Albert Einstein Vs NJMS

[berntoast]

I am trying to decide between my state school (NJMS) and Albert Einstein. Both are extremely near Family (NJMS is a little closer), and both in my eyes are fairly even programs, so I am having a hard time deciding.

Honestly, I do not care for either school, and was really not excited about either program after interview day, but a med school is a med school. Additionally, with either school I am uprooting my significant other.

Can anyone chime in between the two schools?

NJMS

Pros
Slightly lower COA (I'm a NJ resident)
Student felt down to earth and diverse
Faculty was from the area and seemed to care.

Cons
Living in Newark ( if I want to commute I would have to buy a car)
Not close to any great research institutions, and I want to be in academic medicine

Einstein

Pros
I believe better research opportunities, but really only marginally (This is very important to me, because I want to go into clinical research)
Bigger name (sort of)
More job opportunities living in the city for my significant other
Cons

Higher COA ( only marginal as I would be living on campus and would never need a car)
Living in the Bronx ( I like green space)

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[puahate]

Einstein

 

[FamousLinen]

Einstein because it aligns more with your goals. Also as far as Green space goes, when I visited the Einstein campus had more green space (albeit it not much) than I expected, and is flanked fairly closely to the east and west by pretty large parks, like a mile to the east and two to the west. Research at Einstein seems abundant, can't speak for NJMS though. Also it does appear Einstein is ranked fairly higher

 

[berntoast]

Can anyone else speak for njms?

From a quick survey of the research opportunities at each school I don’t believe either has that high caliber of research opportunities unfortunately. But I’m not really sure. I really would like to hear from someone who know the schools maybe a little better. Einstein May be ranked higher but it’s still not like a “prestigious” institution.

 

[FamousLinen]

Can anyone else speak for njms?

From a quick survey of the research opportunities at each school I don’t believe either has that high caliber of research opportunities unfortunately. But I’m not really sure. I really would like to hear from someone who know the schools maybe a little better. Einstein May be ranked higher but it’s still not like a “prestigious” institution.

Pretty sure one of Einstein's main draws is their research. #7(?) Top funded NIH med school. Just opened a brand new research building across from med school (genetics research focused maybe?). Offer a year off to do research with a stipend. IDK about njms though.

 

[puahate]

Can anyone else speak for njms?

From a quick survey of the research opportunities at each school I don’t believe either has that high caliber of research opportunities unfortunately. But I’m not really sure. I really would like to hear from someone who know the schools maybe a little better. Einstein May be ranked higher but it’s still not like a “prestigious” institution.

Einstein has a lot of research going on. Don't know what you mean. It is way above njms