<p>Well I got accepted into both schools obviously. I got a full tuition scholarship from Brandeis and 25,700 from Case. I want to go into the Medical Field, and I want to know what is the better choice. It seems like research, classes, etc… are the same…But what do I know. So anyways thanxs for any input.
Later</p>
<p>Are there non-academic differences in the two schools that matter to you? Brandeis is sort of isolated, in Waltham "near" Boston--have to take a bus and a train to get into town, whereas Case is in the very culturally rich University Circle area, and near Little Italy. I understand the fraternity/sorority scene is big at Case, while at Brandeis they are officially prohibited. Just a couple of differences.</p>
<p>I think being about 20-25 minutes away from Boston qualifies as near. There's a free shuttle bus from Thursdays to Sundays, and the commuter train can be taken any day of the week to North Station. You don't even notice the travel time if you're with people.</p>
<p>Besides those facts, I'm really looking at the pre-med kind of thing. Which school has more research going on? and which school undergraduate education for pre-med is "thorough"--hope i spelled that right.</p>
<p>There is another thread you should look at--Attention All Brandeis Students--
<a href="http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=160031%5B/url%5D">http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/showthread.php?t=160031</a>
which gives a lot of pros & cons by current students there.
I have always had the impression Brandeis is stronger in the humanities and Case Western is stronger in science, but this may be more important for engineering than for pre-med. And indeed may be a developmental legacy that is not true anymore.</p>
<p>Brandeis is very strong in biology/neurology and related sciences, if that's what you want to major in. Case is histroically stronger in engineering but is overall quite good in sciences.
Case is located inside Cleveland, right next to museums and the main concert hall. Brandeis is located in a suburb of Boston and has regular (free) van service into Boston, I believe Thursdays through Sundays, plus has a commuter train station at the edge of the campus. </p>
<p>There are fraternities at Brandeis but they are relatively low-key and off-campus. Not all fraterntity members live in the frat houses. I don't know anything about fraternities at Case, but in general fraternities are not a major part of college life at academical-oriented schools like either Brandeis or Case.</p>
<p>You don't need to major in a science to go to medical school. You can major in anything, but you must take about 8 required "premed" courses, mainly science, and you MUST get top grades overall to be admitted to a medical school. Check the CC medical school board for more information on that.</p>
<p>You have two excellent chices, with great financial awards. Visit both campuses now and make your choice.</p>
<p>thanxs. do y'all know if there research opportunities are about equal?</p>
<p>I would think with the cleveland clinic and the university hospital you would get more experience at Case.</p>
<p>Apparently Brandeis has a very high Med school placement rate, but i don't think that really means anything. Them giving you a Full scholarship however makes it quite a juicy offer.</p>
<p>The fact that Case has a med school (and a very good one at that) probably makes it a better option for you.</p>
<p>My vote goes for Case, but if cost is a major consideration and you prefer Brandeis then you should go to Brandeis...</p>
<p>I would guess that Boston as a city has more to offer than Cleveland---but depends what you want from a city.</p>
<p>Don't assume that if you attend Case undergrad, you will have a better chance of being admitted to their medical school. Might be true, might not; from what I hear some schools may give priority to their undergrad students and some might not. When I was in college, many of my classmates claimed to be premed, but our medical school put a cap on the percentage of admissions allotted to that university's graduates. If this is important, check the CC medical school section.</p>
<p>Thats not how I meant having a grad school was advantageous, I was speaking in terms of research ops and experienced proffs...</p>
<p>Also I'm pretty sure it will help you be admitted to the med school (attending the college as an undergrad)</p>
<p>Both schools have graduate programs in science, up through the Ph.D. level. If participation in undergraduate research is essential, you need to specifically ask that question at each school since in some schools graduate students have priority for such work while in others both graduate and undergraduate students may equally be involved in research.</p>
<p>As far as increasing the chances of getting into Case medical school by attending undergrad, as I said, check the medical school board here. There are sources of such information.</p>
<p>I know at Brandeis it's really easy for students to get placement in a lab. The science professors are pretty top notch, too.</p>