<p>I am a rising senior deciding on NYU or Macaulay at Hunter College for the medical route. I am positive I'd get into both as my grades are exceptional. Any thoughts?</p>
<p>Save the money for med school, go to Hunter.</p>
<p>Well do you want to be paying $50,000 per year or $0 per year (plus maybe a free study abroad)?</p>
<p>But Macaulay is harder to get into so before you decide you want to go there, get accepted first lol</p>
<p>You’re going to be positively dejected once both Macaulay and NYU reject you.</p>
<p>Say they don’t–Macaulay. You’ll have your own single, less competition in class, and your family won’t have to waste money on your college education. 7,500 for study abroad and a complimentary laptop.</p>
<p>obviously NYU</p>
<p>Medical route? Why don’t you apply to the Sophie Davis program?</p>
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<p>I second that. </p>
<p>Kwu, why do you say “less competition in class?” It would be more. And why would money used on education be “wasted money?” :P</p>
<p>OP: Get in first, then deliberate.</p>
<p>The Sophie Davis Program prevents participants from enjoying both a traditional college experience and a traditional medical school experience. The curriculum is fixed and inflexible, and graduates are obligated to attend one of Albany Medical College, Dartmouth Medical School, New York Medical College, NYU School of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Medical Center, and SUNY Stony Brook School of Medicine–none of which are the best medical schools.</p>
<p>Macaulay Honors students intent on satisfying medical school admission requirements will be disappointed to know that they will be taking their science courses with students from the entire university. </p>
<p>I am making the assumption that NYU undergraduates are better-prepared than CUNY graduates and therefore the former pose as more serious competition.</p>
<p>54,000 dollars a year for undergrad is a waste, wouldn’t you agree?</p>
<p>i agree that it’s a bit presumptuous to think that you’ll for sure get into both, but if you really do have great stats, then why not apply to other schools that give loads of merit money? if you must stay in the city, then i also think that macaulay is the better choice.</p>
<p>Wait so, kwu…what are you saying? The OP would be better going to Macaulay (assuming they get in) to be in a crowd that isn’t “competitive?” Or was your first post sarcastic?</p>
<p>And when don’t I agree with you? :)</p>
<p>In terms of Med school, it won’t really matter where you go for undergrad; rock the MCAT and have a solid GPA & you should be golden. I hate Macaulay because I have my own beef with them, but for your purposes, save money on your undergrad and go there (again, based on the assumption you get in).</p>
<p>I do find it rather amusing how you are comparing NYU to Macaulay; the former notorious for crappy aid and the latter being a full ride…and then some. (That isn’t quite saying much, considering that the tuition in CUNY is a fraction of what you would dish for a private school.)</p>
<p>“In terms of Med school, it won’t really matter where you go for undergrad; rock the MCAT and have a solid GPA & you should be golden.”</p>
<p>This is bad advice.</p>
<p>High MCAT scores together with a high science GPA are insufficient for admission to the best medical schools, which are the best primarily on account of the quality and quantity of research done at those institutions. Relevant extracurricular and research experience are both expected, and are equal in importance to an applicant’s numbers.</p>
<p>Thus, at the most reputable undergraduate colleges, where research opportunities are more likely to be plentiful, students are far better positioned to gain admission to top medical schools.</p>
<p>With regards to the availability of such opportunities to undergrads at NYU and the Macaulay Honors program, that students at the latter program have at their disposal the closer attention of certain faculty is certainly advantageous.</p>
<p>Well, no. Obviously other factors come into play when assessing an applicant for Med school. Clearly, the availabilty of research opportunities and connections with professors (which matter when taking into account possible recommendations for med school) would be more substantial and abundant at a University like NYU as opposed to Macaulay, which is something the OP should also take into account.</p>
<p>At the end of the day, we can’t really tell you (OP) which you should go to, assuming you get in both. It depends on your financial situation, your liking of one school over the other, etc. Come back and post once you actually get accepted. That being said, good luck!</p>
<p>kwu - <3 <3</p>