Wayne state vs Western Michigan(full tuiton scholarship)

[yungfaraoh]

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hey everyone,

as the title says, I'm deciding between wayne and western michigan med school while western has given me a full tuiton scholarship for all 4 years. I am pretty sure I want to do something in surgery, Ophthalmology, and Orthopedics to name a couple I am interested in.

Pros of Wayne:
-closer to family (45 min away)
-established school, great rotation spots
-would love to work in an underserved area like detroit
-would be easier to get a residency spot I want

cons:
-tuiton 40k a year
-huge class size(300)
-cost of living more expensive in detroit
-break schedule is small (one week in september, december, and june)

Pros of western:
FREE tuiton. no debt. not a dime paid
small class size (80)
new facilities, state of the art equipment
-nice break schedule (2 weeks break after each block)

cons:
farther away from family(2.5 hours)
younger school, less established
may make finding comp specialty harder

I know this may seem like a no brainer to some of you, but I was highly committed to wayne until I got that scholarship email. Overall I would love to attend wayne, but I'm not sure if it's worth the extra 160k.

 

[voxveritatisetlucis]

Wayne if interested in those specialties as 160k isn’t that much and they have home residency programs in the field

 

[sammed]

Wayne state will give you edge for specialities you are targeting … though do not know much about western Michigan it seems less exposure with smaller setup.

 

[theoceanman]

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