<p>Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean to discuss “coolness” in terms of eventual-career-success. I simply meant it’s more… what’s the word I’m looking for? It’s more fun to get to talk to people about the fact that I’ve been to a lot of different places. And I suspect it’s a little more fun to listen to, too. (At least, I hope it is.)</p>
<p>I dunno. I’m very grateful to have gone to high school, undergrad, and medical school all in entirely different regions of the country. It seems like not just a fun thing to have done, but a fun thing to talk about, too.</p>
<p>Obviously it’s a very small factor. But it does feel to me like I’ve gained from being in different institutions.</p>
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<p>I did mean to discuss eventual-career-success in the other points I made. (i.e. having things in common with more people helps with networking).</p>