where should i go? emory, colgate, or BU

[rishi11488]

<p>i was recently accepted into emory, colgate, and boston and some other schools, but these are the ones i'm looking at now. I know these are very different colleges, but i seem to like each one the same. i plan on going pre med while majoring in economics and biology. I know all three of these schools are strong in these fields. which is more prestigious among med schools? which is harder? i don't know. anything will help. thanks.</p>

[bobbobbob]

<p>Emory for premed unless youre drawn to Colgate because of its size or dont like the South.</p>

[warblersrule]

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@jmmom

1. Make a list of all your criteria (location, offerings in majors of interest, strength of program, cost…..). Value each school for each criterion. Use whatever method you want: assign point values to each on 1-10 scale; give it a yes or no; id the Best school for each…). Add up your values, your yeses and nos, your count of Bests for each school.</p>

<ol> <li><p>Looking over the results, note your reactions. Do you find yourself annoyed that Princeton got “only” 78 points and Harvard got 88? That tells you something. Do you find yourself tempted to go back over Carleton’s results and add a bit here and there? That tells you something.</p></li> <li><p>Look over the results again. Do you “know” that the answers the rankings give you just won’t work? Because your mother would never be happy if you don’t go to Duke? Because your dad will be furious if you go to Reed? Because the cost is just plain prohibitive for the winner? Then, go back and add whatever criteria these issues raise: “Mom’s favorite,” “Dad’s view.” Or, add more weight to the cost criterion.</p></li> <li><p>Study the final results. Perhaps you now have your answer, and you are done.</p></li> <li><p>To me this is the most important step. If you do not have your answer, put the tables and analyses away. Now, imagine that the decision has been taken completely out of your hands: a Big Boss has swooped in and told you that your acceptances to Earlham, JHU and UNC have been revoked. You have to go to Amherst. How do you feel? Relieved? Thrilled? Incensed? Ready to fight for that JHU acceptance? </p></li> </ol>

<p>Test out this scenario for each college you’re still considering. Believing that the decision has been taken out of your hands, and monitoring your reactions should give you your answer. If it doesn’t narrow it down to one school (I think it will), it should at least eliminate some and you can redo the process for the remaining.

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