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Hi guys, i don't mean to inundate this place with any more "help me choose a school" threads, but i have some concerns...
I've been accepted at U of Wisconsin (IS) with a 10K/year scholarship. I love Madison and the people there (family and friends in the area) and while UW is not the most highly regarded school in the world, it is a solid school and i feel that it would certainly give me a great education.
The problem is that I was recently accepted to Penn, which was my favorite school after interviews. i got a great vibe from the place, and just had that gut feeling of it being a good match. Do the better academics and my gut feeling outweigh the huge price tag (more than twice what i would pay at wisconsin)? I don't know--i need to do some soul searching in the next few weeks.
What i would really like to know is how much difference in residency placements the name of the individual school makes. I was looking at last year's match list from Wisconsin, and was underwhelmed. I realize that i am completely uninformed with regard to the quality of different residency programs and such, but they haven't put anyone into neurosurgery or plastics in the past few years. On the other hand, Penn is, well, Penn--great residencies for most. I am just wondering how much of a disadvantage i would be at for obtaining a competitive residency placement if i choose wisconsin over Penn, assuming equal academic performance and board scores at both schools....thoughts?
Any thoughts on Wisconsin vs. Penn in general?
Thanks!
I've been accepted at U of Wisconsin (IS) with a 10K/year scholarship. I love Madison and the people there (family and friends in the area) and while UW is not the most highly regarded school in the world, it is a solid school and i feel that it would certainly give me a great education.
The problem is that I was recently accepted to Penn, which was my favorite school after interviews. i got a great vibe from the place, and just had that gut feeling of it being a good match. Do the better academics and my gut feeling outweigh the huge price tag (more than twice what i would pay at wisconsin)? I don't know--i need to do some soul searching in the next few weeks.
What i would really like to know is how much difference in residency placements the name of the individual school makes. I was looking at last year's match list from Wisconsin, and was underwhelmed. I realize that i am completely uninformed with regard to the quality of different residency programs and such, but they haven't put anyone into neurosurgery or plastics in the past few years. On the other hand, Penn is, well, Penn--great residencies for most. I am just wondering how much of a disadvantage i would be at for obtaining a competitive residency placement if i choose wisconsin over Penn, assuming equal academic performance and board scores at both schools....thoughts?
Any thoughts on Wisconsin vs. Penn in general?
Thanks!