All three schools cost within 60K of each other with UW being cheapest and Vandy being most expensive, so cost should not be a big factor. While I’d prefer a location outside of Seattle (where I did my undergrad), I want to ensure I’m not making a wrong choice by not attending UW. I’m not sure what I want to specialize in but want to keep all my options open. I’d love to hear others' opinions on these schools!
UCLA
Pros
Pros
Pros
UCLA
Pros
- P/F fully for 3 years, no AOA
- 3rd year fully open for research
- LA is awesome and I would love to match in California eventually
- 1 year preclinical curriculum is still pretty new and there seem to be problems with it
- Older student population
Pros
- P/F fully for 2 years
- Strong Clinical Training
- Family close by
- Less dedicated research time
- More of a primary care focus
- Internal ranking
- Less driven/motivated student body (?)
Pros
- P/F for 2 years, No AOA
- Established 1 year preclinical
- Lots of allotted research time in 3th and 4th years
- Most expensive option (by about 60K over 4 yrs)
- In the South and I wasn't a huge fan of Nashville