SLU v Drexel v Wright State

[The Silent Sentinel]

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Comparison between schools

Hi all. I've been lucky enough to have a few acceptances, and I need help deciding between these three schools. Financial aid will be a huge factor in determining which school I choose to attend.
I would like to attend a school with true P/F and I am interested in Optho and possibly ENT.

Saint Louis University

PROS

• new hospital building, will be up when I am an M2
• True pass/fail
• New systems based curriculum
• Great opportunities for serving community
• BBQ scene here is amazing
• big park
• has a good(?) optho program

CONS

• tuition: 55k/yr;
• city can be dangerous

Wright State University

PROS

• cheap tuition (instate): 33k/yr
• close to family
• rly good vibes on interview day - I liked all the med students I talked to, and the dean was really nice

CONS

• reputation as a “primary care” school
• weak research
• mandatory attendance PBL/TBL ??? (no traditional lectures)
• area (Dayton) is not the most fun
• no optho

Drexel University

PROS

• Philly (amazing city with awesome food, lots of other grad students, fun things to do 😀)
• no mandatory lectures
• students were nice and seemed happy, talked to us interviewees even tho they weren’t part of tour group
• Constantly updating curriculum, seems to me they care about providing the best education possible (may be a con, idk)
• Has an optho dept.

CONS

• Tuition 86k/yr (holy.)
• Med school is completely separate from undergrad?

Einstein (If i am accepted- decision pending)

PROS

• loveeeeeed interview day. Everyone was so friendly.
• Campus is beautiful and surprisingly green
• Amazing research opportunities
• non mandatory lectures
• Has an optho dept
• TRUE PASS FAIL
• close to NYC (lots of stuff to do + good food)

CONS

• Tuition (55k)
• city noise/air pollution
• no local snowboard resorts

 

[libertyyne]

Einstein>SLU>drexel>boon
Ranking wise.

If you dont get into einstein all the other schools are similar in ranking , but you need the optho department and research at that level of ranking to match. SO that makes boon a hard pass. The tuition difference is minimal in the grand scheme of things between slu and boonshoft.

 

[CarpeDiem1993]

I 100% agree with libertyyne...also, I love his/her profile photo.

 

[FamousLinen]

Pretty sure Drexel is 56k tuition. Also accepted there and waiting to hear back from eintein

 

[medschol12344321]

Drexel tuition is 57k and total COA is 80k