DO vs MD!

[flyingrhino67]

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Full ride to a DO school or high debt to a good MD school?

 

[Med Ed]

Name names.

 

[GoSpursGo]

Agree, you need to give specifics.

But probably MD, unfortunately

 

[Goro]

Agree, you need to give specifics.

But probably MD, unfortunately

If goal is Primary Care, go for the free ride

 

[GoSpursGo]

If goal is Primary Care, go for the free ride

I would argue that almost nobody knows wirh certainty what they want to do as an MS0. But, specifics do matter

 

[Mr.Smile12]

Everyone has plans to specialize until ...

 

[Basalganglia4life]

it really depends o the specific schools. I would lean the full ride though

 

[Starr_key]

Quite the pickle.

1. How good are you at networking/making connections?
2. Is the DO school known to be supportive toward students?
3. Are either school P/F?

If you're good at one, the school is supportive and won't dismiss willy nilly, I'd learn towards the full ride. Having little to no debt makes a huge difference, esp. when it comes to choosing specialty, and you can make up for being a DO by networking if you want a more competitive specialty. P/F also makes a huge difference imo. It's much easier and less stress.

But tbh, we can't truly say w/o knowing more info. CoL, family/social support, etc. can also play a factor. Also, depending on what specialty you want, you may have to take STEP too.