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Help!
Background:
-Attended college in Boston and have been living here since I graduated in 2016.
-I completed an SMP at Tufts (and so I'm about 100k in debt already).
-Will be moving with my SO.
-I have a strong interest in pediatrics (hospital-based), possibly OBGYN, and urban medicine.
Tufts
PROS
-More "prestigious" school/better name recognition. One of my main concerns is that Tufts is considered the more "elite" school. Would I be silly for turning down a Tufts acceptance for Miami?
-I like, trust, and have a good rapport with the faculty
-Lots of friends in Boston!
-Only a car or train ride away from my hometown in NY
CONS
-At $97K COA, Tufts is more expensive than Miami
-Expensive cost of living
-Would be living in a neighborhood I'm not particularly jazzed about
-Weather
-Kind of sick of Boston
-Doesn't seem to have the best work/life balance
-Research opportunities aren't great (an interviewer told me this)
-Have to travel to hospitals all around the Boston area for rotations
University of Miami Miller
PROS
-$83K COA ... ~15K Cheaper than Tufts, which will add up to be about a $65K after 4 years. Remember I already have 100K in loans from my master's.
-Slightly cheaper cost of living than Boston, would be able to get a much nicer apartment in a much nicer area
-Amazing clinical opportunities (better than Tufts, IMO)
-Awesome research (better than Tufts, IMO)
-Seems like at least 90% of rotations are on the medical campus
-Better work/life balance
-Love the city, culture, and weather (sick of freezing my a** off in Boston)
-My brother lives there now, Dad did his residency there
-The adventure!
CONS
-Not as highly regarded, especially because I plan on doing my residency in the Northeast
-Don't know anybody but my brother and my SO (who is moving with me)
-Culture shock
-I don't like flying
Background:
-Attended college in Boston and have been living here since I graduated in 2016.
-I completed an SMP at Tufts (and so I'm about 100k in debt already).
-Will be moving with my SO.
-I have a strong interest in pediatrics (hospital-based), possibly OBGYN, and urban medicine.
Tufts
PROS
-More "prestigious" school/better name recognition. One of my main concerns is that Tufts is considered the more "elite" school. Would I be silly for turning down a Tufts acceptance for Miami?
-I like, trust, and have a good rapport with the faculty
-Lots of friends in Boston!
-Only a car or train ride away from my hometown in NY
CONS
-At $97K COA, Tufts is more expensive than Miami
-Expensive cost of living
-Would be living in a neighborhood I'm not particularly jazzed about
-Weather
-Kind of sick of Boston
-Doesn't seem to have the best work/life balance
-Research opportunities aren't great (an interviewer told me this)
-Have to travel to hospitals all around the Boston area for rotations
University of Miami Miller
PROS
-$83K COA ... ~15K Cheaper than Tufts, which will add up to be about a $65K after 4 years. Remember I already have 100K in loans from my master's.
-Slightly cheaper cost of living than Boston, would be able to get a much nicer apartment in a much nicer area
-Amazing clinical opportunities (better than Tufts, IMO)
-Awesome research (better than Tufts, IMO)
-Seems like at least 90% of rotations are on the medical campus
-Better work/life balance
-Love the city, culture, and weather (sick of freezing my a** off in Boston)
-My brother lives there now, Dad did his residency there
-The adventure!
CONS
-Not as highly regarded, especially because I plan on doing my residency in the Northeast
-Don't know anybody but my brother and my SO (who is moving with me)
-Culture shock
-I don't like flying
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