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Hi Everyone,
This is my first time posting so please bear with me. I was lucky enough to receive acceptances to Loyola Stritch, Wayne State, and U Maryland so I wanted to see if anyone/current students had additional insights before I make my final decision.
I know med school is what you make out of it, but would like to reduce as much stress as possible.
I am a California Resident so cost is roughly the same to me but what really matters is that I have a chance of matching in a competitive specialty, mainly interested in orthopedic surgery but that very well may change. I also want to match back to California.
Also important to me in no particular order:
1. Pass/Fail curriculum (preferably no internal rankings)
2. Research (likely not pursuing a career in this but will be important for residency matching)
3. Home training programs for specialties I’m interested in.
5. Away rotation opportunities (for matching back to Cali)
6. Global health opportunities/diverse patient population
7. Student culture/support
8. Living/convenience
9. NMBE exams
I’ve listed the gist of what I know below, any additional insight would be much appreciated.
U Maryland
Pros and cons: seemingly very supportive culture from interview vibe check, diverse pt population, lots of students do research at Hopkins, great hospitals, but is graded and surrounding environment doesn’t seem great. Unsure if there are internal rankings.
Wayne State
Pros and Cons: great impression from interview, lots of resources, decent match list, P/F preclinical but has internal rankings. A lot of resources and opportunities, built in early research experiences are a plus too. But it seems like a lot of students live far from campus and some people say it’s sink or swim.
Loyola Strich
Pros and Cons: seems very supportive, P/F preclinical, also seems to have internal rankings though. Seems hard to find research. Great clinical training and hospital but some people say the school’s kinda far from everything.
Ultimately I want to go to a school that is most likely to keep more doors open with matching competitively while also not crashing out too badly.
Any tips/insights/advice would be much appreciated!!
This is my first time posting so please bear with me. I was lucky enough to receive acceptances to Loyola Stritch, Wayne State, and U Maryland so I wanted to see if anyone/current students had additional insights before I make my final decision.
I know med school is what you make out of it, but would like to reduce as much stress as possible.
I am a California Resident so cost is roughly the same to me but what really matters is that I have a chance of matching in a competitive specialty, mainly interested in orthopedic surgery but that very well may change. I also want to match back to California.
Also important to me in no particular order:
1. Pass/Fail curriculum (preferably no internal rankings)
2. Research (likely not pursuing a career in this but will be important for residency matching)
3. Home training programs for specialties I’m interested in.
5. Away rotation opportunities (for matching back to Cali)
6. Global health opportunities/diverse patient population
7. Student culture/support
8. Living/convenience
9. NMBE exams
I’ve listed the gist of what I know below, any additional insight would be much appreciated.
U Maryland
Pros and cons: seemingly very supportive culture from interview vibe check, diverse pt population, lots of students do research at Hopkins, great hospitals, but is graded and surrounding environment doesn’t seem great. Unsure if there are internal rankings.
Wayne State
Pros and Cons: great impression from interview, lots of resources, decent match list, P/F preclinical but has internal rankings. A lot of resources and opportunities, built in early research experiences are a plus too. But it seems like a lot of students live far from campus and some people say it’s sink or swim.
Loyola Strich
Pros and Cons: seems very supportive, P/F preclinical, also seems to have internal rankings though. Seems hard to find research. Great clinical training and hospital but some people say the school’s kinda far from everything.
Ultimately I want to go to a school that is most likely to keep more doors open with matching competitively while also not crashing out too badly.
Any tips/insights/advice would be much appreciated!!
