Tulane vs. UVM vs. UNR

[spaghettinoodle07]

Plz don't quote. Hi everyone, thanks for helping me decide! I would prefer to match back to the west coast and right now I’m interested in EM, though this could certainly change.

Tulane
Pros

• NOLA is amazing and there is so much to do in New Orleans. It would be so cool to live there for 4 years.
• diverse patient population
• TONS of student run clinics
• Students seem really happy
• Unique programs such as culinary medicine
• can use undergrad campus to study / access gym
• lectures are not mandatory and are recorded, P/F
• Seems to carry more name recognition
• a good amount of people seem to be matching on the west coast
• Lots of home residency programs (however no EM residency which is what I’m interested in at this point)
• Not much traveling required for rotations

Cons

• lots of crime in NOLA
• far away from home (~ 5 hour flight), no family close
• large class size - less guidance/mentoring?
• Facilities don't seem quite as nice

University of Vermont
Pros

• Students seem really happy
• Burlington is cute and outdoorsy, reminds me of my hometown
• Campus and facilities are beautiful, and the medical campus is on the undergrad campus which is nice
• small-ish class size (About 100)
• P/F
• Lots of home residency programs (including EM)

?: completely active style learning with no lectures and 1.5 year preclinical, not sure if this is a pro or con.

Cons

• Soooo far away, about an 8 hour flight
• COLD
• Rural location - less diverse clinical experiences?
• Traveling for rotations to locations such as Maine, CT, and FL
• not as many west coast matches, though this is probably due to more people being from the NE.

University of Nevada, Reno (OOS)
Pros

• Close to home, about an 8 hour drive and a 1.5 hour flight. Close to SO who lives in California (though this is not my #1 factor and I want to do what is best for my career)
• Pretty campus and nice facilities, on an undergrad campus
• Weather is good, close to Tahoe, lots of outdoorsy activities
• small class size (About 70)
• lots of matches to west coast.

Cons

• Doesn't seem to have as good of a reputation as Tulane and UVM. Especially with USMLE Step 1 becoming P/F, not sure if school reputation matters more at this point.
• Only IM, FM, and psychiatry home residency programs
• research does not seem as emphasized as the other two

Summary: They are all P/F and similar in price (Reno about 7k cheaper/year). Right now I'm leaning towards Tulane due to the better location than UVM and more prestige/clinical opportunities/research opportunities than Reno. However, I love that Reno is close to home and close to SO. Thanks!

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[9blade]

based on what you wrote, I would go Tulane

 

[SinglePayerNow]

Tulane, looks like you really liked it and the location sets it apart from UVM.


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