<p>My son is torn between which of these two schools he should go to. He plans on going to medical school so am he's debating which of these schools would put him on a better path to get in to a great med school 4 yrs from now. Here are the reasons why i am struggling to help decide which school he should go to:</p>
<p>Case Western: great school for medicine primarily biology, but much harder school than UMiami and getting good grades is hard. The social life is lacking a lot. He would be able to participate in a d3 sports program here, but would being able to do a sport he loves at the varsity level compensate for a lower gpa then he would get at UMiami and a much worse social life that he would recieve here.</p>
<p>UMiami: also a great school for biological studies but not quite on the same level as Case Western. Easier to get good grades here and the social life is AMAZING, but would the party lifestyle be a hindrance to my gpa. He also wouldn't be able to participate in varsity sports here even though he could do club, but would a varisty sport add more to a medical school application then just doing internships and research?</p>
<p>So basically, at UMiami he would have more fun, but do you think that the social life there is too big and he would end up partying too much which would lower his grades and make his gpa even to one that he would recieve at the reasonably harder case western? Also, for a medical school application, is doing a d3 sport and internships and research much more impressive than just doing club and internships and research?</p>
<p>Additional information: Weather isn't a big deal and he has received the same amount of finacial aid from both.
Thank you guys, and i appreciate all responses that can help my son out!</p>