<p>Okay, which is the better school for pre-med? I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to go to Wake Forest, but my parents keep telling me OSU is better (and I particularly don't want to go there). Bad part is, they're paying for my tuition, so I go where they say..:( So, I need some help to convince my parents that Wake Forest is truly a better school! Thanks so much guys</p>
<p>Well, which school is going to be cheaper for you? Wake Forest is 34K a year just for tuition and about 8K for room & board. Is Ohio State your instate choice? I would imagine finances are going to be a big decision for your parents, considering they are paying. Wake Forest is expensive. </p>
<p>PS: Don't go visit Wake Forest right now. The school is experiencing a very bad case of influenza right now. Wake is about 30 minutes away from where I live, too. :-(</p>
<p>Wow - I can't imagine a more dissimilar choice. Obviously, you can get to med school from either. Wake is particularly successful in sending grads to med school, but whether OSU's stats are dissimilar, I can't say. As a parent, I'd choose Wake and I might make an analogy between the two options as I would a study abroad experience. Wake is like sending your student on an exchange program to be adopted by a cohesive family, who will make him or her one of its own, take him or her on family outings, expose him or her to the culture and art of the region, etc. OSU is more like buying your student a plane ticket, a EurRail pass and a backpack. Can you have a great experience either way? Yes. Can you see the Louvre and hear an opera at LaScala either way? Sure. There's a qualitative difference, and people will have separate opinions about how much they value that difference. The college experience is a lot more than the sum of the grades you earn in the courses you take. In fact, I'd argue that the courses you take are a comparatively small aspect of the college experience. Your parents may not know that the single best predictor of college students' goals and aaspirations is their peer group - you will tend to aspire to similar things as do the peers you choose, so it's reasonable to consider whether you feel more akin to the typical Wake student than to the melting pot that is OSU. But if finances are a determining factor, unless you're on a full ride at Wake, OSU will certainly be cheaper.</p>
<p>Well, finances are going to be an issue, but not a HUGE issue. We're definitely upper-middle class. Oh, how bad I want to get in! But the Wake Forest med. school entry rates stat. will be a definite plus for my argument! Thanks so much!</p>
<p>Oh yeah, and if anyone has any links, statistics, info, etc...on Wake's financial aid policies and how much the average student gets, that would be veryyy helpful,too!</p>
<p>In 2006, the average cost after aid at Wake was $25,118.</p>
<p>BUMP...anyone else??</p>
<p>Lots of information about financial aid and cost on Wake's website.</p>
<p>the benefits of a small private college vs. a big Uni are significant, including counseling, class sizes, faculty interaction, etc. However, the premed track is likely to be a bit easier at The OSU. Since med school is all about the numbers, a key question should be where are you more likely to earn a 3.5+ gpa?</p>
<p>But wouldn't a 3.6 from Wake carry quite a bit more weight than a 3.6 from OSU?? Or maybe med-schools don't consider that as much?</p>