<p>I have been accepted to both Rutgers University-New Brunswick and Boston University as a pre-med major. Obviously, Boston University has a much higher cost (approxiamately $50,000/year including tuition & fees and room & board). On the other hand, Rutgers is approxiamately $23,000/year including both tuition & fees and room & board. I have received scholarships, grants, and loans from both universities.
If I attended Boston University, I would be paying $6,400/year (this figure does not include loans so more accurately I will be paying $17,000/year)
If I attended Rutgers University I would be paying $5,500/year (This figure does not include loans so more accurately I will be paying $13,000/year)</p>
<p>Which school has a better pre-med program? Which school has a better reputation around the nation? Do you think Boston University is worth the higher cost? Or is it overrated? Do medical schools highly consider where you obtained an undergraduate degree from? Would enrolling in either of these schools give me a better chance of being admitted to medical school? Has anyone attended either of these schools or majored in pre-med that could provide me with knowledge from experience? If you were in my shoes, which school would you choose and why? I would greatly appreciate answers, advice, and comments from absolutely anyone. This decision has been driving me absolutely crazy. Thanks for your time.</p>
<p>Also, which school would provide me with better opportunities if I decide that I no longer wish to pursue the prem-med track and desire to try pre-law, political science, or finance instead?</p>
<p>Did you think that maybe the reason no one is responding is because 95% of the topics on the first page of this forum are asking the same exact question? Do you really think there is a difference between asking “Rutgers or BU?”, “Drexel or UD?” and “UCLA or Dartmouth?”</p>
<p>Sorry for being snippy but I’m taking the MCATs in (now) 4 days and if I see one more “Clown College or University of Basketweaving?” thread I’m going to ****ing kill myself.</p>
<p>hopefulstudent, you should give more than a few minutes or hours for people to reply to posts. Most don’t spend all day at their computer just waiting to answer questions.</p>
I couldn’t tell you exactly which schools would be good for those if you opt out of pre-med at some point (because I don’t know), but the very possibility itself (that you might decide against premed later) is reason enough not to choose a college based on “how good it is for premed”, whatever that means.</p>
<p>arez10,
Sorry for asking a question that may seem repetative, I’m new to this whole forum thing. Anyhow, best of luck to you during your MCATs. May all the hard work you’ve put in multiply itself in your score.</p>
<p>GoldShadow,
Thanks for the links, very helpful. Now I feel stupid for posting this question when there are plentiful resources available on the forums already. I guess I’m just ridiculously anxious about this whole decision and was crossing my fingers that for some reason someone on the forums went through the same exact situation previously (quite the “fairytale”, I know :-P).</p>