Which college is the better choice?

College Search & Selection
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<p>I will soon be applying to colleges in North Carolina and I am having trouble deciding which college would be best. I am torn between a more prestigious school like UNC Chapel Hill or just an average college like East Carolina or UNC Greensboro. The reason I am considering the second two over Chapel Hill is because I recently received my AP test scores for US History and English Language and Comp., and scored a 3 on both. Chapel Hill will not accept anything below a 4, but the other two would take them. So assuming I get accepted to both college choices, which should I choose? The more prestigious college that would look better on job applications and offer better training, or a lesser college that would be a little cheaper, easier, and that I may be able to finish in just 3 years with college credit. Both colleges offer what I plan to major in (psychology), but I plan to go to med school after the getting a bachelor's degree so that i can become a psychiatrist if that makes a difference. Oh and I dont really care about the college setting and size so I am not using that in my desicion.</p>

<p>Thank you to all who reply.</p>

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<p>Apply to both, then choose. It’s not guaranteed you’ll get both, is it?</p>

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<p>Always go for prestige in cases like these. Fit is important as well, and it seems like you haven’t visited many schools. I’m not sure why you would go to a worse school if you can afford (presumably) the better one.</p>

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<p>If you can afford 4 years at Chapel Hill and get in, go for it. Also remember that college is an experience you might regret missing a year out of on, later. I know you may not care, but I have a similar experience in high school- I went to a high school where I was able to finish all of my courses in two years, but missed the experience, so switched out to another school in order to have a good, healthy, last two fun years of high school. College is even better, so I’d take the 4 years of Chapel Hill even if you’ll have to take a couple more introductory course.</p>

<p>Plus, if you’re interested in the sciences, English and history might not be your forte and it might be good to take more English and History classes anyways. Also remember that psychology takes a LOT of writing, and more practice is always good!</p>