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Both schools are out-of-state for me, and the COA is comparable. I’m not sure what speciality I’m interested in but want to keep the door open to competitive specialities, and I am interested in an academic career. I’m between these 2 schools as my final choice because they have a lot of pros in common:
- Mid-sized city (not too big, not too small)
- 1.5 pre-clerkship
- Plenty of research opportunities
- Pretty cities imo
- Opportunities for pathways in the medical humanities and medical education
- Etc.
They also have the same con of not being super diverse… And they’re out-of-state. Like they are honestly super comparable to me. The few differences I can think of are:
- UWSMPH has true P/F, whereas UCCOM has P/F with “high distinction” for above 91% (plus quartiles for clerkships)
- UWSMPH is around 2.5 hours away by car from my hometown, whereas UCCOM is like 4.5 hours away. Neither is close enough to live at home, obviously, so maybe a negligible difference
- I lived in Cincy when I was a kid so I’m somewhat familiar with the area / have some ties, but obviously it’s been a while
- Cincy is slightly cheaper
At the end of the day, the choice obviously does come down to me, but I would love to know, “in a vacuum,” whether either school is significantly “better” than the other, what other factors I should maybe consider, and any personal insight you guys may have. Thank you so much!
- Mid-sized city (not too big, not too small)
- 1.5 pre-clerkship
- Plenty of research opportunities
- Pretty cities imo
- Opportunities for pathways in the medical humanities and medical education
- Etc.
They also have the same con of not being super diverse… And they’re out-of-state. Like they are honestly super comparable to me. The few differences I can think of are:
- UWSMPH has true P/F, whereas UCCOM has P/F with “high distinction” for above 91% (plus quartiles for clerkships)
- UWSMPH is around 2.5 hours away by car from my hometown, whereas UCCOM is like 4.5 hours away. Neither is close enough to live at home, obviously, so maybe a negligible difference
- I lived in Cincy when I was a kid so I’m somewhat familiar with the area / have some ties, but obviously it’s been a while
- Cincy is slightly cheaper
At the end of the day, the choice obviously does come down to me, but I would love to know, “in a vacuum,” whether either school is significantly “better” than the other, what other factors I should maybe consider, and any personal insight you guys may have. Thank you so much!
