Help w/ Rank List

[pcg1001]

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Considering the following ranking for programs...

1. northwestern
2. pittsburgh
3. Cornell
4. UTSW
5. Wash U St Louis
6. Columbia
7. Mayo
8. Stanford
9. Uchicago
10. Rush
11. Cleveland Clinic

is this ranking stupid because im ranking low on "prestige"?
im looking for a residency with good lifestyle/education, so/so on research.
Looking for big-cities as well with good ethnic variety
Planning to either do neurohospitalist/stroke/NCC/epilepsy in a community hospital setting

 

[chessodoc]

Considering the following ranking for programs...

1. northwestern
2. pittsburgh
3. Cornell
4. UTSW
5. Wash U St Louis
6. Columbia
7. Mayo
8. Stanford
9. Uchicago
10. Rush
11. Cleveland Clinic

is this ranking stupid because im ranking low on "prestige"?
im looking for a residency with good lifestyle/education, so/so on research.
Looking for big-cities as well with good ethnic variety
Planning to either do neurohospitalist/stroke/NCC/epilepsy in a community hospital setting

Wow! Why are you ranking Columbia, Mayo and CC so low! Awesome choices btw.

Also, Pitt number 2! Would love to hear your thoughts on it!

 

[typhoonegator]

These programs are all good enough that worrying too much about prestige isn't going to have that big of an impact. For a standard resident coming out of any of them, people are going to know you went to a good program. Plus the top couple of picks have great stroke pedigree, although UPMC doesn't yet have a neuroICU staffed by neurointensivists (should by the time you are a resident).