Please help with this rank list

[eastcoastmed]

Hi there,

My programs are as follows. How would you rank them in terms of prestige? Also in terms of quality of life? Thanks!

UCSF
Columbia
Cornell
UCLA
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Mayo
Sloan Kettering
NYU
UCSD
Tufts
Brown
Rush
Albert Einstein
UNC
Vanderbilt
Case Western
Loyola
UT Houston
USC
Iowa

Thanks again!

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[GIJOES]

Hi there,

My programs are as follows. How would you rank them in terms of prestige? Also in terms of quality of life? Thanks!

UCSF
Columbia
Cornell
UCLA
Michigan
Pittsburgh
Mayo
Sloan Kettering
NYU
UCSD
Tufts
Brown
Rush
Albert Einstein
UNC
Vanderbilt
Case Western
Loyola
UT Houston
USC
Iowa

Thanks again!

According to prestige:

2. UCSF
4.Columbia
5.Cornell
3. UCLA
6.Michigan
7.Pittsburgh
1.Mayo (if Rochester)?
8.Sloan Kettering (I think affilliated w/Columbia/Cornell)
14.NYU
12.UCSD
17.Tufts
9.Brown
15.Rush
16.Albert Einstein
10.UNC
11.Vanderbilt
18.Case Western
19.Loyola
21.UT Houston
20.USC
13.Iowa

According to quality of life: Depends what you mean by QOL? To me it can be interpretted as 1: warm climate, metropolitan city, low cost of living or 2: small city (because less traffic and usually lower cost of living). You have to make this decision, and especially if you are married or have kids, you have to take your family into consideration.