Help me decide: Emory vs. UCLA Undergrad

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Hello! I recently got accepted into Emory and UCLA for premed and am having trouble deciding between the two. I want to go somewhere with plentiful research opportunities and a supportive environment where I can do well academically.

I made a pros/cons list below.

Emory:

Pros:

• Smaller School, lower student: teacher ratio, possibly easier academically (?)
• Much more pre-health advising
• Emory Healthcare and CDC
• I'm a conservative from a liberal town, Georgia might be a nice change of pace

Cons:

• COST // 53k a year (excluding room and board)
• It's super far from home

UCLA

Pros:

• Has a top 10 medical school
• Higher Ranked
• Much cheaper cost // 13k a year
• LA is still a nice place to live

Cons:

• No real premed advising
• Competitive premed culture (from what I've heard)

Besides the cost, are there any other differentiating reasons for why I would pick Emory or UCLA?

Thank you so much in advance!

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[deleted994889]

I strongly suggest UCLA. $13K vs $53k a year is HUGE difference (if I could make the font bigger, I would). Plus it's closer to your home, has nice weather year round, and is prestigious. The other differences are more minor in comparison IMO.

I don't think Geffin favors their own grads. I wouldn't be surprised if they have a lot of undergrad alums, but it's probably because UCLA has a ton of premeds, especially ones from CA who want to stay in CA. I could be wrong though.

 

[deleted883100]

Always the cheaper option unless you don’t feel comfortable there. In this case, UCLA.


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[voldemorthe123]

ucla hands down imho... price is too much... also competition is present, but a non-factor esp in comparison to other schools like uc berkeley