RWJMS vs UMass vs Wake Forest

[nastixnmed]

I’m an NJ resident who wants to wind up practicing in Boston. Please help me figure out which school to go to/share your thoughts on each. I haven’t been accepted to UMass but I did interview and loved the school. I was accepted to RWJMS and Wake, both of which I also really love 😣 The cultures at all three were amazing and it seemed like the students loved it there.

All of the schools are P/F, and I have family near each school. Are there any significant differences in match results or ranking for any of these schools?

(side note: I was also accepted to NJMS and loved it and the location but the fact that preclinical is not p/f really pushed me away)

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[LunaOri]

You will maximize your chances for matching to Boston for residency if you are able to go to UMass (it's also a great school!)

 

[hittheroad]

I’m an NJ resident who wants to wind up practicing in Boston. Please help me figure out which school to go to/share your thoughts on each. I haven’t been accepted to UMass but I did interview and loved the school. I was accepted to RWJMS and Wake, both of which I also really love 😣 The cultures at all three were amazing and it seemed like the students loved it there.

All of the schools are P/F, and I have family near each school. Are there any significant differences in match results or ranking for any of these schools?

(side note: I was also accepted to NJMS and loved it and the location but the fact that preclinical is not p/f really pushed me away)

is non p/f preclinical that bad?? my friends at the school have said its not

 

[nastixnmed]

is non p/f preclinical that bad?? my friends at the school have said its not

You have friends at NJMS? I've heard it has quite a competitive nature as a result (except for the first 6 months which are p/f) but Im curious to hear about your friend's experience because I haven't actually talked to anyone older than M1

 

[jvquarterback]

Congratulations.

What specialties are you looking at? If non competitive it shouldn’t matter. You can land Boston residencies from any of those schools.

If competitive it still doesn’t matter because you’ll still most likely go somewhere else for residency.

But then again it still doesn’t matter because after residency and fellowship you can pretty easily land an (underpaid) job at an academic medical center in Boston for a couple years from pretty much any of the institutions at the level you’ve already been accepted to.