Einstein (full tuition scholarship) vs. Harvard

[redeye2019]

Hi guys, I was almost set on Harvard until I got a full tuition scholarship from Einstein. The option of going to med school for free is very tempting and I am having a hard time to decide between the two now, please help! Thanks a lot

Einstein:

pros

• full tuition scholarship for all 4 years
• proximity to home, family and friends
• seemed like a chill environment with friendly people
• strong likelihood of matching in NYC
• on campus apartments are nice and not really dorm like

cons:

• Its in the Bronx
• Lower ranked than Harvard

Harvard

pros

• REACH scholarship
• It’s Harvard!
• A ton of research opportunities.
• Early clinical exposure.
• P/F for rotations except for the chosen specialty (from what I understood)
• Living in a new city

cons

• might have to take out some loan for tuition (I haven’t gotten my financial award yet)
• No summer break?
• 4 hours away from my family in NYC

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[Lawpy]

Harvard hands down

You can look into other Harvard vs School threads in this forum to know why.

 

[Quantal Reasoning]

Very fast and overwhelming "Harvard".

And I'd agree, lol.

 

[libertyyne]

What do you want to do with your life?
Academic Medicine=> Harvard
Primary care=> Einstein.

 

[puahate]

Harvard

 

[deleted962973]

Hi guys, I was almost set on Harvard until I got a full tuition scholarship from Einstein. The option of going to med school for free is very tempting and I am having a hard time to decide between the two now, please help! Thanks a lot

Einstein:

pros

• full tuition scholarship for all 4 years
• proximity to home, family and friends
• seemed like a chill environment with friendly people
• strong likelihood of matching in NYC
• on campus apartments are nice and not really dorm like

cons:

• Its in the Bronx
• Lower ranked than Harvard

Harvard

pros

• REACH scholarship
• It’s Harvard!
• A ton of research opportunities.
• Early clinical exposure.
• P/F for rotations except for the chosen specialty (from what I understood)
• Living in a new city

cons

• might have to take out some loan for tuition (I haven’t gotten my financial award yet)
• No summer break?
• 4 hours away from my family in NYC

Wait if you got the REACH scholarship don’t they cover everything over your EFC? Go to Harvard!

 

[redeye2019]

Wait if you got the REACH scholarship don’t they cover everything over your EFC? Go to Harvard!

That’s what I’ve heard but not sure because I haven’t gotten my aid package yet

 

[deleted962973]

That’s what I’ve heard but not sure because I haven’t gotten my aid package yet

I was under the impression that the award was given for significant financial need + merit. So I’m sure it’ll be a generous offer.

Update this post once you have it; personally if the COA < or = Einstein, and you have no significant reason you’d want to attend Einstein, I’d pick Harvard. Ik you said Einstein is closer to friends/family but Boston and NYC are about as close as two cities can get, so I’m sure you’ll still be able to see them frequently.

 

[redeye2019]

I was under the impression that the award was given for significant financial need + merit. So I’m sure it’ll be a generous offer.

Update this post once you have it; personally if the COA < or = Einstein, and you have no significant reason you’d want to attend Einstein, I’d pick Harvard. Ik you said Einstein is closer to friends/family but Boston and NYC are about as close as two cities can get, so I’m sure you’ll still be able to see them frequently.

Yup, reach is based on merit and need, I’ll update the post once I find out about my aid, thanks

 

[redeye2019]

What do you want to do with your life?
Academic Medicine=> Harvard
Primary care=> Einstein.

Not sure but maybe somewhere in between

 

[libertyyne]

Not sure but maybe somewhere in between

then it depends on the difference in cost.
@400K difference i would start leaning towards einstein @ 150-200 it would be hard.
@100K i would go towards harvard.

 

[deleted903608]

Harvard is Harvard. But As a current Einstein student, you can still do anything you want here. Our match lists are great. If you have specific questions about the school hit me up. I really love Einstein, but man, Harvard is hard to pass up.

Plus to address some of the pros you put under Harvard: research is also super easy to find at Einstein (first year and I'm already doing research in 2 surgical subspecialties on track to publish in both) and there is also a LOT of early clinical exposure, like I'd say I was at some kind of clinical setting once or twice a week my first year so far.

But the Harvard name really counts for something.

 

[Mynameisnobody]

Easy choice, Harvard

 

[crimson-cat]

REACH students generally get the equivalent of a full-tuition + some between the aid and the scholarship. It's hard to turn down HMS when it's your cheapest option...

 

[redeye2019]

Harvard is Harvard. But As a current Einstein student, you can still do anything you want here. Our match lists are great. If you have specific questions about the school hit me up. I really love Einstein, but man, Harvard is hard to pass up.

Plus to address some of the pros you put under Harvard: research is also super easy to find at Einstein (first year and I'm already doing research in 2 surgical subspecialties on track to publish in both) and there is also a LOT of early clinical exposure, like I'd say I was at some kind of clinical setting once or twice a week my first year so far.

But the Harvard name really counts for something.

Thanks a lot! I’ll pm you with specific questions. Knowing what you know now about Einstein, which school would you pick if you were in my shoes?

 

[FamousLinen]

As long as the difference is 200k or less I'd go Harvard

 

[Wahkoon]

@redeye2019 Have you received your financial aid package from HMS yet? My REACH scholarship is very generous and is greater than cost of tuition. It could very likely be the cheaper option...

 

[redeye2019]

@redeye2019 Have you received your financial aid package from HMS yet? My REACH scholarship is very generous and is greater than cost of tuition. It could very likely be the cheaper option...

Yup I got that and it’s definitely the cheaper one! Are you coming to the revisit?

 

[deleted903608]

Thanks a lot! I’ll pm you with specific questions. Knowing what you know now about Einstein, which school would you pick if you were in my shoes?

Yeah dude, I'd honestly go Harvard. Good luck!

 

[Wahkoon]

Yup I got that and it’s definitely the cheaper one! Are you coming to the revisit?

Then I say definitely Harvard! And yep, I’ll be there... hope to see you there!