Hello, y’all.

Context: I’m from Texas and I’d love to do ENT. I also would love to work in medical academia.

Mayo

-Full tuition scholarship. Debt burden in 166k at graduation including interest

-Warmmm weather

-Small class

-No AOA, MSPE, internal ranking. The only grades are in clerkships

-Will integrate myself into the Mayo network

-Close to home

Cons

- I’d need a car

- Housing is up to me

- prestige? Is that a con? I have some people around me who put down AZ because it’s not MN

Cornell

pros

- New York Presbyterian is amazing

- More prestige?

- Subsidized housing

-No car needed

-Debt free program : I don’t know what that will look like for me as I have not received aid yet

Cons

- Colddd

- AOA, internal ranking

- far from home

What do you think?