emergencyvictory
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Hello all,
I have been at a crossroads for the past month. I cannot for the life of me chose DMU or VCOM Carolinas. In terms of location, I liked Spartanburg MUCH better than Des Moines and think I will be happier living in SC. However, DMU’s campus has a lot more student resources and nicer facilities. I liked the students and faculty I met at both schools equally. VCOM’s graded with 2 tests a week and DMU is going P/F. Attendance policy and dress code do not matter to me (although DMU wins in both of these categories). Considering the above factors alone, I think I still slightly prefer VCOM to DMU.
BUT the most important factor to me is match list. I am interested in matching into more competitive specialties (ortho, rads) and DMU almost always matches better than VCOM (although VCOM still matches strongly by DO standards). This makes the decision much harder for me.
TLDR: I think I’ll be happier at VCOM (which may make it easier to succeed) but am interested in going into a competitive specialty and DMU matches stronger than VCOM.
Thank you
I have been at a crossroads for the past month. I cannot for the life of me chose DMU or VCOM Carolinas. In terms of location, I liked Spartanburg MUCH better than Des Moines and think I will be happier living in SC. However, DMU’s campus has a lot more student resources and nicer facilities. I liked the students and faculty I met at both schools equally. VCOM’s graded with 2 tests a week and DMU is going P/F. Attendance policy and dress code do not matter to me (although DMU wins in both of these categories). Considering the above factors alone, I think I still slightly prefer VCOM to DMU.
BUT the most important factor to me is match list. I am interested in matching into more competitive specialties (ortho, rads) and DMU almost always matches better than VCOM (although VCOM still matches strongly by DO standards). This makes the decision much harder for me.
TLDR: I think I’ll be happier at VCOM (which may make it easier to succeed) but am interested in going into a competitive specialty and DMU matches stronger than VCOM.
Thank you
