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I'm currently in the amazing and surprising predicament of choosing between two schools, both places I'd consider quite great, and my two top choices between all the schools I interviewed at.
One school is closer to my parents and in the state I've lived in for the last 10 years, and higher ranked. The other school is in New York, where I've wanted to live for the past ten years, lower ranked but still a great school, and is definitely where I'm leaning toward.
I guess what I'm asking is how important are rankings? Aside from rankings the only thing stopping me from declining the one closer to me's acceptance is being close to my parents, but I've been close to them most of college (within 3 hours) and I think they could manage, although they'd be disappointed, if I moved farther away for a time. Also, I will NOT be applying to residencies like derm/opthamology. I'm more interested in public health, so preventative care, ER, or primary care is what I see myself doing, unless I go though a drastic personality makeover in med school.
One school is closer to my parents and in the state I've lived in for the last 10 years, and higher ranked. The other school is in New York, where I've wanted to live for the past ten years, lower ranked but still a great school, and is definitely where I'm leaning toward.
I guess what I'm asking is how important are rankings? Aside from rankings the only thing stopping me from declining the one closer to me's acceptance is being close to my parents, but I've been close to them most of college (within 3 hours) and I think they could manage, although they'd be disappointed, if I moved farther away for a time. Also, I will NOT be applying to residencies like derm/opthamology. I'm more interested in public health, so preventative care, ER, or primary care is what I see myself doing, unless I go though a drastic personality makeover in med school.
