MCV vs. VCU, which should I go to?!?!?

[funkymunkytoes]

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First, let me say that I'm so thankful to be accepted to more than one U.S. allopathic school (please....). I was accepted to both VCU and MCV, and I just don't know which one I should go to! I mean, they're both great schools, they're both in Richmond, both have great USMLE1 prep, etc. etc. etc. Their curricula are very similar so that makes the decision that much more difficult! My heart says MCV but my brain says VCU! Has anyone else been in the same predicament? If so, what are your thoughts?!!??! 🙂🙂😳🙂🙁😱😕😡😉


(in case you didn't catch it, this is a parody againts School A vs. School B threads)

 

[ChubbyChaser]

damn...good one

 

[Bacchus]

This thread is pointless. But, I will say this. The reason these threads are made is because people want outside opinions. Big decisions require research and part of that research is talking to others. Grow up.

 

[Gut Shot]

MCV, definitely. Nobody has even heard of VCU.

 

[drizzt3117]

VCU has a better match list, and essentially the same cost 😀

 

[Chuck's Right Foot]

Would've been funnier on 4/1

 

[chad5871]

The funny thing is that the idea for this thread also popped into my head about 3 days ago.

 

[AdmiralChz]

Hilarious - bravo funky!

 

[chemnerd89]

You got me for a second...well done!

 

[funkydrmonkey]

At first, I thought you mistakenly put VCU instead of UVA...

2nd, I liked MCV more... it is more medical college sounding...

 

[flip26]

In VA, physicians and the general public still refer to it as MCV.

 

[Bacchus]

I would agree with this. An advisor of mine worked at VCU for some time and when I told her I applied to VCU she asked me, why not MCV? Or something like that...

 

[nka1985]

In VA, physicians and the general public still refer to it as MCV.

So true. When we see patients at our preceptor we're supposed to say something like "Hi Mr. X, my name is (insert here) and I'm a second year medical student at VCU" but I quickly had to switch that and say MCV because so many people got confused by it.

 

[flip26]

So true. When we see patients at our preceptor we're supposed to say something like "Hi Mr. X, my name is (insert here) and I'm a second year medical student at VCU" but I quickly had to switch that and say MCV because so many people got confused by it.

I live in Virginia, and I shadowed a doc the other day, and he was wearing a neck brace. I asked what happened, and he explained he had had spinal surgery. I asked if he had it done nearby at UVa, and he said, "no, I went to MCV."

 

[RoadRunner17]

Awesome.

Personally I don't think its that necessary to have to post a school comparison thread if you've been paying attention at the interview, doing your research and going to the second looks. Also, how are us anonymous posters going to know what YOU want in your school that you will be attending for the next four years of your life?

I find that in most of these threads, the advice inevitably ends up being much like this summarized version:

OP: HELP!!111 I'm choosing between School X and School Y and School Z, but I can't decide! Can someone help me compare these schools? What would you do!!?

Poster 1: Go to school X, it is in a better location and you'll be happier.

Poster 2: No, Go to school Y, it's cheaper.

flip26: Go to the cheapest school. You'd be stupid not to with the bleak outlook regarding student lending and post-graduate salaries.

Poster 2: Actually, wait for the financial aid packages and go with whichever school is cheaper.

Poster 3: Just go to the second look and then decide.

Poster 4: Go to School Z because their matchlist is the most impressive.

Law2Doc: (copy and paste his usual response about seeing the last 5 minutes of a movie and trying to figure out what happened)

Poster 1: Are you guys serious? School Y and School Z are in crappy locations while School X is in the bestest location ever.

Poster 5: Current med student who extols the virtues of School Z, subtly trashing School X and Y.

Poster 6: Some resident who tells the OP to choose the cheapest school, shaking his/her head at the "idealism" and "ignorance" of pre-meds who are illogically chasing "prestige".

That's all you really need to know, ahead of time, so you won't even need to waste the time making a school comparison thread. Just picture yourself as the OP and let the thread roll along as it is above, and you've got your thread.

 

[AdmiralChz]

Awesome.

Personally I don't think its that necessary to have to post a school comparison thread if you've been paying attention at the interview, doing your research and going to the second looks. Also, how are us anonymous posters going to know what YOU want in your school that you will be attending for the next four years of your life?

I find that in most of these threads, the advice inevitably ends up being much like this summarized version:

OP: HELP!!111 I'm choosing between School X and School Y and School Z, but I can't decide! Can someone help me compare these schools? What would you do!!?

Poster 1: Go to school X, it is in a better location and you'll be happier.

Poster 2: No, Go to school Y, it's cheaper.

flip26: Go to the cheapest school. You'd be stupid not to with the bleak outlook regarding student lending and post-graduate salaries.

Poster 2: Actually, wait for the financial aid packages and go with whichever school is cheaper.

Poster 3: Just go to the second look and then decide.

Poster 4: Go to School Z because their matchlist is the most impressive.

Law2Doc: (copy and paste his usual response about seeing the last 5 minutes of a movie and trying to figure out what happened)

Poster 1: Are you guys serious? School Y and School Z are in crappy locations while School X is in the bestest location ever.

Poster 5: Current med student who extols the virtues of School Z, subtly trashing School X and Y.

Poster 6: Some resident who tells the OP to choose the cheapest school, shaking his/her head at the "idealism" and "ignorance" of pre-meds who are illogically chasing "prestige".

That's all you really need to know, ahead of time, so you won't even need to waste the time making a school comparison thread. Just picture yourself as the OP and let the thread roll along as it is above, and you've got your thread.

This deserves a ! Too true!

 

[funkymunkytoes]

Awesome.

Personally I don't think its that necessary to have to post a school comparison thread if you've been paying attention at the interview, doing your research and going to the second looks. Also, how are us anonymous posters going to know what YOU want in your school that you will be attending for the next four years of your life?

I find that in most of these threads, the advice inevitably ends up being much like this summarized version:

OP: HELP!!111 I'm choosing between School X and School Y and School Z, but I can't decide! Can someone help me compare these schools? What would you do!!?

Poster 1: Go to school X, it is in a better location and you'll be happier.

Poster 2: No, Go to school Y, it's cheaper.

flip26: Go to the cheapest school. You'd be stupid not to with the bleak outlook regarding student lending and post-graduate salaries.

Poster 2: Actually, wait for the financial aid packages and go with whichever school is cheaper.

Poster 3: Just go to the second look and then decide.

Poster 4: Go to School Z because their matchlist is the most impressive.

Law2Doc: (copy and paste his usual response about seeing the last 5 minutes of a movie and trying to figure out what happened)

Poster 1: Are you guys serious? School Y and School Z are in crappy locations while School X is in the bestest location ever.

Poster 5: Current med student who extols the virtues of School Z, subtly trashing School X and Y.

Poster 6: Some resident who tells the OP to choose the cheapest school, shaking his/her head at the "idealism" and "ignorance" of pre-meds who are illogically chasing "prestige".

That's all you really need to know, ahead of time, so you won't even need to waste the time making a school comparison thread. Just picture yourself as the OP and let the thread roll along as it is above, and you've got your thread.

You summed it up perfectly!👍👍👍

 

[Ariadne]

This deserves a ! Too true!

I see your and raise you a: 😆

 

[Bryson17]

I asked my friend who is actually going to VCU next year if they had renamed the school or what the whole deal was. We're both VA residents. He told me that it's actually still called MCV. Don't know if I quite believe that b/c their website never mentions MCV.

Maybe he really didn't get into VCU? Actually, no, I trust him. I know he's going there, I just think it's funny that a future student doesn't even call it VCU.

 

[chad5871]

I asked my friend who is actually going to VCU next year if they had renamed the school or what the whole deal was. We're both VA residents. He told me that it's actually still called MCV. Don't know if I quite believe that b/c their website never mentions MCV.

Maybe he really didn't get into VCU? Actually, no, I trust him. I know he's going there, I just think it's funny that a future student doesn't even call it VCU.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medical_College_of_Virginia#VCU.2FMCV_naming_controversy

 

[funkymunkytoes]

Withdrew from both VCU and MCV today.

 

[francisco84]

This is the best topic ever!

Who would what to go to VCU (est. 1968) when they could go to MCV (est. 1838)? Seriously, the VAST majority of people who attend the medical school or have any sort of vested interest in the medical school would rather it be called MCV. But now we have an identity crisis. Anyone who has been aware of the school's existence longer than 10 years knows it as MCV, but now I don't know what to call my school. I seem to always pick the wrong name and people wonder why I didn't go to the other one. Give us our damn school back.