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Hello,
I have been very fortunate to receive admissions into three amazing schools and was hoping to receive some potential input into which one of these options I should pursue! I'm sure I can't go wrong picking any of these three so any comments or pieces of advice would be appreciated!
UChicago (Pritzker) COA: ~180k
Pros:
-Campus is beautiful and the city seems like it would be fun to live in
-Great opportunities for health policy work (potential interest of mine)
-Cheaper option compared to Duke, in line with Vanderbilt
-Really enjoyed my interview day and the students that I met
-Cool service/ social justice emphasis
Cons:
-Traditional 2/2 curriculum. Not sure I would really know the difference though since I would only experience one version or the other.
-Chicago might be a little too cold and I've never lived up north/midwest
-Supposedly Pritzker isn't in the best part of Chicago?
Duke COA: ~230k
Pros:
-They've been doing their 1 year pre-clinical curriculum for a while and seem to have it down
-Could get potential funding for 3rd year research that might make cost a little bit better (but that would definitely be a toss up and very competitive to get
-Durham is probably the most affordable city
-A lot of cool hiking/ outdoorsy things around the city
-Talked to a couple of current students and they all got me pretty excited about the opportunity to attend!
Cons:
-More expensive so I'm unsure if it will be worth it to cough up 50-60k more to go here when the other schools are great options as well
Vanderbilt COA: ~170k (estimated based on merit aid, have not received my financial offer)
Pros:
-Another 1 year curriculum would be nice
-Probably the cheapest option it seems like, not by too much though
-All the students seemed really happy and supposedly they treat their med students really well
-Nashville is a fun town!
Cons:
-On my interview day, I just didn't feel too much of a connection with the school really and I'm not really sure why...
-Not sure if there are that many health policy type opportunities for me to look into
I have been very fortunate to receive admissions into three amazing schools and was hoping to receive some potential input into which one of these options I should pursue! I'm sure I can't go wrong picking any of these three so any comments or pieces of advice would be appreciated!
UChicago (Pritzker) COA: ~180k
Pros:
-Campus is beautiful and the city seems like it would be fun to live in
-Great opportunities for health policy work (potential interest of mine)
-Cheaper option compared to Duke, in line with Vanderbilt
-Really enjoyed my interview day and the students that I met
-Cool service/ social justice emphasis
Cons:
-Traditional 2/2 curriculum. Not sure I would really know the difference though since I would only experience one version or the other.
-Chicago might be a little too cold and I've never lived up north/midwest
-Supposedly Pritzker isn't in the best part of Chicago?
Duke COA: ~230k
Pros:
-They've been doing their 1 year pre-clinical curriculum for a while and seem to have it down
-Could get potential funding for 3rd year research that might make cost a little bit better (but that would definitely be a toss up and very competitive to get
-Durham is probably the most affordable city
-A lot of cool hiking/ outdoorsy things around the city
-Talked to a couple of current students and they all got me pretty excited about the opportunity to attend!
Cons:
-More expensive so I'm unsure if it will be worth it to cough up 50-60k more to go here when the other schools are great options as well
Vanderbilt COA: ~170k (estimated based on merit aid, have not received my financial offer)
Pros:
-Another 1 year curriculum would be nice
-Probably the cheapest option it seems like, not by too much though
-All the students seemed really happy and supposedly they treat their med students really well
-Nashville is a fun town!
Cons:
-On my interview day, I just didn't feel too much of a connection with the school really and I'm not really sure why...
-Not sure if there are that many health policy type opportunities for me to look into