconsideration.
Thanks in advance!