<p>Hi, I'm a senior graduating this summer. Last winter, I applied to the following colleges:</p>
<p>-Duke U
-Johns Hopkins U
-Brown U
-UVa
-U Mich Ann Arbor
-Knox College</p>
<p>As of now, I'm accepted into UVa, U Mich, and Knox, and waitlisted for Brown and JHU. The problem is, from the three schools to which I've been accepted to, I don't know which would prepair me best for med school.
...I was too stupid and lazy to do much research and write more apps to schools that have good premed/combined med programs... I remember finding about BU's program a week before the deadline and blaming myself for not taking college researching seriously.</p>
<p>If I were an American citizen, I would probably go to UVa, but since I'm graduating from an international school in Thailand, with a Korean citizenship, I would get NO need based financial aid whatsoever from both U mich and UVa. Since I'm not a rich foreigner, I only have a one-shot chance... would UVa or U mich prepair me better for med school? I've heard that UVa also has a pretty good premed program (advisor).</p>
<p>I've spoken to a counselor at my school, and he said that if I was 100% sure that I wanted be a doctor, it is HIGHLY RECOMMENTED that I go to Knox, considering that they have the joint program with Rush med school, and George Washington U Med school, and I would have a MUCH higher chance of getting in to a med school this way than taking the 'regular' process (with the MCAT and all that) from which only about 4% of those applying would get into a med school.
Plus, I've been offered the Lincoln scholarship so if I did take this route, my family would definately be saving lots of money for med school.. </p>
<p>But I don't know for SURE if I would still want to be a doctor after two three years of college, since I've heard that many people find a new interest, and change their major. Yea sure, I've been aspiring to become a MD since like..7th grade, but who knows what'll happen in college??</p>
<p>Moreover, Knox is completely unknown in Korea, and I would have a very small chance of even getting a job back there with a degree from Knox...where as an undergrad degree from UVa or U mich would be acknowledged.</p>
<p>Another plus about UVa is that my best friend is going to accept their offer. She has lived in Virginia for over 3 years now, and since I've been to US once (in middle school - space camp) I think it would be safer to stick with a friend...my other friends from the school I'm attending now are going to the states too, but all in different states. Besides, i have ZERO contacts in North America..</p>
<p>...my friends and parents are pushing UVa only cus of its name.</p>
<p>From the three I've been accepted to, which do you think would be the best school for me to go to, regarding the two conditions?:
A)I still want to take a shot at med school, so I want to go to a school that'll prepare me well. B) But our family doesn't have any backup plans..so I want to go to a school that'd make me look good on a job application</p>
<p>Also, about the schools I've been waitlisted at... I've crossed JHU completely off the list...the only reason I applied there was because of its reputation for med-related studies.......and I haven't heard anything too appealing about Baltimore and the undergrad life at JHU. (compared to other places)</p>
<p>Although, I still do have Brown in my mind since it is a private school, and there is a possibility that they'd provide me need-based aid, in addition to a great undergrad experience and a high acceptance rate into med school..</p>
<p>I'm sorry if it got too long, but I want to hear opinions from people outside of my community..I'm so frustrated that I can't sleep right..</p>