<p>Hi,
I really wanted to go to a med program but wasnt good enough and since I applied to about 15 schools, I have some decent choices. Here are my choices:
Case Western Reserve University (about 5k-6k per year and their tuition is like 43k per year)
UIC ( Honors College almost full ride for state tuition)
Loyola Chicago (Honors, 12k-13k per year)
Drexel, philadelphia (Honors, 20k, will be given preference for Early Assurance Program to Medical School)</p>
<p>Also got into Vanderbilt, but I have some very bad experiences in nashville and I do not want to go to tennesee. I got waitlisted at Brown and 2 med programs. I highly doubt I will get in any of these schools because I am not very high in the wailist.</p>
<p>Factors I am considering:
Prestige
Urban setting; Distance from Chicago
Easier Acceptance to Medical School and so hospital/research oppurtunities</p>
<p>Any Help would be really Appreciated......</p>
<p>also, i have already sent in tuition deposits to all above so I just need to make up my mind.</p>
<p>I'd go with Loyola.</p>
<p>If you want to go to medical school, you should try to be as cheap as possible with undergraduate.
UIC's west campus is in the medical district, and there are many research opportunities. UIC is minutes away from downtown. UIC is a commuter campus, and it is fairly late in the game for on-campus housing.
Loyola does have a medical school but it is in Maywood, while the main campus is in Rogers Park. That distance between them is rather great. The main campus is about 30-40 minutes by CTA from downtown.
In terms of prestige, they are about equal. UIC is the bigger research school, though.
I don't know that much about Drexel and Case Western Reserve U.</p>
<p>thanks....i have already applied for housing on both....also, i was wondering, if i went to UIC/Loyola Honors, how would that reflect upon my chances for medical school, would my gpa and mcat have to be spectacular to get into a good medicl school</p>
<p>UIC and Loyola are considered to be fairly decent schools. UIC is well ranked in most rankings except USNWR. The fact that you are in Honors College is a strong plus. UIC is a major player in health care research. It has beaten traditional powerhouses like John Hopkins and Harvard for grants.
A good GPA and a good MCAT from a decent school will be more powerful than a low GPA and bad MCAT from a top university.</p>