I’ve been accepted to both schools, and I’m having trouble deciding. Please share any wisdom you may have on this topic, or about either school. Please keep advice as objective as possible, and please no hate about LUCOM being religious. I already know it is a Christian school.
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Where would you rather be? Virginia is less rural than Alabama if that matters to you. Where is your support system?
The direct area they are in are about the same size. ACOM has some good clinical rotations from what I’ve heard
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LUCOM’s clinical rotations are spread out amongst various cities in Virginia, Texas, Mississippi and Illinois. About 2/3 of the class stays in Virginia, and the other 1/3 are in other areas. 1/3 of the class will stay in Lynchburg and not have to move for rotations. I’ve heard that most of the sites are good, and the large spread gives a good mix of different specialties and patient populations.
The curriculum is graded, non-mandatory except for a few (5-10) hours per week. There are exams every 1-2 weeks in first year and every week in second year. LUCOM had a 100% placement rate this year, including matching a student from a year prior who had not matched previously. Only 2 students SOAPed this year.
Lynchburg has a population of about 70,000. It is not on an interstate though so the nightlife and food options and shopping can be a bit boring. The weather is pretty nice here year round though and there’s lots to do outside if you like hiking and kayaking and mountain biking. Liberty has a very nice campus with great amenities that we get as part of our tuition (excellent gym, bowling alley, year round snow boarding/skiing, free athletic events). LUCOM’s facilities are newer and extremely nice also.
The curriculum is graded, non-mandatory except for a few (5-10) hours per week. There are exams every 1-2 weeks in first year and every week in second year. LUCOM had a 100% placement rate this year, including matching a student from a year prior who had not matched previously. Only 2 students SOAPed this year.
Lynchburg has a population of about 70,000. It is not on an interstate though so the nightlife and food options and shopping can be a bit boring. The weather is pretty nice here year round though and there’s lots to do outside if you like hiking and kayaking and mountain biking. Liberty has a very nice campus with great amenities that we get as part of our tuition (excellent gym, bowling alley, year round snow boarding/skiing, free athletic events). LUCOM’s facilities are newer and extremely nice also.
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