Hello
I got into both Boston University and UIUC. I am a pre-med student majoring in biology. BU has a BA in biology program, while UIUC has MCB program with a lot of research opportunities. For both, I have almost the same tuition. Which one is better to choose from these two? I want to know about the academics, and opportunities to succeed as a pre-med student.
I would recommend Boston University as it has more opportunities and UIUC is basically more concentrated on engineering programs.
Are both schools accepting your transfer credits?
What are the relative costs?
If the same, or UIUC is less, I would choose UIUC. Lots of science focused majors, opportunities for research, with a long history of successful support for those who want to apply to med school.
I would also be concerned with grade deflation at BU…something to more closely look into.
whatever is cheaper.
The costs are almost the same for both schools.
I do not know where you got this from, but it simply ain’t so.
UIUC is Illinois’s flagship university, and one of the best public universities in the country. While their engineering is one of their highest ranking colleges, UIUC is a also a powerhouse in biological sciences. There are far more undergraduates in LAS than in Engineering (more than 1/3 of all undergraduates are in LAS). UIUC is also a powerhouse in education, agriculture, business, and law.