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Vanderbilt
Pros:
- More flexibility built into the curriculum
- (slightly I think?) More research opportunities
- Urban environment
- Prestige
Cons:
- Jam packed first year
- Possibly too heavy of a research focus for my taste
- Less of a focus on the underserved (my passion)
UNC
Pros:
- Absolutely love the area
- 4 year medical Spanish program
- More of a focus on the underserved
- Not everyone is from an Ivy League lol
Cons:
- Less prestige (I think??)
- Fewer research opportunities
- Less people are from OOS, May make it harder to connect as one of the few non-Carolinians
Summary: All in all I love both of these programs. I’m leaning toward UNC pretty hard, I just have a good feeling about them, but I can’t shake thinking about Vandy. I’m OOS so the COA is pretty similar (haven’t heard about financial aid yet/assuming I won’t get any from Vandy) so that’s not a huge factor. My biggest hang up with UNC is that I’m leaning towards EM and Ortho as potential specialties and I don’t know if going to Vandy would set me up better for a non-primary care residency. They rank pretty similarly in research 18 (Vandy) vs 23 (UNC) but the big difference is on the primary care rankings 31 (Vandy) vs 1 (UNC). Prestige honestly isn’t a big factor at all to me, but I wonder if I’m underselling it’s importance in the residency process? I also really want to focus on caring for the underserved, specially Spanish speaking populations. Would love to hear thoughts!
Update: Their second looks are on the same day which doesn’t help at all🙃
Pros:
- More flexibility built into the curriculum
- (slightly I think?) More research opportunities
- Urban environment
- Prestige
Cons:
- Jam packed first year
- Possibly too heavy of a research focus for my taste
- Less of a focus on the underserved (my passion)
UNC
Pros:
- Absolutely love the area
- 4 year medical Spanish program
- More of a focus on the underserved
- Not everyone is from an Ivy League lol
Cons:
- Less prestige (I think??)
- Fewer research opportunities
- Less people are from OOS, May make it harder to connect as one of the few non-Carolinians
Summary: All in all I love both of these programs. I’m leaning toward UNC pretty hard, I just have a good feeling about them, but I can’t shake thinking about Vandy. I’m OOS so the COA is pretty similar (haven’t heard about financial aid yet/assuming I won’t get any from Vandy) so that’s not a huge factor. My biggest hang up with UNC is that I’m leaning towards EM and Ortho as potential specialties and I don’t know if going to Vandy would set me up better for a non-primary care residency. They rank pretty similarly in research 18 (Vandy) vs 23 (UNC) but the big difference is on the primary care rankings 31 (Vandy) vs 1 (UNC). Prestige honestly isn’t a big factor at all to me, but I wonder if I’m underselling it’s importance in the residency process? I also really want to focus on caring for the underserved, specially Spanish speaking populations. Would love to hear thoughts!
Update: Their second looks are on the same day which doesn’t help at all🙃
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