Miami is lots of fun. I can't comment on einstein because I really know nothing about the school, but I can throw in my two cents for UM.
The education is good. There are better schools out there in terms of preparing you for step 1, but I believe overall the foundation is solid here for the preclinical years. There are a good number of strong, quality professors and the layout for study is by organ systems. The clinicals are, however, where miami shines. There have been lots of threads discussing this and I don't have time to go into major details (do a search) right now. But the truth is, at Miami you get to do and see LOTS of stuff, from the get-go. You will start learning clinical skills (vitals, history taking) within the first few weeks. You will see your first patient around the 4th-5th week of classes. Lots of schools don't let you see real patients until third year (they use standardized patients 1st and 2nd year) and are highly limited in what they allow you to do. Not the case here. I am currently wrapping up first year (3 weeks of classes to go) and I am truly amazed at how much I have learned. After these three weeks we are being tested on clinical skills, and by now we are expected to be able to do a full standard physical on a new patient, take history (HPI), write up a progress (SOAP) note, take vitals, take blood, etc. The full deal. By now I have already seen well over 100 patients, easily. Very few schools immerse their first year students this much.
As for the city itself, living here is a blast. The weather is great year-round (although I wish it were a little colder during winter...) and the environment is great. There is so much to do in your free time. The nightlife is awesome and if going out is your thing, you cannot do better with the beach, clubs, bars, restaurants, etc. you name it, galore. My classmates are really laid back and we all get along really well...the school lacks that competitive cut-throat atmosphere present at so many other places. After every exam the class parties and goes out to have fun. There is a work-hard, play hard philosophy at work. We get premier treatment at some of south beach beach's hottest venues...a nice plus. I don't know about flashing the id around (that may be a little dorky) but I can say that medical students are very well liked at said venues
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I apologize this is a rambling, disorganized monologue with ideas kind of mixed together, but I just wanted to touch on some of the points that I really like about my school. In the end I had to choose between miami, UF and washU, and I decided to stay here. It's a great mix of good people (classmates), solid basic sciences years 1 and 2, amazing clinicals all throughout the four years and lots of fun things to do between exams.
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