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Re CWRU: I think the VR anatomy is in addition to cadavers. Pitt/Cleveland very similar in my experience, cut from the same early 1900's industrial mold. CWRU has cleveland clinic for clinical stuff which is a bonus I think. Pitt has CMU there if you want to do any world class bioinformatic/computer stuff.
 
I've spent time in both cities. I think Pittsburgh is better place to live. The city has been revitalized more in recent years and also kind of revolves around higher education / medical field with Carnegie Mellon as noted above. Not as familiar with Cleveland. If it were me, I'd choose Pitt. Both are great options though. Congrats!
 
Cleveland is not a very nice city, and for surgical options also I would pick Pitt.
 
Are these really all the pros and cons you have? If so, you're in a great position but it also makes it more difficult to recommend anything lol. Personally, I don't think Pitt will provide you any boost compared to Case. And if you want prestige, Case will give a boost for Cleveland Clinic.

Since you don't seem to have a strong personal preference, I vote for Case. They care a ton about education and have always been leaders in medical education (even during Flexner report days, when he was going in on almost every med school lol).

I'm pretty sure their VR anatomy supplements cadaver-based anatomy, but my *personal* opinion is that anatomy lab is not that useful anyway...esp considering how many structural changes are caused by formalin/formaldehyde fixation (others mau disagree, not here to debate anybody on the usefulness of anatomy lab lol). VR allows you to get a 3D view of how non-diseased, unfixed anatomy looks.

Lastly, their admission team is truly awesome and I'm sure that reflects in the student experience.

You cannot go wrong no matter which school you choose. Good luck!
 
Essay exams do not sound fun. If there aren’t any additional pros and cons, I would choose Pitt.

I agree with the above that the VR anatomy is not really a con if it is is supplementing, and most students probably wish they had prosections instead of dissections anyways.
 
If you like rankings, you can look at Niche. Pittsburgh is definitely a nicer place for young professionals than Cleveland. Weather is about even though snow accumulation is minimal in Pittsburgh and huge due to lake effect in Cleveland. I’ve lived in Pittsburgh and that was when it was much less of a tech and medical booming place. I’ve stayed in Cleveland quite recently and found it not really appealing and not offering the same kinds of nice neighborhoods around the campus or equivalent cultural experiences for the most part, though I have less experience with Cleveland than with Pittsburgh.
Surgically, it would depend on what area of surgery you are interested in. Technically, the Cleveland clinic ranks higher than Pittsburgh for general surgery, but not by much. Everything else has Pitt higher up, if you’re looking at Doximity Residency Navigator. But outside of ranking systems, the fact is that as a med student you’re not going to be in Cleveland clinic all that much, you’re going to be in the other hospitals. Whereas your exposure at Pitt to all their hospital system, which is enormous, provides absolutely incredible experience, both in medical school and residency. Both will be fantastic training I’m sure. Ideally you should visit both so you can decide for yourself.
 
I love seeing responses to comments in these types of posts, because that's when the preferences really start to come out. Based on how you've responded, it's clear that you actually do have a preference (even though you may not realize it), and that preference is Pitt. I change my vote to Pitt.
 
I have never visited Cleveland. I stayed in Pitt area for 3 weeks once for CCEMTP training- phenomenal area both in the city and the outskirts. Essay exams? Bit of a red flag right there unless there's a good reason why I shouldn't be. Unless you get a better financial package to CWRU between now and end of month, I'd vote Pitt too.
 
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