Wayne State vs CMU vs Quinnipiac (Netter)?

[goodmornin]

Hi everyone! I am lucky to have been accepted into 3 MD schools and was hoping to get some advice on which to attend. I've created a small pros/ cons list below for each school and would love to hear your thoughts. Some background about me is that I'm a Colorado resident and would be traveling out of state for each of these choices. I am not entirely sure about which specialty I want to pursue but am in favor of going into something slightly more competitive. I have also been waitlisted at Albany, Tulane, CUSOM. CU would be my top choice if I were to be accepted (given its reputation/ proximity to home), however, I've been told I am in the bottom 1/3rd of waitlistees. Every physician I've worked with has also told me to the cheapest route which is CMU (including a $10,000/semester FA package), although I think it may be difficult to match into competitive specialties there. Aside from CMU, I haven't really received any FA, so I'd love to hear what everyone has to say. Thanks!

Wayne State University School of Medicine

• Pros
  • Classes not mandatory
  • vast research/ service opportunities
  • urban location/ fun things to do in Detroit
  • vast clinical opportunities and diverse patient population
  • clinical training is mainly done by residents
• Cons
  • Not true P/F (honors)
  • administration issues/ poor communication with students
  • large class size (300)
  • higher COL
  • problems with accreditation in the past

Central Michigan University School of Medicine

• Pros
  • Smaller class size
  • Attendance mandatory
  • P/F
  • lower COL/ tuition/ FA package received
• Cons
  • few research opportunities
  • mandatory attendance
  • suburban campus
  • Relocation for M3/M4 (need to move to Mt. Pleasant)
  • less extensive hospital network
  • less extensive reputation

Quinnipiac University School of Medicine

• Pros
  • Very supportive faculty, very well-liked school
  • More clinical experience in preclinical years (MESH program)
  • Better support in transition to medical school
  • Smaller classes
  • fairly good match list (especially considering school size, reputation, etc.)
  • super nice facilities
  • cheaper COL
• Cons
  • Fewer research opportunities
  • No internal hospital system, (all away rotations/ lots of driving)
  • living in suburban New Haven (but close to a lot of big cities)
  • newer/ less established institution

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[m1redsox]

Can you provide the overall cost of each school?

 

[goodmornin]

Can you provide the overall cost of each school?

Of course! Below is just for tuition.

WSU: $68,628 (w/ $1000 FA package)
CMU: $54,062 (w/ $10,000 FA package)
Netter: $63,170 (no FA package received)

 

[m1redsox]

In that case, I’d go with Wayne St. $14k/year is reasonable to pay to give yourself the best chance at any specialty. Wayne has residency programs in every specialty and is known to keep many of their own students, which is a massive advantage.

 

[wysdoc]

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