Tufts vs UVA

[meowzerrs]

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Hi everyone!
Super lucky to be choosing between UVA & Tufts. Gonna put some things abt me as well as the pro/con:

• I am currently living in Boston where my family/friends are
• I am assuming I will not get any financial aid and will have to take out loans for both schools
• Not sure what specialty I want to go, so I'd like to go to a school that can prepare me for competitive specialties (would like to match back in New England, but tbd)

Would really appreciate any insight abt either of these schools!

UVA
Pro

• Chance to move out of Boston for a change of scenery
• I like their curriculum and the way they do step 1/2
• Nicer weather
• Better ranked than Tufts

Con

• Sliiightly worried if it would affect my ability to match back in the northeast?
• Basically impossible to file for in-state tuition so tuition is 60-65k
• Will have to find a new place to live
• Don't know the area at all since I wasn't able to visit for second look

Tufts
Pro

• Get to stay in Boston close to my family/friends
• Despite lower rank, still matches well in the northeast
• Possibility of living with family in the greater Boston area, so would save on rent at the cost of commute time
• More things to do in Boston downtown

Con

• Expensive tuition at >70k
• Lower ranked
• Boston winter ig?

*Also unrelated, but does anyone know if I can expect any WL movement from these following schools: Duke, UCLA (high priority), Northwestern, Brown, BU

 

[thefirerisen]

UVA is cheaper, better ranked, and will give you more opportunities. Plenty of students match back into the northeast. Get a sense of Charlottesville but UVA is a much better pick here and IMO a different tier from Tufts.