Ohio State vs. Cincinnati

[themitochondriapowerhouse]

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Hi all, I have been lucky to receive multiple med school acceptances and have narrowed down my decision to either Ohio State or Cincinnati. I am currently interested in pursuing ENT but am open to other specialties. I believe both schools have a 1.5 year preclinical. I think I would prefer to attend OSU, but am trying to determine if it is worth the extra $160K.

Ohio State College of Medicine - Tuition ~$160K

Pros

• ~T30
• Hometown - close to family / friends.
• True P/F pre-clinical, no rankings except for scholarship purposes
• Very nice facilities
• Unique ultrasound program
• Early clinical exposure starting in M1
• Strong match list
• Ohio State seems to be more well known
• Very familiar with the school in general
• Columbus is a livelier city

Cons

• No scholarship / aid received
• In-house exams, rumors of a switch to NBME soon
• Columbus cost of living slightly higher than Cincinnati
• Have heard mixed reviews about the LSI curriculum
• Slightly lower step 1 scores before it went pass / fail

University of Cincinnati College of Medicine - Full Tuition Scholarship

Pros

• Full tuition scholarship
• Mix of in-house and NBME exams
• Match list seems to be on-par with Ohio State
• Slightly lower cost of living
• Students seem to be more relaxed at Cincinnati
• Cincinnati Childrens is great but don't think I am interested in peds
• Slightly smaller class size (not sure if this is a pro?)

Cons

• Ranked lower than Ohio State (not sure of exact ranking ~T40)
• Bi-weekly quizzes on Mondays
• P/F but ranked into quartiles
  • 10% M1, 20% M2, 70% M3+M4
• Facilities are more outdated
• Further away from friends and family
• Cincinnati not as nice of a city

 

[hydroflaskhomie]

I think these schools are not different enough to justify $160k unless you have lots of family support, go to Cincinnati.