Stanford vs ASU Barrett Honors vs Georgia Tech Honors

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<p>Hi everyone! I'm needing some advice in choosing a college. My top choices are Stanford University, Arizona State University (Barrett Honors), and Georgia Tech (honors). I plan to major in biology, cell biology, or biochemistry, because at this point I want to go into medical research. </p>

<p>There are internship and undergraduate research opportunities at all of them. </p>

<p>Stanford is the most highly ranked, but it would cost my family at least $50,000 per year, which is pretty tough on us, especially because my parents are looking to retire soon. I would be in debt from undergrad and have NO money for graduate school left.</p>

<p>Georgia Tech (with honors) would cost around $30,000 per year, and I would have money left for graduate school.</p>

<p>Arizona State (with honors) would cost around $13,000 per year, and I would definitely have money left for graduate school.</p>

<p>These amounts include tuition, room and board, books, fees, etc. </p>

<p>I have been looking into MD/PhD programs, and some are fully funded if I can get into them. However, I'm not completely sure this is what I would like to do. I would like to know my chances of getting graduate school funded and which choice would be best, considering financial issues. I have toured all three campuses and loved them all.</p>

<p>If you have any information on these or other schools to which I've been admitted (Berkeley, UCSD, UChicago, Wisconsin), please share! I have to make a decision in just a few weeks!</p>

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<p>Stanford</p>

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<p>I’d suggest starting out with GATech, since it gives you the most solid foundation for your buck. You can then have the money to go to a higher-ranked school for your MA.</p>

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<p>Scratch ASU from the list</p>

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<p>I would go with Georgia Tech.</p>

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<p>The Biomedical Engineering program at Georgia Tech is exceptional, on the same level as Johns Hopkins and Duke. I have two friends graduating this year from it and one is starting PhD at Stanford and another is starting med school at Duke.</p>

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<p>In 2007 my oldest daughter had essentially the same type of decision you have.</p>

<p>We are from the east, she had expensive schools offers here in the east (even after generous scholarships they were 30K/year real cost) or a free ride at Barrett (well really like 3 or 4K/ year with travel & misc).</p>

<p>She was a NMS as were most of her friends at Barrett.</p>

<p>She and her fellow Barrett graduates have been extremely successful getting into grad schools, which I happen to think is one of the most important tests of a school. She got into all the top law schools and when she went to the admitted student days, she saw other Barrett graduates - and these law schools are all here on the east coast. She has mentioned other friends who have gotten into top medical schools as well.</p>

<p>Her boyfriend majored at Barrett in the areas you mentioned. Some of the work he did was amazing. He ended up going to Harvard Law focusing on Environmental law.</p>

<p>Neither my daughter nor her boyfriend had any debt when they graduated from Barrett.</p>

<p>Hope that helps.</p>