go_apollo
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Hello! I would really like some help choosing between Mayo and Feinberg. I really love both schools which is making it extremely difficult for me to choose which to go to. For some context, I am interested in brain-machine research, likely will be aiming for a surgical specialty (keeping my options open rn), and am from the chicagoland area (which is why I like the location of Feinberg much more). Aerospace medicine is a strong interest of mine as well and although I noticed some students at Feinberg have similar interests, it looks like Mayo has more connections/opportunities. Below are the pros and cons I thought of for both schools, and I would greatly appreciate it if there are any significant ones I am missing! Financials are very similar for both schools so I ignored that in my pros/cons:
MAYO:
pros:
cons:
FEINBERG
pros:
cons:
MAYO:
pros:
Travel to different locations: Arizona, Florida |
Very nice Simulation Lab (compared to what I've seen at Feinberg) |
Best hospital in the US - more connections/opportunities? |
No rankings |
1-week selective breaks: Can go home/travel |
Aerospace medicine opportunities |
cons:
In the middle of nowhere |
Living far from home |
Not much brain-machine research (I am interested in the intersection of tech and medicine) |
1.5 year |
FEINBERG
pros:
I love the location |
Connected to a university system |
Home nearby |
Can make my own aerospace club |
Better research opportunities |
2year and ECMH |
cons:
Less opportunities (Mayo seems to have the option to travel & pushes outside rotations which I really like) |
Ranked and AOA |