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I realize this is highly irrelevant when most of us are just trying to get in but i just thought i would ask what kind of towns these schools are in. I applied all over and can sorta tell which schools look like their in the middle of a forrest but figured a pov from someone who has been there would help. Im willing to go whereever if its a last resort.. but i grew up in chicago. I love the big city feel and know i will have the HARDEST time adjusting to a quiet lil town. I hope to get into CCOM which is 20 mins from home but otherwise want to be in an area with LOTS of ppl and things to do and transportation. Im guessing the NY schools and maybe NOVA may fit the description but i havent been there yet so help me out!:hardy:
 
TCOM is located in Ft. Worth which is basically a suburb of Dallas nowadays. Ft. Worth is one of the better towns no one has heard of. Very clean, good cultural center, and nightlife. More importantly, the housing and cost of living is cheap. I feel pretty blessed to live in Texas where the tuition is dirt cheap, but I think OOS tuition is reasonable as well. Hope that helps.
 
PT2MD said:
TCOM is located in Ft. Worth which is basically a suburb of Dallas nowadays. Ft. Worth is one of the better towns no one has heard of. Very clean, good cultural center, and nightlife. More importantly, the housing and cost of living is cheap. I feel pretty blessed to live in Texas where the tuition is dirt cheap, but I think OOS tuition is reasonable as well. Hope that helps.
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I will save you and not tell any one from Fort Worth that you called it a suburb of Dallas. 😀 Fort Worth and Dallas are very different from one another but they are connected by many smaller towns that pretty much run together. It can take well over an hour to get from Fort Worth to Dallas, depending. There is a ton to do here though so I'm sure you would enjoy it.

My husband and I are actually not applying to TCOM because we want to get out of Texas after living here for six years. We're both originally from Illinois and honestly Chicago will definitely be hard to beat.
 
EEL08 said:
I will save you and not tell any one from Fort Worth that you called it a suburb of Dallas. 😀 Fort Worth and Dallas are very different from one another but they are connected by many smaller towns that pretty much run together. It can take well over an hour to get from Fort Worth to Dallas, depending. There is a ton to do here though so I'm sure you would enjoy it.

My husband and I are actually not applying to TCOM because we want to get out of Texas after living here for six years. We're both originally from Illinois and honestly Chicago will definitely be hard to beat.
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:laugh: Yeah I know folks from Ft. Worth get ticked when that's said. I'm from Houston so I like picking on the Yankees up in that part of the state. That being said Ft. Worth is a great town. I've not seen the tuition for Chicago, but I have to think it would be more expensive than TCOM? If you are a resident here in Texas, it would seem to be a better deal financially.
 
PT2MD said:
:laugh: Yeah I know folks from Ft. Worth get ticked when that's said. I'm from Houston so I like picking on the Yankees up in that part of the state. That being said Ft. Worth is a great town. I've not seen the tuition for Chicago, but I have to think it would be more expensive than TCOM? If you are a resident here in Texas, it would seem to be a better deal financially.
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LOL at yankees. My husband is from central IL and calls me a southerner because I'm from Southern IL. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that CCOM's tuition is close to $40 k. TCOM for instate is around $10-11 and I'm imagining for OOS it still has to cheaper than CCOM. Fort Worth is a great town but can't even compare to Chicago. 😍
 
Yep, DFW is a good place to live. 👍

Keep in mind that TCOM is state funded and therefore only a VERY SMALL percentage of OOS applicants are accepted. In-state applicants are favored heavily. This is a very important fact to consider for those located OOS.
 
ahaydt said:
If you love the city, why not PCOM?
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What is Philadelphia like anyway? My husband wasn't sure if he would like living there so at first we weren't going to apply but then after I talked to him and he looked more at the website we decided to apply. My DO LOR will actually be from a PCOM graduate but I haven't gotten the chance to ask her anything about the city.
 
EEL08 said:
What is Philadelphia like anyway? My husband wasn't sure if he would like living there so at first we weren't going to apply but then after I talked to him and he looked more at the website we decided to apply. My DO LOR will actually be from a PCOM graduate but I haven't gotten the chance to ask her anything about the city.
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Philly is a very cool place, if you can handle the sports fans. I love chicago, but the winters can be pretty brutal there. The winters in philly are usually better. I actually kind of liken the two cities (someone will probably get pissed). Lots of fun stuff to do there...if that really matters during medical school. Tons of opportunities just like philly as well.

As far as DO schools there is also the Touro- new york, and I think the other Touros are in fairly busy-ish areas.
 
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EMT2ER-DOC said:
UMDNJ is in stratford which is 10 minutes from Philly.
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Yeh but its in NJ...........................................ehh thats just too easy.


Philly grows on you. It is not a traditional big city. Many people love outside of the city but have a strong identity to it. Theres a good amount of things to do and its easy access to many other places.
 
My main concern with any area is if it is safe for kids. I'm not sure what area of the city PCOM is in. I have two kids who will be going to daycare and/or preschool when DH and I are in med school and I would like to live not too far from the school but where it would still be safe and family friendly.
 
I feel it depends what part of the city you're in. You need to do your research. I live in University City (may I recommend the Clark Park farmer's market) and I feel relatively safe here. I have had no problems but I know people that have. You can always find a safe part of the city and then commute to PCOM. The welfare of your husband and children is utmost before school so find a nice part of the city. There are a lot of families in the University City area.
 
SOMA is 20 min outside of Phoenix, the 5th largest city in th US.
 
EEL08 said:
My main concern with any area is if it is safe for kids. I'm not sure what area of the city PCOM is in. I have two kids who will be going to daycare and/or preschool when DH and I are in med school and I would like to live not too far from the school but where it would still be safe and family friendly.
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It be really dumb to live in philly and go to PCOM. The savings are huge by living in the suburbs. PCOM is right on the city line. On the other side of the street is one of the richest communities in the US, but there is affordable housing within that township. It has good schools and such. It also isn't hard to live farther out since you will nto need to be at PCOM that much past first trimester
 
UMDNJ is near the community of Cherry Hill which has one of the best school systems in the state. The community is safe, taxes are low (in jersey numbers) and if you want to go to the city for some fun you can either hop on a train to go to Philly or hop on another one to go to AC.

I have kids, and live in Cherry Hill and it is great. Besides, just about everyone gets instate tuition for UMDNJ once you show that you have a lease or a mortgage. And the instate tuition is pretty cheap. UMDNJ also has one of the smallest class sizes and largest student to faculty ratio.
 
JonnyG said:
Yeh but its in NJ...........................................ehh thats just too easy.


Philly grows on you. It is not a traditional big city. Many people love outside of the city but have a strong identity to it. Theres a good amount of things to do and its easy access to many other places.
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How many murders has philly had in just one day last week? To the point where the mayor came out and held a news conference and asked the citizens to stop protecting the perpetrators?

uh No Thanks. Give me my burbs, you can keep your subways.
 
My only problem with NJ is I think it would be really strange to not be allowed to pump your own gas.
 
EEL08 said:
My only problem with NJ is I think it would be really strange to not be allowed to pump your own gas.
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You get over it when it's the cheapest around. That said, I really didn't like the area, it's got that large strip mall to it. On the other hand, PCOM is in a relatively safe area, really nice in one direction, not so the other way until you get to the university city mentioned earlier. Across the river you also get a some nice neighborhoods that are very easy drives with so so public transportation. I've lived in Philly for a few years and really like it. Most people enjoy the city once they get to know it.
 
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PCOM has that big city feel, it has its safe and not so safe areas. Close to the school it's pretty safe.

Nova (Davie) is not exactly a big city. Nice beaches though.
 
medhacker said:
PCOM has that big city feel, it has its safe and not so safe areas. Close to the school it's pretty safe.

Nova (Davie) is not exactly a big city. Nice beaches though.
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Yea, but South Florida is South Florida is South Florida. Davie, while not a big city is pretty much one big continuation of the area. The sprawl there is amazing. If you drive like anyone under 90 yearsold, you can be pretty much anywhere from Boca to South Beach in about an hour...but that involves going 140 mph and maybe taking a few people out on I95.

Miami and Ft. Lauderdale never felt like a "big city" to me in the sense that you don't really spend your day in the city. The boundries seem kind of fluid...but that is just my perception of it. Drive down to south beach for dinner, then maybe go back up to Gamble for a bit. Then head over to the beach and sit at a bar....perfectly valid night when I'm there....tough on the wallet though.
 
MossPoh said:
Yea, but South Florida is South Florida is South Florida. Davie, while not a big city is pretty much one big continuation of the area. The sprawl there is amazing. If you drive like anyone under 90 yearsold, you can be pretty much anywhere from Boca to South Beach in about an hour...but that involves going 140 mph and maybe taking a few people out on I95.

Miami and Ft. Lauderdale never felt like a "big city" to me in the sense that you don't really spend your day in the city. The boundries seem kind of fluid...but that is just my perception of it. Drive down to south beach for dinner, then maybe go back up to Gamble for a bit. Then head over to the beach and sit at a bar....perfectly valid night when I'm there....tough on the wallet though.
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Make sure to brush up on your Cuban though. :laugh: Florida is a great state, but I've always been leery of the hurricane magnets you seem to have installed at various locations throughout the state. Hard to beat the short drive to the Keys though.
 
orchid07 said:
I realize this is highly irrelevant when most of us are just trying to get in but i just thought i would ask what kind of towns these schools are in. I applied all over and can sorta tell which schools look like their in the middle of a forrest but figured a pov from someone who has been there would help. Im willing to go whereever if its a last resort.. but i grew up in chicago. I love the big city feel and know i will have the HARDEST time adjusting to a quiet lil town. I hope to get into CCOM which is 20 mins from home but otherwise want to be in an area with LOTS of ppl and things to do and transportation. Im guessing the NY schools and maybe NOVA may fit the description but i havent been there yet so help me out!:hardy:
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Des Moines
NYC
Las Vegas

Small towns? Noooo
 
EEL08 said:
I will save you and not tell any one from Fort Worth that you called it a suburb of Dallas. 😀 Fort Worth and Dallas are very different from one another but they are connected by many smaller towns that pretty much run together. It can take well over an hour to get from Fort Worth to Dallas, depending. There is a ton to do here though so I'm sure you would enjoy it.
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It can take well over an hour to get anywhere in Dallas.
 
medhacker said:
PCOM has that big city feel, it has its safe and not so safe areas. Close to the school it's pretty safe.

Nova (Davie) is not exactly a big city. Nice beaches though.
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First off, PCOM does NOT have a big city feel.

For the record, PCOM is on the outskirts of Philadelphia county and bordering manayunk. It's about 15-20 min driving from downtown philadelphia that's if you don't hit any traffic.

and NO it's not completely safe around the school. Down conshoken avenue, it gets really bad and it's not safe at all. that's just my opinon.

The better place would be to stay on teh main road and head down towards saint joe's. or cross the river into manayunk.
 
EEL08 said:
LOL at yankees. My husband is from central IL and calls me a southerner because I'm from Southern IL. I believe, correct me if I'm wrong, that CCOM's tuition is close to $40 k. TCOM for instate is around $10-11 and I'm imagining for OOS it still has to cheaper than CCOM. Fort Worth is a great town but can't even compare to Chicago. 😍
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LOL

Yay Southern Illinois!!!!
 
megboo said:
LOL

Yay Southern Illinois!!!!
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😀 I think it's great there's two of us, at least, on here. What year did you graduate from high school? I was wondering if you might have known my cousin.
 
Touro is in Vallejo which is in the northern area of the san francisco bay area.
It does have a midsize town feel to it, but it is a quik drive away from san fran (quik depending on ur definition of 45 min). It is surrounded by smaller comunities if you want that small town feel, but if ur heart loves the city, thats doable to.
 
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PT2MD said:
Make sure to brush up on your Cuban though. :laugh: Florida is a great state, but I've always been leery of the hurricane magnets you seem to have installed at various locations throughout the state. Hard to beat the short drive to the Keys though.
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Short drive to the keys? Yeah maybe key biscayne. It always took 3-4 hours to get to key west from miami. Tack on another hour if you're coming from ft. lauderdale.
 
The best thing about all but two medical schools in the world is that they aren't in Oklahoma.

Just kidding. Or maybe I'm not.
 
I grew up in SOFLA, Nova is literally a 10 minute drive into downtown ft. lauderdale, except during rush hour. While most of the tricounty area does consist of suburban sprawl, you also have to realize that because of the tourism and big international population you get a lot of the advantages of a big city, IE restaurants, shopping, cultural oppurtunities etc.

I went to school near to philly. PCOM is located on city line avenue, city line litterally meaning its on the city line if you walk a cross th street you leave the city/county of philadelphia... the area around PCOM,called bala cynwyd, is fairly wealthy...theres a saks fifth avenue across the street... theydont put those in bad neighborhoods. The area in between Bala and Downtown is basicly west philadelphia.....its not so cute... personally I find philly to be an area of extremes its either really pretty and clean downtown philly or the main line area or you can go around broad street in north philly and there is trash everywhere and burnt out row homes everywhere.
 
sem06 said:
I grew up in SOFLA, Nova is literally a 10 minute drive into downtown ft. lauderdale, except during rush hour. While most of the tricounty area does consist of suburban sprawl, you also have to realize that because of the tourism and big international population you get a lot of the advantages of a big city, IE restaurants, shopping, cultural oppurtunities etc.
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Not to mention 30 minutes to the South Beach nightlife.
 
sem06 said:
personally I find philly to be an area of extremes its either really pretty and clean downtown philly or the main line area or you can go around broad street in north philly and there is trash everywhere and burnt out row homes everywhere.
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That's nearly every city though. Many times we just don't venture into those areas. I loved the magical lines in south florida. Driving driving driving...beautiful houses then BAM bars on windows. Drive two blocks down and there is a brand new pristine winn-dixie. (odd since they are pretty much bankrupt)

I've seen the whole extremes thing in every city I've in. Funny how it tends to be the north side for a lot of places; particulary in europe. Obviously some cities it is lessening due to urban renewal...which is a whole new debate.
 
Philly is very old. If you are from a modern yuppie-town like Dallas, you probably will think Philly is run-down and dirty. But in reality, its just old. IMO, just as nice as anywhere else.
 
TexasTriathlete said:
Philly is very old. If you are from a modern yuppie-town like Dallas, you probably will think Philly is run-down and dirty. But in reality, its just old. IMO, just as nice as anywhere else.
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Yea. It is as nice as anywhere, but age really doesn't do much except change the architectual styles and the width of the roads. (Try parking in Manayunk on a Friday night) There are many cities throughout the world that are as old or older than philly that don't give off the vibe as run-down and dirty, as well as many that are worse. I'm sure Dallas has its areas where you think "Oh Jesus, I have to go THERE"......Watching any episode of Cops will tell you that actually. 😛 I think the gritty feel just goes with the north east....you are immersed in a huge difference in weather every year. PA itself likes to have all sorts of clouds (and pollution) funnel through. Oh yea, that is another thing that doesn't help. All of those coal burning power plants west of Philly/New York. The acid rain doesn't help. lol
 
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Agreed. I went to Philly in '05 for an interview at Drexel and I expected the worst. I actually really liked it, aside from not being able to find an exit off this one highway, and I ended up crossing the bridge into Jersey about 5 times until I finally figured it out. It was my first time in the city though, and it was dark, so I had no idea where I was.

There are a lot of poor people, and a lot of good hospitals. IMO, not many places better for learning to be a doctor.
 
TexasTriathlete said:
Agreed. I went to Philly in '05 for an interview at Drexel and I expected the worst. I actually really liked it, aside from not being able to find an exit off this one highway, and I ended up crossing the bridge into Jersey about 5 times until I finally figured it out. It was my first time in the city though, and it was dark, so I had no idea where I was.

There are a lot of poor people, and a lot of good hospitals. IMO, not many places better for learning to be a doctor.
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There is also the Philly triathlon which goes through the Schuylkill River, and a tetanus shot hasn't been recommended after swimming in that one for at least a couple of years. I had apprehensions about moving to Philly a few years ago and have really liked it. I hope to get into school in the area so I can stay.
 
The amount of medical colleges in Philadelphia or nearby regions (Hershey and the UMDNJ campuses) make it a great place to live and study medicine, or anything for that matter.
 
Des Moines University is relatively big...well at least in Iowa. The only downfall is that most of Des Moines is filled with poor neighborhoods and many non-english speaking people.

Most people who work in Des Moines (at good jobs) don't actually live in Des Moines, they live in one of the many suburbs of it.

Also Des Moines night life really isn't that fun. Most people travel to Ames, Iowa (iowa state university) or most notably Iowa city, iowa (university of iowa).

Housing is also relatively expensive, compared to other IOWA city rates.
 
ericismyname said:
Des Moines University is relatively big...well at least in Iowa. The only downfall is that most of Des Moines is filled with poor neighborhoods and many non-english speaking people.
Most people who work in Des Moines (at good jobs) don't actually live in Des Moines, they live in one of the many suburbs of it.

Also Des Moines night life really isn't that fun. Most people travel to Ames, Iowa (iowa state university) or most notably Iowa city, iowa (university of iowa).

Housing is also relatively expensive, compared to other IOWA city rates.
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Are you kidding me? The only place you CAN find a minority is at tasty tacos. And the area around the school is like mansion central. As for the night life, its not like vegas,but the bars are a waaayyy cheaper. And how can you complain about housing? You need to get off the farm.
 
"Tasty Tacos" is the kind of name that I'd expect from a Mexican restaurant in Iowa.

Then again, we've got Taco Shack here in Austin, and that place is great. Incredible breakfast tacos.

We just hired a new trainer from Indiana University. I was talking to him today, and he had never heard of a breakfast taco. Are there breakfast tacos in Iowa?
 
Our school cafe sells breakfast burritos, is that close enough? About tasty tacos....its actually a family run joint and has the kind of food that turns carry-out bags clear from the grease....mmmmmm.
 
I forgot to ad the local delicacy. "Tendaloins" hefty portion of pork tenderloin flattened to about 1/2 inch and deep fried nice and crispy placed on a smal bun (why? idont know). My wife has strictly forbid them 🙁. They might be a midwest thing,but I've never seen them before.
 
No matter where I end up next year, I will miss East Austin mom & pop taquerias on gameday saturday mornings before football.

Tendaloins sounds like something they'd serve you in elementary school at the cafeteria.
 
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