Hi everyone,
I consider myself extremely fortunate in that I got into both NYU and VCU. I interviewed at a bunch of other schools and still have UPenn and UNC's interview coming up.
But I'm having a hard time deciding between NYU and VCU. I know I would have more of a friendship support circle in NY, but the cost is so so so much higher. But given my back story (you can find old posts if you're interested), having some friends nearby is important to me. I'm concerned about the testing structure at VCU, but I'm in state so it's dramatically cheaper. VCU is also closer to my family (a 3 hour drive versus a 1.5 hour flight).
What do you all think of the options?
Sorry for not including this earlier, here's my rough pro/con list:
NYU:
- big class sizes (bad for me)
- very expensive, high cost of living
- great city
- great friends, I used to live there
- I perceive I'll have more research opportunities
VCU:
- smaller classes
- very cheap (I'm in state, and Richmond is cheap)
- no friends nearby, but close to family
- seems like heavy emphasis on testing, students looked pretty miserable
I get the feeling that the clinical education at both schools is fairly similar. I've had people who I trust vouch for either school, so that's not been helpful either.
I consider myself extremely fortunate in that I got into both NYU and VCU. I interviewed at a bunch of other schools and still have UPenn and UNC's interview coming up.
But I'm having a hard time deciding between NYU and VCU. I know I would have more of a friendship support circle in NY, but the cost is so so so much higher. But given my back story (you can find old posts if you're interested), having some friends nearby is important to me. I'm concerned about the testing structure at VCU, but I'm in state so it's dramatically cheaper. VCU is also closer to my family (a 3 hour drive versus a 1.5 hour flight).
What do you all think of the options?
Sorry for not including this earlier, here's my rough pro/con list:
NYU:
- big class sizes (bad for me)
- very expensive, high cost of living
- great city
- great friends, I used to live there
- I perceive I'll have more research opportunities
VCU:
- smaller classes
- very cheap (I'm in state, and Richmond is cheap)
- no friends nearby, but close to family
- seems like heavy emphasis on testing, students looked pretty miserable
I get the feeling that the clinical education at both schools is fairly similar. I've had people who I trust vouch for either school, so that's not been helpful either.
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