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Any thoughts?
yeah, trying to decided between Jeff and my state school (Wayne) here too. I would love to leave the State and Philly would be amazing, but the cost and comfort of knowing I'd be going to Wayne with a few close friends is hard to turn down as well.
To me, I think the education you'll receive will be nearly equivalent at any school you attend. I would then prioritize my acceptance list based on comfort, money, surroundings, and then reputation.
Comfort being how I feel I "fit in" with the school: their ideology, curriculum, student body, etc..
Money being how affordable my education will be. I already have undergraduate debts to repay, I would do anything to minimize this area.
Surroundings being...the surroundings.
Reputation isn't so important to me. By all means it helps, but coming from a top 10 undergraduate program and meeting tons of interviewees from across the country, I can tell you that everyone is just as qualified, if not moreso, as you.
UF probably has a better 1st and 2nd year and better board prep while Jeff probably has an advantage 3rd and 4th year.
I think research is actually bigger in UF than Jeff. I've heard people at Jeff complain that research is pretty minimal.
What makes you say this? Jeff students do pretty well on Step 1 - usually above the national average (although every school makes this claim, which makes me feel like we live in Lake Wobegon "where everyone is above average.")
yeah, trying to decided between Jeff and my state school (Wayne) here too. I would love to leave the State and Philly would be amazing, but the cost and comfort of knowing I'd be going to Wayne with a few close friends is hard to turn down as well.
I am sure you are right about research. You can find opportunities you want at both school. The reason why I said UF for board prep is because their average Step 1 last year was 233 and 25% scored over 245. I think they have a very traditional curriculum which is well tailored to the boards and they also take all of their exams in the format of Step 1 on computers. The computers that the students use for all their exams are the same ones they use for Step 1 since UF is a testing center. I'm sure all of these contribute a little bit towards being more comfortable with the exam. I am not saying Jeff does bad or anything. I just remember that when I interviewed at UF, the students raved about their professors and how well prepared they were for the boards and that was backed up by the pretty phenomenal scores.