<p>D was accepted at Rice (no scholarships), Emory (15K/yr scholarship) and UT Deans Scholar Honors Program (2K/yr scholarship). She will likely major in Biology, and follow a pre-med track. Her plans are to go on for an MD or MD/PhD.</p>
<p>We don't qualify for any financial aid, so taking into account the National Merit scholarship, the net COA is ~47K (Rice), ~36K (Emory) and ~20K (UT-Austin). </p>
<p>Any thoughts on how these stack up for undergraduate education, given D's intention to go to medical school? Thanks for your input.</p>
<p>I haven’t heard much about the Emory pre-med program but I know that the Rice pre-med program has an extraordinarily high success rate with 90% of the pre-med students getting accepted into med school. In addition, the Houston backdrop provides a plethora of opportunities for prospective medical students and will allow any student to find many internships and job opportunities. UT’s Dean’s Scholar is also quite prestigious in its own and quickly immerses the students in undergraduate research. It is a perfect fit for the pre-med student, giving students the resources and background necessary for medical school. I think at this point, either one of your picks should lead her to success but I would go with Rice if money is not an issue. If money is an issue, UT Dean’s scholar and Emory might be more reasonable</p>