Accepted to UNECOM, interview invite to TOURO Harlem, want to end up in NYC...

[Conflicted124]

Hey guys I got into UNECOM and have already paid my first deposit fee. I loved UNECOM but my one concern was that I want to end up practicing medicine in NY/NJ and live in the city. I just got an interview invite to Touro Harlem campus. Should I attend the interview because I will have a better chance of ending up in NY if I go to medical school at at Touro Harlem? I know all the bad things about Touro and I work at a hospital with a lot of 3rd years from both campuses; one of the third years from Touro Harlem even told me to not go there. Should I even attend the interview? Thanks!

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[SpartanWolverine]

I would attend the interview to see the program for yourself; you might be surprised. As you say it's certainly more probable to end up in NY/NJ if you go to school there. UNECOM is a great program, however, but residency programs sure do prioritize people with strong geographic ties (including medical school location).

 

[Jdp00921]

Weigh out the pros and cons! Write down your + & -'s for both schools and see which one has more things you would want out of a medical school. I am in no way qualified to dispute one institution over the other but just from reading here on SDN, I would assume most people will say go to UNECOM.

I interviewed at UNECOM and felt that the current student consensus was ----> great school. I don't really know anything about Touro other than the not-so-good things I read here on SDN. IMHO, the current student opinion on an institution is a big deal as usually it is relatively well-correlated to the quality of the school. Based on that, my guess is UNECOM is the way to go!

Whatever you decide, Good Luck!

 

[Conflicted124]

Thanks! For residency I do currently live in NY so I feel like that would help me for matching and we can rotate in NY/NJ at UNECOM too. Also by the time I interview at Touro I would have had to pay my full deposit for UNECOM. So in my head it’s as if this interview is worth $2000...

 

[SpartanWolverine]

Thanks! For residency I do currently live in NY so I feel like that would help me for matching and we can rotate in NY/NJ at UNECOM too. Also by the time I interview at Touro I would have had to pay my full deposit for UNECOM. So in my head it’s as if this interview is worth $2000...

You sound pretty sold on UNE. As long as you can really sell your connections to NY in your future residency application you should be just fine.

 

[Conflicted124]

You sound pretty sold on UNE. As long as you can really sell your connections to NY in your future residency application you should be just fine.

Thank you!

 

[Goro]

Hey guys I got into UNECOM and have already paid my first deposit fee. I loved UNECOM but my one concern was that I want to end up practicing medicine in NY/NJ and live in the city. I just got an interview invite to Touro Harlem campus. Should I attend the interview because I will have a better chance of ending up in NY if I go to medical school at at Touro Harlem? I know all the bad things about Touro and I work at a hospital with a lot of 3rd years from both campuses; one of the third years from Touro Harlem even told me to not go there. Should I even attend the interview? Thanks!

Your chances of getting a residency in NYC will be less if you fail COMLEX II, which is an issue I have with Touro-NY. Hence, I can't recommend going there. Do well at UNECOM and you should be able to do what you want.

Paging @Mad Jack !

 

[Mad Jack]

Your board scores and specialty choice are going to be greater factors in regard to whether you end up in NYC than the school you attend. I shied away from my Touro-Harlem acceptance many years ago in favor of UNE and given the direction the Harlem campus has taken, I have zero regrets in regard to that decision. During fourth year, make sure to rotate at some NYC spots to pick up those LORs.

 

[Conflicted124]

Your board scores and specialty choice are going to be greater factors in regard to whether you end up in NYC than the school you attend. I shied away from my Touro-Harlem acceptance many years ago in favor of UNE and given the direction the Harlem campus has taken, I have zero regrets in regard to that decision. During fourth year, make sure to rotate at some NYC spots to pick up those LORs.

Thank you! Can I ask you any cons about your experience at UNECOM?

 

[Mad Jack]

Thank you! Can I ask you any cons about your experience at UNECOM?

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[Kohnc1]

Hey guys I got into UNECOM and have already paid my first deposit fee. I loved UNECOM but my one concern was that I want to end up practicing medicine in NY/NJ and live in the city. I just got an interview invite to Touro Harlem campus. Should I attend the interview because I will have a better chance of ending up in NY if I go to medical school at at Touro Harlem? I know all the bad things about Touro and I work at a hospital with a lot of 3rd years from both campuses; one of the third years from Touro Harlem even told me to not go there. Should I even attend the interview? Thanks!

Did you end up attending the Harlem interview??