Hi there! I would love the opportunity to chat with you regarding UWSOM vs WSU Elson S. Floyd SOM. I have interviewed at both schools and am still waiting for a decision, but I can't help having all of the pro's and con's of each school swimming in my mind. I feel that I had a strong interview at each school, and have been thinking hard about which school I would pick. Any advice?
Hey, I'm really glad I made the decision to stay with UWSOM. But I really think it can depend on your situation.
Here are some reasons why I wanted to go to WSU
really like the small class=more attention/support, new school could have exciting new beginnings, esp. how Dr. T sold the school on second look (he's so cool), not close to family (pros&cons), didn't seem like there were protest bs happening, I liked the LIC idea and actually was thinking about practicing in my future site, thought spokane would be a quiet & nice place to settle a bit to focus on studying, etc.
Here are some reasons why I stayed with UWSOM
#1 reason: UWSOM students are known for their clinical experiences to residencies (which I heard balances out with our ****ty step 1 scores), lots of ppl around me saying picking WSU is a dumb dumb decision bc of UW's name(don't let this get to you, seriously weigh your options and situation), was kind of into the WWAMI thing (but I don't think I'm into practicing in the WAMI states), close to family(pros&cons), I'm POC so spokane might've not been the best option for me compared to seattle, etc.
Definitely go to both second looks to see how you fit in with your potential classmates too.
You can always go back to last year's thread to read how some of my classmates helped me decide.
I'm also going to
@mavric1298 bc they were superb in helping me too. But they might be busy with step.
Feel free to @ me or PM for more
Best of luck in everyone's rest of cycle