CCOM, PCOM, and MSUCOM all do very well in both the Allopathic and Osteopathic match.
With regards to the COMP vs. TUCOM thing, I have written a lot on the topic in the past so I'm not going to write much more.
Originally posted by kermit da frog:
•not to make this a touro vs comp thing, but i think touro has a lot more applications than comp as well (even though it's a new school). a bit higher GPA and MCAT and more apps ...that would make me question whether touro is actually easier to get in to or not.•
Kermit - I'm not really sure that this makes sense. We had more applications, higher MCAT & GPA, and much fewer students accepted. Doesn't that suggest that TUCOM is HARDER to get into?
Originally posted by pyoj:
•i don't doubt that Tucom is trying to build an excellent school and are on the right track...but they still have a lot to prove.
can't wait to get started!!!
~j
COMP '05•
I'm not sure what else we have left to prove. We did well in both the Allopathic and Osteopathic match. We only had one person who did not match in the Allopathic match and it was because he applied for a very competitive specialty. 50% of our students got their top choice in the Allopathic match. The ones who did not get a PGY-1 match were the ones who went through the osteopathic match.
TUCOM Allopathic Match Results
TUCOM Osteopathic Match Results
These results are for the 63 students who are part of TUCOM's first class. What makes these results even more impressive is the fact that we were part of the first class, program directors have not seen students from TUCOM before, and the school is new. Imagine how we will do in later matches. I'm sorry but I think COMP still has a lot to prove. Most of what I learned about COMP was from prgoram directors, friends at COMP, graduates of COMP, and students who rotated through COMP. I won't go into that unless someone wants me to. I have many friends who went to COMP so I don't want to make this a competition thing. On a percentage basis (since we have 1/3 of the students that COMP has for the class of 2001), I think we did better than COMP. Also, FYI, your match results for COMP '01 on you unofficial website is full of inaccuracies (this was told to me by several COMP '01 students). The rotations at Pacific and Downey are not very good. Many, many COMP students complain about these rotations and you are forced to do many there. Arrowhead is a good place since it is also affiliated with UCI. Also, who wants to drive all the way to Arrowhead just to do a decent COMP rotation. Yes, the TUCOM rotations aren't great but we also have the benefit of surrounding hospitals such as Stanford, UCSF, and UC Davis which many of us rotated and excelled though. I'm wondering why it is that TUCOM has not graduated a class, yet we receive more applications, accept fewer students, and have higher MCAT and GPA averages. Makes you wonder who has something to prove.
Originally posted by yosh:
•I would say that I agree with Jay...and just for the record...
"I declined my interview at TUCOM..and will be attending COMP!"
Just my 2 cents....•
For the record, I never even considered COMP. COMP has attracted better applicants since I applied but at the time the average GPA was 3.1 and average MCAT was just under 8. The rotations and affiliations are still the same.
I think that all DO students should encourage their school to post official match results online. All DO schools usually do much better in the match than people think. I think COMP is a very good school but there is still a lot of room for improvement. TUCOM also has a lot of room for improvement but we have already done just as much or more than COMP in a fraction of the time that it took COMP.
