Fortunately, I am accepted to both Rush and Einstein. I am trying to decide which school would be a better fit. Does anyone have any strong arguments for either of the schools? Thanks.
Einstein vs. Rush
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I cant really say anything about Einstein, but I am a Rush student I absolutely love it. For you its really going to come down to what sort of atmosphere you are looking for in a school, the curriculum, your third year rotations and where you would feel more comfortable living. I dont know what your situation is, so I hope you can elaborate. The little I can say is that Chicago is a great city, I prefer it over NYC because the people are exceptionally friendly, its cleaner and cost of living is much cheaper= less debt. As for Rush, the same can be said. The students here are very happy and well adjusted, our faculty is out of this world helpful, we have to opportunity to volunteer and gain clinical experience very early on and so far there has been time to go out and have fun. As an added bonus, the new hospital is set to be completed in early 2012 so as a 2013 student, you would have the opportunity to enjoy the new state of the art facilities. Did you get a chance to go to second look for either of these schools, if so, what was your opinion?
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I'd say that Einstein tends to have the better 'brand name', and I've heard that they have a very diverse and socially active class, which would appeal to me. I've only seen Rush because it basically shares a medical campus with UIC, and the area is great, with a lot of major hospitals nearby. Both Chicago and NYC are expensive, although NYC more so, but I'm guessing overall finances will be comparable since they're both private.
My vote would be with Einstein.
My vote would be with Einstein.
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Fairly comparable. I would guess that Einstein would probably give you an edge if you plan on residency in the northeast, particularly NYC. Rush might be better if you plan to stay in Chicago long term, or at least for residency.
Hard to answer your question without more info about what you want to do with your career. Also, which school gave you a better "vibe"? Which school offered you better financial aid?
Hard to answer your question without more info about what you want to do with your career. Also, which school gave you a better "vibe"? Which school offered you better financial aid?
I am originally from Chicago. However, I completed my undergrad and have worked in NYC for the past 5 years. In terms of the cities, I think I will ultimately want to leave New York and move back to the midwest. My concerns with Rush pertain to the revised curriculum. It appears that they are moving towards a block curriculum and the class of 2013 will experience a transitionary/hybrid block schedule for the preclinical years. I really felt comfortable and a good vibe at both schools- both are great programs. I liked that Rush's class size is smaller (127 compared to 180). Einstein's Library was relatively small for the size of the class and many students travel to Fordham to study. Since I am currently living in New York the move is a bit easier to the Bronx. Regarding financial aid, both are comparable. Student housing at Einstein is super cheap ($375 a month). Surprisingly, it will be more expensive to move back to Chicago. However, if I move back to Chicago, I do have the comforts of home and family. I guess I am getting a bit over particular, but I keep on going back and forth between the two.
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My concerns with Rush pertain to the revised curriculum. It appears that they are moving towards a block curriculum and the class of 2013 will experience a transitionary/hybrid block schedule for the preclinical years.
I dont know too much about the new curriculum but I do know that they took quite a bit of input from current students in regard to what they wanted to see changed. From what I heard, it sounds great and a lot more streamlined than our current curriculum which has been very lecture intensive. If anything, I'm rather jealous because I would rather have learned physicianship up front (they are moving it to be intensive in the first month before academic classes start up) and then getting out of class at noon would be great because you have more time to study and more importantly get involved in volunteering and physician shadowing at your own pace, which was something I had to work around my first quarter. I would take the changes as significantly more positive over the negatives of growing pains. it will still be the same great teachers and knowledge base.
I dont know too much about the new curriculum but I do know that they took quite a bit of input from current students in regard to what they wanted to see changed. From what I heard, it sounds great and a lot more streamlined than our current curriculum which has been very lecture intensive. If anything, I'm rather jealous because I would rather have learned physicianship up front (they are moving it to be intensive in the first month before academic classes start up) and then getting out of class at noon would be great because you have more time to study and more importantly get involved in volunteering and physician shadowing at your own pace, which was something I had to work around my first quarter. I would take the changes as significantly more positive over the negatives of growing pains. it will still be the same great teachers and knowledge base.
