NYMC vs NJMS

[ocean1]

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Hi. I am trying to chose between these two schools and would appreciate your help. I am NJ resident.

 

[OncoCaP]

Hi. I am trying to chose between these two schools and would appreciate your help. I am NJ resident.

So, do you have a slight preference one way or the other? What factors have you considered?

 

[ocean1]

NJMS pros:
Close to home, big hospital, good clinical experience, my state school.

NYMC pros:
Good facilities, board score of 225 is good.

I checked match lists for both schools and they looked similar.

 

[powerful_squib]

I'm an Nj resident and been one all of my life. It all depends on if you want to stay here for another 4 years... or at least that is how I look at it 😀. But I'm going to be applying to both schools as well and I really want to get out of state but it depends on what school you think you would feel more comfortable in since they are similar. But good luck. Just try to picture yourself on both campuses. That's what I did when I picked my undergrad and I went with Rutgers (NB), so it all depends on how you feel about each school.

 

[OncoCaP]

NJMS pros:
Close to home, big hospital, good clinical experience, my state school.

NYMC pros:
Good facilities, board score of 225 is good.

I checked match lists for both schools and they looked similar.

Did you talk to several students at each school when you interviewed? Were you able to identify what they liked or did not like about each school -- were these things you identified with? Would you like having people like them as your classmates? Any huge preference on where to live? Is your state school going to be much less expensive (less loans for you to pay off)?

 

[ocean1]

I did not interview at NYMC yet. NJ school is less expensive since it is my state school.

 

[OncoCaP]

I did not interview at NYMC yet. NJ school is less expensive since it is my state school.

So, are you trying to decide whether to apply to NYMC or whether to go ahead and accept an offer from NJ rather than wait for NYMC? I guess the stage of your application / admission process makes a huge difference in terms of how much you need to narrow down your choices.

 

[ocean1]

Yes. And I am looking for information regarding both schools and how they compare.

 

[OncoCaP]

Yes. And I am looking for information regarding both schools and how they compare.

Here is a quick comparison based on information from US News & World Report. I recommend a subscription to that service ... it wasn't always 100% accurate, but it was helpful and pointed me in the right direction when I wanted to compare schools. Is this the information you wanted or do you want something else?

Medical school comparison results

School New York Medical College (NY) UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School (NJ)
Public/Private Private Public
Size 765 700
U.S. News research rank N/A N/A
U.S. News primary care rank N/A N/A
Location
City/State Valhalla, NY Newark, NJ
Distance from home (miles) 36 0
Admissions
Acceptance rate 10.5% 10.1%
In-state/Out-of-state acceptance rate 16.6% / 8.9% 31.4% / 3.2%
Number of applicants 7,073 4,057
Applicants interviewed 1394 751
Number accepted 743 415
Number enrolled 186 170
Average undergraduate GPA 3.5 3.51
MCAT
Overall average composite 10 9.8
Verbal reasoning 9.5 9.6
Physical sciences 10.2 9.8
Biological sciences 10.5 10.1
Average MCAT writing Q O
Academics
Faculty-to-student ratio 1.6 1.1
Graduates entering primary care specialties* 45.4% 37%
Graduates accepting in-state residencies (2004 and 2005) 42.5% 31%
Cost
Private tuition $37,200 N/A
Public in-state tuition N/A $21,390
Public out-of-state tuition N/A $33,472
Required fees $3,076 $2,942
Room/board and misc. expenses $17,326 $11,140
Financial Aid
Students receiving loans 90% 82%
Students receiving grants/scholarships 14% 35%
Average indebtedness (2004) $163,000 $103,118
Student Body
Percent male/female 50.3% / 49.6% 51.4% / 48.5%
Percent minority 44.0% 58.1%

Sources: U.S. News and the schools. Unless noted, data refers to 2005 admissions and the 2005-2006 academic year. N/A indicates that the school did not report data to U.S. News, or the information is not applicable to the school, such as in-state or out-of-state tuition for private schools.
* Percent of 2003, 2004, 2005 graduates entering primary care specialties (family practice, general pediatrics, general internal medicine).

 

[MadHopsMD]

Hi. I am trying to chose between these two schools and would appreciate your help. I am NJ resident.

NYMC is not good enough school to forgo the cost savings of going to a state school...

 

[crazy_cavalier]

This looks like a no-brainer.


NJMS.

 

[OncoCaP]

What concerns me in a case similar to this one is the person who only applies to their one state school and then doesn't get in. Early in the application process, I would make sure I had several options and applied to several schools (e.g., 8+) no matter how exactly they compared to each other (although some sensible process for chosing the schools to apply to is obviously needed). Once I had actual offers to compare, then I would worry about which school was better. If I didn't even have an interview at a particular school, no comparison would be required.

 

[Cirrus83]

I'd visit both, and if one didn't very strongly stick out as way better than another, go with the cheaper one.

Stats wise it's basically a tie here.

Anyways wish I even had one friggin' interview invite.

 

[Robizzle]

Percent male/female 50.3% / 49.6% 51.4% / 48.5%

Damn, both schools even tie with having 0.1% of students from neither sex.

 

[ocean1]

Thank you so much for all your replies and help. I truly appreciate it.

 

[RAD11]

I'd go with the cheaper one. Since you're a NJ resident, go with NJMS.