hey everyone,
I got accepted into both schools and am trying to decide on which one to get into.
These are the pros/cons that I have come up for each school:
Lecom-B:
-great weather
-Everything is in 1 building
-City like area
-Cheap tuition
Cons:
-PBL( and the fact that your group changes? every semester? I dunno can someone confirm?)
-$200-300 flight home
WVSOM:
Pros:
-Great faculty
Cons:
-I hate snow( Heating cost is expensive?)
- Tuition cost( $80K)
I think both of the schools are comparable in terms of class size.
I think what I would like is some unbiased opinions of each school . . .. cause during interview day when I went to each school . . . .everyone was just so "happy go lucky" . . .. its hard to tell what you might not like in a school without even getting in.
When I went to LECOM-Bradenton for my interview day, I asked the current student ambassadors what the cons were with PBL and she was all like "oh there are people here that don't like PBL/have been in bad groups".
As a LECOM-BRadenton Student . . .. what does that mean?
1) Does that mean that you, the med student would have had to do all of the work cause there were rifts in your work?
2) Does it mean that the faculty aren't too involved in the learning process? That it is solely up to the group and to you? Is the faculty member that presides over your group, "your mentor for the semester"?
3) Exactly how much of your grade is determined by your group?( I know there is a participation grade . .. but is it the whole thing?)
4) Suppose if you are in a bad group, can you interact with people of other groups? Does your time even allow something like that?
5) Can you request a group change at any time?
And in WVSOM:
What was the weather like for you guys these past 2 years? More of ice rain? or snow? How have you dealt with it? Could I have my "potential landlord" cover the electricity and snow removal for me?
Another thing I noticed with WVSOM students . . . .most of you guys tend to stay on campus and study on campus . .. but the study areas that I saw there were more for groups. Are there private areas? Like in LECOM?
Is there a particular reason why you wouldn't study at home? Is your schedule as a first year very tight in such a way that you can't go home and study?
And in the tuition that you pay . . .. does WVSOM include resources that can be used directly for preparing for the COMLEX?
I'm sorry I'm being very picky . . . .but I don't want to have any regrets.
I got accepted into both schools and am trying to decide on which one to get into.
These are the pros/cons that I have come up for each school:
Lecom-B:
-great weather
-Everything is in 1 building
-City like area
-Cheap tuition
Cons:
-PBL( and the fact that your group changes? every semester? I dunno can someone confirm?)
-$200-300 flight home
WVSOM:
Pros:
-Great faculty
Cons:
-I hate snow( Heating cost is expensive?)
- Tuition cost( $80K)
I think both of the schools are comparable in terms of class size.
I think what I would like is some unbiased opinions of each school . . .. cause during interview day when I went to each school . . . .everyone was just so "happy go lucky" . . .. its hard to tell what you might not like in a school without even getting in.
When I went to LECOM-Bradenton for my interview day, I asked the current student ambassadors what the cons were with PBL and she was all like "oh there are people here that don't like PBL/have been in bad groups".
As a LECOM-BRadenton Student . . .. what does that mean?
1) Does that mean that you, the med student would have had to do all of the work cause there were rifts in your work?
2) Does it mean that the faculty aren't too involved in the learning process? That it is solely up to the group and to you? Is the faculty member that presides over your group, "your mentor for the semester"?
3) Exactly how much of your grade is determined by your group?( I know there is a participation grade . .. but is it the whole thing?)
4) Suppose if you are in a bad group, can you interact with people of other groups? Does your time even allow something like that?
5) Can you request a group change at any time?
And in WVSOM:
What was the weather like for you guys these past 2 years? More of ice rain? or snow? How have you dealt with it? Could I have my "potential landlord" cover the electricity and snow removal for me?
Another thing I noticed with WVSOM students . . . .most of you guys tend to stay on campus and study on campus . .. but the study areas that I saw there were more for groups. Are there private areas? Like in LECOM?
Is there a particular reason why you wouldn't study at home? Is your schedule as a first year very tight in such a way that you can't go home and study?
And in the tuition that you pay . . .. does WVSOM include resources that can be used directly for preparing for the COMLEX?
I'm sorry I'm being very picky . . . .but I don't want to have any regrets.
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