DO schools with the best location?

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Best location is going to be subjective.
Nova is South Florida
TUNCOM is Las Vegas
UNE is Maine
Touro CA
These are all different areas that appeal to different people.
 
KCU, DMU, RVU are some of my favorites but non ideal locations.
UNE has cons such as mandatory attendance and dress code
Nova some people seem to hate on for reasons
 
Blanky said:
KCU, DMU, RVU are some of my favorites but non ideal locations.
UNE has cons such as mandatory attendance and dress code
Nova some people seem to hate on for reasons
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Oh gosh mandatory lectures & dress codes are a big nono
 
I haven’t researched which DO schools, if any are P/F versus ABC.... anyone?
 
dj-Roomba said:
AZCOM. Phoenix is huge and has good hiking
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Second this. I found Pheonix to be really cool. Didn't have time to do the nature stuff on my interview day but all the students stressed how cool it was.

PCOM is in a pretty nice part of Philadelphia.. not technically what people consider "downtown" but is downtown accessible and has easy access to fairmount park, the schuylkill river, etc. for outdoors activities.

Really, I think the question comes down to rural vs urban for DO schools. If you go to a DO program in a big city, you can live pretty much anywhere in that metro area so you'd have a ton of options.
 
UIWSOM is in San Antonio and about an hour from Austin. I don't care for most Texas hiking but there's some.
 
I had to read that twice last night, If memory serves...
 
Goro said:
For me, I'd pick

TOURO.NY
NYITCOM
VCOM
OH.COM
CCOM
KCU
BCOM
Western.OR
RVU
RVU.UT
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I do have to say thank you for your support Goro. I’m glad you finally came around after seeing our match results, etc.

I highly recommend that you look into Touro Middletown, OP. It is close to the city and near lots of outdoor options in upstate NY.
 
SergeantBuzzKill said:
I think Goro was just recommending the location without regard to the quality of the school.
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Yeah he is in no way recommending it lol

But Rowan is super close to Philly so that isn’t a bad spot if you want to live in suburbs and have the ability to easily get to the city.
 
Tozanzibarbymotorcar said:
Explain to me what part of my comment has indicated sarcasm..
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The “You can’t recommend one without the other”. For example, I’d recommend the Caribbean as a nice location (sunny, relaxing walking trails, beach activities, etc.), but wouldn’t recommend going there for medical school.
 
Attend DMU and am constantly blown away by what a wonderful places Des Moines is.

DMU
NYIT
PCOM
RVU

Are my votes
 
SergeantBuzzKill said:
The “You can’t recommend one without the other”. For example, I’d recommend the Caribbean as a nice location (sunny, relaxing walking trails, beach activities, etc.), but wouldn’t recommend going there for medical school.
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I wouldn’t recommend going to a place I didn’t like even if the location was nice. That is what doesn’t make sense. Your sarcastic comment was unnecessary.
 
Tozanzibarbymotorcar said:
I wouldn’t recommend going to a place I didn’t like even if the location was nice. That is what doesn’t make sense. Your sarcastic comment was unnecessary.
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It is kinda like sending someone to a hypothetically beautiful place but with a 100% crime rate. They logic is just not there for me but if it is for you @SergeantBuzzKill go at it!
 
SergeantBuzzKill said:
The “You can’t recommend one without the other”. For example, I’d recommend the Caribbean as a nice location (sunny, relaxing walking trails, beach activities, etc.), but wouldn’t recommend going there for medical school.
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So full of win.
 
Tozanzibarbymotorcar said:
It is kinda like sending someone to a hypothetically beautiful place but with a 100% crime rate. They logic is just not there for me but if it is for you @SergeantBuzzKill go at it!
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Because you cannot differentiate the difference between a nice area and a quality school is nobody elses fault.
 
Blanky said:
Because you cannot differentiate the difference between a nice area and a quality school is nobody elses fault.
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Nope I just wouldn't be crummy enough to recommend a school that I had issues with, regardless of where it is. And, where the heck did you come from lol? Nobody asked for your opinion. Also..maybe your time would be better spent actually getting into med school lol!
 
Let's keep things mature and stay on topic. Attempts at low blows will only make others look ridiculous.
I think the best way to swing back to the topic would be for OP to mention some interests and maybe some people can inform him about their schools.
Obviously I cannot comment on the areas I have lived in because I'm not a current med student... See what I did there. 😛
 
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Btw this is as subjective as it gets... but PCOM all day was my dream school
Detroit city boy here
 
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