<p>I was just accepted into Binghamton University with a small loan so my total cost is about 19k. I was also accepted into UMass Amherst with a scholarship of 7.5k and the same loan. That makes both schools around the same price. I was accepted for pre-med in both places but I'm not sure what school to pick. I liked both schools, but would I have a better shot at getting into med school after graduating from Bing? Or would I have a better shot if I do really well with my academics at UMass? I've heard Bing can be pretty rigorous and I'm nervous</p>
<p>Have you looked at the pre-med advising at both schools? Talked to some of the pre-meds there about the culture (supportive? competitive? cutthroat?) Are the ‘pre-req’ classes grades on a forced curve or an absolute scale? (ie, can everyone get an A if they master the material?) Are there interesting health-care related volunteer and research opportunities at both schools and how easy/difficult are they to get? </p>
<p>Most importantly, if you change your mind about pre-med, which school would you prefer? </p>
<p>If you post these questions on forums for each school, you might get responses from pre-meds which will give you the insight you need.</p>
<h1>I was just accepted into Binghamton University with a small loan so my total cost is about 19k. I was also accepted into UMass Amherst with a scholarship of 7.5k and the same loan. That makes both schools around the same price</h1>
<p>UMass</p>
<p>Out-of-state tuition and fees: $25,585<br>
Room and board: $10,310
Books and supplies: $1,000 </p>
<p>SUNY instate</p>
<p>In-state tuition and fees: $7,216<br>
Room and board: $11,810
Books and supplies: $1,000 </p>
<p>I don’t understand how both schools can be about the same price for you since UMass costs a LOT more as an OOS student. Even with the $7500 merit scholarship, the OOS tuition would be about $18k…that’s more than $10k per year more than Bing. </p>
<p>Am I missing something? It looks like UMass would cost you more than $40k more. How would you pay for that?</p>
<p>Also, you should count loans as part of your total cost because you have to pay them back. I’m not really sure what you mean by saying a small loan will reduce the amount you have to pay - do you mean the amount that you have to pay out of pocket?</p>
<p>Either way, the choice between the two is probably irrelevant wrt getting into medical school. You can get into med school from either as long as you do well in classes and on the MCATs, and get the other kinds of experiences medical schools want. So just select the one that is 1) affordable and 2) that you like the best.</p>