This is not true. I go to Berkeley and I've been to UT and from what my friends tell me...Berkeley isn't much more, if at all, liberal than UT, mainly because Berkeley isn't like it was in the 70's which many still tend to think. I'm assuming you think Berkeley is more liberal than Stanford.
I've been wondering about that. Based on reading the opinions of some Longhorns on this board I'm beginning to question how liberal of a school Texas really is. I mean, pretty much every college is going to have <i>some</i> liberal groups and protests. Crossing a school off your list because you saw some protests or gays seems a bit drastic to me. But, to each his own.
Having Stanford in the "education" section of your resume will move you way up on the list of potential candidates when applying for a job.
1) That will be the case at any major University. You just happened to be there during a very volitale time. If you were on the campus at Stanford you likely would have encountered the same thing. 2) The capital city thing is not that major unless you spend time at the capital or watching the news. 3) You went there during Spring Break? That is when there is no campus life, and on a regular basis groups would come in and organize protests etc b/c they have more access to the campus as well as the people who are there. Go visit in Sept and see what you think.
Once Again Sorry it has taken me so long to get back.. I did not cross out UT b/c it was liberal but rather b/c it was in the capitol city,Austin, and when i was there there were thousands of people for protests, That was the only reason i turned Ut down or off my list, Not becasuse of the school but rather the location with the capitol. I find it that i am better off if i avoid all that mess, and just stick with my semi-young republican views, but anyways thats gonna start another topic so lets for get about that. Also with money my parents did the texas tommorow fund which for any of yall who dont know it is where u pay for tuition of texas schools at the price they were when u started to pay. SO it would greatly benefit my parents for me to stay in Texas but i feel that i have the oppurtunity to go out of state and go to a better(i use that term carefully)university. SO i am just very confussed. I think the oppurtunity is there yet i dont know if i want want to do that and put such a financial burden on my parents. thanks for all the responses its more then i ever expected.Ya'll are GREAT.
Do you mean to say that your parents have already begun to pay for your college or only that they have a low rate already locked in?
No, it didn't...And I'm sorry if it sounded like I was downplaying how good of a school Vanderbilt is. Well, I don't know if it would ever be quite that cheap. Public schools give you much more bang for your buck. If he goes instate(With a little financial aid), he shouldn't pay much more than $10,000(Also, I think he should definitely take another look at UT...I really don't see how living near the capitol would affect him). Going out of state will cost him a little more, but he would still pay less than he would pay for a Vanderbilt/Stanford/Duke-type private school. lfl, how about UVA? Or Emory?
Hey, You honestly need to talk to a bunch of pre med people. Your concern should be more on what will get you into a good MEDICAL SCHOOL. Competition is fierce in that area, so that's where you should really focus. A lot of the 7 years are really nice. If you're considering Stanford, why not the Northwestern 7 year? Guaranteed admission into Med School is sweet. Or the Rice/Baylor 7 year? (There's a few more, go out and look.) I looked at your schools when I came out of high school (3 years ago), and I decided on MIT - which is fine because I decided to do engineering. But if you're thinking about pre-med, high grades are NECCESSARY. Yeah, learning by kidding your butt kicked is nice... but not if it hurts your chances at getting into medical school. Good GPA at a great school is nice (like a previous poster has said) but make sure you can make them! Rice WILL BE rough. Stanford's grade inflation looks a bit more tempting at that point. huy
I know of a number of people who are able to go to vandy for under that 10k price you say for a public school..... some even more like 5k, but you would obviously have to have financial need... Trust me it can be as cheap as a public school.. they have the money to give and if you have the need, they will give it I personally am not paying anywhere near the 40k mark... Apparently financial aid is done by how much you CAN pay.. so in theory the amount you can pay should be the same at every school.. the schools with big endowments etc can seriously make it not that much more than a public school... many of the expensive schools make it a policy to only leave you with a certain amount of loans.. rice for instance Basically I wouldnt take price into account much until I see where I get in etc... and if you are a good enough student to get into say a stanford or duke.. then you could probably get academic schloarships etc at a vanderbilt or tulane...
Princess, that was supposed to be a joke. ATM = Automatic Teller Machine. I'd like to have "guaranteed entrance" to one of those.
With the assured acceptance program and your parents pre -paid tuition plan I would reccomend that you stay in-state for your undergrad. Once you have a medical degree no on will ever ask where you got your BS and you will be saving Dad a load of dough. You and Princess are talking over my head in your nonchalance about getting in to these prestigious programs. You must be 4.0, valedictorioan, class president, candy strippers. If you don't feel like Organic Chemistry at The University if Texas is challenging enough I am sure the prof will let you do some independent reserach,
