anonrobot_beepboop
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Hi everyone, I’m having a lot of trouble making a decision and looking for any help deciding between these two schools. Cost of attendance is nearly identical between the two. I’m most likely not aiming for a super competitive specialty (probably neuro or IM) but will probably want to match on the east coast.
Michigan
Pros
Einstein
Pros
Michigan
Pros
- (+++) Seems like the school really emphasizes choosing students who are interesting and have goals outside of medicine
- (+++) Ann Arbor is a lovely college town and a place I could see myself really loving
- (+++) Ability to do things like yoga, climbing, good food all within walking distance
- (+++) Strong, very social community and student body. Students are where they are - not trying to head off to somewhere else each weekend
- (++) Overall stronger program with better prestige
- (++) Could live in a nice apartment or house with a large room, my own bathroom
- (+) More research opportunity
- (+) School spirit, overall vibe are fantastic. Love the idea of having game days in the fall
- (+) Really great culture for medical learning in terms of how students get treated in hospitals by residents, physicians
- (+) Stronger match pretty much anywhere outside of NY
- (+) Beautiful campus with nice study spaces, libraries, and highly expansive medical campus
- (- - -) 1 year preclinical and forced to take step 1 and 2 simultaneously after clerkships which seems very stressful for their students
- (- - -) Giving up the one chance I’ll have to be in NYC in my 20s (slightly older applicant
- (- - -) Far from home (NY). More difficult to see family and my girlfriend, along with many of my closest friends
- (- -) Weather is pretty brutal, cold for much of the year
- (- -) Condensed curriculum means shorter breaks, earlier start and more intense learning during the PC phase which seems to produce stress
Einstein
Pros
- (+++) Near Manhattan where all my closest friends, family are
- (+++) Would also be easier to see my girlfriend who lives in a nearby city
- (+++) NYC is the city I want to be in both now and down the line
- (+++) Genuinely happy and not stressed out students (Michigan students rave about Michigan but also seem to be more stressed with school)
- (+++) Students seem to have a really strong community and are very social since they all live together
- (++) 1.5 year preclinical, Friday exams
- (++) Connections to other ny research institutions
- (++) Protected time during clerkships
- (+) Very strong match into NY
- (+) Could probably see my family for meals each week very easily.
- (+) Free tuition creates a culture where students are more free to pursue passions, feel unburdened
- (+) Nice student gym where everyone hangs out, plays sports
- (- - -) Location is awful, like truly awful. Only redeeming quality is its proximity to Manhattan, but the surrounding community does not seem like a nice place to be
- (- - -) No good food around and no ability to find gyms, work in cafes, really do anything off the small campus unless going all the way down to Manhattan
- (- -) Students seem like they are constantly trying to be in Manhattan and the constant commuting, having social life be an hour away from where I am seems rough
- (- -) Less prestige, name recognition, and possibly fewer overall extracurricular opportunities
- (- -) Tiny room with little to no space, shared bathroom for 4 years of my life
- (-) Student body seems like it is highly regional and maybe slightly more traditional in terms of premed paths (I’m a nontrad student and would love to have classmates who are a bit older and have lived a few years out of college like myself)
- (-) Medical campus is not so nice, facilities a bit outdated
