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I see quite a bit of these threads, so I might as well get in on the action.
NYMC
very close to me
some $$$ given
close to NYC
I know a couple of the doctors on staff
lots of clinical campuses for clerkship years
not a lot of research
VCU
67 million from NIH which makes it pretty big on research.
Great vibe I got from the school, the students, and their mission.
2 clinical campus, so some choices (DC suburb or Richmond)
Out of state cost is actually on the low side. No $$$ given so far so it is more expensive than two of the schools.
New Building with 200K square foot to open my second year.
Howard U
In DC, though I preferred the GW area, I still loved DC in the few times I was there.
some $$$ given so it actually is the cheapest.
Though I like parts of their mission, I have no plans on being a primary care doc. With that said, I question my ability to get competitive specialties from there.
Not a lot of research going on.
Some opportunities to work at a free clinic to get some early patient contact.
I liked the library, the student lounge area and some of the other parts of the facility.
Tablet Laptop is part of tuition. Ability to write on the screen with notes seem intriguing and while we can buy it ourselves in the other schools, since everyone has it here, it probably would be implemented more smoothly.
Very friendly, almost family type of atmosphere among the students.
Cooper
They along with VCU was probably my best interview, with the best vibe, with the staff appearing to have a great sense of what they want to do. Everyone was nice and helpful.
It is NEW, so who knows. Will I be able to land a competitive specialty, in a location I could see myself working??
I have no idea what scholarships will be offered, though I know they just got a 1.055 million dollar grant from a family and probably had many smaller offers in order to open the school. I'm confident the inaugural class will have some type of aid. With that said, it is out of state for me, and you need to live there for a calender year to be eligible for in state tuition. That means it wouldn't be until the 3rd year until I would be eligible. Tuition is 52K out of state, estimated cost is 77K. 3rd and 4th year would be probably 34K each with estimated total cost close to 60K by then. As such, considering two other schools offered $$$, I would need some scholarship help from them.
It is in Camden, NJ. I'm all for helping the underserved, and I think clinically you will get a great education. There will be a free clinic and we will be involved all four years. Clerkship years at Cooper means a tremendous amount of variety of things we see. In the same ways that SUNY Downstate's clerkship years is a plus for them is the same way Cooper would be. With that said, it is Camden, I will need to see what security will be like. On the CMSRU board here, an interviewee had his car broken into and he was parked in the hospital parking garage, supposibly with cameras and everything. We all know about the crime rate.
As I alluded above, the curriculum looks fabulous. It is a new school so the building is new, 200K square foot. Lots of active learning groups, similar to Hoftra, so not as much big lectures. I think that has the potential to help people learn better. Lectures will be audio and video taped. Pass/Fail, all the other schools have either abcd grades (Howard), or Honors, High Pass, Pass, Fail which is simply ABCD when you think about it.
It is funny how I progressively wrote more for each school. I think I needed to write more about Cooper since it is new. I'll say this though, out of all four schools, I will say that VCU is my preferred choice, but I have to factor everything. Could I actually give up significant money over 4 years, especially at a school 15 minutes from me??
I have been unluckly in my state school applications, but I'm Still waiting for Stony Brook's decision. I'm also still waiting for Vermont. That is a great school, loved their facilities. It is out of state with zero chance at instate tuiton so I would need $$$ in light of ther school's offers. I'm also on the High Priority Waitlist at Einstein. Being a top 40 school, 167 million NIH funding and thus a top 25 research school, great new research building by the way, and close to me, an acceptance here too will significantly change things.
NYMC
very close to me
some $$$ given
close to NYC
I know a couple of the doctors on staff
lots of clinical campuses for clerkship years
not a lot of research
VCU
67 million from NIH which makes it pretty big on research.
Great vibe I got from the school, the students, and their mission.
2 clinical campus, so some choices (DC suburb or Richmond)
Out of state cost is actually on the low side. No $$$ given so far so it is more expensive than two of the schools.
New Building with 200K square foot to open my second year.
Howard U
In DC, though I preferred the GW area, I still loved DC in the few times I was there.
some $$$ given so it actually is the cheapest.
Though I like parts of their mission, I have no plans on being a primary care doc. With that said, I question my ability to get competitive specialties from there.
Not a lot of research going on.
Some opportunities to work at a free clinic to get some early patient contact.
I liked the library, the student lounge area and some of the other parts of the facility.
Tablet Laptop is part of tuition. Ability to write on the screen with notes seem intriguing and while we can buy it ourselves in the other schools, since everyone has it here, it probably would be implemented more smoothly.
Very friendly, almost family type of atmosphere among the students.
Cooper
They along with VCU was probably my best interview, with the best vibe, with the staff appearing to have a great sense of what they want to do. Everyone was nice and helpful.
It is NEW, so who knows. Will I be able to land a competitive specialty, in a location I could see myself working??
I have no idea what scholarships will be offered, though I know they just got a 1.055 million dollar grant from a family and probably had many smaller offers in order to open the school. I'm confident the inaugural class will have some type of aid. With that said, it is out of state for me, and you need to live there for a calender year to be eligible for in state tuition. That means it wouldn't be until the 3rd year until I would be eligible. Tuition is 52K out of state, estimated cost is 77K. 3rd and 4th year would be probably 34K each with estimated total cost close to 60K by then. As such, considering two other schools offered $$$, I would need some scholarship help from them.
It is in Camden, NJ. I'm all for helping the underserved, and I think clinically you will get a great education. There will be a free clinic and we will be involved all four years. Clerkship years at Cooper means a tremendous amount of variety of things we see. In the same ways that SUNY Downstate's clerkship years is a plus for them is the same way Cooper would be. With that said, it is Camden, I will need to see what security will be like. On the CMSRU board here, an interviewee had his car broken into and he was parked in the hospital parking garage, supposibly with cameras and everything. We all know about the crime rate.
As I alluded above, the curriculum looks fabulous. It is a new school so the building is new, 200K square foot. Lots of active learning groups, similar to Hoftra, so not as much big lectures. I think that has the potential to help people learn better. Lectures will be audio and video taped. Pass/Fail, all the other schools have either abcd grades (Howard), or Honors, High Pass, Pass, Fail which is simply ABCD when you think about it.
It is funny how I progressively wrote more for each school. I think I needed to write more about Cooper since it is new. I'll say this though, out of all four schools, I will say that VCU is my preferred choice, but I have to factor everything. Could I actually give up significant money over 4 years, especially at a school 15 minutes from me??
I have been unluckly in my state school applications, but I'm Still waiting for Stony Brook's decision. I'm also still waiting for Vermont. That is a great school, loved their facilities. It is out of state with zero chance at instate tuiton so I would need $$$ in light of ther school's offers. I'm also on the High Priority Waitlist at Einstein. Being a top 40 school, 167 million NIH funding and thus a top 25 research school, great new research building by the way, and close to me, an acceptance here too will significantly change things.