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HELP PLEASE!! Rush Medical College vs. USF Morsani SELECT///// EDIT: Picked Morsani
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Even if it "might" be 10k more expensive per year tuition wise? (Although that gap could close when considering other costs like cars, etc.)
Also thanks for your help!!!!
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Hey, also an accepted student at Rush. Some things to note:
-Grading is P/F but it’s internally ranked so there’s still some pressure there.
-I wouldn’t say Chicago is a con. Tons of research opportunities (especially if you want to go ortho) and Northwestern/Uchicago/UIC are al close by to do research in
-I’ll edit more to this post later tonight when I’m free but I still think I’d go towards Rush in this case
-Grading is P/F but it’s internally ranked so there’s still some pressure there.
-I wouldn’t say Chicago is a con. Tons of research opportunities (especially if you want to go ortho) and Northwestern/Uchicago/UIC are al close by to do research in
-I’ll edit more to this post later tonight when I’m free but I still think I’d go towards Rush in this case
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Whoa! Where did you find this statistic? And where would I find this statistic for other schools?
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As a FL resident, I would personally go to Rush.
Check on a couple pages back in the class specific page for the dumpster fire
Check on a couple pages back in the class specific page for the dumpster fire
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Sorry to be annoying, but I can’t seem to find the thread you’re referencing. Allopathic Class Threads forum in the medical student forums seems to be closed down since last year?
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Hey @TheDilPickle, I'm also trying to decide between USF Select vs. a couple other schools so I was wondering if I could bounce some thoughts off of you (as a potential future classmate!), based on your initial post...
I actually see its high avg. MCAT as a pro also, but was surprised specifically by your phrasing "more competitive"-- wouldn't a more collaborative, rather than competitive, vibe be preferable?
This spooks me as well. The one redeeming factor is that there's no limit to the number of people that can achieve an "A" (Honors) -- i.e. it's not percentile based -- but still, not sure how to feel about this.
P/F for med school strikes me as highly preferable, especially considering the sheer amount of information you have to learn -- students at other (P/F) schools express it as "You don't have to worry about learning all the tiniest details and can focus on getting the important concepts" -- Essentially the whole reasoning behind why Step 1 itself went P/F, IMO.
On that subject though, maybe with Step 1 going P/F, a tiered pre-clinical grading system is more preferable to give us something else to differentiate ourselves with...? (But my issue is that I'm not overly confident I'd be able to get those As! I get the sense being a high-achieving student in undergrad and being a high-achieving student in med school are two entirely different beasts.)
Have your thoughts on this evolved at all?
This also irks me a bit. My friend who graduated the program said along the way, it was annoying to them, but now looking back (M3-M4) they can see how it helped them for their future. However, I've heard it said that one should look for the school that has the least extra crap in your schedule and instead gives you as much free time as possible to study.
I'm not too worried about this personally; LVHN is an outstanding health network and based off my interview weekend in Allentown, I suspect we'd get a great clinical education here.
100% agree. This is one of the major cons for me for USF vs. my other schools. They were consistently the least communicative, the last of any of my schools to send updates, etc. etc. Overall leaves a bad taste in my mouth as to how organized / helpful the admin/advising staff might be, which makes the 14% SOAP a bit more concerning. My other schools offer extremely involved and supportive staff/admin which I'm a little afraid of trading up for this.
That being said, my M4 SELECT friend indicates the disorganization / lack of communication is more the USF Main campus staff (i.e. the CORE side of things) and that the SELECT staff are better...
Edit: "LHVN" corrected to "LVHN"
I actually see its high avg. MCAT as a pro also, but was surprised specifically by your phrasing "more competitive"-- wouldn't a more collaborative, rather than competitive, vibe be preferable?
This spooks me as well. The one redeeming factor is that there's no limit to the number of people that can achieve an "A" (Honors) -- i.e. it's not percentile based -- but still, not sure how to feel about this.
P/F for med school strikes me as highly preferable, especially considering the sheer amount of information you have to learn -- students at other (P/F) schools express it as "You don't have to worry about learning all the tiniest details and can focus on getting the important concepts" -- Essentially the whole reasoning behind why Step 1 itself went P/F, IMO.
On that subject though, maybe with Step 1 going P/F, a tiered pre-clinical grading system is more preferable to give us something else to differentiate ourselves with...? (But my issue is that I'm not overly confident I'd be able to get those As! I get the sense being a high-achieving student in undergrad and being a high-achieving student in med school are two entirely different beasts.)
Have your thoughts on this evolved at all?
This also irks me a bit. My friend who graduated the program said along the way, it was annoying to them, but now looking back (M3-M4) they can see how it helped them for their future. However, I've heard it said that one should look for the school that has the least extra crap in your schedule and instead gives you as much free time as possible to study.
I'm not too worried about this personally; LVHN is an outstanding health network and based off my interview weekend in Allentown, I suspect we'd get a great clinical education here.
100% agree. This is one of the major cons for me for USF vs. my other schools. They were consistently the least communicative, the last of any of my schools to send updates, etc. etc. Overall leaves a bad taste in my mouth as to how organized / helpful the admin/advising staff might be, which makes the 14% SOAP a bit more concerning. My other schools offer extremely involved and supportive staff/admin which I'm a little afraid of trading up for this.
That being said, my M4 SELECT friend indicates the disorganization / lack of communication is more the USF Main campus staff (i.e. the CORE side of things) and that the SELECT staff are better...
Edit: "LHVN" corrected to "LVHN"
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I don't think Morsani should allow incorrigible racists like you into the program, @TheDilPickle. What an awful human being you are
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Pot calling the kettle black.
Weren't you the same person that posted inflammatory and derogatory racial comments/ images to get your probationary status?
