UCR
Pros
COA is lower (75-80kish). I received a 10k scholarship for first year as well
UC system so good name/education
Grew up in Riverside
Seems like a tightknit community
Small class size
In better area
Has Psych, IM, FM home programs but nothing apart from that
Match list seems solid w/ few students competitive specialties (ortho, plastics, derm, etc)
Medical spanish program is really interesting
Cons
Newer school
Primary care focused (only a con because I have 0 clue what I want to do)
More driving to get to clinical sites
Does not have its own hospital so more travel for rotations
Less research
USC
Pros
Prestige
Love LA more than Riverside
Facilities and resources+has its own hospital
Research and connections can help with competitive specialties. They have home programs in most fields.
LAC/USC offers good opportunities to learn a lot and see crazy stuff
Weather is better in LA than Riverside (yes, theres actually a difference in weather LOL)
Cons
COA is high (100-105k)
Larger class size
Recent scandals regarding some departments
Area is worse
Both P/F (tho USC has AOA that they're trying to get rid of). Both are similar distances to family/friends. Both have awful traffic. Both essentially guarantee to remain in CA for my career. My trouble is I have no idea what I am interested in pursuing career-wise. I feel like USC leaves more opportunities to pursue more specialties. ~100k difference overall seems a lot but also not a lot in the long run.