<p>So colleges admissions for me is over, and the results look like this:</p>
<p>Accepted:
WashU St Louis
Northwestern
Rutgers Honors (w/ scholarship)</p>
<p>Waitlisted:
Hopkins
UChicago</p>
<p>No Rejections :)</p>
<p>So I KNOW I want to do medicine, but I also know that a high GPA will be necessary. Cost is not much of a factor (although it'd be nice to save some extra $). I know I can do well at Rutgers, but I worry how tough the others will be. </p>
<p>I think I'd fit in well at all 3 universities -- but I come here to ask all of you which one would be the smart move if I wanna go into medicine?</p>
<p>I wouldn't worry about toughness and all that. Every pre-med talks about that, but if you're cut out for pre-med, the toughness will be fine, if you're not cut out, you'll switch to something else wherever you go. So, if cost is not a big issue, go with your gut, they are all good choices.</p>
<p>Your concern is understandable! Some schools are tougher than others. In a tough program, one can easily be a victim of the "weeding out" process. IMO, Go where you are sure you can do very well.</p>
<p>For pre-med I would go with Wash U. They have a better track record in that department. But if you are thinking that you may not end up being pre-med (this happens a lot when students get to college), I would pick Northwestern.</p>
<p>All things being equal I would choose Northwestern, then Wash U STL and Rutgers third. Of course NU and WUSTL are very very closely ranked with Rutgers being a relatively distant 3rd but not a weak choice by any means. That being said, if you have to borrow much money (over 25K in TOTAL for 4 yrs) then I would go with the best financial situation because you are going to incur plenty of debt during med school. Also, Rutgers Honors must carry some weight so that will be good.</p>
<p>I'm with UCLA on this one. Go to the cheapest school. Study hard. Get good grades. Get into Med School. And THEN take out loans for your education.</p>
<p>I have never met a doctor who, in retrospect, didn't say s/he wished she'd gone to a cheaper school for undergrad education rather than the higher priced one</p>