- Joined
- Jul 14, 2020
- Messages
- 8
- Reaction score
- 3
Hi! I know this is very last-minute but I’m hoping to get some input on my PTE decision!
I’m not really sure what specialty I plan on going into (basically the only ones I’ve ruled out are ophtho and EM lol) but I am vaguely interested in some very competitive ones (IR, ENT, plastic surgery), so I want to prioritize keeping my options as open as possible going forward. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice!
UCF COM (COA ~270k)
Pros
(+++) Relatively strong match list
(+++) Lower COA
(+++) Research built into curriculum through FIRE program
(++) NBME exams
(++) Higher ranked
(+) Nice campus & surrounding area
(+) Has a home hospital
Cons
(- - - -) H/HP/P/F pre-clinical grading + quartile rankings
(- - -) HCA-affiliated home hospital & residency programs
(- - -) Rotations are all over the state so I’ll likely have to move around a lot in M3/M4
(- -) Far from home (~3 hr flight)
(-) 2 year pre-clinical (I actually don’t know if this is a con?)
(-) AOA
(-) Newer school (but seems like admin is pretty organized so probably not a big con)
Wright State Boonshoft (COA ~380k)
Pros
(++) P/F pre-clinical and H/P/F clinical
(++) 13 home residency programs, including plastic surgery & derm
(++) Close to home (~1 hour drive)
(++) NBME exams
(+) 1.5 year pre-clinical
(+) Older & more established
Cons
(- -) ~100k higher COA but I haven’t actually gotten fin aid info yet, so this might be lower if I get a scholarship
(-) Not as many research opportunities in certain specialties and in general, seems like this school doesn’t emphasize research as much
(-) ’Excellence’ distinctions for top 25% of class for both pre-clinical and clinical phases (but no rankings)
(-) Dayton lol
(-) AOA
(-) No home hospital (but all teaching hospitals appear to be within ~1 hr drive so not too much travel time for rotations)
I’m not really sure what specialty I plan on going into (basically the only ones I’ve ruled out are ophtho and EM lol) but I am vaguely interested in some very competitive ones (IR, ENT, plastic surgery), so I want to prioritize keeping my options as open as possible going forward. Thanks in advance for any suggestions or advice!
UCF COM (COA ~270k)
Pros
(+++) Relatively strong match list
(+++) Lower COA
(+++) Research built into curriculum through FIRE program
(++) NBME exams
(++) Higher ranked
(+) Nice campus & surrounding area
(+) Has a home hospital
Cons
(- - - -) H/HP/P/F pre-clinical grading + quartile rankings
(- - -) HCA-affiliated home hospital & residency programs
(- - -) Rotations are all over the state so I’ll likely have to move around a lot in M3/M4
(- -) Far from home (~3 hr flight)
(-) 2 year pre-clinical (I actually don’t know if this is a con?)
(-) AOA
(-) Newer school (but seems like admin is pretty organized so probably not a big con)
Wright State Boonshoft (COA ~380k)
Pros
(++) P/F pre-clinical and H/P/F clinical
(++) 13 home residency programs, including plastic surgery & derm
(++) Close to home (~1 hour drive)
(++) NBME exams
(+) 1.5 year pre-clinical
(+) Older & more established
Cons
(- -) ~100k higher COA but I haven’t actually gotten fin aid info yet, so this might be lower if I get a scholarship
(-) Not as many research opportunities in certain specialties and in general, seems like this school doesn’t emphasize research as much
(-) ’Excellence’ distinctions for top 25% of class for both pre-clinical and clinical phases (but no rankings)
(-) Dayton lol
(-) AOA
(-) No home hospital (but all teaching hospitals appear to be within ~1 hr drive so not too much travel time for rotations)
