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With all of my current accepts, I am definitely leaning towards Georgetown. The one school I am waiting to hear back from is WashU. I realize at this point it is more likely a waitlist than an outright accept. So, if I am accepted to WashU at some point, I could definitely use some outside opinions on where I should go.
Georgetown
Pros:
Pros:
One last note: I put very little weight on U.S. News rankings.
Georgetown
Pros:
- I really like the Jesuit approach to education and the cura personalis approach of the medical school
- location - love D.C.
- professional goals: I intend to complete my MD/MPH; Georgetown has a partnership with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School (arguably the best public health school in the world)
- I would most definitely do the Social Justice or Public Health track
- clinicals start in the spring of M2
- I'll have a better "feel" for the institution as I will be at Second Look
- NIH nearby
- away from friends/family
- bigger class size
- 200k+ debt
- have a longer surgical rotation than others; I don't think I'll end up in surgery but definitely don't see it as a negative
- rotations are at several different locations
Pros:
- money is not issue for research, going abroad, etc.
- smaller class size
- location - close to home, love St. Louis
- ~100k debt
- research powerhouse
- if I'm accepted from waitlist, will most likely have missed Second Look to get the better "feel"
- it's my understanding that the MPH program is relatively new; however, they do offer a concentration in public policy which is what I am interest in
- most rotations are at Barnes
- I like the traditional approach to education, but it is for 2 years rather than 1.5
One last note: I put very little weight on U.S. News rankings.
