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First Choice DO School

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thought i'd start a thread where people can list their first choice of DO schools.

mine is PCOM.
 
ppormansdoormd said:
thought i'd start a thread where people can list their first choice of DO schools.

mine is PCOM.
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Mine is also PCOM. It is awesome there. 😀
 
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Y_Marker said:
We should list our #1 choice and why it's #1.
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PCOM because of location (want to be on east coast), great school, is not primary care oriented as much as other schools in case i want to do a specialty (37% of graduates go into a primary care residency), more established being one of the older schools.
 
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MSUCOM, because they are the best at primary care, and thats what I want to do. Also, because it is in Michigan, and I love this state, and want to stay here.
 
If I can only list one, then CCOM. But there are a number of schools that are tied for #1b.
 
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UMDNJ-SOM (exp there, facilities, specialty match success, board success (COMPLEX and USMLE) location) and PCOM ( same thing but just not as close as I like, though I did see Allen Iverson there in the gym)
 
Does anyone get the impression that location is a key criteria for a large majority of the applicants? Scroll up and look at the comments why people picked a particular place.
 
Y_Marker said:
Does anyone get the impression that location is a key criteria for a large majority of the applicants? Scroll up and look at the comments why people picked a particular place.
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If I went off of location, I'd be living in Phoenix right now.

I went to the best school I was accepted to.
 
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CCOM....pretty nice match list, awesome, awesome campus, close to chicago, teachers seem really nice ( the ones that ive met anyways ), students are pretty happy. has a rep for being challenging school but is supposed to be a good preperation for the boards..
 
Philadelphia and Michigan State.

And WVSOM too, but my dear WVSOM is definantly on the costly side 😳

UMDNJ has a really good program too.
 
Unecom
Reputation/location/know Several Grads/
Ties To Local Residencies
 
OSUdoc08 said:
If I went off of location, I'd be living in Phoenix right now.

I went to the best school I was accepted to.
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I second that sentiment. I did not choose KCOM for location, but rather reputation, match list, "med school" feel 😉
 
OUCOM - great docs, great people!

(PCOM also rocks, beautiful campus, technology and locations!)
 
strawberryfield said:
I second that sentiment. I did not choose KCOM for location, but rather reputation, match list, "med school" feel 😉
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Although I chose not to go to AZCOM for reasons other than location, the sole reason I chose not to go to KCOM was location.
 
I liked PCOM because of their whole atmosphere. I was accepted into their graduate program in Psych before I had "THE calling" and when I withdrew and explained my situation, they stated that they would welcome my DO app in the future. In the open house and interview sessions I attended, they extended such a warm welcome, and promoted such a community-oriented atmosphere. You can't find that everywhere. They are the reason I started looking into being a DO in the first place (as opposed to an MD). I think it is wonderful there, and I highly recommend it to anyone who is interested in being a DO. 👍 👍

Two thumbs up. I just wish they had an early decision program so I could just apply to them... 😳
 
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VCOM!!

Through our pre-med society organization they came to talk to interested students and it seems like a wonderful school. Who else is applying here??
 
OSUdoc08 said:
If I went off of location, I'd be living in Phoenix right now.

I went to the best school I was accepted to.
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Excellent point. If I had gone with location, I would have gone to PCOM (my family and friends all live here).
 
unecom!!! 🙂 hope i get in 🙂

so far its just location.. seeing as how i have yet to apply... maybe once i do secondaries and maybe get interviews, i can think about which school is the "best fit" for me...
 
The folks who posted up about picking for reasons other than location are guys, yes?

Wonder if there is a correlation?
 
DMU! It is close to my family, and has a great reputation in the DO world.
 
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