Einstein vs. Miami MD/MPH

[secretnerd]

Hey guys, I have a really difficult decision to make and I'd appreciate any input/advice. The cost of attendance is about the same and many other factors such as diversity of patient population, happiness of students, P/F

Einstein pros:
Close to my family (only 15 min drive)
A little more prestigious

Cons:
cold weather (I've been living in Miami the past 5 years so I'm not used to it anymore but I'll survive)
MPH degree would be in the 4th year breaking up my clinical years and make a total of 5 years of school

Miami pros:
Nice weather
MPH is in the summers so only 4 years of school rather than 5
Clinical rotations start in the second year of school rather than the third year

cons:
having to fly to see my family and probably not often since my summers will be in miami for the MPH portion

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[IMGASMD]

Miami. You’ve been there for five. If you didn’t miss your family much during that time, you won’t have time to miss them in med school. (Harsh, I know.)

If money is no different, I’d pick somewhere that will get me out faster. I don’t know specific ranking for either school, but I don’t think they’re THAT different to make my decision base on that.

Lastly, where do you want to end up? That may play a part in your decision.

Good luck.

 

[secretnerd]

Miami. You’ve been there for five. If you didn’t miss your family much during that time, you won’t have time to miss them in med school. (Harsh, I know.)

If money is no different, I’d pick somewhere that will get me out faster. I don’t know specific ranking for either school, but I don’t think they’re THAT different to make my decision base on that.

Lastly, where do you want to end up? That may play a part in your decision.

Good luck.

Thank you for your response. I feel like Miami is the right choice because 4 years is better than 5 years but my family always pulls me back to Einstein because they have missed me since I've been in Miami. I also have no idea where I want to end up which makes it tough lol I'm a very flexible person which is sometimes a bad thing

 

[IMGASMD]

Med school will be tough, certainly better with a good support system. If you have some friends in FL, it may be good enough.
4 is always better than 5; but it also means if you want something more competitive than your middle of the road speciality, it can be tougher.

You’re in a good position with either, need some good soul searching.

 

[secretnerd]

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[Icebird]

Might be slight bias since I will be going to Miami but I would easily pick it still over Einstein had I been accepted to both.


MPH is online this summer so you won’t have to come early and the only other required summer for MPH is end of year 3 for capstone project presentation.

The match list has set a trend of being disgustingly good for the past few years.

Opportunity cost of saving the 1 year comes down to approximately 200k + depending on specialty along with paying off accumulating interest earlier

 

[openguard]

I agree with the previous comments, the cost of an extra year is probably not worth it. Save your money. Just my 2 cents.