So I recently received my acceptance letter from the University of Michigan. I was ecstatic. UMich is my dream school and I’ve been working for the past 4 years to get in. I love everything about it, the academics, the atmosphere, the location–just not the price. The tuition alone is over 40k, and although my parent are helping cover some of the price, I would still be left with debt. And with dreams of going to medical school, it’s best to play it safe financially. I was also accepted to the University of Georgia with a scholarship that allows me to attend with little financial worry. I like UGA enough, just not to the same extent. I would be a OOS for both.
Here’s my dilemma. I want to major in Art and Biology and hope to attend medical school eventually, most likely in primary care. While UGA is a strong school I haven’t heard too much about their biology major. I worry that going to a school not as strong or focused in the medical field could result in a lack of opportunities that other colleges could provide. Have any of you heard much about UGA’s biology major?
I also wonder if I were to do well at UGA and get a strong MCAT score would I still be able to attend more competitive or prestigious Medical Schools? (Such as Michigan, Johns Hopkins, UNSF, etc.) I’ve heard that undergraduate school doesn’t always matter when applying to graduate school, but I worry that having less opportunities could make it harder to stand out as a student.