Quick question. With a 3.63 cGPA, significant upward trend, and an mcat yet to be written (hopefully high). Some heavy research and volunteering. Which would you choose for a 2 year gap period ?
A) a 1.5 year master of science in human biology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland (ranked 25ish worldwide for biological research) - this is mostly course based but has a big thesis component so has research.
B) a 1 year master of biomedical science at rutgers university in the US (similar ranking) which is an smp and has okay promises to high performing grads for entry to their med school - this is purely course based I believe.
I know the smp kind of sounds better for a career in medicine but I just really wanna go to Switzerland lol. And I also heard smp benefits those with a low gpa most. So what would you choose if you were accepted to both?
P.S. swiss tuition is pretty much free but living expenses add up to 40k a year. Rutgers is 30k in tuition. Oh and I'm canadian.
Thank you.
A) a 1.5 year master of science in human biology at the University of Zurich in Switzerland (ranked 25ish worldwide for biological research) - this is mostly course based but has a big thesis component so has research.
B) a 1 year master of biomedical science at rutgers university in the US (similar ranking) which is an smp and has okay promises to high performing grads for entry to their med school - this is purely course based I believe.
I know the smp kind of sounds better for a career in medicine but I just really wanna go to Switzerland lol. And I also heard smp benefits those with a low gpa most. So what would you choose if you were accepted to both?
P.S. swiss tuition is pretty much free but living expenses add up to 40k a year. Rutgers is 30k in tuition. Oh and I'm canadian.
Thank you.