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[bettercallsaulgoodman]

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[showkayaker]

I would say Cornell is a no brainer if you get off the WL. If you don’t mind being away from your family and SO - Brown, if you would rather be close to your support system and can handle the M-F in person, Hofstra.

 

[theoceanman]

Brown, then Hofstra in terms of pros and cons so far.

If you get off the WL, then go for Cornell!

 

[ginsengreset]

Echoing what others here say about Cornell. Easily worth another potential $50-100k in debt I would say, especially if you're interested in competitive specialties.

The lack of a home hospital at Brown is a pretty big red flag to me, because clinical sites and rotations are probably going to be the biggest things in your memory when you look back on your med school experience as a graduating MS4 or resident. Having a residency program at that home base hospital/health system is also probably the single biggest thing that will give you some peace of mind during the residency application process. I'd try to get in contact with some MS3s/4s at Brown and ask about their experiences and compare them with Hofstra.

Disclaimer that I'm very familiar with one of the schools (lol) but don't know too much about Brown. I might be just speaking from a perspective of ignorance but the stuff I've heard about Brown basically is along the lines of how their medical school is surprisingly mediocre compared to their undergrad reputation, and how the Brown PLME BS/MD program is a trap compared to the ones at Pitt or Northwestern (using their undergrad reputation to leverage promising premeds into commiting to their somewhat less stellar medical school). Obviously, this is a rather ivory tower-ish perspective and all 3 of these medical schools are great in the grand scheme of things, but this is just what I've heard.

 

[fructose312]

Go to Cornell 100% if you get off the waitlist.

I would actually pick Brown over Hofstra. It's been established for much longer, people match very well, and the volunteering/clinical outreach opportunities from what I've heard are outstanding. I don't think the lack of a home hospital is an issue -- the northeast is so dense that Brown has excellent connections all over in Boston & NYC. I would not necessarily be super concerned about the support system/SO situation given what you've mentioned & the expectations you have set with your SO.

The huge con about Hofstra I wouldn't want to deal with is mandatory class M-F AND reverse classroom. Many med schools are trying to get very fancy and hold students "accountable" to learning in a certain way that doesn't necessarily even help them in the long run or prepare them for boards. The extra cost at Brown is worth paying for to have an easier day-to-day lifestyle navigating the medical school curriculum & setting yourself up more in an established program imo.

 

[Lithium Carbonate]

Brown. S’all good, man.

 

[Dwan]

Brown has a primary home hospital - Rhode Island Hospital, which has all the residency specialties and is walkable half a mile from the medical school. It just doesn't have Brown in the name, similar to BWH for Harvard, etc.