ECU vs SLU

[KingSoloKing]

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Hey all,

I have luckily been accepted to two schools and am still waiting to hear back from two waitlists. However, I am trying to decide between my two acceptances in the meantime. The most important thing to me is ensuring that I will have all of the opportunities necessary to match into a competitive or surgery-related speciality without hindering myself. As far as I have read, both schools are P/F.

ECU

Pros

1. Cheap COA (60k/yr)
2. Close to family
3. Small class (86)

Cons

1. Primary care focus (I know I want to do something surgical related), less strong of a match list
2. Fewer research opportunities
3. Lower step 1 pass rate from what I have seen online

SLU

Pros

1. Better match list for surgery-related specialities
2. More city/urban, and it's a new area that would be cool to explore
3. Higher step 1 pass rate from what I have seen online

Cons

1. High COA (105k/year)
2. Far away from family
3. Large class (175)

 

[chilly_md]

For how small the class is and their target student profile, a decent number from ECU still match general surgery or OBGYN