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any thoughts? I have been accepted to both.
Thanx.
lovelyaries
Thanx.
lovelyaries
happiness4me said:ive been accepted to both. LECOM didnt turn me on much. DRESS CODE and ATTENDANCE policy. Least at nycom they dont have that.
globalism said:#1: Match list. NYCOM's match list is pretty impressive. A lot of people say its match list is comparable to match lists found at some MD schools and I believe it.
Have you seen LECOM match list? Of course you haven?t..... because LECOM won?t release it. They won?t make it public. LECOM obviously has something to hide. Big red flag against LECOM!!!!
globalism said:#4: If LECOM-FL, beware of PBL. Going to med school in florida is nice but LECOM-FL is all PBL. I would never do PBL, I think a lecture based curriculum prepares students better for step 1. The range of knowledge needed to do well on step 1 is just too vast. I?m not sure PBL would cover all the bases thoroughly enough.
Dr_sax said:LECOM's LDP and ISP COMLEX I pass rate was somewhere around 90% from what I understand. PBL was 95%. One PBLer had one of the highest scores in the country. Speaking from a PBL standpoint, and not to upset my LDP comrads too much, but lecture is terrible. I couldn't imagine sitting in it all day. For those going to FL, be glad you're PBL.
Doctortobee said:I don't know what you are talking about...I take my umbrella inside all the time.
DOnut said:I had to make the same choice two years ago. I chose NYCOM simply because of the clinical rotations and the opportunities of NYC. Last summer I participated in research at the glaucoma institute in Mahnattan. I have been able to have one paper published, and I am working on an abstract. These opportunities would not have been there had I chosen LECOM. Ultamately, choose the school that fit YOU best, but these are the reasons I chose NYCOM. Feel free to PM me with any additional questions.
sddoc said:I hear a lot of comments like that from LDP students. It's just one more reason that I'm glad that I chose PBL.
Right on BacmedicBACMEDIC said:If you want to sit in a lecture room along with 300 other students - choose NYCOM.
hermione said:What the hell is the difference what your grades are when it comes down to it...the only people who will look at that would be program directors for residency programs, and at that point you will be being compared to others who only get pass/fail grades.
Also like sddoc said, its no secret that some people are not allowed to sit for boards. This is told to us right out. Shady? Yeah, maybe, but its better than just kicking the people who fail systems out of school altogether, the way I see it.
Pick the school you like best and don't listen to any of us, we are all way too jaded at this point to be objective.
H0mersimps0n said:The academics is tough enough in medical school you don't need to be dealing with politics or living situations/social life issues on top of all that. Also, if you're a country bumpkin I'd say NYC (well close) might not be for you, but if you're a big city person then Erie might be out.