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I am a CA resident hoping to do residency back in CA. I am not particularly interested in research. I have been out of college for 2 years. I'm unmarried, social and I like doing outdoorsy stuff a lot (and I hope to continue that in the little free time I have in med school). Don't expect to get any scholarships at either school.
I got into EVMS earlier in the season and just got into Albany after a late interview. I am waitlisted at BU, USC and NYMC, but for now I need to decide between Albany and EVMS.
I really liked the feel I got for EVMS when I interviewed there. Seems solid, academically and clinically, and supportive. Students seemed social and happy, although many seemed a bit older/settled than myself. Norfolk seems like a pleasant place to live, if not the most happening.
And really not trying to bash here but I had a really lackluster interview day at Albany. Part of this was because I had to fly in right before the interview and out right after due to my work schedule so I didn't get to interact with any students besides the tour guide (who was very meh about everything). But I also felt like the school really wasn't trying to impress us or give us much information, which made me nervous (I don't know if they just stopped trying because it was the end of the season?). They didn't talk about the clinical years at all (when I asked our student tour guide she said she didn't know - wtf?!). My interviewer was a PhD who knew next to nothing about the med school. And the weather in Albany - eek.
I'm tempted to just go on my gut and choose EVMS, but I really like a lot of the things I've read about Albany --- clinical training, diverse population, super involved faculty --- and don't want to base my decision off of an off interview day. And I don't know if there is a difference between the two when it comes to getting residency in CA. I'm wondering if anyone has a different impression of Albany (or EVMS/Norfolk - especially the clinical training at EVMS) and could give me some insight.
Thanks!!
I got into EVMS earlier in the season and just got into Albany after a late interview. I am waitlisted at BU, USC and NYMC, but for now I need to decide between Albany and EVMS.
I really liked the feel I got for EVMS when I interviewed there. Seems solid, academically and clinically, and supportive. Students seemed social and happy, although many seemed a bit older/settled than myself. Norfolk seems like a pleasant place to live, if not the most happening.
And really not trying to bash here but I had a really lackluster interview day at Albany. Part of this was because I had to fly in right before the interview and out right after due to my work schedule so I didn't get to interact with any students besides the tour guide (who was very meh about everything). But I also felt like the school really wasn't trying to impress us or give us much information, which made me nervous (I don't know if they just stopped trying because it was the end of the season?). They didn't talk about the clinical years at all (when I asked our student tour guide she said she didn't know - wtf?!). My interviewer was a PhD who knew next to nothing about the med school. And the weather in Albany - eek.
I'm tempted to just go on my gut and choose EVMS, but I really like a lot of the things I've read about Albany --- clinical training, diverse population, super involved faculty --- and don't want to base my decision off of an off interview day. And I don't know if there is a difference between the two when it comes to getting residency in CA. I'm wondering if anyone has a different impression of Albany (or EVMS/Norfolk - especially the clinical training at EVMS) and could give me some insight.
Thanks!!