<p>This choice is reallllly difficult. Being from the East Coast, I have a bit of a bias and don't know all that much about how Wash U is perceived in other parts of the country (here it's virtually unknown). </p>
<p>Could anyone offer insight into these two schools? </p>
<p>I'm majoring in biology and hope to attend medical school, by the way.</p>
<p>I would go upenn. Did you happen to receive the LSM? Life Sciences and Management.</p>
<p>Pre-med is one of WUSTL’s many strong suits, and it has one of the most sought-after medical schools in the country.</p>
<p>^The exact same could be said for Penn, however.</p>
<p>I’d go for Penn. I’m horrendously biased, though, as a fellow east coaster, and Penn alum ;)</p>
<p>Personally, I would chose Penn. I’m from the West Coast, FWIW.</p>
<p>I would go for WUSTL.</p>
<p>Bump.</p>
<p>By the way, WUSTL’s medical school is 3rd and Penn’s is 4th, so that point is kind of negligible.</p>
<p>Bump. Still undecided :/</p>
<p>Med school will set you back $200k+. Go to the least expensive, hoard your dollars, and if you also got into a good state honors program, go to that one.</p>
<p>I applied early to Penn. I got rejected. I will be attending WUSTL in the fall, and I don’t know why I ever applied to Penn early; it was not really what I was looking for in a college.</p>
<p>+'s/-'s for me:
Penn:
+Beautiful Campus, Ivy League Status, Great Academics, Well-Rounded Student Body, Balanced Academic/Social Scene
-Located in the Middle of Philly (and not the safest part). (I am from a Philly suburb, by the way, and actually Wash U is just as prestigious in my school as Penn), Probably More Competitive Than I Would Have Liked, Probably a Tad Too Party-ish for Me</p>
<p>WUSTL:
+Beautiful Campus, Well-Known by Who Matters, Great Academics, Well-Rounded Student Body, Academics Are Always First (Not being an Ivy school helps in this regard; judge me as you will), In a Safe Suburban Area (contradictory to those who think it’s actually in the city of St. Louis), Competitive with YOURSELF, not others (although Premeds have it tough anywhere).
-Not as prestigious among commonfolk, ummmm, I don’t know what else… hehe.</p>
<p>And for med school, you seriously could do MUCH worse than WUSTL; it is highly respected in the field… I think something like 80% of graduates in Premed go to med school (don’t quote me on that).
Just my 0.02 cents.</p>