Which school?

[rdilba]

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Let me begin by saying that my 'dilemma' is one that many people wish they could have and I am extremely grateful for it, and it is not something I am taking for granted/ complaining about, but I do want outside input.

Basically, I got into two medical schools. Lewis Katz (Temple) and DUCOM.
If I go to DUCOM, I pay nothing (full ride).
If I go to Temple, I pay 76k over 4 years.

Not sure about my specialty yet, but I am thinking onco for now.

Which would you pick if you were in my shoes? Is Temple that much better that it would be worth 76k?

 

[WedgeDawg]

Moving to SSD

 

[ERDOC555]

How is this even a question? If I remember correctly both schools are mid tiers and not really that different in terms of prestige. Take the full ride and don't even think about the other school.

 

[trynahelp]

Congrats on having to make the decision between two awesome schools! That being said, take the free school. There is absolutely no reason not to, they are essentially the same school except for the price.

 

[Spector1]

drexel

 

[lmn]

Both are pretty same in terms of prestige/matching imo, personally I didn't see Drexel while I was interviewing, but free schooling would be a great thing. Then again 76k for 4 years is way cheaper than what most people will pay, so it isn't like you would struggle paying it off. Unless you really loved Temple and didn't feel great about Drexel, I would likely go with the free ride.

 

[Mansamusa]

This is actually a little difficult, but I would choose Temple (assuming your cost calculation is definitely correct)
-You would get to live in Philly for the 4 yrs.
- I think Temple is better known.
-They also have much more research funding, and would probably make it easier to match competitively.
-More interesting patient pop.
- Not having to drive and travel around to clinical sites all the time (huge plus to me, maybe not to you) and Temple still requires some driving, I think?
- Temple is big on accepting legacies, so you'll be helping any of your future kids who may want to go to med school, haha

 

[EaglesontheWarpath]

What was Drexel's match list for this past year like? Do they match into onco similarly to Temple/match at all? The one thing that put me off from Drexel (aside from the post-interview rejection) was that they didn't show us a match list on interview day, which raised red flags. Honestly compared to most people 76k isn't a big deal at all-if I were you I'd visit both schools and evaluate each specialty you're interested in in regards to matching/how many people a year go into that specialty. Even if you don't know, but are thinking onco, ent, and neuro, then evaluate both schools regarding those specialties. Full ride would be pretty sweet though.

 

[Slack3r]

What was Drexel's match list for this past year like? Do they match into onco similarly to Temple/match at all? The one thing that put me off from Drexel (aside from the post-interview rejection) was that they didn't show us a match list on interview day, which raised red flags. Honestly compared to most people 76k isn't a big deal at all-if I were you I'd visit both schools and evaluate each specialty you're interested in in regards to matching/how many people a year go into that specialty. Even if you don't know, but are thinking onco, ent, and neuro, then evaluate both schools regarding those specialties. Full ride would be pretty sweet though.

As a premed, you have precisely 0 idea on how to interpret a match list. Even as a fourth year, match lists can't be readily compared between schools because of the differing priorities students place on location/reputation/research interest/etc.

And I'm assuming the OP means heme-onc (no ones calls it onco), which is a subspecialty of IM. Either school will prepare you to match into a good IM program.