CWRU vs LECOM

[predent___]

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School 1: Case western
* private
Pros:

• Super new facility
• More city/ heard you can get more trauma cases
• Better name recognition
• Cheaper cost of living
• More breaks (spring break, summer break etc)

Cons:

• Expensive school COA 520k
• High crime rate
• Student didn’t seem too excited attending CWRU when I went for an interview
• Lots of negative feedback (not sure but?)

School 2: LECOM
* private
Pros:

• Def cheaper COA 400k
• Early clinical exposure
• Pretty nice student feedback
• Safer area

Cons:

• Very minimal breaks throughout the year
• Less name recognition
• Small school building wise
• No inhouse specialties

Summary:
Mainly wondering how important it is for COA and school’s name recognition. Not sure if I wanna specialize but least wanna leave the door open

 

[macsak]

School 1: Case western
* private
Pros:

• Super new facility
• More city/ heard you can get more trauma cases
• Better name recognition
• Cheaper cost of living
• More breaks (spring break, summer break etc)

Cons:

• Expensive school COA 520k
• High crime rate
• Student didn’t seem too excited attending CWRU when I went for an interview
• Lots of negative feedback (not sure but?)

School 2: LECOM
* private
Pros:

• Def cheaper COA 400k
• Early clinical exposure
• Pretty nice student feedback
• Safer area

Cons:

• Very minimal breaks throughout the year
• Less name recognition
• Small school building wise
• No inhouse specialties

Summary:
Mainly wondering how important it is for COA and school’s name recognition. Not sure if I wanna specialize but least wanna leave the door open

are you sure about those $$$ amounts?
i have 2019 data that shows case at $415k and lecom at $371.5

 

[predent___]

are you sure about those $$$ amounts?
i have 2019 data that shows case at $415k and lecom at $371.5

520 and 400 is based on the acceptance letter!

 

[macsak]

520 and 400 is based on the acceptance letter!

ok
if that's the case, pick the cheapest
case is 30% more expensive, so it will take you well over 30% longer to get out of debt...

 

[Ryxndek]

120k is a lot more than you think it is. I would go to LECOM. Name recognition doesn't matter so much in dentistry, and patients don't care either.

 

[deleted923283]

No one knows about Case Western outside of the Midwest. Breaks don’t mean much. It’s just dental school - no one is thrilled about school.