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Hi all! I recently was accepted off the waitlist at OUWB (Oakland University William Beaumont), and also currently hold an acceptance at EVMS (Eastern Virginia). Perhaps I should have prepared earlier to make this decision, but I have to make one soon. I am pretty torn between the two schools, as they are similarly ranked, have similar tuitions, and I'll have to move across the country anyways. Any comments/thoughts from all of you would help! Please feel free to mention any pros/cons for each school if you are aware of any that I missed.
My long-term goals are to match back to CA for residency, although I have no idea what specialty I want to go into yet. I am interested in somewhat competitive specialties like anesthesiology or EM.
EVMS
Pros:
- community-focused, lot of opportunities to work with the surrounding diverse populations
- more established, in terms of reputation as well as in the community
- milder winters (due to proximity to the beach) better weather compared to Michigan
- Sentara and Children's Hospital right across the street
- new medical school building will be ready by fall
- step 1 scores are impressive, although may not matter much once it becomes p/f
- preclinical p/f
Cons:
- no affiliated university/ potentially less resources and opportunities
- match list shows more matches on the east coast and in specialties like IM or peds (personally I am leaning towards specialities like anesthesiology and trying to match back in CA)
OUWB
Pros:
- Beaumont Health System is fantastic, would give me great clinical exposure
- connected to undergraduate university, so maybe more resources and networking opportunities
- seems to care a lot about students and provide them resources (they really emphasized this on interview day)
- match list is more diverse in terms of more competitive specialties, and more matches back to CA
- cheaper cost of living, since it's in the suburbs
- free laptop lol
Cons:
- semi-mandatory attendance for high pass/honors (not true p/f like EVMS)
- relatively new medical school, not as established as EVMS
- harsh winters
- an hour away from Detroit and airport
- less diverse community, in a more affluent suburban area relative to city like Detroit --- personally would have a harder time adjusting to this
Students seemed happy at both schools on interview day. Hard to say where I'll end up enjoying my time at the most. Thanks in advance for making it through this post and for your help! I am definitely grateful to have to make a choice. But it's tough for an indecisive person like me.
My long-term goals are to match back to CA for residency, although I have no idea what specialty I want to go into yet. I am interested in somewhat competitive specialties like anesthesiology or EM.
EVMS
Pros:
- community-focused, lot of opportunities to work with the surrounding diverse populations
- more established, in terms of reputation as well as in the community
- milder winters (due to proximity to the beach) better weather compared to Michigan
- Sentara and Children's Hospital right across the street
- new medical school building will be ready by fall
- step 1 scores are impressive, although may not matter much once it becomes p/f
- preclinical p/f
Cons:
- no affiliated university/ potentially less resources and opportunities
- match list shows more matches on the east coast and in specialties like IM or peds (personally I am leaning towards specialities like anesthesiology and trying to match back in CA)
OUWB
Pros:
- Beaumont Health System is fantastic, would give me great clinical exposure
- connected to undergraduate university, so maybe more resources and networking opportunities
- seems to care a lot about students and provide them resources (they really emphasized this on interview day)
- match list is more diverse in terms of more competitive specialties, and more matches back to CA
- cheaper cost of living, since it's in the suburbs
- free laptop lol
Cons:
- semi-mandatory attendance for high pass/honors (not true p/f like EVMS)
- relatively new medical school, not as established as EVMS
- harsh winters
- an hour away from Detroit and airport
- less diverse community, in a more affluent suburban area relative to city like Detroit --- personally would have a harder time adjusting to this
Students seemed happy at both schools on interview day. Hard to say where I'll end up enjoying my time at the most. Thanks in advance for making it through this post and for your help! I am definitely grateful to have to make a choice. But it's tough for an indecisive person like me.
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