Pitt (100k more) vs Long

[skedaddleduck]

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Want to preface this by saying were finances not an option, I would 100000% go for Pitt. But wanted to see what everyone thinks:

Pitt (25k in aid yearly, 280k loans total)
Pros: (in order of importance)

1. Would help tremendously in matching back to Chicago or NE coast
2. Interested in specialties ranging from neuro, DR, to ENT and would have great support in all of the above thru strong research support, connections, etc
3. Went to second look and vibed immediately with much of the prospective class, current students seem pretty happy
4. BIG fan of PF preclins and flex weeks after every block
5. Prestige

Cons:

1. Cost. Would be 100k more expensive in total compared to long
2. No support (?) Not a big deal to me as I’ve made big moves solo before. But, my entire family is in Texas. Partner is in Chicago so the flight here is much shorter than to Longsom.
3. City- neutral compared to san antonio. Both are smaller with less going on, unideal weather on opposite ends of the spectrum. Needless to say as a Texas resident relocated to Chicago, both are equally unideal lolol

Longsom (180k loans total)
Pros: (in order of importance)

1. Cost. 100k cheaper total, so about 25k cheaper per year.
2. Close to family in Austin (however, they also favor Pitt much more due to prestige)
3. Students seem happy here!

Cons:

1. Much harder to match outside of Texas. Apologies Texans😅 I have no intentions of practicing here so this is a drawback
2. Unfortunately doesn’t compare to Pitt in research funding/support for more competitive specialties
3. Graded preclins with traditional lecture style format, less forgiving curriculum than Pitt

I will say I didn’t attend Long’s second look due to prior conflicts. But I fully accept that I am very biased for Pitt. Is the difference worth 100k?

 

[cbum]

I would go to Pitt and take on the 100K extra in loans because you are 100% set on leaving Texas which Pitt greatly enables and you want P/F pre-clinicals which Pitt gives you. Congrats!

Long is a great school and I would say go there if you really wanted to stay in Texas.

- disclosure was accepted to Long but won't be going there

 

[hydroflaskhomie]

Long is a great school but I think you might have regrets if you go given your Pro/Con list. Pitt is my vote.

 

[Yhwach]

Pitt