<p>Hello, I am a senior who has just been accepted to a few colleges...
-University of Southern California (USC)
-Boston College (BC)
-University of Virginia (UVA)
-University of Minnesota- Twin Cities (U of M)
-Lehigh University
-Grinnell College
-University of Wisconsin- Madison
-University of Michigan- Ann Arbor</p>
<p>I have also been waitlisted at my top choice Johns Hopkins University.
By May 1, I must commit to a college. I am a first-generation student so I am not sure what to expect from these colleges. If you go to any of these schools please just give me some recommendations/suggestions. I want to go to medical school and become a doctor, so I am looking for good pre-medicine programs. In addition, I noticed smaller schools like the high school I go to right now have better teacher to student relationships. I heard USC is a large school but have smaller classes. Please help me with the colleges. So far, I am leaning towards USC, BC, U of M, and UVA. I am looking rigorously on **************, but it is not the same as getting real reviews about everything from one person
Thank you!</p>
<p>-Atmosphere?
-Size of Campus? Easy to from classes to classes to dorms to cafeteria to etc...?
-Teacher and Student relations?
-Grade deflations that make it difficult to get good grades?
-How academically challenging?
-Medicine?
-Words to describe student body?
-Compare the colleges?</p>
<p>If money is a problem now, how do you pay for medical school later? Even your state medical schools could cost you $200,000 for four years. GPA and MCAT are whole lot more important than where you go to undergrad. Do you have any free ride on your list? I would consider that very seriously.</p>
<p>I agree with jvtdad; money should be considered if you plan on going to med school. Our D is pre-med, and her final 3 ultimately wind up being BC Honors, Northwestern, and UVA. She wound up choosing UVA because she felt it was the best fit and offered the most complete package (tradition, college town, academics, med school on grounds for research, Greek life, gorgeous campus, and mild weather). She’s very happy and has done well. You’ve got some great schools on your list. Good luck!</p>
<p>how about the rigor of the classes? I am focusing a lot on the GPA because of medical school. Is there certain schools that have more rigorous curriculum not just based on the school’s reputation? Thank you guys! A lot of help for sure.</p>
<p>Truly, there is not a bad one in this bunch. It is perfectly OK to choose the cheapest one if you need to. Beyond that, you can use whatever criteria strike you as important.</p>
<p>I know that you want to be able to make your decision soon, but the hard cold truth is that money does matter. You have already stated that yourself. Please don’t let yourself become too attached to any of these until you know about your aid packages. That way if you have to say “Thanks but no thanks” to College A because of cost, it won’t feel like breaking up with a person you’ve been in love with for a long time.</p>
<p>Thank you Happymomof1 I know money is a significant factor in my college decision. I am just simply trying to figure out what college is an actual college I want to go to if the financial aid packages were similar. So, most everyone is saying USC? How about the big classes? I know that Biological Sciences of U of M is great but the general biology class is like 400 kids. Do the class sizes of the schools differ by much? And if so, one better than the other? I know small classes are better to ask questions and “get to know your teachers.”</p>
Did you go to USC?</p>