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Hi everyone, I am very thankful to have had success this application cycle as a reapplicant. Please help me with making my decision. I understand that the clearest path is most likely LLU but I want to make sure of it. I am OOS for both (Temple is much closer tho). I am unsure what specialty I am seeking but want to keep options open for competitive ones.
Using admit.org it seems their school rankings are pretty equal (#88 versus #95) but I don’t know if residency PDs see them as equals (would appreciate any insight here). I also have no insight on which program produces a match list more ideal for competitive specialties or their average step 2 scores.
Loma Linda MD Program (clinical years in AdventHealth Orlando)
(+)(+)(+)(+) prospects of matching West (CA) or East Coast (FL)
(+)(+)(+)(+) abundance of home programs in competitive specialties
(+)(+)(+) P/F grading in preclinical and clerkship
(+)(+) small class size during clerkships
(+)(+) get MD in 4 years
(-) not SDA but grew up in a Christian education system so don’t anticipate much of an effect
(-) AOA
(-) near San Bernardino which seems unsafe
(-)(-) seems focused on matching primary care
(-)(-) 7 hours (2 flights) to family/friends
(-)(-) not a research-heavy institution
Temple ACMS (clinical years in North Philly)
(+)(+)(+) abundance of home programs in competitive specialties (albeit less than LLU)
(+)(+)(+) seems to be research-heavy + lots of institutions in Philly
(+)(+) single 1.5 hour flight to family/friends
(-) AOA
(-) admit.org says there's internal ranking (?)
(-) total 5-year tuition is around ~$10K more than LLU's total tuition
(-)(-) get MD in 5 years because of ACMS program
(-)(-) acceptance is conditional on achieving a 3.60+ with no grade below B- in ACMS year (**during interview, director indicated that this is not difficult to achieve)
(-)(-) North Philly seems relatively more unsafe and rough
(-)(-)(-) clerkship is H/HP/P/F
Using admit.org it seems their school rankings are pretty equal (#88 versus #95) but I don’t know if residency PDs see them as equals (would appreciate any insight here). I also have no insight on which program produces a match list more ideal for competitive specialties or their average step 2 scores.
Loma Linda MD Program (clinical years in AdventHealth Orlando)
(+)(+)(+)(+) prospects of matching West (CA) or East Coast (FL)
(+)(+)(+)(+) abundance of home programs in competitive specialties
(+)(+)(+) P/F grading in preclinical and clerkship
(+)(+) small class size during clerkships
(+)(+) get MD in 4 years
(-) not SDA but grew up in a Christian education system so don’t anticipate much of an effect
(-) AOA
(-) near San Bernardino which seems unsafe
(-)(-) seems focused on matching primary care
(-)(-) 7 hours (2 flights) to family/friends
(-)(-) not a research-heavy institution
Temple ACMS (clinical years in North Philly)
(+)(+)(+) abundance of home programs in competitive specialties (albeit less than LLU)
(+)(+)(+) seems to be research-heavy + lots of institutions in Philly
(+)(+) single 1.5 hour flight to family/friends
(-) AOA
(-) admit.org says there's internal ranking (?)
(-) total 5-year tuition is around ~$10K more than LLU's total tuition
(-)(-) get MD in 5 years because of ACMS program
(-)(-) acceptance is conditional on achieving a 3.60+ with no grade below B- in ACMS year (**during interview, director indicated that this is not difficult to achieve)
(-)(-) North Philly seems relatively more unsafe and rough
(-)(-)(-) clerkship is H/HP/P/F
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