Someone asked about this before. I'll copy and paste what some other people said.
Western:
Pros: Complete block system, closer to home, well known, and plenty of rotation experiences. Also, they get you started on interprofessional skills right away during p1. That's great.
Cons: It's in the ghetto part of Pomona. Everyone I met in my interview told me to move out of Pomona and commute from Claremont or Montclair, which are nicer areas. I actually asked about that Helix complex - it's really expensive and my friend told me that you'll see questionable people kind of walking around there. Oh and cars get broken into in the parking garage. I guess Western can use more security? But anyway, another point that really hit me was the fact that there are pharmacy schools that may be opening soon in the neighborhood of Western. Since it is up to the student at Western to find 900 internship hours on their own, I'm worried that this may saturate the market with an impossible number of students who will be competing for internships. (I could be wrong and I actually hope I am).
Touro:
Pros: Dual-degree, recruit professors from UCSF, the island (I personally think it has a lot of potential!), Jewish holidays, Triple Jump Exam, 19 week semesters to somewhat decompress the already compressed workload, and I'm assuming the 2+2 program means you have a better opportunity of getting your internship hours completed before graduation. 900 internship hours are built into their 2 year rotations-- which is awesome. Other schools, your on your own to find your internships.. That's definitely a pro in my mind! And yes, I agree, with such a young program with great highlights thus far, I think it has potential to be elite as well.
Cons: High deposit, rainy weather, not as pretty of a campus as Western, smaller library, not as established, and food is supposedly hard to come by on the campus.
I'm actually going forward with my deposit to Touro... I took this last week to think really hard about it. I'm excited to be part of a program that is on the rise and I want to be part of that excitement! I'll get over the high deposit sooner or later. At least 100% of it goes back to your tuition. I'm sure wherever you end up, you'll be happy. I think both of these schools provide great programs, which is why we even raise the question which one we should go to!
Western:
Pros - Socal, easy to find living (helix apartments), cheaper, technology (dispersed notes), well-known and fairly good reputation, students I met seemed to love it there and were not as stressed, diverse rotations
Cons - Oversaturated market in socal so difficult rotations, only one degree, lower pass rate on exams then touro
Touro :
Pros: dual-degree, great pass rates on exams, and in my opinion, it could easily become one of the best cop in ca
cons- difficult housing, high deposit ($2000), relatively new school (reputation??), not alot of rotations
Hope this helps
