MCG vs. UT Southwestern

[gazpacha]

Any input is welcome

Medical College of Georgia
Pros:
-full tuition scholarship
-closer to home (albeit not a huge priority for me)
Cons:
-not as well known
-2nd preclinical year is graded
-Augusta isn’t the most interesting place

UT Southwestern
Pros:
-more resources
-Dallas seems like a cool place to live
-better curriculum IMO, for example only 1.5 years preclinical which is all P/F
-sizeable spanish speaking patient population (bettering my medical Spanish is important to me)
Cons:
-more expensive, ~90k in tuition for all 4 yrs, though my parents would cover living expenses and a good chunk of the tuition (my guess is at least half but we haven’t had the conversation yet)

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[DBC03]

Wow, UTSW is only $90k more and your parents are willing to cover living expenses - I’d say it’s worth taking that much out in loans to go there. Even better if parents pay half. That’s still half the price of your average undergraduate education these days. Don’t feel bad for going for UTSW.


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[Willy38]

UTSW all the way

 

[gazpacha]

UTSW all the way

UTSW all the way

Care to elaborate haha?

 

[Willy38]

Care to elaborate haha?

Dallas, better school with better residency programs which means better letters. Depends on what you want to go into, but if you are at all interested in competitive specialties then UTSW will help you more come match time.

I've spent time in Augusta, its not fun haha

If you are dead set on primary care and money is a huge factor then I would understand MCG more but UTSW really seems like the move here.

 

[Entadus]

If your debt would be under $100,00k, I think it would be totally reasonable to go to UTSW. (And this is coming from a fanatically debt-averse person). I've never visited Dallas but I've heard it's a pretty exciting place, and the reputation of UTSW is a big deal.

Going to MCG would mean being completely debt free, though, which is a pretty tempting consideration. You would have a LOT of freedom relative to your peers.

I don't think you can go wrong either way!

 

[DokterMom]

UTSW is a top school with all of the benefits that entails. You will receive a better education with better resources, better connections, and better prospects for better residencies. That's worth it even if your parents were not helping --

Congratulations and welcome to Texas!