Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

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sailingfish
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Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by sailingfish » Sat Apr 11, 2009 6:31 pm

Got the admissions from Wayne state univ. and Columiba univ.Both are accreditated.
Wayne is one of the oldest in medical physics which foucses intensively on radiation therapy. Program takes 20-24 months.

Columbia's program is new and just got accreditation in 2009. Program takes 16months.
Tuition is similar.

Which one is better, any suggestion ? Need to reply to the school by tomorrow.

Thanks a lot!!!!

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twistor
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Re: Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by twistor » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:32 pm

I checked google maps but couldn't find any state called "Wayne."

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Re: Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by sailingfish » Sat Apr 11, 2009 7:43 pm

Wayne State University is in Detroit, Michigan

Thank you!

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Re: Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by sloguy » Mon May 11, 2009 3:24 pm

having graduated from one of those programs recently, I can help you. is it too late? But you'll need to be more specific in regards to the types of questions you will have...

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Re: Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by pqortic » Tue May 12, 2009 3:50 am

I have never heard about Wayne Univ, so I would choose Columbia with good world reputation.

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twistor
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Re: Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by twistor » Tue May 12, 2009 7:58 am

No!

Never, ever let the so-called reputation of a school influence your decision. It is meaningless. So-called "better" schools are really only better at hiring high-profile faculty members. They are better only at marketing themselves.

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Re: Urgent! Need help on medical MS program selection

Post by sloguy » Tue May 12, 2009 9:02 am

Yea, having gone to Columbia I would choose Wayne State. What a dumb thing for (emperial) to say....



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