ACOM vs ICOM

[svanderbleek]

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I was a 2026 applicant offered early interviews to start this year. I have an ICOM A and feel like my ACOM interview today went well, so I will have the option to chose and need to decide quickly. My stats are 517 MCAT, 3.2 GPA (3.9 state college prereqs) and I'm 39, a career changer from tech.

I feel drawn to ICOM and the city of Boise, but I feel ACOM is the superior school. I'm interested in doing a rural surgery rotation and it seems ACOM would set me up better for that. Hard to tell.

Any thoughts welcome.

Update: I went with ICOM. Vibes over performace. I usually enjoy my dumb decisions.

 

[Mr.Smile12]

At the very least, ACOM is more established than ICOM.

Class Profiles - ACOM

Class Profiles Each year ACOM welcomes a new class of medical students to the Dothan campus. Initially, the College recruited up to 162 students per class. In 2018, ACOM was granted a class size expansion by the Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA) for up 210 students per class.

www.acom.edu

 

[Goro]

I was a 2026 applicant offered early interviews to start this year. I have an ICOM A and feel like my ACOM interview today went well, so I will have the option to chose and need to decide quickly. My stats are 517 MCAT, 3.2 GPA (3.9 state college prereqs) and I'm 39, a career changer from tech.

I feel drawn to ICOM and the city of Boise, but I feel ACOM is the superior school. I'm interested in doing a rural surgery rotation and it seems ACOM would set me up better for that. Hard to tell.

Any thoughts welcome.

ACOM >>>>>>ICOM

I despise for-profit med schools.

 

[Calizboosted76]

ACOM. I was accepted to both. ACOM is great school. I love Dothan and would go back in a heart beat.

 

[CBass2288]

ACOM, such an easy decision!

 

[TUWEST_509]

I was a 2026 applicant offered early interviews to start this year. I have an ICOM A and feel like my ACOM interview today went well, so I will have the option to chose and need to decide quickly. My stats are 517 MCAT, 3.2 GPA (3.9 state college prereqs) and I'm 39, a career changer from tech.

I feel drawn to ICOM and the city of Boise, but I feel ACOM is the superior school. I'm interested in doing a rural surgery rotation and it seems ACOM would set me up better for that. Hard to tell.

Any thoughts welcome.

Recent ICOM grad. Had no complaints with my time there. Loved living in Boise. They can definitely set you up with rural surgery rotations.

ACOM is more established for sure. Both have decent match lists. As Goro said, ICOM is a for profit school. It's status had no effect on the quality of education though in my opinion.

That being said, Idaho State University does seem to be interested in acquiring ICOM soon. Based on the recent creation of the undergraduate medical education committee by the Idaho legislator, a deal could be made by the end of this year.

 

[Wamuu]

I've met and know some ACOM folks, they churn out some great doctors.

 

[chilly_md]

Moved to School X vs Y.

ACOM has been known for good rotation sites in the past.

 

[DoneDone3451]

I was committed to ICOM, I would pick ICOM because it would be a much better place to live IMO. They have also shown that, despite being for-profit, they can place well, especially given the school's founding year.