<p>Hey everyone. I was at the Stamps weekend earlier this month and was really impressed with UM, and since I got the Singer scholarship, I decided to commit. I'm majoring in biochem and am deciding between going to vet school or getting involved in diabetes research. Anyway, one thing I was really excited about was the flexibility the foote fellowship gives you in choosing your courses, since I have a diverse range of interests. For example, I don't plan on doing anything career-wise with marine science, but I'd love to take a class or two at RSMAS. I also want to study abroad, so I'll need some flexibility.</p>
<p>I also got invited to the Prism program. From what I can tell, it definitely has some advantages like small, more research-focused classes, and I'm sure it will look good for grad school. But I'm also a little worried about how restrictive the schedule is. Since you can't really choose your classes, I feel like this undermines the freedom of being a foote fellow. It also kind of bugs me that I can't use AP credits, and I've heard it's a GPA killer. Does anybody have any opinions about combining the foote fellowship and Prism?</p>