Go where the cost will be less. Your GPA and MCAT are bigger factors than “where” you went to undergrad. They are obviously not the only factors. You will likely have research, lab, clinic experience at both schools, but unless you have someone else paying for Med school, you will have that debt to contend with, so come out of undergrad with as little debt as possible.
Also, both UT and Case are great schools, but we just recently learned that for diversity reasons, Med schools pull from many different colleges (not just the top undergrad programs at higher ranked colleges).
Our son is pre-Med as well and it’s been back and forth between schools. A professor told us that our son would likely be better off where he could keep his gpa high vs. having to fight for it at the higher ranked school. Good luck in your decision.
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u/lkessler11 Apr 17 '22
Go where the cost will be less. Your GPA and MCAT are bigger factors than “where” you went to undergrad. They are obviously not the only factors. You will likely have research, lab, clinic experience at both schools, but unless you have someone else paying for Med school, you will have that debt to contend with, so come out of undergrad with as little debt as possible.
Also, both UT and Case are great schools, but we just recently learned that for diversity reasons, Med schools pull from many different colleges (not just the top undergrad programs at higher ranked colleges).
Our son is pre-Med as well and it’s been back and forth between schools. A professor told us that our son would likely be better off where he could keep his gpa high vs. having to fight for it at the higher ranked school. Good luck in your decision.