<p>Sorry to be annoying, but...anyone have any thoughts?</p>
<p>I’m in the exact same position, but given the fact that I live in virginia, the tuition for UVA as an echols scholar (not that it makes any difference) is much more reasonable than Northwestern’s. I’m interested in doing engineering though, and to be honest, UVA’s engineering doesn’t even compare to NU, so it’s going to be a tough decision. You might want to provide more info as to what you’re looking for at each school</p>
<p>Ah yes, that would probably be a good idea. I am out-of-state for Virginia, so it’s not quite as good of a deal for me, but over 4 years, that would still save me about $45,000. Right now, I’m planning on majoring in biology/neuroscience/biochemistry, then maybe going on to med school. I know that Northwestern has a higher overall “ranking” than UVa, but I don’t know which school is supposed to be better for biology. I think the general social atmosphere of Northwestern suits me better, but being in Echols at UVa might change that.</p>
<p>But yeah, I’ve definitely heard better things about Northwestern’s engineering program than UVa’s…I think the engineering school at UVa is supposed to be pretty easy to get into–last I heard it was #38 in the country? Which still isn’t bad, considering the price. But it’s hard to go to a school just because it costs less, isn’t it?</p>
<p>If you want to go to med school, who cares which biology program is better? It won’t give you a significant advantage. And jobs for undergrads with bio majors are few and far between.</p>
<p>Why spend an extra $45,000?</p>