Top 5 vs IS State School

[medmedmed121212]

Which would you choose? A top-5 med school and 400k of debt or your IS state school (T50ish) and 200k of debt?

Edit after a few votes: assume seeking decently competitive residency

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[Lawpy]

Top 5 easily. Because the added debt is an investment for long term career opportunities.

Although Top 5 can give out a lot of financial aid and end up being the cheaper option

 

[Google_was_my_idea]

Top 5, but it depends on your goals. If you are interested in academic medicine and research then top 5 for sure. Are you interested in primary care? I would choose the In-state in that case. Since you want a competitive residency, the top 5 will help you achieve this but a top 50 medical school can also allow you to achieve this. You will just need to perform a little better to make up for the name-brand. If you are talking about something like plastic surgery, then top 5 definitely.

 

[EdgeTrimmer]

Where are you planning to practice medicine, in-state or some other region of the country? If you are staying within your region, rank probably doesn't matter. since you are taking loans, count the interest over 7-10 years.

 

[bdawg0426]

Top 5 even if it is $400k vs free, unless your in state school is a top 20 school