Georgetown vs Drexel

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Hi! I would like everyone's advice about which med school to choose. Currently, the tuition for both schools are relatively similar.

Drexel:
Pros:
  • Close to home
  • Cheaper COL
  • Location is great: diverse patient population
Cons:
  • Research opportunities - many students prefer to go to Penn for research
  • Ranking: it’s lower than Georgetown
  • Clinical rotations are far away
  • No directly affiliated clinical sites
Georgetown:
Pros:
  • Close to long-term partner
  • More research opportunities
  • Has a home hospital
  • Great match list
  • Love DC
Cons:
  • COL is INSANE.
  • Older facilities
  • Internal rankings
 
go to georgetown: your gonna be able to stay with partner and have a better availability of options for specialities. You also seem more excited about it too. The COL is a factor but it is nothing that cannot be reccuperated within a year or two post residency if you put your mind to it. On the other hand, the ability to attend a school with greater research opps + better match list doesn't come around often.