Basalganglia4life
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Ok so I am accepted to both Creighton Phx and Quinnipiac. I recently got off Quinnipiac's wl and am still waiting for aid. I am a bit of an older student that is married and planning on having a kid soon. That being said I am not planning on matching competitively and looking for a specialty with good work life balance. My wife also can work remotely and makes enough to cover cost of living. I am WL-ed for a whole bunch of other schools that I would probably chose over either Creighton for Netter (UCD, UCLA, UCR, Dartmouth, Mayo (MN), Rush), but I am mentally convincing myself those are Rs until proven otherwise 😂 between these two choices I am leaning Creighton but depending if Quinnipiac gives me aid I would definitely consider it. Please let me know if I am missing anything or should consider anything
Creighton Pros:
-Phoenix is a more vibrant and active city than Hamden
-closer to my wife's family in LA (5 hour drive)
-wouldnt need a car preclinical years
-has 9 affiliated residency programs
-brand new building in midtown Phx
-roation sites for clinical years are maximum of a 20 min drive
-2 level 1 trauma centers and a pediatric hospital as rotation sites
-went to admitted students day and the students were super nice and welcoming
cons
- ~74k in tuition per year (after insurance and various fees)
-hot AF in Phx
-While Phoenix is decent diverse and progressive AZ in general isn't
-H/P/F curriculum and not true pass fail
-has AOA
Quinnipiac Pros
-Small class size (~95 students)
-True P/f in preclinical and no AOA
-MeSH program sound like it could give me great early clinical experience
-4 year scholarly project required and facility is invested in helping you build up research
- Born up in CT, love the seasons and is slightly more progressive than AZ
- closer to my family in NJ and NC
cons
- ~66k per year in tuition and fees
- would need a car starting in preclinical for MeSH program
- No home hospital and rotation sites are a fair bit away ~40 min drive
- Hamden is a little isolated (although close-ish to New York and Boston)
Creighton Pros:
-Phoenix is a more vibrant and active city than Hamden
-closer to my wife's family in LA (5 hour drive)
-wouldnt need a car preclinical years
-has 9 affiliated residency programs
-brand new building in midtown Phx
-roation sites for clinical years are maximum of a 20 min drive
-2 level 1 trauma centers and a pediatric hospital as rotation sites
-went to admitted students day and the students were super nice and welcoming
cons
- ~74k in tuition per year (after insurance and various fees)
-hot AF in Phx
-While Phoenix is decent diverse and progressive AZ in general isn't
-H/P/F curriculum and not true pass fail
-has AOA
Quinnipiac Pros
-Small class size (~95 students)
-True P/f in preclinical and no AOA
-MeSH program sound like it could give me great early clinical experience
-4 year scholarly project required and facility is invested in helping you build up research
- Born up in CT, love the seasons and is slightly more progressive than AZ
- closer to my family in NJ and NC
cons
- ~66k per year in tuition and fees
- would need a car starting in preclinical for MeSH program
- No home hospital and rotation sites are a fair bit away ~40 min drive
- Hamden is a little isolated (although close-ish to New York and Boston)
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