Hi everyone! So I got into UVa, USC, William & Mary, and University of Rochester and was wondering what the atmosphere was like in each for undergrads in premed. Such as the academic support or advising. I would not be majoring in a biological science but in either History or IR.
In your experience, what would be your opinion of choosing one?
Its hard to get a set image when so many universities stretch their statistics or have very vague descriptions of their premed programs.
Remember whom you are asking for advice here: A bunch of strangers on the internet with no real experience or knowledge other than our own personal journeys (and certainly no knowledge about who you are as a person). I and the other students went to one college. I have no idea how the departments at two other schools are. The parents maybe got exposed to 2 or 3 schools but not as students, just hearing 2nd had from their children. You should be talking to your parents, teachers, recent alumni from your high school, college counselor, etc, not us.
point #9 - Don’t come on here asking for info about specific schools
[go post on those school’s sections on CC: http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/alphabetic-list-colleges/]
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@WayOutWestMom
In no way am I going to choose an university solely on what would be stated in this thread. I simply want the notions of others. But thank you for your input.
Did you read the second half of the post? Particularly the part where I point out the futility of posts like yours on this particular section of the forum, and explain ways to get much better info from CC?
My daughter faced similar choices, but after visiting schools, she quickly eliminated most from contention. She is now a sophomore at USC and loves it. She is very thankful that she made the decision to travel from FL to USC. The opportunities at USC and within the greater LA area are almost endless. The USC alumni network is also amazing. To me personally, I would have only encouraged my daughter to potentially consider Stanford, Yale, Princeton and Brown over USC. My younger daughter, now a HS junior, has already decided that USC is her first choice. And I am very thankful regarding her decision. As a parent, my impression of USC has only grown over the last two years. They are excellent at all of the things that are important to parents… from communication to financial aid to all of their various online portals related to registration, assistance, tracking, housing, etc. They are just quite simply a well-funded and well-oiled machine. USC has mastered the college experience, in my opinion, including everything related to the exchange of information. My final suggestion would be to look at the survey details provided by students themselves comparing the two colleges at https://colleges.niche.com/rankings/best-colleges/ I have found their rankings and parameters to be far more useful than other college ranking services. Good luck with your decision…