Trinity vs RCSI for International opportunities!
Hey there!
With 2 days to go for the CAO change of mind deadline, I am deliberating between trinity or RCSI Medicine. I scored well enough in my HPAT to achieve either of these comfortably and I am struggling to decide between them.
For context, I also got a scholarship to attend an Ivy league in the US (Harvard, Columbia, Yale, or Princeton - I wont specify for privacy purposes) and I am also stuck between the long arduous route of med in the US or Ireland.
If I choose to study med here, I do want to practice internationally and do my resindency/fellowship at a top US program such as MGH, Stanf Med ect. To maximise this I'd ideally like to go to a school with abundant research opportunities, and moreso a school that is willing to take undergrads for research as research is my passion (potential Md PHD?).
Furthermore, network and prestige do matter - especially with the intention of practicing abroad. Although I consistantly hear that RCSI has is well known globally, I worry that this is because of its deep ties to the middle east, and its daughter school in Bahrain.
Student life is also important but not as heavily weighted as the others.
What do yall think!