Help! My friend is deciding between two public schools.

College Search & Selection
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<p>UF (in state) and University of Wisconsin-Madison.</p>

<p>Is UW-M worth the extra 100k considering that UF is also a good school and is... free? </p>

<p>He plans to go to medical school or study business. Would UW-M open a lot of doors that UF would not? Is there anywhere I can find job prospects from both schools? </p>

<p>Thank you very much in advance.</p>

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<p>UF for free??? Definitely! If he's planning to go to med school, he should be saving his money.</p>

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<p>Go to UF. .....................</p>

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<p>Yeah, if he does decide to go to medical school, UF seems like a clear choice; how about business?</p>

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<p>Even so. UW is not 100k better than UF.</p>

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<p>UW is better.</p>

<p>Not a house better though.</p>

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<p>Being able to get through undergrad, no matter where it is, debt free, is a huge deal if he ends up going to medical school. Considering if he goes to a state school for medical school, he'll still be over $100k in debt or if he goes to a private school, he'll be over $200k, staying debt free now is a huge breather later on.</p>

<p>In terms of actual impact on getting into medical school, there's no difference. Either place is fine and should present him with the opportunities necessary to build a good application.</p>

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<p>UF no contest.</p>

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<p>If you ask Barrons, he might disagree and advise UW-M. </p>

<p>But if you are looking into med school, if UF is full ride, then take it. </p>

<p>A 100k for UW-M then 120k for Med school is a lot of money to payback.</p>

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<p>thats funny cause barrons said...UF lol</p>

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<p>Sorry Mike, I'm an honest guy. I like UW but not for $100k more and UF is no slouch school.</p>

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<p>Definitely UF... It's a great school and it's free. UW might be a little bit better, but it's definitely not worth 100K more. Plus, who would pick Wisconsin's climate over Florida's?</p>

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<p>Yeah, they are actually pretty close academically, no question.</p>

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<p>UF. definately</p>

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<p>what if he doesn't want to go to medical school? strictly business. would wisconsin help in recruiting?</p>

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<p>Yes, but not $100k worth. Most recruiting at UW is Midwest (Chicago.Minny esp.) and some NY and Cali. UF is probably more southeast only.</p>

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<p>I know plenty of UF business graduates who got lucrative jobs in New York. So you aren't necessarily limited to the region of where your school is located.</p>