Alright so these are my final two schools. I am having a hard time picking which one I should go to.
First of all, I am from St Louis and they have offered me good scholarships and financial aid.
UIUC is OOS and they offered me close to nothing in financial aid, only loans. Also, I would like to go through the pre med track to go to Med school.
UIUC is known for its engineering and I was wondering if you guys could tell me how the pre med is like at both universities.
Can you guys tell me which school would be the best for me in terms of good research opportunities and the one that would help me get into the best med school.
Thanks!
My daughter also struggled with the same dilemma. We are from CA. Like you, SLU gave her scholarship. UIUC is going to be very expensive. I know UIUC is a marquee name. It sends lot many students to Medical schools. But, the school is too big. What I liked at SLU is a good Pre-Med track and fair competition to push each other to excel.
I would request others to chime in too.
If you are contemplating medical school I would consider schools where you can limit your debt, especially for the undergraduate degree. Being saddled with massive college debt is awful. Student loan debt exceeds mortgage debt in the USA. It’s going to be the next financial crisis.