Hello!
First off, I am very fortunate to be in this position! I definitely didn't expect to have these options coming in. I recently received my financial aid offers, and things have become more complicated. I could definitely use some advice—thank you all in advance! Here is my pros and cons list:
Stanford (total cost over 4 years: ~$130k)
First off, I am very fortunate to be in this position! I definitely didn't expect to have these options coming in. I recently received my financial aid offers, and things have become more complicated. I could definitely use some advice—thank you all in advance! Here is my pros and cons list:
Stanford (total cost over 4 years: ~$130k)
- Pros:
- (++) Great weather and environment, I am an outdoorsy person who likes hiking, running, etc
- (+) Some close family in the area (not where my family is from but would be very nice to be around them)
- (+)Integrated with undergrad campus (good for collaboration and socially, b/c I am a trad applicant)
- (+) I am slightly interested in innovation/startups
- Cons:
- (---) High COA compared to Hopkins
- (-) Difficult to graduate in 4 years (which I hope to do) due to clerkship arrangement & seems like the culture there encourages extra years
- Pros:
- (+++) Is free for me!! Finances are an important consideration
- (+) more rigorous clinical training at Hopkins with more diverse pt population
- (+) have one close family member in a neighboring state
- Cons:
- (--) Will see at SLW, but the area is definitely not as nice as cali
- (-) separate from undergrad campus
- (-) family is from west coast, further away
