UVA vs Georgetown for pre-med track

[Anonymous]

I’m not a Virginian so daughter would pay out of tuition at UVA and our family doesn’t qualify for any financial aid.

She really wants to do pre-med. which school would you recommend? I’d like to spend less on undergrad to save more for medical school but also want to make sure my daughter gets good undergrad experience/research opportunities.

Didn’t realize college selection process was this stressful!

Thanks in advance for sharing your experience!

[Anonymous]

These schools are pretty different socially. Which does she like better?

[Anonymous]

May I ask how they’re different socially? My daughter doesn’t seem to care so much about social stuff LOL, she wants to go to school that can give her the best chance to get into medical school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:These schools are pretty different socially. Which does she like better?

How?

[Anonymous]

Go to any college and get all A's in an easy major.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:May I ask how they’re different socially? My daughter doesn’t seem to care so much about social stuff LOL, she wants to go to school that can give her the best chance to get into medical school

Have you visited with her? There are clear differences. UVA is a large state school (granted not as large as some of the HUGE ones) sprawled out over a wide area. Georgetown is a compact private school in DC. Georgetown is filled with type A go getters and the social culture is dictated by clubs (many of which require applications...but there are more inclusive ones too). UVA will have a broader mix of student types. Georgetown will have students from around the country and around the world.

[Anonymous]

Georgetown

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:May I ask how they’re different socially? My daughter doesn’t seem to care so much about social stuff LOL, she wants to go to school that can give her the best chance to get into medical school

Have you visited with her? There are clear differences. UVA is a large state school (granted not as large as some of the HUGE ones) sprawled out over a wide area. Georgetown is a compact private school in DC. Georgetown is filled with type A go getters and the social culture is dictated by clubs (many of which require applications...but there are more inclusive ones too). UVA will have a broader mix of student types. Georgetown will have students from around the country and around the world.

all that talk and no mention of Catholic.

[Anonymous]

Yep. Did college tour for both. We did like feel of Georgetown more but need more than just the feel or ‘pretty campus’ to justify the cost. My daughter wants to decide based on pre med academics and acceptance rate to medical school, etc.

Thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:May I ask how they’re different socially? My daughter doesn’t seem to care so much about social stuff LOL, she wants to go to school that can give her the best chance to get into medical school

Have you visited with her? There are clear differences. UVA is a large state school (granted not as large as some of the HUGE ones) sprawled out over a wide area. Georgetown is a compact private school in DC. Georgetown is filled with type A go getters and the social culture is dictated by clubs (many of which require applications...but there are more inclusive ones too). UVA will have a broader mix of student types. Georgetown will have students from around the country and around the world.

all that talk and no mention of Catholic.

It’s pretty irrelevant there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yep. Did college tour for both. We did like feel of Georgetown more but need more than just the feel or ‘pretty campus’ to justify the cost. My daughter wants to decide based on pre med academics and acceptance rate to medical school, etc.

Thanks!

Where is your daughter more likely to earn all A’s? Colleges don’t get kids in med school, the kids have to perform.

[Anonymous]

If she can get A’s in either school, what’s a better route?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:May I ask how they’re different socially? My daughter doesn’t seem to care so much about social stuff LOL, she wants to go to school that can give her the best chance to get into medical school

Have you visited with her? There are clear differences. UVA is a large state school (granted not as large as some of the HUGE ones) sprawled out over a wide area. Georgetown is a compact private school in DC. Georgetown is filled with type A go getters and the social culture is dictated by clubs (many of which require applications...but there are more inclusive ones too). UVA will have a broader mix of student types. Georgetown will have students from around the country and around the world.

all that talk and no mention of Catholic.

It’s pretty irrelevant there.

DP. It is not irrelevant. Even if you assume religion does not play a part in the lives of most students (which at a place like Georgetown is a big assumption), the Jesuit tradition is a rich one that isn't the best fit for everyone.

-- source, I work at Georgetown's med school

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If she can get A’s in either school, what’s a better route?

Whichever she likes most. If she doesn’t like the school she won’t get A’s.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:May I ask how they’re different socially? My daughter doesn’t seem to care so much about social stuff LOL, she wants to go to school that can give her the best chance to get into medical school

Have you visited with her? There are clear differences. UVA is a large state school (granted not as large as some of the HUGE ones) sprawled out over a wide area. Georgetown is a compact private school in DC. Georgetown is filled with type A go getters and the social culture is dictated by clubs (many of which require applications...but there are more inclusive ones too). UVA will have a broader mix of student types. Georgetown will have students from around the country and around the world.

all that talk and no mention of Catholic.

The percentage of Catholics in the GU student body is less than the percentage of Catholics in the us