Guest mk08 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Last year a friend of mine got into medicine at Harvard and Washington. She got a full scholarship to go to Washington but nothing from Harvard. She ended up choosing Washington. Which one would you have chosen? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MedPen Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Last year a friend of mine got into medicine at Harvard and Washington. She got a full scholarship to go to Washington but nothing from Harvard. She ended up choosing Washington. Which one would you have chosen? Washington. A 300 000$ debt to go to an Ivy League is not worth it, even if it is Harvard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In_Valid Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 depends on your financial situation. If she is loaded (rather her parents) then she should have gone to Harvard. If not, WashU. Both are good schools. She must have discovered the cure for cancer or something to get a scholarship to WashU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena815 Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 Washington, most definitely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesca Posted September 22, 2008 Report Share Posted September 22, 2008 harvard....the debt wont be such a big deal once she's a doctor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheena815 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 the dept wont be such a big deal once she's a doctor.. Actually, 200-300K of debt sitting around and collecting interest (at a higher level than those in Canada) for years of residency IS quite a big deal, particularly if one wants to go into something like family med. Many residents are barely breaking even just keeping up with their interest payments. What wont be a big deal is the name of the school the MD is from. An applicant from a good school (both qualify) with excellent usmle (and other exam) scores and good references will get into the specialty of their choosing. After that, school of origin is not really relevant, and the doctor will make their own reputation and career. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alastriss Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 If its washington U at St. louis, which is like ranked so closely to Harvard, then for sure for sure Wash U @ st. louis. Sheena, what you said is true for canadian schools, but reputation does matter for US schools. However I will bet my left nut that there isn't one program director that will say "well this one went to harvard, while this one went to Wash @ St. Louis, so we will pick the harvard grad". Its like someone came up to you and offered you a Joseph Abboud suit for free, or charged you for a Dolce suit at full price. Both suits are amazing, so you ought to go for the cheap one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Both schools are dream schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMmd Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 If its washington U at St. louis, which is like ranked so closely to Harvard, then for sure for sure Wash U @ st. louis. Sheena, what you said is true for canadian schools, but reputation does matter for US schools. However I will bet my left nut that there isn't one program director that will say "well this one went to harvard, while this one went to Wash @ St. Louis, so we will pick the harvard grad". Its like someone came up to you and offered you a Joseph Abboud suit for free, or charged you for a Dolce suit at full price. Both suits are amazing, so you ought to go for the cheap one. hahah who the facque is joseph abboud!!! hahahahaa yeah i would go for harvard... you can pay back you 300 000 (or 3 mill in that matter) loan after a few mths with a harvard diploma... (well im talking if you decide to stay in the us after)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelly31 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Washington for sure. It's an awesome school and closer to my hometown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n00b Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Yeah.....it doesn't look like some of you guys know how prestigious WashU is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a41 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Yeah this is a no brainer. WashU for sure. Honestly, Harvard, WashU, JHU, it's all the same. $300k is $300k no matter where you go (or how much money you make). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aquaman Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 How is this even a question...you really need an ego-stroking if you would choose 200k of debt versus a full ride. Ask anyone in the medical field and they will tell you, as the above poster did, that the differences between these schools is negligible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylem29 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 There is a difference - JHU and WashU aren't in very safe areas and Harvard is. I'd still choose the full ride though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
register Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Your friend was smart enough to get into Harvard and Washington. Your friend was also smart enough to make the right choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysk1 Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 Is your friend http://www.mdapplicants.com/viewprofile.php?id=6682 I'd choose Harvard.. Wash Me sux... lol j/k.. I'm just a prestige whore.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victorwoot Posted September 23, 2008 Report Share Posted September 23, 2008 That profile must be hers, she's a legend. I actually have that profile bookmarked haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylem29 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 WashU was a smart choice. I recall her really wanting to choose U of T and she probably would've gotten in as I'm sure she was high WL'd but she removed herself from the WL and just went with WUSM. Graduating from WUSM will certainly give her some points at U of T when applying for residency. For some reason, I suspect that U of T likes having people from Ivy Leagues - I met one applicant who did their undergrad at Yale and I knew that they were going to get accepted at UT med, and they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avenir001 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 wow. how does a person consistently get above 90% in english/lit courses? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AMmd Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 its interesting, she didnt get into u of t and she got into harvard lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamer Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Jesus christ full ride at WashU. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ysk1 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 its interesting, she didnt get into u of t and she got into harvard lol She even got rejected from her home school-UBC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylem29 Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 She even got rejected from her home school-UBC. Then turns around and gets accepted into Alberta and McGill - both VERY tough for OOPs, McGill especially. Weird about the UBC rejection. No interview at UPenn either. Toronto...yea, dunno what happened there but I think she would've gotten in if she waited. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Law Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Washington. Hands down! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retsage Posted September 24, 2008 Report Share Posted September 24, 2008 Harvard and Washington U are equivalent in terms of prestige when it comes to medicine. There's absolutely no difference in research potential or match rates. To choose Harvard and a 300k price-tag over WashU would have been an excruciatingly stupid decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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