Help me choose WCUCOM vs TUNCOM

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WCUCOM vs TUNCOM

  • TUNCOM

    Votes: 1 100.0%
  • WCUCOM

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Total voters
    1
  • Poll closed .

fairypixels

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WCUCOM

Pros
- cheaper (COA is $406,536 over 4 yrs)
- closer to TX

Cons
- less competitve matches
- spread out rotations
- smaller city

TUNCOM

Pros
- name recognition
- more competitive matches
- close to larger city
- rotations more centralized
- better research

Cons
- more expensive (COA is $465,299 over 4 yrs)
- farther from TX
- might compete with other med schools's rotations

I am worried about cost of attendance, especially with the effects of the BBB, but I do not want to shut doors if I wanted to pursue a competitive specialty. I would also hope to match back into TX. Do you think the price difference is worth attending TUNCOM?