Johns Hopkins v. UMD v. University of Toronto

College Search & Selection
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<p>I went to JHU for a semester but for various medical reasons left. In the mean time our financial situation has drastically changed and I have applied to several other schools, and as I got into them last year based on predicted IB grades, and my final IB grades are higher (in addition to the fact that I have better EC's, I basically know I will get in).</p>

<p>I'm from D.C. but I am now a MD resident.
My plan is to take premed reqs and possibly major in psychology (I'd like to be a psychiatrist someday)</p>

<p>Here's the break down...
Johns Hopkins (already got in, was there as a freshman and I thought the kids were two faced brats, but I got A's in my exams and made some fantastic friends nonetheless. I'm not bitter about the cost I just dont know if it was the right fit or if it was my medical condition affecting my overall view)
$60,000 per year
+Close to home
+Amazing for a premed student?
-Cost
-Small
-Baltimore</p>

<p>University of Toronto / University of St. Andrews (Scotland) / McGill / University of Melbourne
75% off tuition, so it would be about $9000 per year I believe, approximately... the World Bank pays for any uni abroad. But given my med condition I don't know how I feel about going abroad...</p>

<p>University of Maryland
Instate tuition, if all works out since we just moved to Maryland. $24000
It's a huge school, I don't know how I feel about that. But it's close... so I could get a decent apartment in the coming years with the saved money and have money for med school. But I don't know how well it would even prepare me for med school!?</p>

<p>...I also don't know if I'll get in the honors program because I sent my app January 10th.</p>

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<p>If you are serious about pre-med, and you are full-pay at JHU, you need to sit down with your parents to talk about whether or not your family budget would hold up for four additional years of med school. UMD or UM-BC are probably just as likely to get you into med school, and at a fraction of the cost of JHU which could leave some change left over to help pay for med school.</p>

<p>If your parents are at the World Bank, what is your status. Are you a citizen or green card holder? If you have a different status, you might be considered a non-resident for tuition and fees in Maryland, in which case UMD wouldn’t be as expensive as JHU, but it certainly wouldn’t be cheap either.</p>

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<p>If you plan to attend medical school in the US, you must complete at least 2 years and all your pre-req classes at an accredited US or Canadian college or university. </p>

<p>St Andrews and University of Melbourne are not acceptable alternatives if you plan medical studies in the US later.</p>