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Yale
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Northwestern
Pros
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Summary: I won’t have financial aid packages from either school for a bit, but am expecting them to be about to same! Although I’m waiting to hear back from some more schools, I think it will ultimately come down to these two. From the south originally but went to school in New England, want to do residency in the west coast, interested in OBGYN academic medicine. Thank you!!
Pros
- Love the class size of 90
- Adcoms and students really seem to love it
- Really interested in the Yale system, given that I’ve always seen myself as someone who likes to take unconventional paths through medicine
- 90 mins from nyc, where the majority of my friends are living (but I’m too apprehensive to move to!)
- New Haven is cheaper than other places I’ve been accepted into
- Prestige that could be leveraged in a career in academic medicine
- Match lists on the west coast which is where I want to end up
- Medical school with the happiest students (rumored/reputation)
Cons
- Yale system might be too much freedom; I really like going to lectures and having set assignments
- I don’t have a lot of friends actually in New Haven, and I don’t really know what there is to do there
- Safety of New Haven??
- Not as many student organizations available
- Majority of the students take optional research year, which makes me concerned that if I don’t I may not be ready for residency through the Yale system
- No immediate family nearby
- Can’t get an actual read on the students
Northwestern
Pros
- Immediate family lives nearby, as whole family has ties to Chicago (family on faculty, sibling at undergrad campus)
- Chicago as a city is amazing, especially where Feinberg is located
- Love the student groups available, especially in vivo
- pre-existing relationships mean access to research mentors would be really easy and plentiful
- West coast match list
- Prentice hospital is amazing, especially because I’m interested in women’s health
Cons
- I’m not all that excited or invigorated by the curriculum? Seems very standard, which isn’t always a bad thing
- Class size of 150 is a bit big for what I had in mind for myself
- Potentially slightly less prestigious? I honestly can’t tell, and the main reason I look at prestige is because I’d love to pursue academic medicine
Summary: I won’t have financial aid packages from either school for a bit, but am expecting them to be about to same! Although I’m waiting to hear back from some more schools, I think it will ultimately come down to these two. From the south originally but went to school in New England, want to do residency in the west coast, interested in OBGYN academic medicine. Thank you!!