<p>I am deciding between NYU and University of South Carolina honors. With money and academics and everything included, which college would be the better choice IF I want to pursue a career in medicine. I want to go where I would have the better chance of getting into medical school.</p>
<p>Do you have scholarships (merit or need-based) at either? Remember that med school isn’t cheap. </p>
<p>The place that will give you the “best chance of getting in to med school” will be the one where you will get the best grades and be at the top of your class. I don’t know how strong the pre-med programs are at either of these schools. Being in an honors program sounds like it would be a good thing, but so does being in NYC.</p>
<p>If both colleges were to give the same amount of FA, I think it comes down to what kind of environment. Getting into medical school will depend a lot on your GPA, since you can get a good education at either place. So, what would you prefer–NYC or LA?</p>
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<p>Take the honors college at USC. NYU is not worth the costs, New York is generally very expensive.</p>
<p>I was debating between NYU and USC also. I let my decision come down to money because they are both great schools and are in the two most diverse and amazing cities in the US. I think you should make your decision based on the money because I whatever school you go to you will get into a great medical school. LA and NYC may be very different cities but there is something in each of them that appeals to everyone.</p>
<p>^ The OP was talking about South Carolina, not Southern California. ;D</p>
<p>I do have scholarship at USC for about 8,000 dollars or so. So I would only be paying about 8 or 9,000 a year. And yea I was talking about the University of South Carolina. I know I want to go to NYU, but I dont know if its worth it. This is such a hard decision!</p>
<p>USC all the way as I said in the other thread.</p>
<p>oh jeez. sorry about that. well in that case I’d pick NYU. :D</p>
<p>nastynate, this is not the same USC you are deciding. </p>
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<p>Huge, huge cost difference between those two schools. (since you have a scholarship at SC, I assume you have the in-state tuition? ) If you really feel that med school is in your future you should take advantage of the opportunity to get a great education at SC for a bargain price. I hear that the Honor’s college students are treated very well.</p>
<p>The environment at these 2 is really very different though. Have you visited both?</p>
<p>PA Mom definitely has a good point. Coming out of undergrad with less debt isn’t a bad thing when you’re headed to med school!</p>
<p>I have not visited USC yet, but I will be doing that this weekend. I visited NYU and I liked it, except for the fact that it does not have a real campus. I want to go to NYU very badly but the debt is way too scary. After medical school I would be in A LOT of debt and the salary for a doctor during residency and fellowship is only 30,000 and how would I pay off the debt? Really I think right now, I just want to go to the college that gives me the highest chance of getting into medical school.</p>
<p>Play with the [FinAid</a>! Financial Aid, College Scholarships and Student Loans](<a href=“http://www.finaid.org%5DFinAid”>http://www.finaid.org) calculator on loans.</p>
<p>You DON’T want to go to NYU. REALLY, you don’t.</p>
<p>As another poster said, you will do just fine getting into med school from either NYU or U South Carolina. Where you go, so long as it was reputable, doesn’t matter to med school admissions. What matters is your GPA, your MCAT, volunteer work, etc. </p>
<p>In addition, the issue of how much you’ll owe in loans after you graduate is a real one. Don’t downplay that. It’s important. I’ve actually had a couple of students who couldn’t go to med school - they got in, but could not go because they’d maxed out their student loans on their undergrad. It’s worthwhile to be cautious. And as you said, going to a less expensive school for your bachelors will free you up a bit re: debt (and you’ll need that, because you fund med school through loans.) It may also give you the freedom to pick the medical speciality that you <em>want</em>, rather than <em>having</em> to go into one that’s highly paid simply because it pays well. It’d be nice to have that degree of freedom. </p>
<p>You also need to think about where you’ll be happier. After all, if you like the school, you’ll probably do well there. </p>
<p>Wait until you do the campus visit at USC. Let us know what you think at that point.</p>
<p>Thank you all so much for your advice. It is greatly appreciated and once I visit USC, I will definitely let you all know about my decision. Feel free to continue giving advice because I will definitely need it.</p>
<p>Oh yeah, Mini, I want to know why you say I really don’t want to go to NYU.</p>
<p>Use the Finaid calculator on what the loans will look like over the 10 years following graduation and you’ll know why (unless your parents are loaded enough to pay for the whole thing. And then figure out how you will pay for the $200k+ for med school (all the while paying back the first loans).</p>
<p>I have visited USC and I really did like it. I am definitely going there and from there I will try and get into a top medical school. Once again, thank you all for your help and input. It helped me and I just wanted to let you all know about my decision. Thank you again!</p>
<p>Congratulations on your decision and I hope you love it there as much as my daughter does. Go Gamecocks!</p>