<p>I can't decide which school to go to study pre med and biology/chemistry... I've been accepted into and location and cost is not a problem. Opinions based on academics please???</p>
<p>Roll Tide!</p>
<p>But is that academic wise?</p>
<p>If being accepted to these schools is “not a problem”, then why are you limiting yourself to these four schools?</p>
<p>No I didn’t say they weren’t a problem to get into, I said I was accepted and the cost of these schools and location do not matter. I just want to know which one is best academic wise</p>
<p>You are accepted already at all these schools?! Early action or something? They are roughly the same, academically. Since cost and location don’t matter, go by where you felt more “at home”. When you are happy you tend to do better.</p>
<p>Have you visited any of the campuses? Do you know any students that currently attend any of these schools? Are you competitive for UT’s Haslam scholarship? Have you received one of the 'Bama scholarships? Both are great values.</p>
<p>This post should help, too:</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1122176-bluedevilmikes-ten-step-guide-picking-premed-school.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/pre-med-topics/1122176-bluedevilmikes-ten-step-guide-picking-premed-school.html</a></p>
<p>As the old advice on this board goes, “excellence is a panacea.” So, whether you end up in Athens, Tuscaloosa, or Knoxville, keep in mind that what you do is more important than where you do it. Like kal points out, though, fit can make a difference in terms of performance.</p>
<p>By the way, welcome to SEC country!</p>
<p>Yes, I did early action for all! And thank you!</p>
<p>Roll Tide!</p>
<p>My son went to Bama for undergrad and now he’s in med school. He’ll tell you that his 4 years there were the best years of his life. </p>
<p>Have you visited Bama? If not, do so.</p>
<p>Go to the Bama forum here for more info…
[University</a> of Alabama - College Confidential](<a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-alabama/]University”>University of Alabama - College Confidential Forums)</p>
<p>UTenn is UGLY, UGA is mostly instate students, and Auburn is in a cow town. </p>
<p>Bama is gorgeous and has many, many OOS students, and Tuscaloosa is a good-sized city.</p>
<p>Well… location really does not matter ultimately but my Dad lives in WV and is 4 hours away from Tennessee which is a big benefit. Academically is Tennessee not good? I want to go to med school at Vanderbilt so I thought being in state for undergrad would be a benefit. I currently live in FL with my mom…</p>
<p>I basically have no clue where to go… I really want to go to the best school that will prepare me academically though</p>
<p>I have not took a campus tour yet so I’m assuming this will help me decide…</p>
<p>Does anyone know anything about Ohio State University?</p>
<p>Never mind… don’t plan on applying to OSU</p>
<p>The best advice you have received so far is to “go visit” and see how you feel about your overall fit. DS visited all of the schools on your list with the exception of UGA. His visit to Auburn didn’t go as well as his visit to the others based on the fact that his tour giude and his discussion with a Prof both seemed to focus only on school tradition not the programs or academics. I realize that is not a good reason to eliminate a school but it clearly impacted his “feel” for the school.</p>
<p>What you will find in your visits is that each school is a bit different, some good some bad. Differences iin dorms, general feel, the surrounding cities, etc. will give you a better idea as to if you can see yourself there for four years.</p>
<p>In the end DS ended up at Bama and is loving his time there. He is being challenged in classes as a double major in ChemE and Bio for pre-med. He has been doing meaningful research since half way through his freshman year and seems to be really thriving.</p>
<p>FWIW…UT did end up on his short list too, but in the end they just didn’t ever get their act together in the forms of scholarships and seeming to really care if DS attended, so Bama became the clear leader when the final selection time came. (This appears to be a common theme for high stats in state kids and UT)</p>
<p>*I want to go to med school at Vanderbilt so I thought being in state for undergrad would be a benefit. *</p>
<p>Oh good heavens. don’t focus on any particular med school. vandy’s very good (all med schools are very good), but no high school kid (or anyone) should be focused on any particular med school. Vandy is bizarrely hard to get into. They pre-screen supplementals so you’ll see a whole bunch of high stats kids from top schools get denied a supplemental. </p>
<p>Being instate won’t matter at all. Vandy’s private and probably is into regional diversity.</p>
<p>So I am deciding between Tennessee, Auburn, Alabama or Ohio State for pre med… I am leaning towards Ohio State - </p>
<p>I’ve seen on rankings that OSU is ranked pretty high on public pre med programs -
want to get the best education </p>
<p>What do you think? OSU good for pre med?</p>
<p>OSU is ranked pretty high on public pre med programs</p>
<p>???</p>
<p>where are “public premed programs” ranked? (and how would an entity rank “premed programs”…what are they ranking??? lol)</p>
<p>Unless Ohio med schools will give a preference to OOS Ohio students who apply to their state’s med schools, I don’t see the point of going to OSU.</p>
<p>God
These replies are off base</p>
<p>Go where you like the best! Not only will you do the best there, you will have the best time</p>
<p>What is off-base about these replies??</p>
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The OP should “ignore” rankings etc and go where he likes best. HE will do the best there. All the data shows that a kid does best where he/she is happy. That will give them the best chance for med school</p>