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Hey, guys!
I'm having a difficult time deciding between these two schools. In truth, I can see myself at either one; both have supportive faculty, awesome student bodies, and state-of-the-art resources. I am fortunate to have UMass as my state school. It has a reputation as being 'inexpensive', and it also offers a quality education. I do not know, however, if its brand is at all limiting.
On the other hand, I love Mount Sinai. Sinai is a powerhouse in medicine, and my gut feeling is that it will open more doors for me down the road than UMass might. I think both schools have interesting curricula, and truly all that matters to me is that both schools are P/F for their first two years. I do appreciate Sinai's take-home exams, though. I do not know yet about financial aid from these two schools, but in all likelihood Sinai would cost me more. By how much, I don't know.
I don't know what kind of medicine I might like to pursue, but I will likely specialize to some extent. While UMass has a strong emphasis on primary care, I'm not sure if this matters all that much.
It is also interesting to me that Sinai's Step 1 average last year was 235 and UMass' average was 230. I don't know how significant this difference is, but it is a rather significant difference.
How should I go about creating a rational decision here? Will Sinai indeed provide me with opportunities that UMass will not? Alternatively, will UMass? What might these opportunities be? To what extent does cost matter in this situation?
I'm having a difficult time deciding between these two schools. In truth, I can see myself at either one; both have supportive faculty, awesome student bodies, and state-of-the-art resources. I am fortunate to have UMass as my state school. It has a reputation as being 'inexpensive', and it also offers a quality education. I do not know, however, if its brand is at all limiting.
On the other hand, I love Mount Sinai. Sinai is a powerhouse in medicine, and my gut feeling is that it will open more doors for me down the road than UMass might. I think both schools have interesting curricula, and truly all that matters to me is that both schools are P/F for their first two years. I do appreciate Sinai's take-home exams, though. I do not know yet about financial aid from these two schools, but in all likelihood Sinai would cost me more. By how much, I don't know.
I don't know what kind of medicine I might like to pursue, but I will likely specialize to some extent. While UMass has a strong emphasis on primary care, I'm not sure if this matters all that much.
It is also interesting to me that Sinai's Step 1 average last year was 235 and UMass' average was 230. I don't know how significant this difference is, but it is a rather significant difference.
How should I go about creating a rational decision here? Will Sinai indeed provide me with opportunities that UMass will not? Alternatively, will UMass? What might these opportunities be? To what extent does cost matter in this situation?