What rankings you uses and why?

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Which Ranking System do you use?

  • US News research

    Votes: 18 38.3%
  • US News primary care

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • NIH

    Votes: 1 2.1%
  • none, I think they are all silly

    Votes: 19 40.4%
  • I use a combination of the first three

    Votes: 8 17.0%

  • Total voters
    47
  • Poll closed .
i think what he said was pretty self explanatory... location, class size, friends, home, first impressions, etc... depending on what he's looking for in a medical school... not what US news is.


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i think what he said was pretty self explanatory... location, class size, friends, home, first impressions, etc... depending on what he's looking for in a medical school... not what US news is.

I 100% agree!! 👍👍 I interviewed at a school (not to be named) in the "top 10 US News" - I was totally turned off and withdrew. Subjective factors are MUCH, MUCH more valuable tools than rankings (which really are about things I could care less about, like NIH grants)
 
I 100% agree!! 👍👍 I interviewed at a school (not to be named) in the "top 10 US News" - I was totally turned off and withdrew. Subjective factors are MUCH, MUCH more valuable tools than rankings (which really are about things I could care less about, like NIH grants)

I know which top 10 it was, but don't worry, I won't tell 😉. But seriously, I won't tell.
 
I use the US News Research rankings. I used to care a lot about this couple years ago. Now, not so much but I will still consider the US News as I choose which schools to apply.
 
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