Loyola vs. Rush

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Loyola Stritch


Pros

• Beautiful facilities
• Cheaper COL in burbs
• Seemed more organized overall
• Students seem to have great access to clinicians early on

Cons

• Not in Chicago, in a suburb
• More expensive overall COA (~30-40k over the four years)
• Prosected cadaver lab
• Traditional curriculum (think I would prefer systems-based more)

Neutral

• No mandatory lecture attendance, although they still have mandatory PBL

Rush Medical College


Pros

• Location (in medical district and closer to Loop)
• Access to Cook County Hospital for rotations
• Systems-based curriculum
• Slightly cheaper tuition
• Full dissection cadaver lab

Cons

• More expensive COL in the city
• Lots of reorganization in the university (although this may be for the better)

Neutral

• Mandatory flipped classroom, although I can see benefit in breaking down cases with classmates, I am still undecided if this is for me. I would have flexibility to learn material how I want and just make sure I am able to contribute to small group sessions.
• Medical school facilities are only decent, but they are apparently renovating the academic center, adding 8,000 square feet. This is scheduled to be complete by matriculation.

Summary

Both schools are very evenly matched in my opinion. I feel like I could flip a coin and go either way and be happy and successful. I am mostly looking for other perspectives to make sure I am not missing anything. Financial aid packages and second look days will be pretty influential here.