sooo… i got into washu also- but they didn’t give me much so i can’t afford it :/
i need help choosing. i’m stuck…
as for vanderbilt 2/3 tuition scholarship
as for notre dame 2/3 tuition scholarship
as for university of pittsburgh full tuition scholarship

however money is the least important. i’m willing to go in debt. the money factor affects my parents the most which is why i can’t go to washu. my parents are well off btw so all my financial aid are basically scholarships, need based aid: zilch. and it’ll be too much debt before med school

i plan to go to premeds. major in neuroscience?? and economics. minor in spanish/chinese

from what i have heard, notre dame’s pre meds program is better than vandy’s even though notre dame has no med school. however vandy’s med center is excellent. yet pittsburgh is better in research than vanderbilt. and pittsburgh med school is better(well at least ranked higher) than vanderbilt. if i go to pittsburgh i’m guaranteed to be accepted to their med school.

location: vanderbilt for me is best. it’s warmer there and it’s in music city after all
pittsburgh is nice and it’ll be somewhere new for me.
notre dame…eh…not so great…it’s even colder and indiana is like desolate…at least that’s what i feel like

campus: vandy’s campus is beautiful but so is notre dame. idk about pittsburgh though

dorms: vandy’s dorms are really nice. but pittsburgh is the best. idk about notre dame’s

food: can’t really compare cuz i’ve only had food at vandy which is really good

comfort: i feel very happy at vandy but i haven’t been to notredame or pitts which i’m going to visit this week.

problems: vandy: greek societies, alcohol, lots of frat parties, i heard it’s very preppy too (not that it’s a bad thing…it might be hard for me to fit in)
notre dame: even a bigger party school apparently, catholic (i’m not christian), i feel it’ll be hard for me to fit in
pittsburgh; i haven’t heard of any partying much there but the students there are less motivated academically and i want to surround myself with students who are academically motivated as well as fun

the people: vanderbilt: preppy, rich, snobby?? i dont believe that’s true but that’s what i heard
notre dame: catholics, extremely religious, obsessed with sports (im not that into it),
pittsburgh: idk

i know that it does not matter which school i go to for pre meds but i want to go to a good school.
washu was the top on my list because their med program is amazing but cost is the issue

so i’m stuck between these three. they are all good schools with their pros/cons but i can’t decide X(
vanderbilt i feel is the one for me but it’s also the most expensive.
btw. money is not the problem. right now. i can go to any of them without financial problems. so please no choices based on cost only thanks though

if its any help at all i would go with the pittsburgh for the full tuition scholarship

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