UT Tyler vs Utah

[cranberrylimeade]

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[wysdoc]

Wow
Well you have until April to decide, right?

 

[cranberrylimeade]

Wow
Well you have until April to decide, right?

Yep, april 30!

 

[Bonehead11]

OMG CONGRATS CRANBERRY!!!

 

[the-cheesehead]

what a great problem to have

I will say that you seem to be leaning Utah and when I read this I could easily see why someone would lean Utah.

But on the other hand…

free tuition…

I’m glad you have a lot of time to decide!

 

[FarmHand]

Non-NBME and Mandatory 8-5 lectures 3 days a week? Wow that sucks!

Looks like Utah is the stronger school. Its established, you have an interest in the region, and home residencies are nice.

 

[chilly_md]

Any way to find out how mandatory those lectures are? Seems that Utah has switched to problem-based learning, so there may be mandatory time spent there as well as other aspects of their new curriculum. On paper it seems harder to enforce for a lecture hall compared to small groups.

 

[cranberrylimeade]

Any way to find out how mandatory those lectures are? Seems that Utah has switched to problem-based learning, so there may be mandatory time spent there as well as other aspects of their new curriculum. On paper it seems harder to enforce for a lecture hall compared to small groups.

it’s 100% mandatory but i do think they have half days on fridays occasionally, but it’s not lectures exactly (they seemed to be anti-“lecture”) & includes things like PBL as well. the students i talked to are all there 8-5/6

something they mentioned in their second look is that some stuff that is”optional” is not recorded & posted but still testable

 

[purkinjekitty]

DANG this is a hard one…

Does living with dad in Utah come rent free? That may justify the costs a bit. Especially if you end up doing surgery, the costs won’t be the biggest deal in the world when you’re making the big bucks.

 

[cranberrylimeade]

DANG this is a hard one…

Does living with dad in Utah come rent free? That may justify the costs a bit. Especially if you end up doing surgery, the costs won’t be the biggest deal in the world when you’re making the big bucks.

yeah dad wouldn’t charge rent but i wouldn’t want to live with him all 4 years, but it would help make up the difference for my year of OOS

 

[purkinjekitty]

yeah dad wouldn’t charge rent but i wouldn’t want to live with him all 4 years, but it would help make up the difference those first 4 years

Have you contacted Utah to see if they could offer you any type of scholarship to make the cost a bit more digestible compared to giving up a free school?

 

[cranberrylimeade]

Have you contacted Utah to see if they could offer you any type of scholarship to make the cost a bit more digestible compared to giving up a free school?

I applied for the Pathways which is 50% but if i don’t match to a primary care field I have to pay it back, I don’t think their financial aid comes out for a bit. Yall think it’s too early to reach out?

 

[the-cheesehead]

I don’t think it’s too early.

If Utah offered you any money I think this choice would be pretty easy.

 

[Snoozles]

I feel like the new school will just have a lot of problems for you to work through in the 2nd class ever and it's so much easier when the MedEd process is a well-oiled machine. The mandatory lectures would absolutely be a deal-breaker for me. Utah is great since you're familiar with living there, and although the cost is a downside, you'll be fine once you get out as an attending. Since you're rural/primary care focused, there's a strong chance of loan forgiveness as well.

I'm biased though, I hated living in Tyler.