Baltimore or New Jersey for a day

[KB]

As a Marylander my whole life, MD blue crabs are overrated AF, as is Old Bay.

Shut your mouth. Best spice in the world 😁

I'll agree on the crabs. Best crabs are Red King crabs.. so good

 

[nisryus]

I shown that suit to the kid, his respond was... "I need to get it for prom".

 

[SteveGrabowski]

Best crabs are Red King crabs.. so good

Them's fighting words. Dungeness all the way.

 

[Brainonska511]

Free ride can be good, but one other item to consider might be the networking potential and regional job opportunities that could potentially follow, and the local environment of a school (access to a city is very different than being in a city). The name of a school can also open doors, at least for that first job post-graduation. Would I give up a free ride and pay full tuition for such opportunities - no. But could be something to weigh when looking at acceptances and the entire school + financial aid packages.

 

[nisryus]

Kid's plan to get BS Poli Sci or Int Relation degree, plus courses for premed, take MCAT and then apply into USUHS. Of course, he will be getting his ENT cert first before finishing his BS degree.

 

[Torn Mind]

Kid's plan to get BS Poli Sci or Int Relation degree, plus courses for premed, take MCAT and then apply into USUHS. Of course, he will be getting his ENT cert first before finishing his BS degree.

What exactly is the plan with those degrees? Some sort of advocacy?

 

[nisryus]

Yep. He loves politic and medicine. So he wants to be doctor first, but also advocate for care for rural area in the US, and developing countries.

 

[Torn Mind]

Yep. He loves politic and medicine. So he wants to be doctor first, but also advocate for care for rural area in the US, and developing countries.

Given it seems you have pretty firm endgame school, maybe Goucher is all you need because getting killer letters of recommendation. With a big school and class, students wind up being a faceless statistic if they don't go to office hours to talk. Basically, there's the need to form a relationship to stand out. So if does go to a bigger school, he better get close with the profs.

What is a good way to get recommendation letters from professors when you’re in a large class and have no relationship with them?

Answer (1 of 5): Please believe me when I tell you that your professors are very eager to have you come in to talk to them about issues raised during class, or about questions you have on related topics that have not come up in class, or anything really that is not a complaint about your latest g...

www.quora.com

Otherwise, you might wind up as one of the respondents in this linked quora thread.

I would suggest studying law even if it is self-study on the side. There is passion in championing causes, but knowing the playbook can turn ideas into actual change. I'm not saying law school. But rather court law libraries with Westlaw/LexisNexis. Though it's unlikely he'll become a lawyer, working at a law office should be considered. Also, someone's writing will become rather "unique" with the exposure to legal language.

Dabble in some economics and nutrition(MDs don't really study the foods we eat)

Since it is military, has Army Reserves/National Guard been considered?
(There is also active duty, but that's a "Yo ass is mine" kinda deal with a 4-6 year contract).

 

[nisryus]

Given it seems you have pretty firm endgame school, maybe Goucher is all you need because getting killer letters of recommendation. With a big school and class, students wind up being a faceless statistic if they don't go to office hours to talk. Basically, there's the need to form a relationship to stand out. So if does go to a bigger school, he better get close with the profs.

What is a good way to get recommendation letters from professors when you’re in a large class and have no relationship with them?

Answer (1 of 5): Please believe me when I tell you that your professors are very eager to have you come in to talk to them about issues raised during class, or about questions you have on related topics that have not come up in class, or anything really that is not a complaint about your latest g...

www.quora.com

Otherwise, you might wind up as one of the respondents in this linked quora thread.

I would suggest studying law even if it is self-study on the side. There is passion in championing causes, but knowing the playbook can turn ideas into actual change. I'm not saying law school. But rather court law libraries with Westlaw/LexisNexis. Though it's unlikely he'll become a lawyer, working at a law office should be considered. Also, someone's writing will become rather "unique" with the exposure to legal language.

Dabble in some economics and nutrition(MDs don't really study the foods we eat)

Since it is military, has Army Reserves/National Guard been considered?
(There is also active duty, but that's a "Yo ass is mine" kinda deal with a 4-6 year contract).

One of is EMS friend is going the National guard route. He is also thinking of law, because he was accepted by Seton Hall too, as well as Mercer U.

We have consider LoR and name of school as well. But he likes smaller school, and going into USUHS does not requires a killer LoR.

 

[MrSquished]

Of course I'm biased to NJ but if you do spend some time here, the Princeton campus is quite lovely and downtown Princeton (Nassau St.) has all manner of cafes and shops. Unless he's going to apply there though, don't spend more than a few hours.

The old Queens campus at Rutgers is also very nice but it's only two city blocks. New Brunswick generally has really blossomed in the past decade with several highrises. And the college part of downtown (Easton Ave. and environs) is a pleasant and fun walk.

Grounds for Sculpture near Princeton is excellent.