Super blessed with this decision!!! Ended up with a full tuition scholarship at Vanderbilt so the costs of both schools would be about the same. The other school I was considering was Yale, but given I would be paying full tuition there and have these options, have eliminated it unless anyone sees any way that might be worth it. Any feedback is appreciated ty :)

Vanderbilt Pros:

Better reputation

Maybe better matching odds for gen surgery

No internal rank or AOA, maybe more chill

Dedicated research time/more flexibility with pre-clinical being only one year

Cons:

South politics

Far from family

Less seasons/weather

Einstein Pros:

Family and boyfriend in Philly, so much closer

Lots of friends in other parts of NYC

More diverse place

Want to live in northeast long-term

Cons:

Kind of far from Manhattan and the more NYC parts

Bronx might be more depressing than Nashville

Competitive ranking/AOA/competitive students?