i have full rides at four of these schools as a prospective neuroscience major (where neuro is not available, i'm looking to double major in bio and cog sci). here are the pros and cons for each school
CWRU
PROS:
highest ranked school out of all four
cwru med is fantastic
cleveland clinic is literally right there
CONS:
practically in my backyard (half hour drive from home)
not super diverse compared to these other schools (no pakistani students association😞)
Pitt
PROS:
pitt med is very highly reputed
relatively more diverse (has pakistani students association!)
neuroscience program looks interesting
CONS:
weather’s not much better
large student body could make it harder to stand out, establish relationships with profs or get research opportunities
UIC
PROS:
has relatively good med school
suuuper diverse (large and active pakistani students association)
chicago is a phenomenal city! i would love to live there
CONS:
not much of a campus feel
i could see the potential pitfalls of living in chicago
Merced
PROS:
giving me the most money (40k in surplus)
pretty diverse (large and active south asian students association)
their med school is opening this year, could place me at an advantage in terms of reserach
CONS:
no neuroscience major
merced as a town leaves… something to be desired
CWRU
PROS:
highest ranked school out of all four
cwru med is fantastic
cleveland clinic is literally right there
CONS:
practically in my backyard (half hour drive from home)
not super diverse compared to these other schools (no pakistani students association😞)
Pitt
PROS:
pitt med is very highly reputed
relatively more diverse (has pakistani students association!)
neuroscience program looks interesting
CONS:
weather’s not much better
large student body could make it harder to stand out, establish relationships with profs or get research opportunities
UIC
PROS:
has relatively good med school
suuuper diverse (large and active pakistani students association)
chicago is a phenomenal city! i would love to live there
CONS:
not much of a campus feel
i could see the potential pitfalls of living in chicago
Merced
PROS:
giving me the most money (40k in surplus)
pretty diverse (large and active south asian students association)
their med school is opening this year, could place me at an advantage in terms of reserach
CONS:
no neuroscience major
merced as a town leaves… something to be desired
