Mount Sinai vs. Jefferson (SKMC)

[thatguyoverthere]

Hi all, super fortunate to have these options here. I'm leaning Sinai, but I loved Jeff too. Guess this is a good problem to have at least, and wanted to see what other people thought. Thanks!!

Sinai

Pros
-NYC, NYC, NYC
-Close to home (but so is Jeff)
-Lots of friends will be in NYC
-Had a great experience interview day, and really liked all the facilities
-Have heard that it's a very happy and supportive culture here
-CHEAP housing (Aron hall is an absolute steal) and most people will be living together
-Strong name recognition
-Strong research
-Focus is all on med students bc no undergrad

Cons
-Dunno about financial aid yet.
-Have heard of some issues with Sinai as a whole? But not sure how much it would affect med students
-Far from SO (but so is Jeff), but northeast (esp NYC) is where SO wants to be in the future
-Have heard Sinai takes a hit in residency evals due to FlexMed program but not sure if this is true or not
-2 year preclinical (Jeff is similar)

Jeff

Pros
-Beautiful part of Philly
-Close to home (just like Sinai)
-One of my favorite interview days. Students were amazing
-Fantastic in Ortho and Optho
-Like the large class size because it means more diverse group of people to meet and befriend
-Really strong clinical training
-Huge alumni and support network
-Probably the best student culture out of all my schools

Cons
-Dunno about financial aid yet.
-More expensive to live in Center City than Sinai's housing
-Far from SO (just like Sinai)
-Don't really know anyone living in Philly
-Research not as strong as Sinai
-2 year preclinical (Sinai similar)
-Not the biggest fan of Philly but Jeff is in a really good area though

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[alh123456]

Sinai for sure! That difference in ranking + NYC >>>

 

[m1redsox]

It doesn’t sound like there are any real cons for Sinai! Go for NYC!

 

[thatguyoverthere]

Thanks all!

 

[Yhwach]

Sinai is generally considered the stronger program

 

[lalalaaaaaa]

I graduated from Jeff last year. Feel free to DM. I don't know anything about Sinai except it's in NYC. Sound like you're leaning towards Sinai, but for what it's worth:
For Jeff:
- Big class size is definitely a con and pro of Jeff.
- If you want optho or ortho, Jeff is hard to beat.
- Name brand probably in favor of sinai, but not sure it's that big of a bump. Jeff will get you where you want to go if you do well.
- Philly is way cheaper than NYC (even if your housing is cheaper in NYC student housing it might even out with cost of other things, also would you be living in student housing all 4 years?)
- location in Center City is great

 

[elcapitan96]

I don't think you can go wrong with either... I am waitlisted at both lol so thinking about the same things (if accepted). Your decision helps me either way 😀