UPDATE: Thanks for everyone's help so far. I can't express my appreciation of how thorough and prompt people's replies have been.
I was able to obtain the match lists for Sinai, and it seems they do place decently into pretty much everything. There is definitely a heavy coastal bias to the lists, but I don't know if this is a matching issue or if instead people preferred to stay on the coasts. what do you guys thinkn?
Finances will be a problem: did some more sleuthing and apparently there is very little outside need-based scholarships available, and I'm not sure that Sinai FA is too generous, especially, as people mentioned, for people already committed to attend the school. Though I come from an upper-middle class family, my parents and I decided I would pay my med school tuition, so this most likely means substantial loans. To talk/potentially negotiate about FA, how should I approach the medical school admissions office? Should I just email/call them and ask them how much they are prepared to give me?
First time on SDN! It's been a great resource for me so far.
Recently, I was granted an immense honor: I was accepted into the Flexmed Program at the Icahn School of Medicine. For those unaware, it's essentially an early-assurance program into Icahn School of Medicine. I am extremely honored by my acceptance. I am currently a rising junior.
That said, at the risk of seeming selfish and ungrateful, I do have lingering questions about taking an acceptance at Sinai. Perhaps my biggest concern is that, while originally from the Northeast, I hope to eventually complete a large part of my training and probably live in the Midwest or South, specifically Texas. I am kind of tired of the Northeast and specifically the NYC tristate area where I grew up lol. Would going to Sinai hinder me from applying to more competitive residencies in this area?
A more general question: as of now, I am interested in surgery, specifically ortho, or IM. I know Sinai boasts one of the best IM matches in the nation, but I couldn't seem to find as much on surgery and ortho. Would any students from the area care to comment on how difficult/how much extra hoop jumping it would take to land competitive residencies from Sinai?
My alternative would be to forgo this early offer and continue working hard as a premed, which I am more than willing to do (I think I just naturally choose to push myself) and slowly try to work my way into another med school in another area. I know it is quite possible that I may not have the chance to get into a med school of similar caliber, but I definitely care more about location/specialties offered than just rank. A more general academic background of me: I am at a top 5 university with a near 4.0 in chemical engineering (expected to be around 3.9 prob around graduation due to difficult junior courses) and will probably do reasonably well on the MCAT. My ECs are quite weak, however, with probably more run-of-the-mill volunteering, shadowing, and research activities and nothing that truly pops out to the eye.
I was able to obtain the match lists for Sinai, and it seems they do place decently into pretty much everything. There is definitely a heavy coastal bias to the lists, but I don't know if this is a matching issue or if instead people preferred to stay on the coasts. what do you guys thinkn?
Finances will be a problem: did some more sleuthing and apparently there is very little outside need-based scholarships available, and I'm not sure that Sinai FA is too generous, especially, as people mentioned, for people already committed to attend the school. Though I come from an upper-middle class family, my parents and I decided I would pay my med school tuition, so this most likely means substantial loans. To talk/potentially negotiate about FA, how should I approach the medical school admissions office? Should I just email/call them and ask them how much they are prepared to give me?
First time on SDN! It's been a great resource for me so far.
Recently, I was granted an immense honor: I was accepted into the Flexmed Program at the Icahn School of Medicine. For those unaware, it's essentially an early-assurance program into Icahn School of Medicine. I am extremely honored by my acceptance. I am currently a rising junior.
That said, at the risk of seeming selfish and ungrateful, I do have lingering questions about taking an acceptance at Sinai. Perhaps my biggest concern is that, while originally from the Northeast, I hope to eventually complete a large part of my training and probably live in the Midwest or South, specifically Texas. I am kind of tired of the Northeast and specifically the NYC tristate area where I grew up lol. Would going to Sinai hinder me from applying to more competitive residencies in this area?
A more general question: as of now, I am interested in surgery, specifically ortho, or IM. I know Sinai boasts one of the best IM matches in the nation, but I couldn't seem to find as much on surgery and ortho. Would any students from the area care to comment on how difficult/how much extra hoop jumping it would take to land competitive residencies from Sinai?
My alternative would be to forgo this early offer and continue working hard as a premed, which I am more than willing to do (I think I just naturally choose to push myself) and slowly try to work my way into another med school in another area. I know it is quite possible that I may not have the chance to get into a med school of similar caliber, but I definitely care more about location/specialties offered than just rank. A more general academic background of me: I am at a top 5 university with a near 4.0 in chemical engineering (expected to be around 3.9 prob around graduation due to difficult junior courses) and will probably do reasonably well on the MCAT. My ECs are quite weak, however, with probably more run-of-the-mill volunteering, shadowing, and research activities and nothing that truly pops out to the eye.
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