University of Cincinnati vs Wayne State

[coleworld100]

Hello! Thank you in advance for any and all advice and help you can offer. I have three schools I am really deciding between, but unless one gives me a scholarship I am between UC and Wayne State

UC Pros:
In-state tuition 100% (won’t get any need based scholarships bc they require parental info even if parents aren’t helping at all, but keeping fingers crossed for merit/diversity scholarship)
Has a top 50 ranking
Administration seems very, very supportive and has been helpful
Has a good relationship with hospitals in the area
Students I have talked to seem to really love their experience here
Adopted true P/F due to Covid, students voted to keep it, however they have not made a final decision

UC Cons:
It’s in Ohio..... I was born and raised in Columbus and went to Ohio State for undergrad. I 10000% want to go out of Ohio, most likely the east coast, for residency and am nervous that might be difficult. That’s the only major con for real.

Wayne State Pros:
-Possible in-state tuition...I’m waiting to hear back about financial aid and may receive need base here.
-Have a possible research connect conducting research I’m very passionate about
-Not in Ohio lol. While Detroit, MI is still the Midwest, it is a different state.
-Ample community service opportunities working with the populations I want to serve as a physician
-I like the idea of having a large class, however it did make me nervous that a few years ago, they had literally 6 or 7 Black and brown students out of ~300 students
-Detroit may be a more fun city vibe that I would love

Wayne State Cons:
-Have heard that administrative support is less than ideal
-P/F with a ranking system (this may not be correct anymore, so please lmk if you know something different)
-I don’t know if there is a general consensus among students that they love it there, but with a class size that large, it makes sense.

This is all I really have. If I receive in-state at Wayne, cost of attendance will be about the same.... it may even be less at Wayne if I receive that and scholarships. Cost of living in both cities isn’t ridiculous and distance to family from either place is not bad.

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[lanadelgay124]

Unless you really, really desperately want to leave Ohio, I'd go with UC. It is not going to be easier to match East coast from Wayne, and UC is ranked significantly higher in any case.

 

[Banco]

I would go with Cincinnati still - you can get out of Ohio to the east coast easily come residency time, and Cincinnati is better regarded and has more robust resources compared to Wayne State, and will be cheaper to boot. That being said, Wayne State is also very good, and if the price overall comes close (within 50k) then you can make the case for going there too - I just haven't heard people itching to go to detroit haha.

Overall I think you'll be fine if you want to leave the midwest from either place.

 

[coleworld100]

Unless you really, really desperately want to leave Ohio, I'd go with UC. It is not going to be easier to match East coast from Wayne, and UC is ranked significantly higher in any case.

Ok thank you! Usually I don’t care about ranking but since STEP 1 is P/F now and I believe a part of STEP 2, I’m thinking about it

 

[coleworld100]

I would go with Cincinnati still - you can get out of Ohio to the east coast easily come residency time, and Cincinnati is better regarded and has more robust resources compared to Wayne State, and will be cheaper to boot. That being said, Wayne State is also very good, and if the price overall comes close (within 50k) then you can make the case for going there too - I just haven't heard people itching to go to detroit haha.

Overall I think you'll be fine if you want to leave the midwest from either place.

Thank you for the help! A big draw of Wayne is definitely the fact that it’s in a different state and city, but it’s not like it’s a city in the east coast so I don’t know if that should be a big factor

 

[Banco]

Thank you for the help! A big draw of Wayne is definitely the fact that it’s in a different state and city, but it’s not like it’s a city in the east coast so I don’t know if that should be a big factor

This is really just a personal factor that only you can answer. I'll just say that if you want to move out of the midwest, you can do so pretty easily from both schools. Obviously the less competitive the specialty, the more geographical freedom you'll have, but regardless, it's doable and really comes down to the work you put in during medical school.

 

[coleworld100]

This is really just a personal factor that only you can answer. I'll just say that if you want to move out of the midwest, you can do so pretty easily from both schools. Obviously the less competitive the specialty, the more geographical freedom you'll have, but regardless, it's doable and really comes down to the work you put in during medical school.

Thank you for helping!