<p>I just recently got into all three of these schools and am having a very difficult time deciding which school i want to attend. i want to possibly major in pre- med but not sure. i want to be involved in greek life and love sports.i am really stuck. can anyone give me a pros/cons list of each school? it would be much appreciated.
i am currently undecided at each school</p>
<p>My son faced the same decision just one year ago. First, are you in-state for UMass or UDel? That alone would tip the balance towards the in-state option (as it did in my son’s case–he is a happy Freshman at UMass, our in-state option). They are all roughly comparable schools and you need to compare your net cost to go to each one. For pre-med, you want to go to the least expensive undergrad and save your money for med school. UDel has a beautiful campus and we were fully prepared to send my son there if it was his first choice (he got some merit aid that made it doable), but he decided it was just too far from home and liked UMass better anyway. The sports scene seemed very active; I can’t comment on the frats. Syracuse has the best sports scene of the 3 IMO, with big-time basketball and other sports. The campus is nice, although not as nice as Delaware’s. The city of Syracuse itself seemed kind of dreary, and the winters are brutal. The main deterrent for us was the cost–at twice the cost of UMass (even with some merit aid) and half again the cost of UDel, it just didn’t seem worth it. UMass doesn’t have as nice a campus as UDel or Syracuse, but it’s not bad and has a lot of open space. Amherst is a wonderful college town. UMass sports aren’t quite up there with Syracuse, but are probably roughly on a par with UDel. Hockey and basketball are particularly popular, football is moving up to the bowl division. With the 5college exchange program, you can take classes at Amherst, Mt. Holyoke, Smith and Hampshire Colleges. If UMass is your in-state option, it would be a good choice for pre-med. One con for you would be that the frats don’t seem to be particularly strong, although greek life is certainly available. You can get a good pe-med education at any of these schools, I would focus on location and cost.</p>