RWJMS vs NJMS

[sappho]

Hi! Looking for some insights about rwjms and njms, the two schools I'm choosing between at the moment I love both of them right now and they're similar in many ways, so it's hard to choose.

RWJMS
pros:
- really really really close to home (<15 min drive) (this is a total pro)
- true P/F
- no ranking
- love NB and Piscataway, already familiar with them too
- already know people at the med school
- already familiar with the campus
cons:
- lower possibility of attending with sibling (incredibly important part of my support system)
- lowkey feels like an extension of my undergrad? same location, campus environment, familiar faces (both a pro and con)
- i've heard rwjms grads leave with more debt than the national avg? (correct me if i'm wrong, I'm also IS)

NJMS
pros:
- amazing first impression and interview experience
- working with underserved patient populations in an urban area is exciting to me
- will feel like a change in pace compared to rwjms (njms is farther away tho not that far maybe an hour away, I never lived in the area, I don't know many other people there)
- GREAT possibility of attending with sibling (huge factor rn, tho I still want to make the most informed decision regardless of this)
cons:
- not true P/F
- has ranking
- new environment, i'm the type of person to struggle at first before really kicking it off (both a pro and con)
- I heard from current students that the administration is a bit unorganized at times? (again, correct me if I'm wrong, and I feel like this is something that happens to some extent at ever med school)

Final comments: It's really hard to choose because I know both do very well in the match, and I think COA is roughly the same for IS students? (unless i'm wrong, pls lmk). I also believe both are the same in terms of how much aid they provide? (again, if i'm wrong lmk!). And currently, I like both schools. It's going to be really hard to choose. Unless y'all make it easier for me lol

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[barsfonte]

Personally, I thought Rutgers RWJ had a much better interview day. NJMS gave me the least amount of information out of all of the interviews I attended. Shortest interview and I feel like I don’t know that much about the school?

Based on the interview and on communications with NJMS, I can already tell they aren’t the most organized. I think it is likely to be as bad as a student.

I still really like them though lol I saw on MSAR that they are true P/F and that they don’t rank. Where did you see that they do?

 

[FLORIDA07]

Personally, I thought Rutgers RWJ had a much better interview day. NJMS gave me the least amount of information out of all of the interviews I attended. Shortest interview and I feel like I don’t know that much about the school?

Based on the interview and on communications with NJMS, I can already tell they aren’t the most organized. I think it is likely to be as bad as a student.

I still really like them though lol I saw on MSAR that they are true P/F and that they don’t rank. Where did you see that they do?

It says they rank on their website and I was told by current students it is actually switching to Honor/HP/P/F after body system for M1 and M2. This switch starts for incoming M1s, which would be us. But yes, it was also my shortest interview day and I had that similar feeling of not knowing much.

 

[barsfonte]

It says they rank on their website and I was told by current students it is actually switching to Honor/HP/P/F after body system for M1 and M2. This switch starts for incoming M1s, which would be us. But yes, it was also my shortest interview day and I had that similar feeling of not knowing much.

Thanks so much for the info! I wish MSAR was updated.

If it was staying true P/F for preclerkships and no ranking, I’d say 100% go for NJMS especially because staying with your sibling seems very important to you, but OP you will have to figure out what matters more. To me, true P/F and no ranking are most important because we already made it and I don’t want a competitive environment.

 

[FLORIDA07]

Thanks so much for the info! I wish MSAR was updated.

If it was staying true P/F for preclerkships and no ranking, I’d say 100% go for NJMS especially because staying with your sibling seems very important to you, but OP you will have to figure out what matters more. To me, true P/F and no ranking are most important because we already made it and I don’t want a competitive environment.

Very true! The grading scheme is definitely something to consider!

 

[chilly_md]

It sounds like you have a guaranteed support system at Rutgers RWJ with home right there and people you know who are already in school. Also your sibling still has a chance to get in there and I wouldn’t say they’re guaranteed at NJMS unless there’s some kind of program or something.

Your cons are essentially that you don’t know if you’ll like being in the same place again. I would do RWJSM.

 

[sappho]

Thank you so much to everyone for your responses! I appreciate them immensely