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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Completely agree with PP, am a research physician who went to Ivy undergrad and med school, but if UMD is the best financial deal to avoid huge debt by the end of med school, then go for it, particularly if the other option is UVA, from a med school perspective in terms of admissions, no difference (only HYPS, MIT, Caltech,or that caliber private would give any leg up in terms of getting into med school with slightly less stellar grades).  UMD honors college in particular is excellent, and loads of research opportunities at UMD itself, or at NIH or other local places can be a big advantage. UVA area nowhere near as rich scientifically. [/quote]

This is the OP.  Thank you for your post.  We have a bright, hard-working child and want to give him the best advice possible.  It would be sad if our inability to pay for (or qualify for FA) at the more prestigious schools were to cost him a shot at med. school.  We can definitely manage UMD.  I learned a lot from your post.
(by the way, we are not really considering UVA as it is OOS but we were wondering whether middle class kids in MD like ours are at a disadvantage compared to middle class kids in VA)[/quote]

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