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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If medical school is a consideration, probably makes sense to go with the lowest cost option and use difference towards medical school.  All three are peers academically so just a fit choice otherwise.[/quote]

This. I can’t imagine turning down in state UVA for pre-anything. [/quote]

OMG here the come the UVA boosters again.  I will name you many schools to turn down for UVA unless it is only a money question.

1. Any Ivy (yes any, including Cornell, Dartmouth, Brown, Columbia, and Penn). 
2. Stanford, Northwestern, Duke, Hopkins, Chicago, and any non Ivy in the top 15.

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If and I am emphasize [b]If[/b], [b]the intent is premed[/b], going to an Ivy or any of the top 20 privates is one of the dumbest things you can do when choosing a college. Especially Cornell, Columbia, Chicago and Penn. Beyond stupid.

First, you burn yourself down with trying to get good grades.

Two, your competitors are also going to be very competitive for premed which would make it even tougher.

Three, you are going to pay a lot of additional money over going to an instate public school. Money that can be used for medical school and beyond as you would essentially not be earning much for 10 years or more.

Four, the med school you go to is what matters. No one gives a hoot about what college you went to before the med school.
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I went to a T10 undergrad and a T5 med school. More than half the class came from ivy/plus/Amherst/Williams/Swat. Most of the rest came from the next tier down. Less than 1/4 came from below T75.  The matching for residency from a Top 10 med school goes to the top hospitals in the country. Med school matters if one wants to be top of their field. Undergrad matters to a lesser degree, to get into the T10-20 med schools. 
Premed advising committees give bumps for undergrad institution and major: Engineers from top universities just need to be average at their school, or 3.5, as long as mcat is high. Premed advising letters from undergrads who provide them list median gpas and have other info on the student and how they compare. I have served on these committees. 
Undergrad does matter, to a degree. 
However, I do think UVA vs Northwestern vs Vanderbilt are regarded very similarly. Premed committees use a tier system of undergrad + major . 
The student should pick the one they "fit " best, as you shine best when you are in a "fit" environment. [/quote]

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