CCOM any one?
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Yeah..I was just there. What do you want to know?
They seem really proud of their match lists. I was surprised to see that there were lots of allopathic residencies - probably about half. They have traditional lecture, I think 8 to 4, with tests twice a week. Boards were good...all I remember is 92% for the first part, 96% second...forgot the third.
It was nice - kinda lacking technology in my opinion, but I guess it doesn't matter there. Also, on campus housing doesn't look so hot. Off campus housing gets pretty expensive in Downers Grove/Naperville area. CCOM has about 1400 students total between all their health programs. Tuition was $36k-ish for out-of-state people, $31k-ish instate. You have to be in the state living and paying taxes (not just there for school) for a year to be a resident. Students were nice and friendly towards each other, which was encouraging. They do mingle between programs.
I think it's nice that you're considering your wife like that...you'll be unavailable most of the time...it'll be nice for her to have family around and people she knows to do things with.
They seem really proud of their match lists. I was surprised to see that there were lots of allopathic residencies - probably about half. They have traditional lecture, I think 8 to 4, with tests twice a week. Boards were good...all I remember is 92% for the first part, 96% second...forgot the third.
It was nice - kinda lacking technology in my opinion, but I guess it doesn't matter there. Also, on campus housing doesn't look so hot. Off campus housing gets pretty expensive in Downers Grove/Naperville area. CCOM has about 1400 students total between all their health programs. Tuition was $36k-ish for out-of-state people, $31k-ish instate. You have to be in the state living and paying taxes (not just there for school) for a year to be a resident. Students were nice and friendly towards each other, which was encouraging. They do mingle between programs.
I think it's nice that you're considering your wife like that...you'll be unavailable most of the time...it'll be nice for her to have family around and people she knows to do things with.
I'll have to completly rely on financial aid so I hope if I get in I will have a package large enough to support my family. If you know of any sources of information on what a package would look like for an out of stater, it would help. The financial aid site here seems to only have information on consolidating loans and buying houses, I'm broke as a joke so I won't be doing anything but school and work if they will let me. From the interview feed back page it says the area is close to chicago but still very suburban and safe is that true?
I can totally give you the numbers for an 1st year out-of-stater (assuming you're living off campus)....:
Tuition: 37,868
Activity Fee: 412
Books: 2,335
Health ins.: 2,512
Disability ins.: 48
Housing: 9,000
Meals: 2,925
Transportation: 3,645
Personal: 2,416
Total: 61,161
That's from the booklet they gave us for 2005-2006 costs. On campus is about $4k less - but honestly, seeing the dorms, there's no way you'll want to be there with a family. They have a 9 month budget there...some schools have 10 month budgets. I think it might be tough for you to have a family on that, but I'm sure others have done it. As far as the area - yes, it's nice...the school itself isn't really in a very urban area, but drive about 10 minutes (or less) and there will be tons of stores and stuff. To Chicago, I'd estimate 45 mins to an hour drive. They advise against living in the city and commuting because of how long it *can* take, especially in winter or sometimes even just in the rain. One of the girls I talked to while I was there only lived 15 mins away and said she was moving closer to the school. I think it's a pretty safe area. You shouldn't have to worry. Some higher-end towns are nearby - Naperville and Oakbrook areas, as well as Wheaton and Glen Ellyn a bit farther (not that where the school is is bad in any way). The school is very close to some major highways. I know the rent section seems a bit high -- but I think you'll come pretty close to that $1000/month from talking to some students. Even the ones with roommates are paying around $650.
Tuition: 37,868
Activity Fee: 412
Books: 2,335
Health ins.: 2,512
Disability ins.: 48
Housing: 9,000
Meals: 2,925
Transportation: 3,645
Personal: 2,416
Total: 61,161
That's from the booklet they gave us for 2005-2006 costs. On campus is about $4k less - but honestly, seeing the dorms, there's no way you'll want to be there with a family. They have a 9 month budget there...some schools have 10 month budgets. I think it might be tough for you to have a family on that, but I'm sure others have done it. As far as the area - yes, it's nice...the school itself isn't really in a very urban area, but drive about 10 minutes (or less) and there will be tons of stores and stuff. To Chicago, I'd estimate 45 mins to an hour drive. They advise against living in the city and commuting because of how long it *can* take, especially in winter or sometimes even just in the rain. One of the girls I talked to while I was there only lived 15 mins away and said she was moving closer to the school. I think it's a pretty safe area. You shouldn't have to worry. Some higher-end towns are nearby - Naperville and Oakbrook areas, as well as Wheaton and Glen Ellyn a bit farther (not that where the school is is bad in any way). The school is very close to some major highways. I know the rent section seems a bit high -- but I think you'll come pretty close to that $1000/month from talking to some students. Even the ones with roommates are paying around $650.
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oh the area is probably so safe that it's boring. if you like suburban sprawl, gated communities, malls and chain restaurants, then the schools in your town. personally, i'd prefer a little more culture and less generic sprawl. it's weird, though -- some people love the area, but it's so not for me.
as for supporting your family, financial aid generally doesn't budget for that. you'll get money to pay your own expenses, but you won't get extra for kids or a spouse. some schools might do it differently, but it seems to be the norm to not cover family expenses.
as for supporting your family, financial aid generally doesn't budget for that. you'll get money to pay your own expenses, but you won't get extra for kids or a spouse. some schools might do it differently, but it seems to be the norm to not cover family expenses.
From what I've been hearing it is going to be very hard for me if I have to go outside my home state of oklahoma. Since OSUCOM is so cheap compared to out of state anywhere else, How do people with a family afford it? I mean I'm used to supporting my family and my wife only has an associated degree in legal secretary. I don't see how a poor family like mine can make it out of state.
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blaze1306 said:
Good question. I cannot find ANY info on their website about facilities or research opportunities. I even requested a packet from them that details these things and they send me a small pamphlet with all of the degree programs they have at the school with about a paragraph explaining each one. I recently applied to this school but so far I am not very impressed.
It may be helpful if someone who had interviewed there can shed some light on this. Do they have a good research department? Can you do research as a medical student?
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iwillbesoon said:
You can find places to live for about $600-$800 for 1-2 bedrooms if you are willing to travel a little. There are nicer places in Aurora, Oswego, North Aurora, Batavia, St. Charles, Sugar Grove, and Montgomery that all have easy access to I-88 and are about 30 minutes from CCOM (if you time it right in the morning). I used to rent in Aurora (real close to the Fox Valley Mall, in a great neighborhood) and my rent was $750/mo for a one-bedroom with an upstairs loft that was huge and had a fireplace. It also had a living room, dining room, kitchen and large bath. Some complexes are more expensive. If you get enough roommates, you can rent a 3-4 bedroom house for $1000-1500 and cut the cost even more ($333 - 500/mo).
I'm planning on applying to CCOM (for 2008) and I live in Sandwich, IL - it'll be about a 1hr or 1 hr 15 min commute for me if I go there (again depending on time of morning) but I do it already anyway! Plus, we own our house 🙂.
Assuming the financial aid package is good enough, I think CCOM would be a good school. Close to sports and life in chicago but still small enough to not drive my small town wife crazy. If OSUCOM lets me down next year I hope I can afford to go to CCOM.
