I have been blessed to be accepted to both of these great schools, which makes the decision difficult. With the April 31st deadline of only holding 1 A coming soon, I need to choose between these two soon. I appreciate any guidance/advice/opinions!
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Similarities
- OOS for both: Both are 9+ hours car trip from home.
- Base Tuition is ~70k for both. No scholarship received.
- Both locations are very cold… not ideal. I do like outdoor activities, and a medium sized city is nice.
- No student rankings.
- Both have solid hospital systems for med students.
- Both seem to have a good reputation of a collaborative/friendly culture.
- Friday exam schedule with weekends off.
- Both unranked by USNWR, though Reddit residency program director scores place Creighton noticeably higher.
- Early clinical exposure at both schools.
- Both schools do not have the most home residency programs.
Pros:
- More established, reputable school. The match list looks stronger (though I am not the best judge of that)
- Ingrained with the undergraduate campus, so I would be able to also use their facilities. Multiple school gym centers also within half a mile of the medical school – I am big on personal fitness.
- More home residency programs: Family Med, General Surg, Internal Med, Neurology, OBGYN, Pathology, Psychiatry, Diagnostic Radiology, Urology
- H/P/F system… but only top 10% gets H.
- Catholic influence on curriculum, which I do not have a background in, but open-minded.
- Less research funding.
Pros:
- Decompressed curriculum with a week off every 5 weeks.
- True P/F first two years… but goes to H/HP/P/F in last two.
- Interview day was nice. Definitely got the vibe that wellness was prioritized here and faculty served that goal as well. Faculty has an open-door policy.
- New school, established in 2012. Potentially weaker research and residency connections that could require a research year for high-end residencies.
- Not many home residency programs: Emergency Med, Family Med, Pathology, Internal Med, OBGYN, Ortho Surg
- More in-person lecture requirements each week.
- Decompressed curriculum also means no large breaks during the summer.
- Few miles from the undergraduate campus – less walkable facilities to use.