Northwestern prestige?

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I’m sorry. Nothing against Hopkins, but having lived in Chicago and Baltimore at the Hopkins Homewood campus, there is simply no comparison between Chicago and Baltimore. Chicago is a world-class city with all the culture, beauty, things to do and resources you could possibly imagine. Baltimore is simply nowhere close to Chicago’s league. And unfortunately for Baltimore, even some of the mainstay cultural attractions are in trouble with the Opera closing and Pimlico (home of the Preakness) going bankrupt.</p>

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<p>You don’t have to go greek or party to enjoy life at Duke. From what I hear, life at Duke is pretty amazing, even for those who don’t drink. The campus is gorgeous and green, there are a million events every week, the weather is nice, and the students are diverse and super smart. Plus the name recognition is not based on just sports, as most people recognize Duke as an amazing school.</p>

<p>All four schools are excellent choices though… except for maybe WashU. Just kidding. Kind of.</p>

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<p>yea. well im also currently on the harvard waitlist. im really hoping i get in there :P</p>

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<p>the thing is, does undergraduate prestige really matter, because i hear that where you go to grad school is what really counts.</p>

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<p>While Baltimore does have it charms, it pales in comparison to Chicago.</p>

<p>But then again, it’s not exactly a faiur comparison since Baltimore is a much smaller city.</p>

<p>But even so, let’s just say there are a lot more bad areas of Baltimore than good.</p>

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<p>And if your goal is to be a doctor – an everyday doctor, just working, treating patients and the like – and you’re not interested in being a cutting-edge researcher or going into academia – honestly, any medical school will do. </p>

<p>Med school isn’t like law school or business school, where the opportunities are broadest for those at the top and narrow as you go down. Once you’re a doctor, you’re a doctor. It’s not as though Blue Cross Blue Shield reimburses the Harvard Med School grad for a procedure at a level higher than they reimburse the State Flagship Med School grad, and it’s not as though the Harvard Med School grad has any secrets to running his or her own business practice that isn’t just as accessible to the State Flagship Med School grad.</p>

<p>In medicine, comparing within the same specialty of course, I actually see extremely little correlation between income and rating-of-med-school. How well a doctor runs his or her practice is the key determiner of income. The State Flagship Med School grad with business sense can easily double the Harvard Med School grad without business sense.</p>