Would you take Tufts, Emory, Wash U over UVA?

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Anonymous wrote:I meant MPH for the post above^^.

No education doesnt count - too off. center as an add-on in law or medicine - for medicine yes mph as an ivy add-on to a non-ivy MD would count as "fluff" in the above sense

But the PP poster who went to a top 60 school hasn't responded with thoughts about whether an ivy "finishing school" master's would have been a good investment of time looking back with hindsight

I thought most people get there MPH first to help them get into med school

Could be. There’s definitely a do-over approach for less than stellar white privileged medical school wannabe candidates to take another shot shot at medical school. Mommy and daddy pay for resume building masters degrees and, in effect, volunteer work.

I personally think more doctors need MPH's it might help with their lack of empathy.

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Anonymous wrote:Emory>WashU>>UVA>>Tufts>>>>W&M

I'm not sure how W&M got into this conversation anyway, OP didn't state them. Emory and WashU are interchangeable academically, with WashU being a bit better at STEM, and Emory being a little better in humanities. However, St.Louis is one big ghetto, so Emory is better. One should only choose UVA if in state of wanting to do business. Tufts is the odd one out as the other three do everything better than them, and W&M is .... W&M.

You've obviously never been to Clayton, the town where WashU students shop and hang out. It's very cute. The school is in a residential area, which is a bit similar to Druid Hills, where Emory is located. There's a Ritz Carlton in Clayton's downtown, too.

Most of the WashU kids on Red-dit hate it and hate St.Louis even more.
I thought we were talking about in general, not just pre-law stats.

The OP was interested in pre-law. Everyone I've ever met from Wash U speaks highly of it.

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Axe to grind?

Lol....no. you?

WashU is ranked above UVA in USNews, WSJ, Academic Ranking of World Universities, QS World University Ranking, USNews Global University Ranking, and Times Higher Education Ranking. You are nothing but a biased partisan hack.

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I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

I keep saying this St. Louis is horrible. WashU grads can't find jobs there.

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

By that logic, NYU would always be chosen over Yale.

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

I keep saying this St. Louis is horrible. WashU grads can't find jobs there.

Most WUSTL grads are from somewhere other than St. Louis. They don't intend to stay in St. Louis. They don't look for jobs here.

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Of course, but it would be a nice option like the other cities mentioned. Location is a disadvantage.

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

By that logic, NYU would always be chosen over Yale.

Yeah, eastern seaboard Connecticut, on the Acela line, is the same as freakin' St Louis, Missouri -- the literal middle of flyover country. Are you really this obtuse?

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

By that logic, NYU would always be chosen over Yale.

Yeah, eastern seaboard Connecticut, on the Acela line, is the same as freakin' St Louis, Missouri -- the literal middle of flyover country. Are you really this obtuse?

I didn't say it was the same as St Louis, but having to get on a train in a not-so-nice city is clearly worse than just walking out the door based on your location logic. Somehow New Orleans passed your test. Tulane in New Orleans over Wash U in St Louis?

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Anonymous wrote:I recognize WashU has amazing research and discovery...but St Louis sucks. It's a dying crime-ridden major city in the middle of absolutely nowhere. New Orleans, Atlanta and Boston are the other choices? No brainer to lean towards one of them.

By that logic, NYU would always be chosen over Yale.

lol, not you calling someone illogical while being illogical. NYU and Yale are not Peer schools. Emory and WashU are.

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The upside for kids who want to stay in St. Louis is that housing is super cheap. It's easy for young families to afford a home in a good school district.

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STL is a sh1thole and WashU grads are weirdos. Veto.
Emory? Too far South.
Tufts? Maybe.
UVA? Maybe, if Tufts isn’t an option.

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Anonymous wrote:The upside for kids who want to stay in St. Louis is that housing is super cheap. It's easy for young families to afford a home in a good school district.

It's also the case that the area around WashU is gorgeous and fun. You have Forest Park on one side and the Loop on the other. There are very few campuses I've seen in nicer areas, and we've seen a ton.

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Anonymous wrote:The upside for kids who want to stay in St. Louis is that housing is super cheap. It's easy for young families to afford a home in a good school district.

It's also the case that the area around WashU is gorgeous and fun. You have Forest Park on one side and the Loop on the other. There are very few campuses I've seen in nicer areas, and we've seen a ton.

Reasoned and polite responses are not tolerated on DCUM. You have to be inane and churlish.