DMU vs AZCOM

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I've been accepted to DMU and AZCOM for the entering class of 2015, but I am having trouble deciding between the two. I know that there is a significant cost difference, but apart from that, does anyone have any opinions on the two schools?

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I've been accepted to DMU and AZCOM for the entering class of 2015, but I am having trouble deciding between the two. I know that there is a significant cost difference, but apart from that, does anyone have any opinions on the two schools?

Go the cheaper route. Period.
 
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Pros for DMU: about $60,000 less in tuition over 4 years, plus you will have a much lower general cost of living
Cons for DMU: that lower cost of living comes from the fact that you live in Des Moines, Iowa

Pros for AZCOM: if you're not into primary care, they're one of the more specialty-friendly DO schools, plus Glendale is more fun than Des Moines
AZCons: significantly more expensive; you'll probably spend in the neighborhood of $100,000 more throughout the 4 years
 
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Pros for DMU: about $60,000 less in tuition over 4 years, plus you will have a much lower general cost of living
Cons for DMU: that lower cost of living comes from the fact that you live in Des Moines, Iowa

Pros for AZCOM: if you're not into primary care, they're one of the more specialty-friendly DO schools, plus Glendale is more fun than Des Moines
AZCons: significantly more expensive; you'll probably spend in the neighborhood of $100,000 more throughout the 4 years

I've been accepted to DMU and AZCOM for the entering class of 2015, but I am having trouble deciding between the two. I know that there is a significant cost difference, but apart from that, does anyone have any opinions on the two schools?

Des Moines is a hidden gem in the Midwest, plenty of fun things to do and safer than most other decently sized cities and you can literally go less than 3 hours in multiple directions to get to Kansas City, Omaha, and Minneapolis-St.Paul and 5 hours to Chicago.

The whole "specialty-friendly" argument is weak because the only thing that is going to hold you back from a given specialty is yourself in your grades, board scores, etc especially on the DO side.

You're also comparing a 20 year old medical school to a medical school over 100 years old.
 
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