Einstein vs Pitt

[unsuccessful_applicant]

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Hi everyone, I am hoping for some help deciding between Pitt and Einstein. I am also on the waitlist for Hopkins and UPenn which makes things a little more complicated, but please give any and all opinions.

Pitt
Pros

• Top tier clinical training and name recognition
• Strong in EM (preferred specialty)
• Love their cirriculum (flex weeks are so cool)
• Already have connections and experience in Pitt and at UPMC, I went to undergrad close by

Cons

• Very little scholarship (10k per year)
• Kind of looking for a change of scenery? Pitt is a very mid city

Einstein
Pros

• Close to NYC - i have some friends who live in the city and i think i could reasonably hangout with them and sleep at their places on the weekend so i could spend time in Manhattan
• Free!
• Seems like Einstein is really on the up lately, might be gaining prestige
• Strong enough EM exposure

Cons

• Not as prestigious as Pitt
• I've heard mixed reviews of administration and curriculum, especially for M3 M4

If anyone is a student at Einstein, can I please DM you?

 

[Basalganglia4life]

I say take the free education and run

 

[Mr.Smile12]

What will your anticipated debt be (and how much with private loans) for each option?

 

[unsuccessful_applicant]

What will your anticipated debt be (and how much with private loans) for each option?

Thanks for your comment. I have about 30k debt from undergrad. Einstein has said full CoA is about 35 per year which would leave me with ~170 debt total - no private loans only Stafford / federal unsubsidized. Pitt is about 55 tuition after scholarship + 30 per year living which would mean 370 debt total with 140 being private loans.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Thanks for your comment. I have about 30k debt from undergrad. Einstein has said full CoA is about 35 per year which would leave me with ~170 debt total - no private loans only Stafford / federal unsubsidized. Pitt is about 55 tuition after scholarship + 30 per year living which would mean 370 debt total with 140 being private loans.

Well, any option that helps you avoid private loans is a better choice.

 

[riv_jordan]

If Pitt would require private loans, then the answer is clear. Go to Einstein

 

[medapp25xy123]

Echoing what everyone else said, the more I read about private loans the more terrible they seem. Einstein is such a great school and you should RUN with the no private loan option. Congrats!

Edit: And change your username. You're one of the few who made it out of this year without private loans haha VERY successful applicant!