Hello,
I am grateful to have two osteopathic acceptances. NYIT-COM Old Westbury Campus (Long Island, NY) and Des Moines University COM (Des Moines, Iowa).
NYIT-COM is closer to my family (a few hours drive). I enjoy the proximity of being close to NYC, but I do not like Long Island. I have done research in NYC and I thought that having/sustaining this connection may be a potential benefit of going to NYIT-COM. But that could be a moot point. I also think there is a potential to continue doing research in some capacity with the organization (writing portions of papers relating to projects I have worked on etc.) in Iowa, but there is a definite benefit to being able to show up on-site and be more involved.
DMU-COM is a foreign world for me, but not one I am opposed to. I do not know the mid-west and have never lived in a quiet, more rural environment. As school will be so busy, it may offer more nature/calm that may be nice. I have been impressed with the school's communication and how they have presented themselves. That said, my experience with them has been virtual.
Of particular importance to me a supportive academic environment. I know med school is hard and I do worry about NYIT-COMs class size (about 300) versus DMU's (220 or so). NYIT-COM is about 5k more year in tuition, and 10k more in projected living expenses.
I am not set on a NY or East Coast match necessarily, but there is a good chance I will end up here.
Would love to hear thoughts or opinions from others about either of these schools, particularly if you had to make a similar choice or selected one of these schools.
Thank you!
(Edited for typos)
I am grateful to have two osteopathic acceptances. NYIT-COM Old Westbury Campus (Long Island, NY) and Des Moines University COM (Des Moines, Iowa).
NYIT-COM is closer to my family (a few hours drive). I enjoy the proximity of being close to NYC, but I do not like Long Island. I have done research in NYC and I thought that having/sustaining this connection may be a potential benefit of going to NYIT-COM. But that could be a moot point. I also think there is a potential to continue doing research in some capacity with the organization (writing portions of papers relating to projects I have worked on etc.) in Iowa, but there is a definite benefit to being able to show up on-site and be more involved.
DMU-COM is a foreign world for me, but not one I am opposed to. I do not know the mid-west and have never lived in a quiet, more rural environment. As school will be so busy, it may offer more nature/calm that may be nice. I have been impressed with the school's communication and how they have presented themselves. That said, my experience with them has been virtual.
Of particular importance to me a supportive academic environment. I know med school is hard and I do worry about NYIT-COMs class size (about 300) versus DMU's (220 or so). NYIT-COM is about 5k more year in tuition, and 10k more in projected living expenses.
I am not set on a NY or East Coast match necessarily, but there is a good chance I will end up here.
Would love to hear thoughts or opinions from others about either of these schools, particularly if you had to make a similar choice or selected one of these schools.
Thank you!
(Edited for typos)
