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NSU vs. NYIT (Both DO)
NSU (Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Pros:
NYIT (New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury, NY)
Pros
Blessed to have options, but am really torn here. Quality of life is important to me, but so is reaching my end goal. Thanks for any input!
NSU (Nova Southeastern University - Fort Lauderdale, FL)
Pros:
- Close to home (mom can bring me food!)
- Familiar to me, grew up in the area, I know people there (though not necessarily friends with those people)
- Off campus housing is abundant
- Rotations are around the area, can easily drive to
- Sunny, though not a fan of the heat
- Infrastructure, cleanliness
- Meh match list
- I've heard curriculum is brutal (moreso than other med schools)
- Random mandatory things (rural rotation, others I'm unaware of)... this con doesn't really bother me
NYIT (New York Institute of Technology - Old Westbury, NY)
Pros
- I want to end up in the Northeast; they seem to have great connections
- Pretty great match list, especially for the field I want to go into
- I love NY and the Northeast - the weather, food, culture, people
- Proximity to NYC (after exams woo)
- Rotations in hospitals I potentially may want to match at
- Cost of living is absurd, though I would make it work
- I've heard NYIT is more of a commuter school = less camaraderie. I really want a community, make friends.
- Rotations are potentially scattered around NYC and commute time seems ridiculous (are they? someone please enlighten me)
Blessed to have options, but am really torn here. Quality of life is important to me, but so is reaching my end goal. Thanks for any input!