Pre-med at Tech or State?

<p>Hey guys - </p>

<p>I am looking to get an undergraduate in Biology, with a pre-medicine concentration and wanted to get information from previous students at Tech. I have gotten accepted to both state and Tech, and don't know what the best option for me is. I definitely want to live in the Atlanta area which is why I have narrowed it down to these two Universities. My problem comes down to basically wanting to get a better education (Tech), or having a higher GPA, which I could maintain at State.</p>

<p>My main goal is to go to med-school at Emory, or GMC, and I don't want to go to Tech, and although receive a better education, lower my GPA and lower my possibility of getting into a good medical school. I know that going to state I could maintain a better GPA and hopefully be a shoe in for medical school. Do medical schools look at how rigorous classes are, or do they only look at GPA and MKAT scores?</p>

<p>Any information would help!</p>

<p>Thanks! </p>

<p>How’d ya know you got in so early?
Some schools look at rigor but not all. I’d guess emory does just because they’re so close with tech, but I can’t be sure.
Guess it just depends on your work ethic. If you can handle rigor mentally, then tech would likely prepare you better. But state is still great if you’re wary about putting a lot of effort into it - keep in mind though that you may not get the same quality of education.</p>

<p>My daughter is a freshman at Tech and has gone through prehealth advisement. She was told that the kids who get into med school at tech have an easier time at med school because they are used to the rigor. The advisor recommended keeping a 3.4 gpa to be competitive. Also, you can major in anything as long as you have the core prehealth curriculim (google Georgia tech pre health curriculum). If you major in something you are interested in you are likely to have a better gpa. Also consider that the atmosphere at these two schools is VERY different. Tech is very much the typical college experience. Yes, it is in the middle of a city but it seems a world apart. That is not really true of GSU.</p>