<p>really, is that true that cornell is easier in premed than NU, my sister did premed at NU, and yeah, it was hard, but I dont know how compared to other schools. I would like to eliminate Wustl, i think im ready to do that. I know, Im indecisive.</p>
<p>but if I have a dying want to go to other school over stanford, they would be fine with it, I just have to have really really good reasons and absolutley love the other school, which is what Im trying to figure out.</p>
<p>I'm not really sure if it's easier, I've just heard frightening rumors about NU</p>
<p>once again, thank you coolman for all the replies, i appreciate it!</p>
<p>No problem! From what I understand (and anyone feel free to correct me if I'm wrong), Brown isn't as strong in the natural sciences as Stanford, Northwestern, Columbia, and Cornell. So, if you are interested in the sciences and possibly pre-med, you may consider removing Brown from the list.</p>
<p>Brown
Columbia (scholars program, only 100 chosen from each class)
Cornell
Northwestern (MMSS)
Stanford
University of my state (full tuition and honors program)</p>
<p>A concern of mine is good grades because my sister went through hell with my parents when she got Cs in grad level chem classes for her major at NU, they threatened to cut off tuitiion that cannot happen to me. Where can I get good grades, nice people, and not too much competition, especially in premed, and good campus community feel. Thanks!</p>
<p>Sorry competition and pre-med go hand in hand. That does not mean that it is always backstabbing competition, but good grades come with hard work.</p>
<p>At Brown you can always take classes pass/fail, but I hear that med schools don't necessarily look too kindly upon doing this for your pre-med classes. And if you're not entirely sure what you want to major in, Brown is great because of the Open Curriculum; you can explore whatever you want.</p>
<p>Even though you say finances aren't an issue, it would be a way to help decide. After all somebody will have to pay whether it's your parents or student loans. Even if your parents can swing it, that means they can't spend that money on something else. So which school would require the largest contribution from you/your parents? I would eliminate that one.</p>
<p>Go to your state's Flagship U., come out with the highest possible grades in whatever your major and in their honors/scholars program. Then take all the money you have saved, and go to a fab grad program. You'll find people from every walk of life at your state U, from all over the world. There, problems solved.</p>
<p>I bet if you closedyour eyes and pictured yourself packing up to leave today for college you would know where you want to go. Pretend you are in the car and ready to leave. Where will you go? Good luck, you are on your way. Don't put too much pressure on yourself. It is YOUR LIFE and you are in charge. You don't really need any help with this decision. </p>
<p>TRUST YOURSELF!!!!</p>
<p>hate to say this but to narrrow down your choices and eventually pick one, you need to answer yourself the following.</p>
<p>1) if you really like math science, languages literature, econ and intellectual environment as you said, and in case you also like the school close to excellent museums/arts/musicals/symphony orchestra, i feel u chicago fits you very well.</p>
<p>2) if you want to go pre-med, then stanford which has a top medical school. plus facilities and environment.</p>
<p>3) if you don't want to much competition, why not your state u. being awarded the full tuitions and honors program shows that you're top of your peers at your state school. </p>
<p>4) if you're not sure what you want, then brown where you can pick and choose almost (not quite but almost) anything you want due to open curriculum policy.</p>
<p>5) columbia for a good top-notch liberal arts program and also if you like ny and city life (plus all others almost like u chicago) that comes with it.</p>
<p>who knows better than you yourself what you want.</p>
<p>i know uchicago fits me, but how can I justify passing up stanford for it to my parents and probably getting a lower gpa there too. Plus, I am scared of bad areas of town, i am kind of a wimp, just paranoid about shootings and stuff like there just was this year.</p>
<p>and if i go to stateU, i have to live home or with people i know in the city, no new people at all. I am so indecisive and I just don't know, I am really scared. I need divine power in making my decision, haha. Nobody knows the future or the outcomes that will result at all these colleges. i have to decide, but I like things in all of them, really.</p>
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<p>What is there to justify? The two are on par academically.</p>
<p>i know that, it is my parents who are paying though, they are heavily pushing stanford, and I would never hear the end of it. By the way, which school on my list has the least partying, most intellectual but down to earth and laid back people, would this describe Stanford?</p>
<p>I think Stanford fits everything except for "least partying". There's probably a pretty big party scene there considering warm California.</p>
<p>rank stanford in terms of partying among my list of schools. Would the SLE dorm fix my problem?(for those of you who know what that is)</p>
<p>can i find a quiet and intellectual atmosphere at Stanford if they are so involved and rara for sports?</p>
<p>I really think stanford would be perfect for me if there was no drinking and less preppiness. Someone tell me I can still like stanford. I think im gonna go there, im scared of mean east coast people, and scared of bad grades at Uchicago, and nu and washu are basically out, too much of the same for me. What do you guys think. Would a socially conservative intellectual who abhores partying and lewd behavior, but also hates eltism fit well at stanford? I found stanford to lack somethings I like, but I think im going to inevitably have to choose it.</p>