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Hey Everyone!
So I am having a really hard time trying to decide between Rochester and Case. I had a great time during both of my interviews and I feel like students at both schools seemed very happy. Rochester's total cost of attendance is about 13K cheaper a year but what is pushing me away from this school is the class lecture emphasis (lectures are not recorded and I hear typically run from 9-5 every day including PBL). Case on the other hand has class that usually ends around noon each day and are off on Thursdays which allows a lot of free study time. I also feel like Case, being in a bigger city, will allow for more experience and diversity. Case also has the nationally known Cleveland Clinic which may or may not allow for a more competitive edge by the time residency applications come around? Do medical students even get experience at the Cleveland Clinic? Case also has research integrated into the curriculum and I was wondering if you guys thought that also may look favorably when applying for residency? Is this worth the extra 13K a year?
Does anybody know the school's academic focus? Is it Research, specialty medicine, primary care?
Which school typically offers a better financial aid package? More Scholarships?
Also which city/campus is more fun/more to do?!
About me: 23yo, Mexican/American, First Generation, Lived in Denver, Colorado my whole life, passion for serving the underserved, I do not believe I am going into primary care also in college I learned best from self study so IDK if this will be the same for med school?
Lastly, being first generation I am learning a lot as I go so if you feel like I should be looking for other things when choosing which medical school any comments/tips/advice would be very much appreciated!
Thanks Everyone!![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
So I am having a really hard time trying to decide between Rochester and Case. I had a great time during both of my interviews and I feel like students at both schools seemed very happy. Rochester's total cost of attendance is about 13K cheaper a year but what is pushing me away from this school is the class lecture emphasis (lectures are not recorded and I hear typically run from 9-5 every day including PBL). Case on the other hand has class that usually ends around noon each day and are off on Thursdays which allows a lot of free study time. I also feel like Case, being in a bigger city, will allow for more experience and diversity. Case also has the nationally known Cleveland Clinic which may or may not allow for a more competitive edge by the time residency applications come around? Do medical students even get experience at the Cleveland Clinic? Case also has research integrated into the curriculum and I was wondering if you guys thought that also may look favorably when applying for residency? Is this worth the extra 13K a year?
Does anybody know the school's academic focus? Is it Research, specialty medicine, primary care?
Which school typically offers a better financial aid package? More Scholarships?
Also which city/campus is more fun/more to do?!
About me: 23yo, Mexican/American, First Generation, Lived in Denver, Colorado my whole life, passion for serving the underserved, I do not believe I am going into primary care also in college I learned best from self study so IDK if this will be the same for med school?
Lastly, being first generation I am learning a lot as I go so if you feel like I should be looking for other things when choosing which medical school any comments/tips/advice would be very much appreciated!
Thanks Everyone!