Vanderbilt vs ucf

[123shine]

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Any advice will help!

Vanderbilt pros:
- better reputation, on-site hospital, can match more competitively, one year pass/fail preclinical and pass/fail clinical year

Vanderbilt cons:
- 100k more expensive (no aid), further from family, lived here for a long time

ucf pros:
- instate tuition (no aid) but cheaper, closer to family, new city for me, connections to potentially match in-state, more affordable living

ucf cons:
- lower ranking/reputation, graded 2 years preclinical, have to commute to clinical rotations

 

[Davidfromcali]

Vanderbilt by far

 

[SweetBurger]

Vanderbilt lol (disclaimer im on the wl at ucf)

 

[123shine]

Vanderbilt by far

Even with the additional cost?

 

[Davidfromcali]

Even with the additional cost?

Yes, Vandy is T20 power house and will set you up to match any where in any field, provided you do the work build a strong app.

I guess if your set on community PC then the added cost isn’t really worth it but you never what will happen in med school. You might fall in love with Neurosurg, Vandy will set you up to match

Also, I think Vandy is P/F for core clerkship? If so, that’s a pretty nice, no need to brown nose your way to honors

 

[SleazySalesMed]

Vanderbilt, unquestionably. Graded pre-clinical blows. Too much drama surrounding UCF and clerkships. Even after they open their new hospital It'll take a sec to get up to speed. Better faculty, clinical experience, and level of research opportunities.

There is nothing comparable about the two. 100k is a lot, but not enough to reconsider given your options. Though Orlando is a better City IMO

 

[123shine]

Vanderbilt, unquestionably. Graded pre-clinical blows. Too much drama surrounding UCF and clerkships. Even after they open their new hospital It'll take a sec to get up to speed. Better faculty, clinical experience, and level of research opportunities.

There is nothing comparable about the two. 100k is a lot, but not enough to reconsider given your options. Though Orlando is a better City IMO

 

[123shine]

Thank you!

 

[123shine]

Vanderbilt, unquestionably. Graded pre-clinical blows. Too much drama surrounding UCF and clerkships. Even after they open their new hospital It'll take a sec to get up to speed. Better faculty, clinical experience, and level of research opportunities.

There is nothing comparable about the two. 100k is a lot, but not enough to reconsider given your options. Though Orlando is a better City IMO

Yes I agree about Orlando being a better city! I guess my only reservations for Vandy are the cost and being far from family

 

[whitecheddarbunnies]

Wow i am literally having the same dilemma as you RIP

 

[123shine]

Wow i am literally having the same dilemma as you RIP

Really? What do you think you’re going to do?

 

[medicalchimp]

If you choose UCF over Vanderbilt... lol. Nah fr this shouldn’t even be a question. 1000% Vanderbilt. Like everyone else has said it’s 1.) a much better program 2.) will make you 10x more competitive in the field 3.) you can land any dream job you want 4.) the extra money is far worth it because your salary will be increased

 

[9blade]

Unless you know for sure that you want to do FM/IM/Peds, I would pay the extra money for Vandy

 

[123shine]

Unless you know for sure that you want to do FM/IM/Peds, I would pay the extra money for Vandy

I don’t want to do peds/FM/IM but I also don’t think I will end up going into a super competitive field like neurosurg or ortho, because of this, I’m wondering if the extra cost for the Vandy rep is worth it.

 

[Splenda88]

Vandy...

But my friend attended UCF and always says good thing about the school...

 

[whitecheddarbunnies]

Really? What do you think you’re going to do?

I have no idea. I just got finaid for UCF and it's literally half the cost (170,000 vs. 350,000). And I don't really know what I want to do specialty wise so I'm worried dropping almost 200,000 won't pan out. But I also don't personally know any doctors so idk how important school rep is in getting a good residency, and idk how important good residencies are for getting a high paying job to make up for the COA. Basically, I'm surprised I got this far and don't know anything about becoming a DR

 

[9blade]

I don't think you have to go to a big deal school/residency to get a higher paying job in private practice. If you're willing to live in a flyover state, you can find a higher paying job.

 

[DocKoozmin]

Vanderbilt. Too many ucf scandals with their rotations. Also the prestige difference is a good enough reason too

 

[123shine]

I have no idea. I just got finaid for UCF and it's literally half the cost (170,000 vs. 350,000). And I don't really know what I want to do specialty wise so I'm worried dropping almost 200,000 won't pan out. But I also don't personally know any doctors so idk how important school rep is in getting a good residency, and idk how important good residencies are for getting a high paying job to make up for the COA. Basically, I'm surprised I got this far and don't know anything about becoming a DR

I can totally relate! It’s tough! I’m just concerned about spending an extra 120k or so for the same degree at the end of the day

 

[Splenda88]

I would go to UCF...

You will thank me when you are paying back that 2k/month instead of 4.5k

 

[netflix007]

Vanderbilt. Too many ucf scandals with their rotations. Also the prestige difference is a good enough reason too

what kind of scandals, if you don't mind me asking? 🙂

 

[Jty3214]

Go to Vandy... With Step 1 going to P/F, I would anticipate school prestige becoming more important for match... not to mention the program directors at Vandy are top notch and would probably open doors for you with their LORs

 

[imbesrs]

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