Currently I am trying to decide between these two schools, however I am an out of state student to UC San Diego and the only aid I can receive are loans. On the other hand, UT Dallas is almost completely free for me because of the AES scholarship. My main point of concern is that I am planning on going to medical school following my undergraduate studies and I’m not sure if I should go for UCSD and take on the loans for a better school or choose UTD, the cheaper but - from what I’ve heard - worse school. Any advice would be much appreciated!
On another note, do medical schools take into account the prestige of the undergraduate university I will attend? Also, is there a way I can find out how many students/what percentage of students from UTD/UCSD successfully go on to medical school?