<p>Scenario:
You get into Princeton, UPenn, and JHU. You want to go to medical school.</p>
<p>Where do you go and why?</p>
<p>Whichever one would be the cheapest as you will have enough debt once you get out of medical school. ;)</p>
<p>Wherever you’re the most comfortable. Wherever makes the most financial sense. Your academic pedigree (=the name of your school) is probably one of the least important aspects of your application–nevermind the fact that the 3 schools you listed are probably equally prestigious. </p>
<p>Basically, the one you think will be the best. What you do matters much more than where you go, and how comfortable you are in your surroundings will play a huge role in how well you thrive there.</p>
<p>I might not go to any of those unless I had the very high stats, aptitude, interest, and drive to be one of their top students in my classes…especially BCMP. I wouldn’t want to be one of those accepted people with mid-ranged stats who ends up with the B’s in the classes.</p>
<p>If I wasn’t a tippy top student likely to star in my elite school’s classes, I would opt to go to a lower ranked very good school where I would shine and the profs would think I was awesome.</p>
<p>And, Kristin and Kdog are right…go where you fit in and will give you the least debt.</p>
<p>I would use 2 criteria:
-Identify your own criteria choose and which school matches the best
-Cheapest is important, but not be important for you, we woudl not know</p>
<p>Mom2: I completely agree with you. I was commenting under the assumption that OP has been accepted to all 3 schools and is actually choosing among them and only them. Of course, if that’s not the case, I’d follow your advice for sure.</p>
<p>The one you like the most</p>
<p>Haha I’ll be more concrete and say JHU but that is solely based on the fact that I’ve dreamt of JHU med since I was 12. Like everyone said, finances are the second most important factor, the first being your sense of potentially seeing yourself there. Good luck with the decision!</p>