<p>Accepted at both. Both are great schools. Georgetown doe have slightly more name brand recognition and more undergrad focus. But when we bring cost into the discussion, how can we justify $250K for a Georgetown degree vs. $100K for a UVA degree (we're in state) when med school is the end game? If the funds available are $250K, Is it better to spend all of it for Georgetown undergrad and ~$200k of debt for med school, or would you go to UVA and finish med school with ~$50K of debt?</p>
<p>Personally, it would be very hard to justify the extra $150K for Georgetown. I don’t think you’d have any disadvantage applying to med schools with a UVA degree. I’m partial to Georgetown over UVA, but primarily because I’ve lived in Charlottesville my entire life and am ready for a change of scenery and my income bracket is such that they’re priced similarly after financial aid. Academically, they’re both really, really good schools.</p>
<p>Do you like the UVA campus and Charlottesville? It’s obviously a vastly different feel from DC.</p>
<p>I attended Georgetown for premed (and went on to Hopkins for medical school), and I can’t speak more highly of the program, the advising, the atmosphere (collegial, not competitive), the faculty interactions, the opportunities on-campus with the medical center easily accessible, and the tremendous opportunities in Washington, DC as it relates to medicine (research/internships/fellowships at National Institutes of Health, tremendous health policy resources, etc.). I grew up in Virginia, and 34 people from my high school attended UVa, so I know the school pretty well through their experience–UVa is great, but I believe the Georgetown premedical program is stronger (both in terms of preparation, offerings, support, etc.) and provides more given its location; but I feel that Georgetown provides more in terms of personal development for undergraduates as well. As it relates to cost, I do believe it is worth the difference–not just as it relates to the academic experience but the personal development and opportunities.</p>