<p>Resident of Northern Virginia, 20 years old.</p>
<p>Spent five semesters at Northern Virginia Community College (straight out of high school) and completed around 90 credits, 6 of which were actually at Georgetown SCS. Graduated with 3.99 SCL. Eldest of five children, intern for cardiothoracic surgeon, pianist. Spent half of high school in private school and half homeschooled.</p>
<p>Time to transfer, and I've got less than a week to decide where to go.</p>
<p>Dream school: Georgetown (who lost my application again this year, and called me two days before decisions saying they were missing materials. Rejected. Appealing second look/waitlist. They. LOST. my. freaking. application. 2 YEARS IN A ROW.</p>
<p>Got accepted into:</p>
<p>William and Mary - really hard, prestigious. I know I can succeed but will I have any life out of academics. Williamsburg doesn't seem very happy. 60 credits residency. Stupid hard professors.</p>
<p>Goucher College 60 credits residency. (I know nothing about this school except its reputation for having a outstanding Liberal arts program)</p>
<p>George Washington University 60 credits residency.
(20 minutes by metro, love the school, no actual campus but just exists in DC, both my grandparents went here. 41-68k if I can't get FA...still waiting for CSS to be processed. Would not mind at all. Great premed education but I'd be happier if I got some freaking FinAid )</p>
<p>Virginia Commonwealth U 60 credits residency. (I hear its GMU for people who hate Fairfax/NoVa area. Great arts and OK med school. Hipster college, ratchet/hippie city.)</p>
<p>Marymount University 60 credits residency. (Easy, super rich kids, - a cruise. I don't find a lack of challenge appealing. 15 mins from home...too close.)</p>
<p>New York University 60 credits residency. (41-68k if I can't get FA...still waiting for CSS to be processed. Still haven't gotten to visit NYU or NYC. Parents won't give me car for the weekend. Still sounds cool. I read a lot about it I know exactly what I'd be doing if I went there. I love the sound of it but I think my parents have closed that door through not helping me on that front. "Oh trust me, you'd hate New York." Can we visit? "Maybe next week!" )</p>
<p>Narrowed it down mostly to UVA and GMU</p>
<p>George Mason University 45 credits residency. - 1 year + summer. A continuation of my current environment. Same class structure and even same professors. Feeder school for NOVA. Commuters everywhere. 40k commuters I think. Not much ambition in students but great post bac and accell programs. I don't want to go here because I feel like I'll be shooting lower than I wanted; Georgetown or UVA. Can't convince folks to let me rent in an apartment near campus because its a 20 min drive. May get campus housing. Seems depressing to go to but it could be a great launching pad for my graduate and med plans. Keeps me close to DC and resources but feels like another 1.5 years at NOVA. Not sure if I can stand it. (Big Fish, Small Pond)</p>
<p>University of Virginia - I love it here. Not because of the party scene (I'm focused on what's important) but because of the community I already have there, the atmosphere in the school itself, and the fact it's UVA. CVille is great, too. Downsides: I've done a lot of research and graduating averages hover between 3.1 and 3.4. I'm a 4.0 kid, never gotten lower than a C, 97 percent As. But I hear that UVA's professors love curving and giving Cs to students with a 93 in their classes. Will this affect medical school entrance? 60 credits residency. - 2 years. I've spent a lot of time here and I have dozens of friends here but not sure graduating with a lower GPA than I would at GMU is great. (Big Fish, Big Pond with lots of other Big Fish...so I guess that makes me an average fish)</p>
<p>What is the difference between Mason 3.9 + year internships +EMS versus UVA 3.4/5 + summer internships + EMS?</p>
<p>What should I do? I feel so stuck. Two years of a great experience versus a another year of monotony and Northern Virginia traffic. What will get me further? Is Mason that bad? Is UVA that good? </p>