Mayo (AZ, 45k) vs Baylor (prematch)

[misanthropeGalore]

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Mayo (AZ) + 45k scholarship:

-Pros: prestige? (not sure if newness of campus diminishes its' prestige a bit), individualized attention cause small class, apparently med students are graduating with 20-30 pubs which is insane(ly good)

-Con: far away from home in Houston, not sure if their match list for ortho is the greatest and my heart is set on ortho pretty much

TBH I'm genuinely not sure how to evaluate match lists. They don't seem to be matching great places in ortho but I do seem some nice places for other competitive specialties like derm, plastic surgery, or urology. Here's the match lists for mayo in previous years, for your reference:

Residency Match Day 2020 by the numbers - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

In 2020 medical students from Mayo Clinic Alix School of...

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Residency Match Day 2021 By the Numbers - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

Arizona campus 38 matches 42% matched within Mayo Clinic Graduate...

alumniassociation.mayo.edu

Residency Match Day 2022 by the numbers — Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

Where is the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine class...

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Residency Match Day 2023 by the numbers — Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

98 students in the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine...

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Residency Match Day 2024 by the numbers — Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine - Mayo Clinic Alumni Association

97 students in the Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine...

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I'm also not sure how to evaluate Mayo's prestige. If it was Mayo (RN), it would be an obvious choice but the Arizona campus is kinda new.

Baylor:

-Pros: lots of family connections in Texas to orthopedics, closer to home (1 hr away), matches places in Texas

-Con: could end up in Temple but unlikely since I prematched, slightly more expensive (by 7k each year) cause no scholarship

Which one should I choose? I really just want to pick the most prestigious one and also the one most likely to get me into a brand name orthopedic residency.

 

[chilly_md]

Between these, it's really on you whether you match ortho or not as opposed to the name of the school. You have basically no cons for Baylor.

 

[cbum]

Go to Mayo, it’s cheaper and boasts a better match list but you will match Ortho at either institution if you put in the work

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Write out your cost of attendance differences. How much of a difference are we talking about? I would see if Baylor matches the difference if they come out more expensive than Mayo with your scholarship.

 

[misanthropeGalore]

Write out your cost of attendance differences. How much of a difference are we talking about? I would see if Baylor matches the difference if they come out more expensive than Mayo with your scholarship.

It's approximately 7k per year difference

 

[Mr.Smile12]

It's approximately 7k per year difference

Okay. So Mayo's matching and going under the usual IS tuition calculation, though they don't know it's Baylor that took you (because it's not allowed until after matriculation). If your heart is on Baylor, it doesn't hurt to ask, but bring the numbers. Congratulations!

 

[pdidd3]

i would go to baylor, IMO TMC has more resources to match ortho than Mayo AZ. If you are gonna try to work with people at Mayo MN from Mayo AZ then you might as well work with anyone across the country from Baylor.

disclosure: I'm on the Mayo MN waitlist