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Hi!
Just got off the waitlist and now have Two options!
Which school is better? Would love to get everyone’s opinion
Location doesn’t bother me at either program
also Penn State is unranked and MSU CHM is considered low tier. Interested in somewhat competitive specialties.
I have to decide in 3 days so any insight would help
Thank you!
Edit:
PENN STATE:
PROS:
LOVED my interview with faculty (2 ortho docs) and I was even told to call them when I get accepted to discuss possibly working together on research!
research! Much more is being done here. Easy to access PIs.
easy to setup shadowing.
lots of support I’ve heard from faculty. All teachers have been vetted by students before us.
Seems like a better program (match and step scores)
Previous years many more individuals matched to California (where I would like to match)
Save $$$ on tuition since OOS
lectures are not mandatory
CONS:
talked with students and they were really apathetic about PSU which makes me feel weird about the program
past years match list: surprisingly a lot of students matched to penn state which is concerning or a really good thing (Stockholm’s syndrome anyone?)
no housing secured yet :/
PBL is mandatory
I don’t see too many cons here otherwise and I’m hoping y’all can provide me with some more cons
MSU CHM
PROS:
Also Loved my interview and generally all the people I met. Majority had a good vibe about them.
Faculty seemed to care about student success.
Students seem calm/not stressed out about tests - not too many tests Per year?
students have matched in CA
already have apartment
CONS:
Min 25 hours of mandatory class time
$$$. Way more expensive for me as OOS (~$39k difference) feels significant.
Limited research. Hear the process to get research is structured and I would have to ask the research office if I could join a lab (and might get in trouble if I asked the PI directly). Hate the middle man
Students have matched in CA but mainly primary care. Dont want any doors closed on me.
Lastly, there was a super douchey student who walked us through the campus virtually. Basically claimed he was a god and got into other top tier programs but chose MSU for some reason. 🤔 arrogance does not loook good people.
Just got off the waitlist and now have Two options!
Which school is better? Would love to get everyone’s opinion
Location doesn’t bother me at either program
also Penn State is unranked and MSU CHM is considered low tier. Interested in somewhat competitive specialties.
I have to decide in 3 days so any insight would help
Thank you!
Edit:
PENN STATE:
PROS:
LOVED my interview with faculty (2 ortho docs) and I was even told to call them when I get accepted to discuss possibly working together on research!
research! Much more is being done here. Easy to access PIs.
easy to setup shadowing.
lots of support I’ve heard from faculty. All teachers have been vetted by students before us.
Seems like a better program (match and step scores)
Previous years many more individuals matched to California (where I would like to match)
Save $$$ on tuition since OOS
lectures are not mandatory
CONS:
talked with students and they were really apathetic about PSU which makes me feel weird about the program
past years match list: surprisingly a lot of students matched to penn state which is concerning or a really good thing (Stockholm’s syndrome anyone?)
no housing secured yet :/
PBL is mandatory
I don’t see too many cons here otherwise and I’m hoping y’all can provide me with some more cons
MSU CHM
PROS:
Also Loved my interview and generally all the people I met. Majority had a good vibe about them.
Faculty seemed to care about student success.
Students seem calm/not stressed out about tests - not too many tests Per year?
students have matched in CA
already have apartment
CONS:
Min 25 hours of mandatory class time
$$$. Way more expensive for me as OOS (~$39k difference) feels significant.
Limited research. Hear the process to get research is structured and I would have to ask the research office if I could join a lab (and might get in trouble if I asked the PI directly). Hate the middle man
Students have matched in CA but mainly primary care. Dont want any doors closed on me.
Lastly, there was a super douchey student who walked us through the campus virtually. Basically claimed he was a god and got into other top tier programs but chose MSU for some reason. 🤔 arrogance does not loook good people.
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