I live in Washington state so my biggest reason for attending UW is to be close to home and if I need anything my parents are only a few hours away. I am also planning to go on a pre med track and major in biology. With all my grants and scholarships UW is cheaper by only 1k. So financial aid is not a huge burden for me! I also fell in love researching UM and found it equally competitive but a more beautiful campus. Also I like how UM is much smaller and a private research school. I need to decided ASAP and thank you in advance!
Your best chance of medical school is usually in your home state. It’s hard to go wrong doing that…but look at how competitive their programs are. UW is cutthroat competitive with popular majors. Miami isn’t. You want to make the decision based on NOT doing medicine. If you choose a different career path, would you be shut-out of a major you wanted? With UW…probably yes. With Miami, probably not.