VCU vs. Toledo

[premedgrl11100]

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VCU
Pros:
- higher ranked
- match very well across a lot of specialties and across the country (although a lot stay on the east coast)
- I really liked Richmond when I visited
Cons:
- OOS a lot more expensive COA and rent (~100k difference in just tuition)
- about 7.5 hours from home (I went to undergrad this far away so it wouldn’t be new but I didn’t love driving that far) and I don’t have any family in Virginia
- no matches in Ohio (could just be that people don’t want to do residency there)
- I barely got to see any of the campus when I visited so I really don’t know much about their facilities

Toledo:
Pros:
- close to home (~3 hours) and all of my family lives in Ohio
- they match really well in Ohio which is where I want to do my residency
- IS COA and rent is very affordable
- very nice simulation center and facilities
- a lot of students from Cincinnati and Ohio which is nice for friends after med school 🙂
Cons:
- lower ranked (I don’t know what specialty I want to go into yet but thinking maybe cardio which is competitive )

Both schools:
- pass/fail
-curriculums are similar

 

[TheDataKing]

Toledo matches a solid number into competitive subspecialties last I checked - I’d vote Toledo; it seems like your heart Is pulling you that way and saving $100k is significant

 

[premedgrl11100]

Toledo matches a solid number into competitive subspecialties last I checked - I’d vote Toledo; it seems like your heart Is pulling you that way and saving $100k is significant

Thank you!!! Those were my thoughts but it’s always nice to hear someone else’s opinion as well!

 

[deleted1158770]

Toledo 100%

 

[tzuyu&yuqi]

Toledo all the way here