UVA (IS) v. UTSW (OOS)

[turkishdelight301]

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UVA vs. UTSW

*UVA Pros: *
-Close to home and family/loved ones
-Decent amount of friends from HS/college already attend/will be attending
-Solid clinical curriculum, grading, and postgrad opportunities
-Top 10 business school in Darden, with a great MD/MBA program
-INOVA Heart Center is run by a top 5 cardiologist, which could be a great experience given my career goals

*UVA Cons: *
-More rural than I'd like, especially with rural rotations, as a POC, not something I see myself really enjoying
-Financial aid isn't guaranteed all 4 years like it is for my UTSW financial aid, potentially could be more expensive even for IS
-The university is definitely a bubble which kind of sucks everyone in, hard to get away from it
-Less diverse than what I'm used to
-Slightly less prestige than UTSW


*UTSW Pros: *
-Cheap as hell
-Great residency match, just a bit better than UVA for what I want to do (IM)
-Parkland is an insanely cool place to do clinicals
-very diverse class from 2nd look
-Could be cool to be so close to a big city in Dallas

*UTSW Cons: *
-L A R G E class size
-Class is 90% Texan, so I think i'd feel a bit weird being from out of state
-no name MD/MBA program
-Far from SO, friends

 

[lalalallala]

I think after a couple months you would settle in in Texas. Just because the class is 90% Texan doesn't mean those people have lived in Texas all their lives and all have some shared experience you don't.

Large class size can also give you more options for friends.

The SO part is what seems to be the only real negative for you with UTSW. Apart from this it seems like the better choice given your diversity, price, college bubble complaints about UVA. I say ask the SO if they could see themselves moving

 

[dodolol21]

If you are serious about an MD/MBA dual degree, then UVA is certainly a much better program to attend. Your major pros make it seem that UVA for you is the easy choice due to established relationships, friends, and proximity to home. Prestige-wise they are both about the same. IMO, unless the MD/MBA is something you are just kind've slightly considering, UVA might be the better fit for you.