<p>Hi, I am a current senior in Florida and I have gotten admitted to the University of Florida, Pennsylvania State University at University Park, and the University of Colorado at Boulder. I am really trying to decide which university I want to attend this fall. I want to major in psychology while following the pre-med track to become a psychiatrist. Any suggestions on which of the three universities I should attend for my undergrad?</p>
<p>I am an internist and I can tell you that all three will provide you an excellent pre-med education. You might want to see if any one of the three is particularly strong in psychology, but other than that you are looking at where do you want to study geographically. All three are large universities in sub-urban to rural size communities. All three have execellent sports programs. If you are a Florida kid then living in Colorado may be particularly cool if you are the outdoors type. BTW, make sure you take a variety of non-science electives and get involved in some kind of off campus activity. Medical schools today are looking beyond the science classes and MCAT scores. Good luck to you in your pursuits.</p>
<p>UF would be much cheaper, and neither of those schools are particularly exceptional.</p>
<p>i don’t think theres much benefit to going out of state to one of those schools, but the higher costs are substantial.</p>
<p>Personally, I agree with Aforautumn about this. From a purely educational standpoint, there really isn’t a gigantic difference among the three. However, in a fiscal standpoint, there is a major cost associated with attending an out of state school, compared to an in-state flagship, such as UF. </p>
<p>Also, UF might give you much stronger connections in the medical field, because the pre-med track at UF is well-respected around the country, and the alumni network in medicine is particularly noteworthy.</p>
<p>Penn State is in the middle of nowhere, but I might just be biased. >_> Their honors program is amazing though. </p>
<p>UF would probably be the way to go, unless you really want to get out of state.</p>