FinancialBagel
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Hey all! I previously made a post debating on the current acceptances I had, and I ultimately selected “Plan to Enroll” for Hopkins. However, I am still on the waitlists for NYU, Cornell, NYU Long Island, Yale, and UPenn. However, the two schools I may seriously consider over Hopkins are NYU and Cornell, only because they are very close to my home and support system.
Hopkins: I will graduate with $0 debt. I may be more stress free at Hopkins than NYU or Cornell because there is no AOA, internal ranking, and most things are P/F. Also, it is Hopkins, which has a bit more prestige in medicine. However, I am a 2.5 hour Amtrak ride from home.
NYU and Cornell: NYU is tuition free, and Cornell is debt free. Since my parents make very little, I assume I would almost graduate debt free as well, so finances are not a huge issue. However, I know for instance NYU has AOA, so I may be more stressed with competition in these two schools. The main positive that makes me consider these two schools is how close they are to my partner, friends, and family (like a 30-40 minute car ride).
However, let me say that my partner and family are supportive no matter where I go. My partner will also be starting graduate school soon, so he will be quite busy. Additionally, it is well past June 1st, which is when I believe most of the waitlist movement happens, so I am having little hope for waitlist movement for NYU and Cornell. I wanted to make sure to say: don’t get me wrong, I’d very much be happy with Hopkins (I mean, it’s Hopkins!). But I am a family-orientated person.
Should I just fully commit to Hopkins? I don’t want to deal with the stress of holding out hope for NYU and Cornell’s waitlists till mid-July. It would be nice to be able to start on my lease, health forms, etc for Hopkins right now rather than waiting till two weeks before school starts.
Also, I may want to do a semi-competitive speciality like anesthesiology, and I would like any edge I could get. Would staying with Hopkins give me an edge, even if in the slightest?
Hopkins: I will graduate with $0 debt. I may be more stress free at Hopkins than NYU or Cornell because there is no AOA, internal ranking, and most things are P/F. Also, it is Hopkins, which has a bit more prestige in medicine. However, I am a 2.5 hour Amtrak ride from home.
NYU and Cornell: NYU is tuition free, and Cornell is debt free. Since my parents make very little, I assume I would almost graduate debt free as well, so finances are not a huge issue. However, I know for instance NYU has AOA, so I may be more stressed with competition in these two schools. The main positive that makes me consider these two schools is how close they are to my partner, friends, and family (like a 30-40 minute car ride).
However, let me say that my partner and family are supportive no matter where I go. My partner will also be starting graduate school soon, so he will be quite busy. Additionally, it is well past June 1st, which is when I believe most of the waitlist movement happens, so I am having little hope for waitlist movement for NYU and Cornell. I wanted to make sure to say: don’t get me wrong, I’d very much be happy with Hopkins (I mean, it’s Hopkins!). But I am a family-orientated person.
Should I just fully commit to Hopkins? I don’t want to deal with the stress of holding out hope for NYU and Cornell’s waitlists till mid-July. It would be nice to be able to start on my lease, health forms, etc for Hopkins right now rather than waiting till two weeks before school starts.
Also, I may want to do a semi-competitive speciality like anesthesiology, and I would like any edge I could get. Would staying with Hopkins give me an edge, even if in the slightest?
