Thanks in advance for those who read/respond to this! 
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Advice on choosing a Postbac Program (UPenn vs. NYU)
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In terms of Penn, I and others have addressed each one of your questions in the Penn thread.
The only one that hasn't been fully elaborated on is: Value
cost of living - NYC > Philly.... but if you are currently living in NYC then you know this as NYC is almost > anywhere
MCAT prep/discounts - Penn offers a course through them but its a joke, and should not be considered when deciding between schools. You'll need a prep course
TBH, your whole post is "do my HW for me" - as i mentioned, these have all been answered in the Penn thread. I can't answer for the NYU program as I haven't read all those threads. I also think you should factor HES back into the equation in terms of quality and cost - if you don't want to live in Boston then thats a diff story.
The only one that hasn't been fully elaborated on is: Value
cost of living - NYC > Philly.... but if you are currently living in NYC then you know this as NYC is almost > anywhere
MCAT prep/discounts - Penn offers a course through them but its a joke, and should not be considered when deciding between schools. You'll need a prep course
TBH, your whole post is "do my HW for me" - as i mentioned, these have all been answered in the Penn thread. I can't answer for the NYU program as I haven't read all those threads. I also think you should factor HES back into the equation in terms of quality and cost - if you don't want to live in Boston then thats a diff story.
Thanks for the feedback robflanker. Again, sorry if it seems I'm asking redundant questions but I've tried to do as much research and pre-reading before posting anything here.
I've already read the entire UPenn thread (if you're talking about the one here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=598323) and browsed all publicly available information on NYU's program in SDN. Short of PMing each individual person who I know went to each program (which I could do, if that's better forum etiquette than posting a "Help Me" thread), I've tried to look up as much stuff as I could on my own.
I don't want this to seem like a "wah, help me - do my homework for me won't you" post and wanted to be as considerate of other people's time as possible while still getting my questions answered, so I hope people out there understand. I'm looking to ideally get a comparative POV, maybe firsthand experience or things heard through the grapevine, or even if there's a difference in how it would be looked at from a medical adcom perspective. Anything that helps me decide relatively if one program is better/more worth it than the others. That said, thanks again for all those who take the time to read and especially respond.
I've already read the entire UPenn thread (if you're talking about the one here: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=598323) and browsed all publicly available information on NYU's program in SDN. Short of PMing each individual person who I know went to each program (which I could do, if that's better forum etiquette than posting a "Help Me" thread), I've tried to look up as much stuff as I could on my own.
I don't want this to seem like a "wah, help me - do my homework for me won't you" post and wanted to be as considerate of other people's time as possible while still getting my questions answered, so I hope people out there understand. I'm looking to ideally get a comparative POV, maybe firsthand experience or things heard through the grapevine, or even if there's a difference in how it would be looked at from a medical adcom perspective. Anything that helps me decide relatively if one program is better/more worth it than the others. That said, thanks again for all those who take the time to read and especially respond.
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As I went to UPenn for postbac, any of my experiences count as first hand - and i've discussed at length almost everything you asked about. So, I don't understand how you can ask some of the Qs you asked if you read the entire thread. I mean advising and how crappy it is at UPenn post bac has been beaten to death.
Thanks, I'm familiar with your posts about the bad advising/poor MCAT prep (but sweet gym!) you saw at UPenn and how you achieved success, DIY-style (congrats!). I appreciate your first-hand input, and am looking for additional feedback from others like yourself, especially on the NYU side. Unfortunately I haven't been able to find too much about that program here or on OldPremeds/Google, but I've spoken to their advisors and perused their website plenty.
