Have to start off by saying I’m thankful to have an A in the first place. I would greatly appreciate any insight from anyone in helping make this decision.
I grew up and went to undergrad in Chicago. I would’ve accepted the UICOM Chicago campus in a heartbeat, but was assigned to Rockford.
Here are some factors, any additional info would be greatly appreciated:
- Location is definitely a big factor, and I would definitely prefer RFU even though it’s not exactly in the city.
- IS tuition at UICOM so the cost at UICOM will be ~100k cheaper over 4 years.
- My goal is to match into ortho as of right now, research opportunities are important.
- Same grading systems: P/F then H/HP/P/F. Both have AOA as well.
- RFU does not have a home hospital, so rotations can be a wide range of locations around Chicago.
Note: RFU has had some impressive ortho matches recently from what I’ve seen.
Thank you again for any insight.