LECOM (Elmira) vs WVSOM

[rainingonsunday95]

Hi Everyone!

Browing this forum has helped me immensely and I want to thank everyone for that. I now need your wisdom once more as I will soon be making a big decision in my life. I can see myself in Rads> Anesthesia> IM> Psych, but not surgery. Which school would you attend?

LECOM (Elmira, NY)
PROS:

• cheaper tuition around 38K
• higher board pass rate in other LECOM locations
• great match list
• better location compare to WVSOM (less rural and closer to home)
• Newer facility

CONS:

• new school (their first class started 2020)
• strict rules (no water during lecture)
• PBL (no actual lectures and you have to teach yourself, I am used to the traditional lecture settings, but not oppose to try PBL)
• Heard 3rd-year rotation can be an issue

WVSOM (Lewisburg, WV)
PROS:

• more establish state school since 1974
• more welcoming environment from the faculty and students
• no mandatory lectures, no strict rules
• easy access to rotations since it's a state school

CONS:

• tuition is high (~55K)
• further from home and the school is very rural
• COMLEX pass rate is below the national average
• Match list is not as good as LECOM

what you guys think and which school would you attend.

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[PapaGuava]

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