<p>"what a fun world you must live in Juillet if $20,000 is not a lot of money… "</p>
<p>DITTO. It is amazing how privileged some people are and how naive to make such a ludicrous statement. Entire families live on this money per year. Anyhow…</p>
<p>Hold on. How much would it cost on a per year basis for each school? If Stanford gave you 10K does that mean you are paying 40K per year? If so it is not such an easy decision. How much is in-state UIUC? If you can break down cost for each school that would help.</p>
<p>vociferous: Did you even read juillet’s follow-up post? I would agree that $20k is definitely worth choosing Stanford over NU. And no, it is not a lot of money when considering the context of the situation, regardless of whether entire families live on this money per year. We’re talking about Stanford vs. NU.</p>
<p>OP: How about you elaborate more on your situation? It looks like you made this topic because you wanted people to convince you away from Stanford, and I want to know why. Is there any specific place you’d like to go to over Stanford but feel pressured not to got there? Also, I agree with mcvcm92. These medical programs are really not worth it. 1) They’re sometimes looked down upon by employers. 2) If you change your mind, you’re screwed and left with UMKC nonmed vs. Stanford. 3) What is 1 or 2 years in the grand scheme of things? You’ll be working for 40 years anyways…there’s no rush, really. Just take it easy.</p>
<p>Well, there are a few things stopping me from immediately accepting Stanford. (1) the location: although Palo Alto is great, I won’t get to see my family in Illinois as often as I would if I go to any other school on my list. (2) the cost: it ends up being close to $10k a year more than any other school on my list. (3) I’m not sure I’m up to par with everyone else going there. I have no idea if I will fit in and if I truly deserve to be there. I see several students in my class just as smart as I am and just as (if not more) deserving to be at Stanford.</p>
<p>as for the third, you should get this thought out of your mind. stanford rejects literally thousands of people who deserve to go there because of their intelligence and hard work. whatever feeling of inferiority or guilt you have about getting in should be forgotten; for whatever reason, they chose you, not those other 20 thousand kids</p>
<p>“vociferous: Did you even read juillet’s follow-up post? I would agree that $20k is definitely worth choosing Stanford over NU. And no, it is not a lot of money when considering the context of the situation, regardless of whether entire families live on this money per year. We’re talking about Stanford vs. NU.”</p>
<p>Uh yes it is ALOT of money is ANY context. 20K over 4 yrs might be worth Stanford over Northwestern, BUT not 20K per year or 80K. So we need to know what the specifics are.</p>
<p>Okay based on the numbers I would go to Northwestern. $44,000 is a significant amount of money to borrow to go to Stanford. </p>
<p>If Notre Dame’s offer is better than UIUC I would consider Notre Dame, but I think of the choices you have here Northwestern is the best option. UIUC is great, but for 5K a year more than Northwestern is worth it. If it was anything more than that I would go to UIUC, but that is reasonable.</p>
<p>One of my coworker’s sons attends the 6 year program at UMKC. His son is missing out on valuable development time and rushing through college/medical school for no clear reason. When he begins his residency, his coworkers will overwhelmingly had common experiences that he will not. All of the physicians in my department say that these accelerated medical programs produce ill-prepared individuals.</p>
<p>I visited Northwestern last weekend. I thought it was alright. Nothing really struck me as special. I think it’s going to be worth the extra 10k a year to go to Stanford. From what I hear, Stanford is real chill. And I see myself as somewhat of a chill guy.</p>