<p>I got into Uconn's honors program, University of Rochester, and Jhu. I plan to go pre-med. Any help would be appreciate. </p>
<p>Uconn: I am not pleased with their campus. However they appear to treat their honors kids very well. I was told they get great research oppurtunities, and they receive the best dorms. Plus with my full tuition scholarship and fin. aid, I would only pay 3K to go there.</p>
<p>Univ of roch: I love their but I am a bit wary of their weather. I dont want to see snow all year around. They have a great pre-med program. Their lack of a core curriculum appeals to me, and they are known for their research. However I question rochester's prestige. Not that I would base my decision on prestige alone. </p>
<p>JHU: I love their campus, but their fin. aid was bad. I need to pay >15,000 for undergrad. I also question Jhu undergrad experience.</p>
<p>If I choose UCONN, would it be worth to try to transfer. I love Brown, but sadly as expected I was rejected. I was wondering what was the average transfer app. to brown. </p>
<p>Thanks for reading this long post. Any help would be appreciated.</p>
<p>Once I checked, and Brown had twice the admit rate for transfers as for freshmen. JHU premed is probably more cut throat than Rochester. You don't sound thrilled with the two private schools. Trying UConn and possibly transferring later may be a good choice.</p>
<p>Rama I think UCONN HONORS is the clear cut choice here man. JHU's a great school and all, but it would cost 52K (MINIMUM) total more than UCONN Honors. So, not only would the cost be a ton less, but I can't imagine JHU is that much more (if any) prestigious than an Honors program at an up-and-coming public school like UConn.</p>
<p>Also, why aren't you pleased with UConn's campus? Especially since you'll be taking alot of science classes, the science facilities are insanely nice and state of the art. I think UConn's got a gorgeous campus, but maybe that's just me.</p>
<p>Also, what happened with UMiami and UMich? Bad financial aid?</p>
<p>"I dont want to see snow all year around."--- a bit exaggerated. </p>
<p>Despite the dreary winter weather, our summer is fabulous - you can see plenty of sunshine, and not too hot. </p>
<p>Although URochester isn't as pretigious as Ivies, it is actually ranked pretty high in many rankings. </p>
<p>JHU is excellent but very competitive for pre-med while URochester has good pre-med programs and less cutthoart. If you got a good financial aid package from UR, I'd say go there.</p>
<p>With premed, getting through, and getting into med school is the main thing. Financially, you will have to pay for or borrow for med school-no scholarships in general. So it depends on your financial situation- if your parents spend a lot of money on JHU or Rochester, will they have any left to help with med school? All of your choices are good- it will work out for you whichever you pick. By the way, people do complain about Rochester being full of bitter Ivy League rejects. JHU does not seem to have that problem. People complain that JHU has too many premeds, though.</p>
<p>I would not be swayed or impressed by the fact that you were accepted into the Honors college at U Conn. That is, U Conn is a good school but the Honors college is not going to be significantly better than the rest of U Conn.</p>
<p>For premed, I would choose JHU. It's the best, probably preferable to Brown for pre-med experience. After JHU, U of Rochester would be great. They have an excellent premed advising system, a hosptal and medical school adjacent to campus. I love the U Rochester. Never sensed any bitterness. There are dozens of colleges that accept lots of students who didn't quite make the cut at an Ivy. U Rochester is just one of many. JHU probably has its share.</p>
<p>Hi, I wanted to update everyone on my admissions choice. The financial aid offer by Uconn was just too good to pass up. Thanks everyone for their great input.</p>
<p>Axena, my sat scores were sub par. I had a 1330 on the first two sections. However with the writing it only came to an 1880. Also I was the leader of many activities in my high school, and I incurred a great amount of hospital volunteer hours. My essays showed passion, and my interview was wonderful. My recs. were alright. They gave me a 22000 rochester grant. A 1500 work study program, and a 4000 loan. I would have to pay approx. 20000 to go there. I am unwilling to allow my parents incur this much debt only for undergrad. Plus I have come to terms with my desicion to go to UCONN. Albeit I loved rochester when I visited, and I hope one day I can enter its wonderous medical school. Good luck, and I hope you get off the waitlist. Also good luck next year, wherever you are. :):):)</p>
<p>No wonder I didn't get into UConn's Honors Program but I guess I can apply to it next year.
I'm going to UConn too. How many times have you taken the SATs? I only took it 2 times, I knew I should have taken it more than twice but whatever....Honors Courses at UConn are weighted the same as regular courses....so a disadvantage with UConn's Honors Courses is that taking a harder course would earn you a B but an easier course an A, sometimes honors courses could hurt your GPA...so it's okay..i'm going to enjoy myself in my freshman year and then work harder in sophomore year....
By the way, what were some of the activities that you led?</p>
<p>I was a tri-captain of the U.S robotics team at my school. I participated in Student government for three years as a treasurer and secretary. This year I ran for president and lost. I also took part in the student advisory board at my school, and I was a representative for the diversity club. I was also the leader of the allied health club for my freshman and sophomore years. By the way I took the sat 3 times. Good luck Axena, and see you at storrs. GO HUSKIES!!!:):)</p>
<p>Thanks and see you at Storrs too...hey, when you got invited to the honors program, did your acceptance letter say you're in or you got a second one that asks you to join?</p>