Hello all! So, since I know that lots of Case students check this thread regularly, I thought that it would be nice to get some input on an important decision: NYU vs Case. I got pulled off the waitlist at NYU just yesterday, hence the post-May 15th decision drama.
I love NYC and I am more used to the lecture style format of NYU. HOWEVER, I am not sure how lecture format stacks up to the self-study format that reigns at Case. Which is better in the long run? Is the extra work involved in self-study and exploration worth the time in your opinion?
The other issue is that NYU is slightly less expensive than Case (~7000).
Any thoughts on the pros and cons of each? And if I missed a thread comparing the two, please direct me there =)
Really, really would appreciate any thoughts! If you don't want to spam the list, feel free to PM me.
Hmm! I don't actually know anything about NYU. However, if you're worried about coming to Case and being in the dark about what it is you're supposed to learn and how to go about doing it, you'll be relieved to know that things aren't like that at all. But since it doesn't look like that was your main concern, I'll move on.
😀 I think the extra work is totally worth it, in that it forces you to internalize concepts and to know them to such depth (ideally), that you could teach your classmates about it, which is more or less what we do in our case inquiry groups (IQ). Personally, that works out better in the long run as it is a more active form of learning than sitting in a lecture hall and absorbing by passive diffusion (which is what I hope no one sitting in a lecture hall does, but that's what I end up doing if I'm not terribly entertained by the speaker--terrible habit, really). It also forces you to improve your study skills and be more effective in seeking out and utilizing available resources (your future patients won't come with textbooks, but our IQ cases do come with a few suggested resources to get you going).
As to NYU, what is their grading policy like? We're pure pass/fail for the first two years, which goes a long way toward sedating your inner gunner in addition to giving you free afternoons (8am-12pm with Thursday's off!) that you could spend studying, relaxing, or getting lots of clinical experience in any of the local hospitals, as there isn't competition from other medical schools.
As to your free, not-going-to-study time, New York City certainly has a ton to offer you. People seem to really hate on Cleveland (despite having never been here), but so far, it seems that you get out of Cleveland what you put in. That is to say, if you look for ways to do the things you like to do, you will find them in Cleveland, but only if you look for them. They're probably not going to jump out of a dark alleyway and bite you in the face.
If you need anything else, let me know.
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Uh...anyway...moving on...I was talking about how I WASN'T posting in other threads that you may or may not have posted in too...by which I mean, we DIDN'T post in...
why are you on the 2nd page? 
