<p>Is it worth going to an ivy league school such as brown over a straight bs/md program. i would be paying full price at brown but probably get scholarships at a straight program. the straight program isn't a high caliber one such as northwestern however. more like union/albany or vcu. or is it better to take the normal undergrad route at a state school for a cheap price but in the honors college so everything is separate?</p>
<p>It really is a matter of personal and financial preference when considering Ivy vs State Honors. I would try to get into everywhere and, after touring, decide based on your choices and financial package. </p>
<p>As far as going to a BS/MD program vs normal route, once again its a personal and financial preference. I’m personally a skeptic of the whole BS/MD program, because the large majority of the students either withdraw because they don’t want to be doctors anymore or because they want to take their chances and apply for a more prestigious medical school. The rule of thumb is that if you can get into a BS/MD program you can probably get into medical school four years later so long as you don’t majorly screw up in college.</p>
<p>Union/Albany to my knowledge is not known to be generous with scholarships. You would likely have to pay as much for Union and Albany as Brown.</p>
<p>thanks that helps a lot … anyone else have any opinions? any students in either type of program want to comment and help me out? it would be appreciated!</p>
<p>VCU is very expensive for med school if you are OOS</p>