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Hi all, I’m trying to decide between Tufts and Einstein. I'm currently accepted at Tufts but received a high-priority waitlist at Einstein. I’ve also been accepted at a state school, and WL at BU and Case as well but I have narrowed it down to these schools based on location and preference.
I’m not sure what I want to end up doing but I’m interested in internal medicine subspecialties and possibly ortho. I 100% want to stay in the Northeast for residency. I've listed some pros/cons but I would love to hear what you all have heard about these schools. Thank you in advance!
Tufts
Pros:
+Location - Boston seems great, my SO can move there with me for at least the first year before they begin grad school somewhere (also many universities they could potentially attend for grad school if they get in) also have a few friends that live there already.
+Students seemed the happiest, everyone seemed collaborative
+Administration seemed organized and very friendly
+Curriculum - 1.5 year preclinical, recorded lectures and P/F (not sure if it’s true P/F though)
+Research stipend for the summer after M1
+Has professors doing research in topics I’m interested in (could also maybe do research at other medical schools in Boston)
+Known for producing skilled clinicians
+8 weeks of dedicated time (not sure if this will change in light of Step 1 being P/F)
+New anatomy lab
+very good match list
Cons:
Pros:
+Less expensive (CoA is roughly $85 I think, again just assuming all loans)
+Closer to family (about 2 hours by car)
+Close to manhattan (where SO would be living)
+True P/F, recorded non-mandatory lectures
+Very cheap housing (but not the nicest)
+Would be able to have a car
+Great rotation sites in the Bronx (Montefiore - private, Jacobi - NYC public hospital)
+Good reputation in NY
+Lots of research (NIH) funding (I believe they’re in the top 10 among med schools)
+Great match list (especially for NYC)
+Actually has a pretty cool campus feel to the school
Cons:
I’m not sure what I want to end up doing but I’m interested in internal medicine subspecialties and possibly ortho. I 100% want to stay in the Northeast for residency. I've listed some pros/cons but I would love to hear what you all have heard about these schools. Thank you in advance!
Tufts
Pros:
+Location - Boston seems great, my SO can move there with me for at least the first year before they begin grad school somewhere (also many universities they could potentially attend for grad school if they get in) also have a few friends that live there already.
+Students seemed the happiest, everyone seemed collaborative
+Administration seemed organized and very friendly
+Curriculum - 1.5 year preclinical, recorded lectures and P/F (not sure if it’s true P/F though)
+Research stipend for the summer after M1
+Has professors doing research in topics I’m interested in (could also maybe do research at other medical schools in Boston)
+Known for producing skilled clinicians
+8 weeks of dedicated time (not sure if this will change in light of Step 1 being P/F)
+New anatomy lab
+very good match list
Cons:
- Cost - very expensive (haven’t received my FA yet but I’m assuming loans so CoA would be around $95-100K per year)
- Further from family than einstein (roughly 4 hours away by car)
- Would be more difficult to have a car (but not impossible)
- Less NIH research funding than Einstein
- 3rd year rotations potentially spread out (lots of affiliate sites, pretty sure selection is through a lottery process so could end up in western Mass. or Maine for numerous weeks)
- New curriculum (mixture of lectures, PBL, case-based, flipped classroom) - could be a positive but not sure since it’s new
- Ranking has been trending down but the school seems to have a very solid reputation (I’m interested in only matching in the Northeast after med school, preferably at a top academic institution in Boston, NYC or philly)
Pros:
+Less expensive (CoA is roughly $85 I think, again just assuming all loans)
+Closer to family (about 2 hours by car)
+Close to manhattan (where SO would be living)
+True P/F, recorded non-mandatory lectures
+Very cheap housing (but not the nicest)
+Would be able to have a car
+Great rotation sites in the Bronx (Montefiore - private, Jacobi - NYC public hospital)
+Good reputation in NY
+Lots of research (NIH) funding (I believe they’re in the top 10 among med schools)
+Great match list (especially for NYC)
+Actually has a pretty cool campus feel to the school
Cons:
- On their HPWL (but based on previous years the likelihood of getting accepted is high though)
- Wouldn’t be able to live with SO
- Used to live in Manhattan, so not sure if I’d like living in the Bronx as much
- Very disorganized administration (at least admissions is very disorganized but it’s likely to be pervasive)
- Enjoyed my interview here and thought it went great but I barely learned anything about the school outside of meeting with current students. They didn’t hand out any informative packets or anything and their website is a mess.
- Seemed like their facilities were older than Tufts
- Limited food choices in the immediate area surrounding the school in terms of grocery stores and restaurants (food is very important to me LOL)