UVA or UNC for premed
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Anonymous
| My kid just got off UVA waitlist and have 72 hours to decide. UVA is instate and UNC is OOS which is 30K/year more. Should we stick to UNC OOS or go to UVA for premed. We did like lot of premed opportunities available around UNC. Is UVA as good as UNC for premed? |
Anonymous
| Just had a First Year finish up who is pre-med. He was able to find research opportunity this year, participated in some awesome medical based clubs, and got a great start on his pre-med prerequisites and counseling. The classes are challenging and the grading scale is steep, but I'm sure UNC is the same. Both are excellent choices. |
Anonymous
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I can't imagine there being an appreciable difference. I'd go with UVA and save the money for med school.
Interesting that your kid got into UNC from OOS and was only waitlisted at UVA. UNC OOS is a very tough admit. |
Anonymous
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If you would like to compare these schools by medical school matriculation rates, UNC placed 71st nationally and UVA placed 84th in this analysis:
https://www.collegetransitions.com/blog/from-pre-med-to-md-understanding-the-pathways-to-medical-school/ |
Anonymous
| If they cost the same I’d go with UNC. With 30k difference, I dunno. Tough choice. |
Anonymous
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They're very similar schools for pre-med.
If cost for both undergrad and med school is not a factor for your family, ask your kid to choose based on "fit" factors. |
Anonymous
Oh please. Anybody who "fits" in one of these schools will "fit" into the other. Save the 30k. This is a no brainer. |
Anonymous
I would go with UVA and I say this as a UNC grad who knows lots of people who went on to amazing Med schools. Save the money. |
Anonymous
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I’m not understanding how UNC is 30K more even OOS. Both schools provide what your all in cost should be including housing fees, books, etc..
UNC $70,166 OOS https://studentaid.unc.edu/current/costs/ UVA $63k in state for college of arts and sciences. https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027 |
Anonymous
| Huh. I'm from NC and have lots of relatives who went to UNC and I would have thought UVA would trump UNC. At 30k cheaper per year, this is a no brainer. Unless you have tons of money and DC really prefers UNC, do UVA. |
Anonymous
| UVa. Save for med school. |
Anonymous
What? The in-state COA for a first year Virginian in Arts and Sciences is only $42,014 |
Anonymous
That’s tuition. You missed the entire section “Undergraduate Living Expenses” for housing, food, and books which they estimate for in state $20,682 |
Anonymous
No, this is incorrect. The $42,000 figure includes about $20,000 in tuition, and about $20,000 in “additional categories,” including housing and food. More information is here: https://sfs.virginia.edu/financial-aid-new-applicants/financial-aid-basics/estimated-undergraduate-cost-attendance-2026-2027 |
Anonymous
| Save money and go to the cheapest school for "premed" and do well. |