<p>May 1st is coming up, and I'm still choosing. Northwestern's As are harder to come by, but I think medical schools know that. If you were a medical school admissions officer, would a bio degree from northwestern or UNC impress you more? The whole thing about how it's easier for top university students to obtain interviews, would both UNC and northwestern count as "top" premed/undergraduate schools?
UNC offers more study abroad while Northwestern offers more research opportunities, but would Northwestern's rigor help in the med school application circles?
I'm just trying to see if both schools have similar standing and "vibe" in the medical community.</p>
<p>Are you a NC resident? I’d go to Chapel Hill for sure. You’ll be able to get involved in a number of things, research will certainly not be limited, the campus is amazing and the atmosphere is great. If you’re getting IS tuition, I’d take that for sure.</p>
<p>I’m not a NC resident, but I’ll probably change it if I’m going there. I have a full ride there, so $ won’t be an issue. I just loved northwestern when I visited, but I have to shell out a lot more for that.
Just wondering which school will be best for a future in medicine</p>
<p>I think if you really love northwestern, you should definitely go there even if it mean shelling more money. Nonetheless, both school are well known to the public. I just dont want you to end up going to UNC and not feel as fit to the school and then question what if i went to Northwestern.</p>
<p>The one that is the best fit for you.</p>
<p>Medical school circles don’t care about your undergrad. They care about where you go for medical school.</p>
<p>But when applying to med school, are both undergrad schools on same grounds?
I really don’t know how UNC’ll fit me, so I feel like I’m taking a risk by going there, but the students seem happy there.
I feel like a high GPA is harder to obtain at northwestern though</p>
<p>Check any other “xschool vs. yschool” on this forum and you’ll find the same answer:</p>
<p>Go where you think you’ll be happiest and be able to do well. Don’t choose your undergrad based on what will “look” better for medicine.</p>
<p>^ ^ ^ ^ ^
winner, winner, chicken dinner</p>
<p>^ j?</p>
<p>The timestamp says 9:09 am, but it felt a lot earlier than that…</p>
<p>Emily 2007:
Here’s the thing, most people can’t base the whole school just on an overnight or an open house day. so in fact, many students who ask “school vs. school” questions don’t know which schools will fit themselves better. The only way they know how to receive more info about the school is by asking others. So in short, I have no idea is UNC’ll be the right place for me b/c I’ve never really seen the school, so it’s a crapshoot.</p>
<p>bump…</p>
<p>I am in an extremely similar situation. I received the Cornelius Vanderbilt Scholarship at Vandy and would have to shell out quite a bit more at Northwestern, but I really loved NU when I visited. </p>
<p>One benefit of Vandy is that the entire medical center is right on the main campus and requires no more than a ten minute walk to get to some of the most respected and well-funded research and treatment facilities anywhere. Does anyone know about the availability of research and internship opportunities at Feinberg for undergraduates?</p>
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<p>Right. Having been through the college application process, and beginning to go into the med school application process, I understand that. Forums are a good way to get information about schools.</p>
<p>But you asked the question on a pre-med section of the forum, and wanted to know which school would impress a med school adcom more. That is the question I answered.</p>
<p>Regardless of if it’s “a crapshoot”, my point (and one that I’m basically just stealing
from bigredmed & bdm) is that choosing a school based on how “impressive” it is to adcoms is… ineffective.</p>
<p>They’re both excellent schools. You have two very good choices. Through both you’ll have great opportunities. Chicago is full of great med schools and hospitals, you’ll find many places to do research and get clinical experience. UNC also has a great medical school and puts out some great research every year.</p>
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<p>Not sure what you mean. Undergraduates are in Evanston, quiet far from The Loop where the Medical School is. If you are talking about med students access to research, it is all up to you. I find that most students do not do “research” unless they are in a research track or are planning on applying to one of the top notch residencies (derm, plastics, ortho, neurosurg)</p>