About me: I wanna go into Med-Peds or just straight Pedd. I do enjoy research but I definitely don’t see myself being the physician-scientist types. Academic medicine might be in my future, specifically working on admissions commmiteess to increase diversity at med schools. I always planned on getting my MPH, just hate the thought of taking a year of med school. Ultimately, I wanna go to a school that will allow me to get my top match choice (preferably CHOP).
Hofstra
Pros
Cons
UMiami
Pros
Cons
Summary: All in all, Hofstra is the logical choice but I kinda wanna get away from the Northeast for once in my life lol. Also, the MPH in four years is a huge asset in my opinion.
Hofstra
Pros
- Near home, family, SO
- I REALLY like their curriculum
- Really amazing scholarship offer
- I’m familiar with NY just not LI
- Brand new facilities
- True pass/fail
- Feinstein has great research opportunities
Cons
- Still kind of a new med school, not much history there if we’re being honest
- Seems there’s a lack of diversity
- I’m not sure how I feel about no multiple choice exams
- I really hate snow and i’m a new driver so that’s nerve wracking for me
- I didn’t really vibe with any of the interviewees on my interview day
- COL is high (but the scholarship makes up for it)
UMiami
Pros
- 2 degrees MD & MPH
- The curriculum for the MD/MPH program is really great and I like that it’s a smaller cohort
- Miami would be a super fun place to live
- Has great diversity
- Really liked the people I met
Cons
- Far from my home, SO, family (but I have one family member in west florida)
- The scholarship money they gave me might just barely cover my rent
- COL is high
- Older facilities
- Not pass/fail
Summary: All in all, Hofstra is the logical choice but I kinda wanna get away from the Northeast for once in my life lol. Also, the MPH in four years is a huge asset in my opinion.