<p>I am currently a biomedical engineering major at Clemson looking to attend a high quality medical school. I was recently accepted to the University of Southern California, but I do not know if this would increase my chances to a better medical school than Clemson.</p>
<p>I am also looking at UNC for medical school and am considering applying there for transfer as well (because I am interested in the medical school there).</p>
<p>Ideas on what I should do?</p>
<p>Transferring to USC won’t necessarily boost your chances for med school. If you’re getting good grades at Clemson, I would stay there, especially with the rigor of BME. For undergrad, it’s very important that you maintain a high GPA and also get involved with stuff that makes you look interested in medicine; prestige is important, but grades are more so. Same thing with UNC- not sure if it’s the best idea to transfer. As far as I know, UNC does not have preferred admit for its undergrads (don’t hold me to that, but I’m pretty sure). So, if you want to go to UNC for medical school, going to UNC for undergrad isn’t going to help you very much.</p>
<p>Bottom line: if you’re doing fine at Clemson, I would stay there unless you’re confident you can get really good grades at USC, or there’s another circumstance making it really hard for you to stay.</p>
<p>Pre-med is a very common choice so many good programs exist. Ranking and grade inflation does exist; however, a lot of people exaggerate its effects. You want to maintain a near perfect gpa wherever you are. A 4.00 gpa is impressive, regardless of the school, and if the student is involved with medical internships and high mcats, its the implicit assumption the student would have gotten good grades regardless of school. </p>
<p>In your case, USC UNC and Clemson all have respected pre-med programs. If a school does bolster your chance, it won’t be by an obvious amount. </p>
<p>As for transfering I would keep in mind about finances. USC is expensive and since you’re most likely an OoS it will be even more expensive. UNC may charge you out of state fees too. Med school is very expensive and the common option to pay is through loans. Knowing this, you should try to limit the loans you incur as an undergrad. It’s not worth it imo. </p>