<p>I plan on going to either Emory University for Biology, University of Georgia for biology, or Georgia Tech for Biomedical Engineering. I know Emory seems like the most obvious choice because of its prestige, but I'm not sure if I will be able to keep a high GPA there. I think UGA would be the best choice due to this, but I was wondering what your opinions were since most of you know more about the premed process than I do. Also, I'm not saying I'll have a terrible GPA at Emory, but I don't think I'll be a top notch student there whereas at UGA I'll probably be one of the best students there.</p>
<p>Let me skip the usual advice of “going to the school and being in a major that you like the most”, even though it is a good advice.</p>
<p>Go to the most challenging school where you think your could still manage to be among the top 30% of the premed crowd there. (maybe among at least the top 10% of your class at your college, unless it is a very top college – then these two percentages could be relaxed a little bit.)</p>
<p>Are you particularly fond of applied math/physics and at least are extremely well prepared for these subjects? If not, skip the BME at Georgia Tech. Most engineering majors at Georgia Tech tend to be brutal. It’s not worth it unless you really want be be an engineer, IMHO.</p>
<p>Heck, most majors that could give you a job right after college or get you into a professional school like med school, etc., is brutal, no matter which college you go to. You can not have the cake (getting good GPA with ease) and eat it (leading to a job immediately after college or getting into a med school), too. I take it back. You can have both if you are the one who really excel at the school’s stuff no matter how competitive the environment is. But the big question is: Do you happen to the shining star one? Only you would know whether you are the one as you know yourself than any other CCer does here.</p>
<p>Disclaimer (in order to avoid misrepresentation): I am a parent of a student who was a premed at other college, not a premed myself.</p>
<p>OP, will any of your choices be offering you $$$? If so, this should really alter your thinking.</p>
<p>Go to the one that personally fits you the best. If they are equal in this respect, then go to the cheapest one. If they are equal in this respect also, then keep in mind that any engineering major tend to lower your GPA, no matter what place, you can go to the lowest ranked, unknown place. You will have to work much harder to get high GPA in engineering major no matter where you attend. It is very possible to have the same 4.0, however, the level of commitment is much higher, I mean, most likely you will not find any engineers in Greek, while you can find few pre-meds with other majors, not many though though.</p>
<p>At Emory there will probably still be a fair amount of engineers and pre meds in Greek houses (there certainly were at Brown at least)</p>
<p>The OP is not planning to be an engineering major at Emory.</p>
<p>never said OP was, but you said that you won’t find any engineers in Greek houses, but at the top schools 25 schools (at least), you will find a bunch.</p>
<p>EDIT: Going to leave the above statement up cuz it’s true, but now I understand where I went astray in the discussion. You’re right about OP, Miami.</p>