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My cycle is over, I have been accepted to 5 schools, but have narrowed it down to LECOM-B or CUSOM.
LECOM-B:
Pros:
- Beautiful location
- Excellent board scores
- Cheap tuition (33k)
- PBL- sounds like an interesting way to learn medicine
Cons:
- PBL- no structure, gotta read 800+ pages, no direction or support from faculty
- Weak rotations from what I hear
- Weaker sense of community/disconnect from staff/administration
CUSOM:
Pros:
- Excellent staff, great sense of community
- Aunt lives 45 minutes away
- State of the art facilities
- Affiliated with Campbell University- can use their facilities
- 94% pass rate on COMLEX and 100% on USMLE,, and good board prep
Cons:
- Location is very rural, nothing to do
- New school, no reputation yet, no word on rotations or anything
- Provisional accreditation
I am so torn, I am leaning strongly towards CUSOM, but part of me cant let go of LECOM-B, because of the location and excellent board scores.. I need some guidance and want to hear everyhting from you guys! I am going nuts over here! I have until December 8th for both schools
LECOM-B:
Pros:
- Beautiful location
- Excellent board scores
- Cheap tuition (33k)
- PBL- sounds like an interesting way to learn medicine
Cons:
- PBL- no structure, gotta read 800+ pages, no direction or support from faculty
- Weak rotations from what I hear
- Weaker sense of community/disconnect from staff/administration
CUSOM:
Pros:
- Excellent staff, great sense of community
- Aunt lives 45 minutes away
- State of the art facilities
- Affiliated with Campbell University- can use their facilities
- 94% pass rate on COMLEX and 100% on USMLE,, and good board prep
Cons:
- Location is very rural, nothing to do
- New school, no reputation yet, no word on rotations or anything
- Provisional accreditation
I am so torn, I am leaning strongly towards CUSOM, but part of me cant let go of LECOM-B, because of the location and excellent board scores.. I need some guidance and want to hear everyhting from you guys! I am going nuts over here! I have until December 8th for both schools