CerebralWanderer07
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- Joined
- Sep 12, 2024
- Messages
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UMass T.H. Chan Medical
COA: $83271; no scholarship
Pros:
+ Living at home, could save an extra $10-15k
+ Supportive Faculty: got the best vibes from faculty and students; they seem very happy
+ Flexible academic schedule
+ Match list looks great
Cons:
* Still 50/50 on how I would thrive living at home
* Idk if UMass has more reputation or prestige compared the others
* Gov’t cuts affecting research funding since it is a public institution.
Temple Lewis Katz
$20k per year scholarship
COA: $91,933 => $71933 after scholarship
Pros:
+ I loved the Temple interview; I felt really connected to the interviewers and staff. I felt there was a strong dedication to helping the north Philly community, which greatly appealed to me.
+ Cost of Living a little cheaper
+ Philly looks like a nice city.
+ Relatively closer to Home (Massachusetts) 5 hr drive/1 hr 40 mins flight
Cons:
- Is North Philly/Philly more dangerous???
GW (RMC)
$10k per year scholarship for M1& M2, $20k per year scholarship for M3/M4 RMC
COA: $109k => $99k after scholarship for M1/M2
Pros:
+ Washington DC is an excellent city to live in
+ Research affiliation with NIH
+ Great opportunities for global health experiences and public health exposure
+ Match list looks great
Cons:
- I am not sure, but I don't know if my clinical rotations will be limited to the Sinai Hospital. If so, I might ask to drop the RMC if possible.
- Higher cost of living
- Transportation: I have a car, and I am a little concerned about the parking situation in D.C.
For context: I had a strong interest in neurology or neurosurgery, but I am keeping an open mind on options like anesthesiology, IR, ophthalmology, or IM (oncology). I just want to be in a program that would set me up well for residency and would make life a little easier during med school. Research & networking is important to me while trying as much as possible to not accumulate many loans.
COA: $83271; no scholarship
Pros:
+ Living at home, could save an extra $10-15k
+ Supportive Faculty: got the best vibes from faculty and students; they seem very happy
+ Flexible academic schedule
+ Match list looks great
Cons:
* Still 50/50 on how I would thrive living at home
* Idk if UMass has more reputation or prestige compared the others
* Gov’t cuts affecting research funding since it is a public institution.
Temple Lewis Katz
$20k per year scholarship
COA: $91,933 => $71933 after scholarship
Pros:
+ I loved the Temple interview; I felt really connected to the interviewers and staff. I felt there was a strong dedication to helping the north Philly community, which greatly appealed to me.
+ Cost of Living a little cheaper
+ Philly looks like a nice city.
+ Relatively closer to Home (Massachusetts) 5 hr drive/1 hr 40 mins flight
Cons:
- Is North Philly/Philly more dangerous???
GW (RMC)
$10k per year scholarship for M1& M2, $20k per year scholarship for M3/M4 RMC
COA: $109k => $99k after scholarship for M1/M2
Pros:
+ Washington DC is an excellent city to live in
+ Research affiliation with NIH
+ Great opportunities for global health experiences and public health exposure
+ Match list looks great
Cons:
- I am not sure, but I don't know if my clinical rotations will be limited to the Sinai Hospital. If so, I might ask to drop the RMC if possible.
- Higher cost of living
- Transportation: I have a car, and I am a little concerned about the parking situation in D.C.
For context: I had a strong interest in neurology or neurosurgery, but I am keeping an open mind on options like anesthesiology, IR, ophthalmology, or IM (oncology). I just want to be in a program that would set me up well for residency and would make life a little easier during med school. Research & networking is important to me while trying as much as possible to not accumulate many loans.
