Orthohopefully
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Hey guys, I really need help picking a school. Everytime I think I made a decision I change my mind and the deadline is coming up. I'm super stressed about this life changing decision so please leave any opinion on the matter. I also am very dead set on specializing in ortho (or maybe peds).
UPenn
Pros
UTSD
Pros
UPenn
Pros
- Not ranked (could be a con)
- 4 day class week next year
- Extra time to do extracurriculars
- Great research
- Amazing campus
- Ivy league
- Feel more confident in landing an ortho residency
- Can finally leave Texas
- Still grinding bc need high GPA
- 300k more expensive
- Big class size
- Grade inflation
- No scholarship
UTSD
Pros
- Close to home
- Significantly cheaper
- Prayed for this for 4 years
- Easier to get leadership positions
- Family culture
- Houston and area is boring
- Ranked
- Numeric grading system (every point counts)
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