Vermont vs UCF

[SigmaChadwick]

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Please help me decide between UCF and UVM (CT clinical campus)!
Interested in EM IM or surgery. Strong passion for global health. Looking to match in the northeast.
Thank you in advance!

Vermont 340k COA
UVM pros:
P/f pre-clinical and clerkship and no ranking
More established school (well-known faculty)
1.5 year preclinical
CT Campus for clerkship
- good rotation sites
- diverse patient population
- more urban
- small class (30 people)
- impressive matches
Mission fit (global health, public health)

UVM cons:
Will have 150k loans by graduation
Away from family
No direct flight from Orlando to Burlington
Not as great quality of life compared to Orlando
Won't' have a car for first 1.5 years

UCF 190k COA
UCF pros:
Will graduate with no loans
<40 mins from family
New facilities
Weather is better
Matches above its rank
Research required to graduate — school will help find a project
UCF cons:
Graded pre-clinical (though it could help differentiate myself during residency apps IF I do well)
Sorted into percentiles for clerkship
Newer school (not as well known)
Rotation sites not with Orlando Health or Advent but with HCA

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[frogluver]

Sounds like UCF without loans would be hard to pass up on. Also having family nearby will be nice

 

[deleted1161395]

UCF b/c the cost. I only see UVM as the choice if you want a change of scenery or if the grading scheme is a sig. factor for you. UVM also may allow you to more easily match to the NE.

 

[S_student1010]

UCF without loans. UCF has a great match list, and it would be nice to have a family nearby. I am not sure if UVM is more urban than Orlando/Lake Nona. Vermont is pretty rural overall.