mac n ches
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Hi, am so happy to have these choices but am feeling confused. I have not visited these places, so I'm unsure of how much weight/value I should put into my impressions of the cities, especially since I know I will love wherever I go regardless of my reservations anyway. I have an idea of what my interests are (adolescent behavioral health, school-based preventative health interventions, and asian immigrant health)..but the catch is that I don't know if continuing work in my interests will help me choose my specialty, since I'm completely undecided but internal med, ob-gyn, psychiatry, adolescent medicine, geriatric care are my main things right now (completely subject to change). Financial package is unknown right now beyond the BU scholarship
BU:
pros:
- activism culture!! safety net hospital!! love how diverse the pt population is (i can practice my first language!)
- research/community partnerships in health equity <3 so so many things i want to get involved with.
- big city vibe!!! i want to live my 20s, i love love SF
- walkable and good public transit. i lived w/o a car in the bay and LOVED it
cons:
- have to go out of my way for research, though it seems very accessible
- 2 year traditional curriculum
- COLD, less sunlight? (plz correct me if this is untrue). i love studying outside and get sad in the winter. dark days are hard.
- high COL (maybe $10k scholarship offsets this?)
other:
- matches very well to CA
- medical spanish programs for my level and opportunities to work with the ethnic group i identify with
- not attached to undergrad campus
Vandy
pros:
- designated time for research in curriculum. love how much mentoring/hand-holding I get for research lol
- small class size, more individual attention. ie: the school isn't social justice oriented, but people would go out of their way to help me find my niche
- P/F clerkships (both schools are P/F pre-clinical)
- moderate climate and warm. nice gym
- lots of potential for interdisciplinery work. would love to work with their school of education.
cons:
- less diverse pt population and less opportunities to develop existing interests. the state is not that invested in social justice, but maybe a new environment would make me a better advocate
- sounds very southern (honky tonks??)
- everyone talks about bbq and fried chicken and i'm not really into meat heavy dining
other:
- 1 yr preclinical
- not as many matches back to CA
- higher ranked
BU:
pros:
- activism culture!! safety net hospital!! love how diverse the pt population is (i can practice my first language!)
- research/community partnerships in health equity <3 so so many things i want to get involved with.
- big city vibe!!! i want to live my 20s, i love love SF
- walkable and good public transit. i lived w/o a car in the bay and LOVED it
cons:
- have to go out of my way for research, though it seems very accessible
- 2 year traditional curriculum
- COLD, less sunlight? (plz correct me if this is untrue). i love studying outside and get sad in the winter. dark days are hard.
- high COL (maybe $10k scholarship offsets this?)
other:
- matches very well to CA
- medical spanish programs for my level and opportunities to work with the ethnic group i identify with
- not attached to undergrad campus
Vandy
pros:
- designated time for research in curriculum. love how much mentoring/hand-holding I get for research lol
- small class size, more individual attention. ie: the school isn't social justice oriented, but people would go out of their way to help me find my niche
- P/F clerkships (both schools are P/F pre-clinical)
- moderate climate and warm. nice gym
- lots of potential for interdisciplinery work. would love to work with their school of education.
cons:
- less diverse pt population and less opportunities to develop existing interests. the state is not that invested in social justice, but maybe a new environment would make me a better advocate
- sounds very southern (honky tonks??)
- everyone talks about bbq and fried chicken and i'm not really into meat heavy dining
other:
- 1 yr preclinical
- not as many matches back to CA
- higher ranked
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