CCOM vs NYCOM

[jcm14]

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There are a couple of pretty old threads on this topic, but I wanted to see if anyone had any new opinions.

I've been accepted to both schools. I liked CCOM much better, and actually got a kind of a bad vibe from NYCOM. I won't go into it, but for family reasons (my husband), it would be better to stay in NY. We currently live in upstate NY.

Any thoughts on the two schools? Outside perspectives would be very much appreciated!

 

[MSUSpartan642]

I would pick CCOM over NYCOM. I have read a lot of puzzling things about NYCOM over the past couple of weeks. Unless your husband cannot move for one reason or another I would seriously think about moving to Downers Grove. Its a wonderful area outside of of a great town.

In terms of education I think you'll get a good one at both. The two strikes and your out thing at NYCOM is somewhat worrisome to me, but for all I know the same thing could be in place at CCOM.

Best of luck to you in making this decision.

 

[premedmind]

I would pick CCOM over NYCOM. I have read a lot of puzzling things about NYCOM over the past couple of weeks. Unless your husband cannot move for one reason or another I would seriously think about moving to Downers Grove. Its a wonderful area outside of of a great town.

In terms of education I think you'll get a good one at both. The two strikes and your out thing at NYCOM is somewhat worrisome to me, but for all I know the same thing could be in place at CCOM.

Best of luck to you in making this decision.

What "puzzling things" have you been reading about NYCOM, besides the 'two strikes your out rule'?

 

[ejay1518]

the administration at NYCOM isn't all that great. they don't seem to have the students' best interest in mind. They stopped streaming lectures for the class of 2010 a few months before their boards because a certain percentage of the class stopped coming to lectures. So instead of letting them stream, learn and study for the boards, they stopped streaming altogether for their entire class; I don't think you want to deal with that kinda BS right before boards.

With that being said...if your family can't move to chicago, then it might be better for you to go to NYCOM...family comes in handy a lot in med school. Another thing is that if you plan on coming back to NY in 3-4 years...you have to see if it is worth it for you and your family to move to chicago for 3-4 years and then move back to NY.

 

[J1515]

the administration at NYCOM isn't all that great. they don't seem to have the students' best interest in mind. They stopped streaming lectures for the class of 2010 a few months before their boards because a certain percentage of the class stopped coming to lectures. So instead of letting them stream, learn and study for the boards, they stopped streaming altogether for their entire class; I don't think you want to deal with that kinda BS right before boards.

NYCOMs point of view: They have guest lecturers coming in from outside hospitals - specialists teaching their expertise, and there are 20 people attending the lecture in a 300 seat auditorium. It's embarassing for the school. NYCOM does have the students best interest in mind. They think they know what's best for the students, and in many cases they do (a LOT of my class was quite immature). Unfortunately, for a select number of students who are mature and want to learn, NYCOMs policies seem almost like an overprotective parent.

If you are mature enough and smart enough, you will succeed there. The "two strike rule" was put in place to get rid of the students who were failing every test and simply taking the retake. Just put your head down, focus, follow the rules, and you'll have no problem getting where you want to go.

 

[countthestars]

Aggred on both points J1515 is saying. Having a huge lecture hall and only having 20 or so kids show up for lectures given by doctors who drive from Jersey just looks BAD. Plus, they only took away streaming for a week or so and they told the class they were going to take it away before they did it. At least the admin gave the class a warning before hand.

The whole 2 strikes and your out situation policy is not BAD at all. Most people go though school studying and working hard that they wont even have one strike. Just do your work and study hard. That's what your there to do.

 

[beckhunter116]

There are a couple of pretty old threads on this topic, but I wanted to see if anyone had any new opinions.

I've been accepted to both schools. I liked CCOM much better, and actually got a kind of a bad vibe from NYCOM. I won't go into it, but for family reasons (my husband), it would be better to stay in NY. We currently live in upstate NY.

Any thoughts on the two schools? Outside perspectives would be very much appreciated!

Could you discuss this more with your husband? I only say that you are spending a lot of money on medical school...personally, I would hate to pay the money we are talking about at somewhere you already feel bad about. Of course that is just my view.

Maybe if you were a little more detailed on your bad vibe, someone could answer more directly to your situation.

 

[jcm14]

The more detailed version is that my husband is a lawyer in the state of NY. He can waive into Illinois, but he doesn't have any legal connections or friends or family there. I am confident that he could find a job (although he is nervous about it), but he still won't have friends and family to rely upon while I am busy with school (bigger concern). I will, of course, discuss this with him more, but I wanted a general opinion about the comparison of the two schools.

My bad vibe came from the official people who I encountered at NYCOM. I don't want to be too negative, because I could be wrong. I guess the people were a little more intense than I was used to (I'm not from the NYC area), and several of them were kind of sexist. Again, this was just from the official people that I met during the day, which was very few, and it could just be those few people out of many that I did not like.

Conversely, I liked everyone I encountered at CCOM, and had only positive feelings afterward.

Getting a good feel for the school in one day is tough! Soo... any opinions about the two would give me more points to think about. And like I said, I will absolutely continue to discuss this with my husband, but I wanted to see if anyone else had any thoughts on the two schools that I had overlooked. And again, my opinions on the two schools are just opinions and could be way off base.

 

[jcm14]

P.S. Thanks for all of the replies! They have made me think that maybe the schools are more equal than I originally thought. Oh SDN members, what would I do without you...?

 

[Lewist02]

The more detailed version is that my husband is a lawyer in the state of NY. He can waive into Illinois, but he doesn't have any legal connections or friends or family there. I am confident that he could find a job (although he is nervous about it), but he still won't have friends and family to rely upon while I am busy with school (bigger concern). I will, of course, discuss this with him more, but I wanted a general opinion about the comparison of the two schools.

In my opinion, I would say CCOM over NYCOM. However, with your husband having such a demanding job in NY, I think it may be in your family's best interest for you to attend NYCOM. NYCOM wasn't my top choice, but I think they would have done my education justice if I had not gotten into my top choice. They will be able to prepare you as they have been preparing other students for many years. NYCOM will also give you a lot of networking opportunities in NYS that CCOM could not give to you, which may be helpful if you and your husband would want to return to NYS anyway.

I had a great experience during my NYCOM interview. Students outside said hello to me, and the tourguides were very enthusiastic. NYCOM was my second choice and they have amazing resources and what seems to be enthusiastic staff.

Good luck with your decision! It can't be an easy one!

 

[jcm14]

I had a great experience during my NYCOM interview. Students outside said hello to me, and the tourguides were very enthusiastic. NYCOM was my second choice and they have amazing resources and what seems to be enthusiastic staff.

Thanks for your opinion! I'm pretty sure we were there on the same day, so it's really good to hear what you thought. I will try to schedule a second look so I can actually visit classes and spend a little more time in the area. Thanks everyone!