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Hey everyone!
I'm looking for some additional perspectives into which medical school would be best for my situation. For background, I am accepted at U of I and chose the Urbana-Champaign & Peoria track, and am AWPA at SIU, anticipating acceptance somewhere down the road (not to sound conceited, just solely based on stats + geographical location, etc.)
I definitely prefer a smaller-class size, evident in my choice of UC > Chicago. After visiting SIU, I preferred their Springfield campus over UIC, and think the PBL curriculum would be a good fit, but have not been to the Peoria or UC campus of U of I. Obviously, it would be foolish to have my heart set on a specific residency, but right now I am considering either neurology or a specialty from internal medicine.
I guess my question is whether or not a larger, more well-known, and prestigious (ranked ~50 vs. unranked SIU) school like UIUC would be advantageous over SIU considering my desire to pursue neurology or IM specialities. I realize ultimately it will boil down to Step scores, research, etc. for matching and both schools match into a variety of residency programs, but would attending U of I give an edge when it comes time for the match or fellowships opportunities down the road?
Thanks in advance for your input.
Edit: Mods, feel free to move this to school-specific if that's where it should be.
I'm looking for some additional perspectives into which medical school would be best for my situation. For background, I am accepted at U of I and chose the Urbana-Champaign & Peoria track, and am AWPA at SIU, anticipating acceptance somewhere down the road (not to sound conceited, just solely based on stats + geographical location, etc.)
I definitely prefer a smaller-class size, evident in my choice of UC > Chicago. After visiting SIU, I preferred their Springfield campus over UIC, and think the PBL curriculum would be a good fit, but have not been to the Peoria or UC campus of U of I. Obviously, it would be foolish to have my heart set on a specific residency, but right now I am considering either neurology or a specialty from internal medicine.
I guess my question is whether or not a larger, more well-known, and prestigious (ranked ~50 vs. unranked SIU) school like UIUC would be advantageous over SIU considering my desire to pursue neurology or IM specialities. I realize ultimately it will boil down to Step scores, research, etc. for matching and both schools match into a variety of residency programs, but would attending U of I give an edge when it comes time for the match or fellowships opportunities down the road?
Thanks in advance for your input.
Edit: Mods, feel free to move this to school-specific if that's where it should be.
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