Pros and Cons

I went to the Cape this weekend, and amidst crabbing with pieces of mussels and dune grass, and fun flea market shopping contests, I was able to get some good reflective time on the beach and make a list weighing the pros and cons of each school. It's a doozy of a decision I tell you. This is what I have so far:

SCHOOL #1
+far from home, I'll be able to experience a new part of the country
+cheaper (anywhere from $5000-17000 depending on financial aid)
+offers several overseas rotations
+starts in January
+safer area
+good technology
+certificate in geriatrics
+prepare for rural work
+pays housing in outer parts of state
+state school, potentially more needbased aid
+more of a challenge, I would grow more
+fresh air/easy access to the country
+attached to medical school

-low PANCE pass rate (board certification)
-have to stay w/in the state for nine months of clinical training
-might be limiting myself to just rural med
-no campus, just a building
-located in suburbia (which I'm not a fan of)
-no trees on campus
-drunk undergrads
-potentially taking a seat from somebody who really really really really wants to be working in that state

SCHOOL #2
+in Philly
+good access to hospitals and culture, see more variations in illness
+close to home if anything happens
+good PANCE scores
+pretty campus
+trees on campus
+radiology course
+lots of student extracurriculars
+pays housing outside of Philly on clinicals
+everyone I've ever met who knows of the program loves it
+rotations established everywhere in the country
+only a graduate school
+starts in June, more time to work and save $
+community service orientated
+attached to medical school
+small campus

-city living
-city air
-crime
-competition for patients since saturation of health students
-more expensive

I don't want to get too far ahead of myself though. I haven't even been accepted to school #2 yet, so this potentially could be a very easy decision. I should be hearing back in less than two weeks!