i'm curious to see how y'all (especially people already in med school) feel about this. what are the advantages/disadvantages of going to a med school that's closely tied to the rest of its university, like harvard, BU, or penn (to use schools on my list)? what about schools that are more stand-alone, like mt. sinai (or cornell, whose uni is far away)? sorry, i'm doing a terrible job right now thinking of examples but hopefully the question is clear. opinions? does it matter at all? i'm mostly curious about resources available and lifestyle during school.
better to go to a med school associated with a university?
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I can speak to the pros and cons of being at a med school whose associated undergrad is just across a 2-lane road.
I really like having the undergrad right there! Some examples...
Granted, some of these things I listed may apply to some medical schools that do not have an undergrad.
I really like having the undergrad right there! Some examples...
- Every Tuesday, the undergrad campus has a farmer's market with lots of yummy food.
- The undergrad has a pretty sweet student center with lots of food options and facilities you can rent for meetings and parties.
- You can take classes on the undergrad campus, from ceramics to dance to neurobiology.
- There are multiple gyms that you can choose from, and I love the aerobics and other classes that they offer.
- There is a movie theater that shows recent movies for very cheap.
- Discounted tickets for theme parks, museums, etc.
Granted, some of these things I listed may apply to some medical schools that do not have an undergrad.
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Harvard's med school is pretty far from the undergrad campus, BU's isn't super close either. A lot of med schools, even if they are in the same city as their undergrads, are going to be pretty isolated from them. You're not going to have an enormous amount of interaction with the undergrads in an academic setting... socially, that's a different story 😍
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This is a very interesting question. I hope others will share their opinions.
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Yeah, I agree with all these, though I never knew you could take undergrad classes?!?
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A lot of schools let you audit or sit in on classes. The undergrad classes don't show up on your transcript though, it's just a for-fun-only thing.
I go to a school that specializes in health professions.
Pros: Everything is medicine based so you are learning all the time. Even when you aren't trying to.
Cons: I miss having a rival.
Pro/con depending on how you look at it. The average person hasn't heard of my med school because it doesn't have a well-known undergrad. It's good to me because I like being relatively "normal," but some people love the notoriety that comes with saying they went to *Popular School X*.
Pros: Everything is medicine based so you are learning all the time. Even when you aren't trying to.
Cons: I miss having a rival.
Pro/con depending on how you look at it. The average person hasn't heard of my med school because it doesn't have a well-known undergrad. It's good to me because I like being relatively "normal," but some people love the notoriety that comes with saying they went to *Popular School X*.
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Undergrad campus classes can count towards our elective requirement. I think classes like cancer bio journal club count in their entirety, but only 1 unit of elective credit can come from "Underwater Basketweaving" (yes, we do offer that).
for realsies?!? i always thought this was the ultimate urban legend of college classes! i'm so jealous. you should TOTALLY take it, just to say that you did. i'd love to see the syllabus for that one...
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Underwater Basketweaving Workshop
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(actually, if it's a workshop, probably no unit credit 🙁)
