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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, I went to a commuter school. Think Mason, only poorer (much poorer). Even in a school like that, we had excellent instruction. Standout undergrads got opportunities in research, which is a requirement for admits to med school. Several of us had publications while we were undergrads.

Many of the kids in the lab where I did my research went on to medical schools. One is prominent in her field, and currently works at Stanford. I also forgot to mention that one of my cousins who went to a different commuter school, is a pediatrician.

Point is that if you have a stand out student, they're almost better off going to a somewhat lesser school where they can avail themselves of opportunities and not have to beat off stiff competition, than going someplace where it's a rat race. I would personally have zero problems sending my child anywhere safe they get a free ride. That 180K can grow a bit more in the next 4 years and she can use it for her grad education. Or if she chooses to go a different route, it will start off her retirement savings.[/quote]

I still don't understand the term "pre-health"...nobody uses that term that plans to attend medical or dental school.  So...is this really a trade like nursing or pharmacy?  Makes a huge difference.  If the latter, then ESU could be fine but you should look at job placement and what not.  If the former, I would search out Door #3.

George Mason is 10x better than ESU.  For those of you that don't know it...I would describe it as a small step above a Community College, but not much.  I would be shocked if your kid ran into another kid that was actually accepted at Lehigh or Colgate and attended ESU. I am sorry...you won't find your group of "really smart kids" that chose to attend ESU because of cost.

That said, I am not arguing that you need to go completely the other way and pay $80k per year for Lehigh.  I just don't know what Door #3 is for your kid.  Just really weird options on the table right now.[/quote]

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