Where would you go?

[OF09]

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Penn-~$100,000 scholarship
Columbia-~$100,000 scholarship
UCSF-$50,000
Oklahoma-$20,000 (in state tuition)
Baylor-$4,000 (in state tuition- Cheapest)
Ohio State- $30,000

I don't really like cold weather (as I have discovered while travelling), and "hypothetically" cut every scholarship offer, except for Penn, value in half. Also, debt is a HUGE issue for me because I want to work at a non-profit (on a grant), teach at a dental school, and dabble in policy.

Where would you go and why?

 

[321931]

Penn-~$100,000 scholarship
Columbia-~$100,000 scholarship
UCSF-$50,000
Oklahoma-$20,000 (in state tuition)
Baylor-$4,000 (in state tuition- Cheapest)
Ohio State- $30,000

I don't really like cold weather (as I have discovered while travelling), and "hypothetically" cut every scholarship offer, except for Penn, value in half. Also, debt is a HUGE issue for me because I want to work at a non-profit (on a grant), teach at a dental school, and dabble in policy.

Where would you go and why?

This won't answer your question...but WOW😱. What on earth stats/EC's did you have? That is amazing to get 6 scholarships from great schools. What on earth was on your resume? Olympian? Rhodes scholar? President of Harvard Law Review? jeez... congrats man.

 

[flapaTron]

if you are looking at cost alone, i'd go to baylor.

but if you want to get into policy, columbia has a top-rated School of Public health (ranked #6 by USNWR: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...te-schools/top-public-health-schools/rankings).

they also just started this program here at columbia for those interested in dual degree DDS/MPH where a grant pays for the MPH portion - you basically get a free MPH (tuition, living costs all covered i believe).

 

[Kahr]

if you are looking at cost alone, i'd go to baylor.

but if you want to get into policy, columbia has a top-rated School of Public health (ranked #6 by USNWR: http://grad-schools.usnews.rankings...te-schools/top-public-health-schools/rankings).

they also just started this program here at columbia for those interested in dual degree DDS/MPH where a grant pays for the MPH portion - you basically get a free MPH (tuition, living costs all covered i believe).

I second this, except for the fact that NYC's winters are long and cold, but even your warmest option (UCSF) isn't exactly great for warm weather, so that doesn't seem like a big factor among your options.

 

[ToothBlaster]

How did you get such high scholarship amounts? You were notified with your award letter?