SLU vs. NYMC

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hey jhawkins, i'm actually dealing with this same choice right now. i've been back and forth about 10 times already.

as i see it, the pluses to nymc are location (i can deal with being near a city, if not in one, plus there's the potential to live in manhattan during your clinical years), the anatomy lab (not putting too much weight on that one), the match list (quality and location...a ton of matches in the northeast, and boston in particular which is where i hope to match to). i'm not sure what i think of the testing every two weeks, but everyone seems to do wonderfully on the boards.

as for slu, i really liked the students i met, they convinced me that you get excellent clinical training. also, i really liked the hospital, and even the facilities of the school itself. but i've never lived in the midwest, and i'm not sure i want to give it a shot (no offense to any midwest people!).

right now, i'm leaning heavily towards nymc because i'll be closer to family and friends, and possible a boyfriend if we make it that far. and, after telling an nyc friend about the semi-affordable housing in manhattan, she almost started drooling. so, if none of my waitlists / holds don't come through (5 in all...) , i'll probably end up at nymc. anyone else have helpful thoughts?
 
linguo1,
fyi -- i think it is extremely difficult to get the affordable housing in ny that nymc has. like everyone applies and hardly anyone gets it. at least that's what i remember being told from my visit to nymc. i had to drag the info out of them. they weren't forthcoming about it at all.
 
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If you are deciding on school reputation, SLU no doubt is better. Location is up in the air.
 
I have been accepted to SLU and waitlisted at NYMC. Going into this application cycle, I definitely considered NYMC a better choice and only applied to SLU as an afterthought. Now, however, after I have learned more about SLU, I know that I would probably choose to go there over NYMC (if accepted at NYMC, of course).

As far as location goes--of course I'd much rather live near NYC! Honestly, who wouldn't???

But St. Louis isn't that bad. Several people have told me of friends of theirs who moved to St. Louis for med (or dental) school, with every intention of staying for only their school years--they still live there now (after, like, 20 years)...so it can't be just horrible living there, right?? Plus, I have a couple of friends (who are actually my own age--early 20s) who have lived there, and they really loved it as well...said there is a great cultural scene and it's fun!

I have serious apprehensions about moving to the Midwest. I am not a Midwest kind of girl, but at least St. Louis is more city, less wheat field. 🙂
 
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