Hi, I’m a high school senior from Virginia, but I’m looking into going to college in North Carolina. I’m applying to both ECU and UNCW and am fairly confident that I will get into both. I am interested in pre-med but yet I like how UNCW is on the coast and the beachy feel. My mom went to ECU and loved it though, so I’m sure I’d love it too. I’m having trouble making a decision and I would love to hear people’s opinions on the two schools!
Hey OP!! UNCW student here. ECU has a decent pre-med program, but UNCW is all around the far better university. The numbers show it. All ECU has over us is a football team. We have the better-looking campus (in terms of quality) and are easily more reputable academically.
For pre-med, it doesn’t matter; either will be fine. I would choose ECU simply because it has a medical school and may have more opportunities for medical-related internships.
The outstanding question is money. If you are not in-state in NC and your family is not independently wealthy, why go to school in NC? Med school is expensive, and you should seriously consider minimizing your student loans.