Where should I go?

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<p>I really don't know what to do.
I'm stuck between going to Penn State, where I've been admitted to a combined degree program in which I will receive my BS in 2 years from Penn State and will then go straight to Jefferson Medical College for my MD without having to reapply for med school, and Northwestern University, where I will take the traditional 4 + 4 track to get my MD.</p>

<p>This whole time I was leaning towards Penn State until last week when it changed to Northwestern. Now I really want to go to NU but my mom wants me to go to Penn State and finally she decided to tell me the ultimate decision is mine but I still know that she wants me to go to Penn State. My parents are doubting that I will be able to handle myself at Northwestern and I won't get into medical school and I won't find undergrad research opportunities and that I'm going to ruin my life. I'd like to think I'll be able to do it but I don't know.</p>

<p>What would you guys do if you were in my position? Where would you decide to go?</p>

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<p>bump 10char</p>

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<p>I see no reason to believe that you wouldn’t be successful at Northwestern. In fact, if I understand the Penn State program it’s 24 months straight of college which sounds far more grueling than anything Northwestern could throw at you.</p>

<p>I think that if you got into med school once, you can do it again. Assuming the costs are about the same, I’d be inclined to pick Northwestern. I know med school is a long haul, but I wouldn’t rush things at the beginning. What if you discover you don’t want to be a doctor.</p>

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