Boston University vs. State School (pre-med)

okay wow here i go!!!

Basically, I kind of applied all over the place, and then I was considering UCSD, Minnesota-Twin Cities, BU, and my state school University of Nebraska at Lincoln.

After visiting UCSD and deciding it’s not my vibe, i narrowed it down to BU and Lincoln. BU is not giving me anything. It’s an extremely expensive school, and Lincoln is giving me free tuition. However, I really like BU, and my parents say that if I really want to go there, I can. I moved to Nebraska last year, and I really want to go somewhere with more diversity and cultures and customs to learn about. This may sound awfully cliche, but I do think that BU could be a fresh start for me. I’m not sure if I wan to go to school with half my school’s graduating class. And I really think BU can give me an interdisciplinary education and give more experiences than Lincoln. Until a week ago, I thought i would be happy at either school, but I really thought about how I would be happier at BU. After being in the IB program at my new school, I think an environment like BU would be beneficial for me. I even thought about little things like vegetarian food options. At the same time, I can see myself growing to love Lincoln. It’s a nice campus, their science program is growing every day,I would be in the Honors College, and it’s a 45 minute drive away from my sick mom.
These are all things that I was weighing, but now I’m wondering where I’ll succeed. As of now I really don’t know what i want to do in life, but I know that I love the life sciences, especially biochemistry. I am for sure going to take the pre-med track, even though I’m not sure if that’s what i want to do (very scary not to have the med school determination everyone else does…).
I know everyone says that if I put in the work, I can do well wherever I go, but the fact that med school admissions rely heavily on GPA is intimidating. My parents and their professor friends think that I might have an easier time managing my GPA at Lincoln. I can’t say that I do not agree with them. I also think that picking a school based off where I think I can get better grades is stupid. All my life, I’ve been pushed to challenge myself. Why should I stay away from Boston because I want a higher GPA? But a part of me agrees with my parents and their friends. My grades junior and sophomore year have been a B average. I heard that Chem 101 (?) is a weed-out class at BU for pre-meds. I’m not saying Lincoln is going to be easy, but it seems like it will be a little better. I would have a better chance with a higher GPA from Lincoln than a mediocre one from BU.

I don’t know what to do, and I have very little time. I’m scared I’ll make the wrong decision for the wrong reasons.

i also got accepted to northeastern with a 12k scholarship but i have never visited :frowning:

I personally would go with Lincoln only because BU isn’t at the standard of like Stanford or Duke. and it’s closer to home

BU has grade deflation. Since you are pre-med, buckle down and do well at Lincoln. Boston will be waiting with open arms for med school!

Also, Northeastern is very nice. Nicer than BU campus wise.