hi I have been accepted to both Auburn and Kentucky. I’m not sure yet if I got the Otis a singletary scholarship from UK (full ride) but if I do how do I choose??? I already have full tuition at auburn for my act. I want to major in chemical engineering or neuroscience. I just want to get into medical school or at least get a degree from a great school that will get me a job until I can try again for medical school or support me while I get my masters
You can get into medical school from either university. You can also get yourself a job from either university. Which one do you like better?
Kentucky’s med school offers an MD, while Auburn offers a DO. Since many undergrads attend the same institution for medical school, Kentucky would probably be a better choice.
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My ACT is a 33 and my weighted/unweighted GPA is 4.5/3.88.
I live in Madison, Alabama and have been considering Georgia Tech, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, Duke,Auburn, Georgia, and University of Florida. So my question is, what school would provide the most opportunities/financial support for a pre med with my scores? Money is not a huge issue but it’s hard to pass up full tuition at auburn. H
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Why not Alabama? As a ChemE major you’d get free tuition plus 2500 per year.
What “financial support” for a premed are you looking for??
I don’t know why you’d be looking at UNC or really any OOS public. You wouldn’t likely get into their med schools since they heavily bias towards their own instate.
@mom2collegekids I just don’t connect with the University I’ve been twice and I just cant see myself there. I have a close friend who attends the university and shares the same interests as me…he is transferring in the spring. Its just not the right atmosphere. Besides the actual medical school for Alabama is UAB and they show far more bias to UAB undergraduates than Alabama. Auburn graduates have just as much ease getting in as Alabama graduates. I would consider chapel hill (its still my number one) because its the number two primary care medical school. By the time I Apply for medical school I will have attended the school’s undergraduate studies for four years. I will also do everything in my power to qualify for in state by the time I am applying for medical school which I think is very achievable
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Besides the actual medical school for Alabama is UAB
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Really? The med school is at UAB? I had no idea. I’ll keep that in mind when my son graduates from UAB School of Medicine in May. I’ll now know where to go. ;). Jk
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And my son went to Alabama .
UAB med school is not allowed to give preference to UAB undergrads. The only “advantage” UAB students have are few who are in the BS/MD program. The traditional UAB applicants have no advantage.
Each incoming MS1 class consists of students from over 50 different undergrads…and obviously multiples from a number of those schools. How could UAB Med be showing a bias towards UAB undergrads when it’s matriculating so many students from elsewhere?
I see now that your parents are Auburn grads, so naturally the bias is pro Auburn, anti Bama. (Roll Tide! Three Iron Bown wins in a row!! ). Your comments in another thread about partying and drinking at Bama is very naive. The partying activities at Bama are NO DIFFERENT from what goes on at Auburn. You’ll find out soon enough that partying goes on at Auburn, UNC, and virtually any Univ that isn’t a bible school. Yes, even at Harvard and MIT…lots of partying and drinking.
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I would consider chapel hill (its still my number one) because its the number two primary care medical school. By the time I Apply for medical school I will have attended the school's undergraduate studies for four years. I will also do everything in my power to qualify for in state by the time I am applying for medical school which I think is very achievable
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Even by going to undergrad at UNC-CH you will NOT be able to gain residency for tuition purposes for UNC-CH Med. Your residency will be based on where your parents live.
If you plan on doing “everything in your power” to be instate for UNC-CH Med be sure that includes having your parents move from Madison, AL to North Carolina and begin paying taxes there in a couple of years.
@mom2collegekids honestly I kind of get tired of your aggressive pro Alabama stance. I was asking for advice on Kentucky and Auburn not trying to argue with you about your son’s university. And as far as establishing residency it is possible if the student in question holds a residence for 2 years prior to enrollment, votes, registers drivers licenses, etc and can prove that their intent is to become a north Carolina resident. https://www.ncsu.edu/grad/about-grad/docs/residency-handout-2013.pdf
@mom2collegekids but thanks for throwing my thread off topic and trying to tell what is or is not possible for me in my college career 
OP you are trying to figure a way to do something that many other very smart kids before you do realize (after time and energy spent) cannot be done.
If you are happy with AU, go there. After 4 years you will have to decide if it was worth snubbing the extra scholarship $$ at UA (and most kids would find all kinds of ways to justify).
And if you truly want to get into med school, you are fortunate that there are 2 in AL, which would be the lowest cost option to get through med school.
You are in a pool of kids that are all trying to ‘one up’ saying where they will go to college. The deal is, where you go freshman year for college - there is typically a four year situation, so you would lose if you switched schools. So it requires maturity on your part.
Above posts are trying to help you.
Key is doing well at UG for all the things to be a good candidate for med school application. And I can attest to how school and parent/family guidance can help on that road beyond the student GPA and MCAT score. Some students do not realize how important it is to get an interview slot at a med school (and they apply after the slots are quickly filled up - have to get the lengthy application done early). Then there are other things for the med school application - experiences gained outside of college courses that more and more are expected by applicants.
So major in something at UG you will do very well at and will enjoy (along with the courses required for med school admission) if you truly want to go to med school. And if you get school weary or change your goals (as many, many students who say ‘pre-med’ during HS do, and often during first year at college) be able to finish a UG degree you will be happy with, and go into a career you will be happy with and do well at.
College should be a maturing experience - each year students grow up a bit more and also handle more academically. The way things are set up, one has to make an important decision on where to go to school after HS, and a lesser point on what to major in (unless they go to a smaller school that cannot change to a desired major because they don’t have it).
Most times, students are limited where they attend by family finances.
Honestly, you are fortunate to be a higher stat kid in AL where there are pretty strong in-state scholarships for students.
Once I saw that your family is an Auburn family, I totally understood the bias. No problem. I think you should go to AU.
I’m not sure how you think that link shows that you’d get residency in NC by attending UNC-CH unless somehow you pay for virtually all of your costs while there with your own money, along with fulfilling the other req’ts… I also don’t know how you’d show that you’re not in NC for primarily education purposes.
An 18 year old that moves from parents’ home to a college home in another state wouldn’t be able to convince anyone that the student isn’t there for education purposes…even if the ultimate goal might be to practice medicine there many later (after residency/fellowships…and who knows what states those might take you)
I also think you’re overestimating the importance of UNC-CH being #2 in primary care.
Lots of things can happen between 18 and 22. Don’t assume that you will be going to medical school - you might change your mind or not be admitted- so make contingency plans. I’d suggest applying to Alabama for a 3rd option. You don’t have to make up your mind until May, and all it will cost you is about $50 for an application and score report. You don’t even need essays. That will give you plenty of time to revisit the campuses where you receive scholarships with fresh eyes.
If you are admitted to some of the more selective schools, you can make a more informed judgement there too.