First Choice DO School

[poormansDO]

thought i'd start a thread where people can list their first choice of DO schools.

mine is PCOM.

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[PossiblePreMed]

thought i'd start a thread where people can list their first choice of DO schools.

mine is PCOM.

Mine is also PCOM. It is awesome there.

 

[BradenDO]

Mine is also PCOM. It is awesome there.

My first choice is KCUMB

 

[Irongirl03]

Tucom-ca

 

[strawberryfield]

Kcom

 

[future Dr. Pate]

PCOM-Ga

 

[albaniandoc]

Msu

 

[bkpa2med]

LECOM baby!

 

[Twitch]

We should list our #1 choice and why it's #1.

 

[poormansDO]

We should list our #1 choice and why it's #1.

PCOM because of location (want to be on east coast), great school, is not primary care oriented as much as other schools in case i want to do a specialty (37% of graduates go into a primary care residency), more established being one of the older schools.

 

[jbone]

DMU because I'm going there.

 

[exigente chica]

Nova

 

[LINYKid]

Nova

NYCOM !

 

[PRIMER]

MSUCOM, because they are the best at primary care, and thats what I want to do. Also, because it is in Michigan, and I love this state, and want to stay here.

 

[Beau Geste]

CCOM. It's < 1 hour from my house and I like the campus. Decent match list.

 

[R-35]

NSU, Location

 

[DropkickMurphy]

KCOM or UNECOM (a tie), both because of location.

 

[JohnUC33]

WVSOM--PBL and the friendliest place on earth

 

[Packamylase]

If I can only list one, then CCOM. But there are a number of schools that are tied for #1b.

 

[MikeyLu2010]

NSU...pimptastic

 

[Gforce007]

UMDNJ-SOM (exp there, facilities, specialty match success, board success (COMPLEX and USMLE) location) and PCOM ( same thing but just not as close as I like, though I did see Allen Iverson there in the gym)

 

[JasonUD]

NYCOM because of location

 

[Beau Geste]

UMDNJ-SOM (exp there, facilities, specialty match success, board success (COMPLEX and USMLE) location) and PCOM ( same thing but just not as close as I like, though I did see Allen Iverson there in the gym)

COMLEX (not COMPLEX)

 

[tch001]

UMDNJ-SOM: great program, close to home

 

[dtrain5]

KCUMB: Location and I know a lot of good Docs that went there

 

[Twitch]

Does anyone get the impression that location is a key criteria for a large majority of the applicants? Scroll up and look at the comments why people picked a particular place.

 

[HunterGatherer]

In business they say "it's all about location, location, location." that was my #1 criteria in a list of about 5 important things to look for when choosing the best medical school for me.

 

[exigente chica]

NYCOM !

Nova

heheh

 

[Kuba]

Umdnjsom

 

[OSUdoc08]

Does anyone get the impression that location is a key criteria for a large majority of the applicants? Scroll up and look at the comments why people picked a particular place.

If I went off of location, I'd be living in Phoenix right now.

I went to the best school I was accepted to.

 

[karizma098]

CCOM....pretty nice match list, awesome, awesome campus, close to chicago, teachers seem really nice ( the ones that ive met anyways ), students are pretty happy. has a rep for being challenging school but is supposed to be a good preperation for the boards..

 

[CatsandCradles]

Philadelphia and Michigan State.

And WVSOM too, but my dear WVSOM is definantly on the costly side

UMDNJ has a really good program too.

 

[deleted6669]

Unecom
Reputation/location/know Several Grads/
Ties To Local Residencies

 

[RDickerson]

Tcom!!!

 

[MoxieDO]

TCOM....one word: TEXAS!!!!

 

[Gmw1386]

Nycom because of location.

 

[strawberryfield]

If I went off of location, I'd be living in Phoenix right now.

I went to the best school I was accepted to.

I second that sentiment. I did not choose KCOM for location, but rather reputation, match list, "med school" feel

 

[sevira]

OUCOM - great docs, great people!

(PCOM also rocks, beautiful campus, technology and locations!)

 

[OSUdoc08]

I second that sentiment. I did not choose KCOM for location, but rather reputation, match list, "med school" feel

Although I chose not to go to AZCOM for reasons other than location, the sole reason I chose not to go to KCOM was location.

 

[PossiblePreMed]

I liked PCOM because of their whole atmosphere. I was accepted into their graduate program in Psych before I had "THE calling" and when I withdrew and explained my situation, they stated that they would welcome my DO app in the future. In the open house and interview sessions I attended, they extended such a warm welcome, and promoted such a community-oriented atmosphere. You can't find that everywhere. They are the reason I started looking into being a DO in the first place (as opposed to an MD). I think it is wonderful there, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in being a DO.

Two thumbs up. I just wish they had an early decision program so I could just apply to them...

 

[Gforce007]

COMLEX (not COMPLEX)

oopsS

 

[Natatiap]

VCOM!!

Through our pre-med society organization they came to talk to interested students and it seems like a wonderful school. Who else is applying here??

 

[Jamers]

DMU because I'm going there.

DMU because jbone is going there ...ohh wait..that came out wrong...

 

[Jamers]

If I went off of location, I'd be living in Phoenix right now.

I went to the best school I was accepted to.

Excellent point. If I had gone with location, I would have gone to PCOM (my family and friends all live here).

 

[Treese]

NSU

 

[n0chi]

unecom!!! hope i get in

so far its just location.. seeing as how i have yet to apply... maybe once i do secondaries and maybe get interviews, i can think about which school is the "best fit" for me...

 

[Twitch]

The folks who posted up about picking for reasons other than location are guys, yes?

Wonder if there is a correlation?

 

[KeyLime]

DMU! It is close to my family, and has a great reputation in the DO world.

 

[laboholic]

CCOM - Great match list, nice area, and no moving to a different city 3rd anf 4th years

 

[laboholic]

double post