Trying to decide btw 2 interviews?

[openstage]

I have 2 late breaking interviews in 2 weeks for the same date. I’m very sorry for people still waiting

Penn State and OUWB interviews.

Each is equally far from home, transportation cost similar.

I can only go to one. Which would you attend? More info: 509 / 3.92, excellent EC, plenty of clinical hours. And I have an A at a low-mid tier, ranked school.

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[Eagle529]

If you already have an acceptance, you are going to be a doctor. Commit to the interview for the school you are more excited about, even if you may think you have a better shot at getting into the other one.

 

[Engrailed]

Go to the one that has a better match list (where you’d want to match regionally etc). Which school has better research opportunities? What is the grading system like?
Those are the questions I would ask myself in deciding.

 

[rx001]

Go to the one that has a better match list (where you’d want to match regionally etc). Which school has better research opportunities? What is the grading system like?
Those are the questions I would ask myself in deciding.

I have not looked at the Match list. Do we a website where you check by college basis.

 

[Goro]

I have 2 late breaking interviews in 2 weeks for the same date. I’m very sorry for people still waiting

Penn State and OUWB interviews.

Each is equally far from home, transportation cost similar.

I can only go to one. Which would you attend? More info: 509 / 3.92, excellent EC, plenty of clinical hours. And I have an A at a low-mid tier, ranked school.

I can’t recommend Penn State given how their parent body protected a child molester for decades.

 

[TLITTLE]

I can’t recommend Penn State given how their parent body protected a child molester for decades.

I can't tell if this is just sarcasm or ignorance.

 

[openstage]

I can’t recommend Penn State given how their parent body protected a child molester for decades.

I appreciate your honesty. I'm not sure all campuses and programs should be blamed / painted with the same stroke? But it does give one pause.

 

[Goro]

I appreciate your honesty. I'm not sure all campuses and programs should be blamed / painted with the same stroke? But it does give one pause.

As the dad of two children, I don't make the distinction between the med school and the parent body.

I can't tell if this is just sarcasm or ignorance.

Just wait until you become a parent.

 

[openstage]

I understand completely what you're saying, and as I've said before, I appreciate your contributions to these forums. I don't know how people navigate this complex and difficult process without the advice and wisdom of adults.

 

[WaterFlow]

As the dad of two children, I don't make the distinction between the med school and the parent body.

I can't tell if this is just sarcasm or ignorance.

Just wait until you become a parent.

Not a parent but I understand.
I didn’t consider penn state at all for undergrad because of the horrific events and cover up that took place.

Didn’t consider Michigan State for med school because of what happened there.

Both personal decisions though and I did have other options.

 

[TLITTLE]

As the dad of two children, I don't make the distinction between the med school and the parent body.

I can't tell if this is just sarcasm or ignorance.

Just wait until you become a parent.

If I become a parent, I will teach my children to not judge an entire institution and those associated with that institution by the actions of a few individuals.

 

[TheDataKing]

I would check this out. I compiled the program director ratings of programs (even unranked ones) from USNWR and then ordered them based on high to low to create another way to see how schools stack up against one another... Penn State #71, OUWB #117

The medical school is in Hershey and I wouldn't relate that to their football scandal but that's me. They have abundant research opportunities, solid residency programs, and are P/F instead of H/P/F like OUWB

 

[_Cloud9]

Lucky you on those acceptances/invites!! Congrats on the success

 

[ThatGIguy]

Penn state without a doubt

 

[u_raptor]

Can you not ask for a reschedule for one of them?

I agree with above posters that you should try to pick the one you are more excited about, but there is always the possibility you may fall in love with the other one by surprise.

If not, go with the one you like the most rn, or provides the best opportunities as far as you can tell.

 

[riverrunner]

OUWB 2019 match list: https://www.oakland.edu/Assets/Oakl...cuments/events/Residency Match 2019_Final.pdf
OUWB 2018 match list: https://www.oakland.edu/Assets/Oakland/medicine/files-and-documents/news/match-day.pdf

Penn State match list for the last several years: Residency Matches - Penn State College of Medicine