Which SUNY med school? (UB vs. Stony Brook vs. Upstate)

zeppelinpage4
Sun, 28 Apr 2013 02:07:36 +0000

Hi everyone, I wanted to get some advice on choosing med schools. I was fortunate enough to have acceptances at these three SUNY schools.

Good qualities of all three schools:
-The students at Upstate, Stony Brook, and UB seemed happy to be there.

-All three schools have about the same tuition (I’m IS)

-The classes seemed cohesive

Now each school.

Upstate:
Pros:
-Had the most laid back atmosphere
-All the hospitals and housing are next to the medical school (everything within walking distance)
-Nicest facilities/campus
-Brand new Geneva Towers for housing 1st year
-Cheaper cost of living
-Closer to home/friends/family

Cons:
-Not as good reputation
-Not good for research

Stony Brook:
Pros:
-Great research opportunities
-Better reputation
-Good facilities/campus (not as good as Upstate but better than UB)
-Great faculty 1st year (2ns year faculty isn’t as good I heard)
-Amazing Step I average and match list (they’re doing something right)

Cons:
-High cost of living
-Rotation sights can be far from the medical school (I may need to move around clinical years)
-Furthest from home

University at Buffalo
Pros:
-Good research opportunities (not as good as Stony Brook, but still good)
-Close to home and friends
-Classes end around 1pm each day
-Block curriculum
-Low cost of living
-Also pretty close to friends/family

Cons:
-All rotation sites far from medical school (will need car)
-Lackluster facilities