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How crucial is the long-distance problem? Google Maps shows that it's about an hour and half drive which isn't bad at all so I wouldn't assume necessarily that your relatoinship is going to be strained! I am in a similar situation with a similar distance and we're doing absolutely fine! The age of the building's doesn't have much bearing as long as they have the material conducive for learning (i.e good sim centers ect). Is there a difference in grading system? Cost? Location of hospitals for year 3/4?
are you an OSU alum?That's a tough one haha. I would pick OSU>UC because of prestige, plus better access to residency. The gunner thing isn't something you'll avoid completely and I'm sure you'd be able to find a group of friends that aren't like that. The only complication is the s/o. At this point, if the deposits have been paid, just try gathering more info and go to their second look days!
I just want to throw in that as a OSU buckeye, you'll have access to the RPAC which is one of the biggest/best student rec centers in the world. And it's not that far from the medical building. I also feel like the medical school building is beautiful inside, so I don't know what you feel like is the downside to "old buildings".
Lastly, while you may have heard differently, I didn't get a competitive vibe from the OSU students at all. It's hard to imagine that there isn't at least some with the scholarship but I felt like the students were more cooler, friendly, and (should I say?) normal than any other school I've been too.
Bottom line, I vote OSU because your cons for them I just don't seem to agree with. I can't give much opinion on UC because I haven't been there. Also, it would be one thing if you were going off to college away from your high school sweetheart, but I think a 90 min distance for two med students is totally doable. You're both going to be focused so much on your education and career during the week and 90 min is no barrier to seeing each other every weekend. FaceTime/Skype works wonders for situations like these for our generation as well. As an anecdote, I had a similar situation early in college which I feel turned out to be a blessing. My girlfriend moved almost 2 hours away to go school but we still saw each other almost every week. Meanwhile, I was able to focus a lot more on school and my other priorities while still maintaining a healthy relationship that lasted almost 3 years. (Ended from completely other reasons and on good terms).
But hey, n=1 here. Take it how you want.
I'm not familiar with UC's curriculum but I liked most of what I heard about OSU's. They really sold it on interview day but the only reservation I had for it came from a unique opportunity I had to talk to some students after the interview. While they certainly all seemed very happy to be at the school, one girl said to me "let me be honest with you, you might hate anatomy".Thanks a lot for your input, I really appreciate it! I do agree that I could find a niche of friends at either place. With your interviews, did you feel OSU had the "best" curriculum? I have heard time and time again that all students will learn the same thing but I did think OSU offered more opportunities to have multiple faculty members to go to.
I am an OSU alum so the buckeye pride factor is pretty strong in my head so I am trying to get some outside perspectives lol