In Reply to: OT: Insight on New England Medical Schools?, MI-Roger [Profile/Gallery] , Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:59:36

I'm sure Brown and UConn are too, I've just never heard much about them.

UMass has built a very solid rep, both at its Amherst campus (I went there) and for the med school in Worcester.

Yale is well, Yale. It's Ivy League and does a first-class job. Harder to get into probably.

UConn and UMass are state schools. Admission is slightly easier, and they cost less, but I don't think the quality of education is much different than what you'd find at Yale.

FWIW, the big state universities in New England are excellent schools, both undergrad and graduate. I had an economics professor at UMass who had moved there after 20 years at Yale. He told me one day when we were talking about this, that he could see no real difference in the quality of education. Similarly, a close friend's dad was a world-renown physics professor at Cornell for 25 years. Retired, moved to western Mass, began teaching at UMass Amherst. Had the same conversation with him that I'd had with me econ professor when at school, only 20+ years later.

The difference, I think, is that some employers think a Harvard or Yale degree means the person holding it is better educated. So the Ivy degree opens doors. And provides a better post-school network.

Good luck to your son (and his fiance). New England is a great place to live and go to school.

• OT: Insight on New England Medical Schools?, MI-Roger , Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:59:36
  • Thanks to everyone for their comments, MI-Roger , Sun, 20 Mar 2011 07:13:15
    • my daughter graduated JHU with about a 3.2, TimBrown, Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:27:44
  • I sudied to be a surgeon, No Snaab, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 09:19:58
    • Got queezy and turned green did ya'?, Used to be Chaz, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 10:18:00
  • Re: OT: Insight on New England Medical Schools?, David in Michigan, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:44:50
  • any thoughts on Boston U?, Aero'ed, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:40:36
    • can single person live in Boston for $31k/yr?, AeroEd, Thu, 31 Mar 2011 09:34:29
  • Re: OT: Insight on New England Medical Schools?, Erik919kt, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:40:12
  • Yale and UMass are both excellent, Noel, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:22:19 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Maybe y'all could answer the actual question?, BrianG, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:27:07
  • Don't overlook New York medical schools and there are.., TKC, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:34:21
    • NY Schools!!?? Oh wait... I went to one..., Used to be Chaz, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 05:20:36
      • Re: NY Schools!!?? Oh wait... I went to one..., BTG88, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:05:49
      • Grimaldis..., MI-Roger , Fri, 18 Mar 2011 06:36:24
  • Re: OT: Insight on New England Medical Schools?, BTG88, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 01:32:56
  • Unless his grades R off the charts, apply all across US, Used to be Chaz, Thu, 17 Mar 2011 19:21:55
    • Chaz!, Derek, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:45:02
      • I am an MD, so I think u r thinking of someone else, Used to be Chaz, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:58:03
    • We knew almost all of that, looking for school insights, MI-Roger , Fri, 18 Mar 2011 04:01:52
      • Re: We knew almost all of that, looking for school insights, Bruce, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 07:49:50
        • Identical observations, MI-Roger , Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:51:39
          • Re: Identical observations, Noel, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:14:08
            • Who cares? Get into med school, suck it up, graduate..., Used to be Chaz, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:22:30
              • gee, Chaz, I thought it was fun.., AlS, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 13:15:12
            • Re: opposite observations, AlS, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 18:01:04
              • Agree. My best teacher was Dr. Lucy Squire., U2bC, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 08:58:48
              • Old versus new, yours very different from recent ...., TKC, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 19:40:42
                • Not sure about that..., Noel, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 07:04:42
                  • Re: sure about that..., BobS, Sat, 19 Mar 2011 14:12:51
        • Re: We knew almost all of that, looking for school insights, Joeychess, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:20:06
          • Exactly!!, MI-Roger , Fri, 18 Mar 2011 09:49:26
            • Re: Exactly!! Just make sure he's in a SAAB !!! LOL, Joeychess, Fri, 18 Mar 2011 10:20:06
    • Re: Unless his grades R off the charts, apply all across US, AlS, Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:23:37
    • Yeah Chaz is right., turrbo , Thu, 17 Mar 2011 22:23:07
    • Re: Unless his grades R off the charts, apply all across US, pete , Thu, 17 Mar 2011 20:10:59

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