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hey everyone!
so i recently was accepted to UCSF's dpt program and am now deciding between UCSF or Duke, and would really appreciate any thoughts/feedback
UCSF
pros:
- its in SF, close to LA (where I live now and have a lot of friends/support)
- great healthcare school all around
- interprofessional curriculum
- more clinical experience
- cheaper tuition (but to my surprise from interview weekend, the cost of living makes going to UCSF just about as expensive as, if not even a bit more, than duke, which is crazy!)
cons:
- limited to california for clinicals (not a HUGE con, but something to think about)
- 50 people per class (can't tell if this is a pro or con actually..but it seems almost too small, at least compared to dukes ~90 people)
- not ranked as high as duke (its still of course a great school but also something to think about, not sure it really even matters anyway)
- have to commute a lot between 3 campuses
DUKE
pros:
- private school, perhaps more resources?
- clinical sites across the country
- ranked higher
- has one campus/building (with free parking) for PT
- bigger class size (not sure if this is a pro or con, but it seems like this could be nicer? open to thoughts)
cons:
- in NC (not trying to rip on NC, but just compared to SF, this is a con for me)
- going off of that, i'd have to move from LA to NC, which is a much bigger move
- team based learning (not sure if this is a pro or con, I've heard conflicting things..)
even tho duke has fewer cons on paper, my liberal leanings make me favor UCSF just a bit more but i was really shocked to find out how much going there (with the cost of living) would be, because i was really into UCSF partially bc of their lower tuition compared to duke. but after doing the math, they honestly are comparable (duke has higher tuition but lower cost of living, and UCSF has vice versa) so it's hard to have that be a deciding factor now
given that the tuition/fees are comparable, i start thinking about actual quality of education now (if UCSF were significantly cheaper i would definitely just go there) -- UCSF is ranked lower than duke and i know they're both still great schools but my friend who goes to UNC pharm made a comment about how "by actually going there, she realized now that there is a reason UNC pharm is ranked #1" which makes me think if the ranking does say something about the schools
also i really can't tell if the smaller class size is better or worse. i know it could be very nice bc it can be close knit and stuff but it also seems like it could be limiting.
anyway, if anyone who is thinking about UCSF/duke or currently goes there takes the time to read this (thank you), i'd appreciate your thoughts -- why do you prefer one to the other? etc etc
appreciate any feedback!!
so i recently was accepted to UCSF's dpt program and am now deciding between UCSF or Duke, and would really appreciate any thoughts/feedback
UCSF
pros:
- its in SF, close to LA (where I live now and have a lot of friends/support)
- great healthcare school all around
- interprofessional curriculum
- more clinical experience
- cheaper tuition (but to my surprise from interview weekend, the cost of living makes going to UCSF just about as expensive as, if not even a bit more, than duke, which is crazy!)
cons:
- limited to california for clinicals (not a HUGE con, but something to think about)
- 50 people per class (can't tell if this is a pro or con actually..but it seems almost too small, at least compared to dukes ~90 people)
- not ranked as high as duke (its still of course a great school but also something to think about, not sure it really even matters anyway)
- have to commute a lot between 3 campuses
DUKE
pros:
- private school, perhaps more resources?
- clinical sites across the country
- ranked higher
- has one campus/building (with free parking) for PT
- bigger class size (not sure if this is a pro or con, but it seems like this could be nicer? open to thoughts)
cons:
- in NC (not trying to rip on NC, but just compared to SF, this is a con for me)
- going off of that, i'd have to move from LA to NC, which is a much bigger move
- team based learning (not sure if this is a pro or con, I've heard conflicting things..)
even tho duke has fewer cons on paper, my liberal leanings make me favor UCSF just a bit more but i was really shocked to find out how much going there (with the cost of living) would be, because i was really into UCSF partially bc of their lower tuition compared to duke. but after doing the math, they honestly are comparable (duke has higher tuition but lower cost of living, and UCSF has vice versa) so it's hard to have that be a deciding factor now
given that the tuition/fees are comparable, i start thinking about actual quality of education now (if UCSF were significantly cheaper i would definitely just go there) -- UCSF is ranked lower than duke and i know they're both still great schools but my friend who goes to UNC pharm made a comment about how "by actually going there, she realized now that there is a reason UNC pharm is ranked #1" which makes me think if the ranking does say something about the schools
also i really can't tell if the smaller class size is better or worse. i know it could be very nice bc it can be close knit and stuff but it also seems like it could be limiting.
anyway, if anyone who is thinking about UCSF/duke or currently goes there takes the time to read this (thank you), i'd appreciate your thoughts -- why do you prefer one to the other? etc etc
appreciate any feedback!!
