Pitt Honors vs. Northwestern

College Search & Selection
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<p>So... I got into both Pitt Honors and Northwestern, and I am debating between them.. any thoughts?</p>

<p>Pitt Honors:
Pros - honors program, 2000 merit scholarship, close to home (pittsburgh)
Cons - we were expecting more aid.. probably not as good opportunites here as at Northwestern (general quality of student body/extracurriculars I mean)</p>

<p>Northwestern -
pros: prestige, academics, atmosphere, i like most everything
cons: very far from home, bad weather, affordable, but still expensive</p>

<p>Other notes: I am planning to apply to medical school.. also looking to apply for the National Health Services Corps scholarship to pay for med school if I am still on that track by junior year</p>

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<p>What do you mean by affordable, but still expensive? Because affordable can mean loans that will eventually be paid back as long as you do continue on to be a doctor or it could mean that your parents are wealthy but may not want to just shell out money for undergrad just because of practical reasons.</p>

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<p>the first situation that you mentioned… we can afford it with the financial aid package they gave us, EFC = ~25000, but it is still quite a bit of money, about 1.5 times as much as it costs to go to Pitt…</p>