Which medical school would you choose?

UTMB

Pros:

1. P/F grading during pre-clerkship
2. NBME exams
3. Awesome research opportunities
4. I currently have a friend who’s an upperclassmen
5. Very collaborative and laid back class
6. Beach!

Cons:

1. Limited food/grocery options
2. Not ranked as high
3. Admin isn’t great

McGovern

Pros:

1. Texas Medical Center (MD Anderson)
2. Summer research program/opportunities
3. Higher ranked
4. Way better food/grocery options

Cons:

1. Only the first semester is P/F with in-house exams, the remainder of pre-clerkships are H/HP/P/F
2. Horrible/expensive parking

Both:

1. About the same distance from home
2. Around the same tuition
3. Have AOA (although UTMB might be becoming more holistically-based)

Background info: Right now, I think I’m wanting to go into a surgical specialty. I prefer UTMB since it’s P/F, and it has a beach (which is better than no beach for me). I don’t know if McGovern’s rank/prestige and access to the TMC truly outweighs it not having P/F. Thoughts? I would love to hear what you guys thinks overall.

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