not to mention the exact same thing in pre-allo yesterday.
the bottom line is you have a school trying to proove themselves which can be a benefit for you. You have new equipment, new facilities, and an administration that wants to make a name for itself so you are likely to get the best treatment as the future of the school lies on the shoulders of the first and second class. the downside is that you have no upper classmen to say "this professor sucks," or "you don't need this book for class," etc. Also if the school is trying something and it doesn't work (like your board scores are collectively embarrassingly bad), it really isn't the schools problem and you are the one who has to deal with it. Looking at the more established and high rep schools, you know they preform well on boards so you aren't worried if they are properly training you. You don't have that with a new school and if you barely pass because the curriculum isn't working, you are the one screwed. Also, when i graduate from DMU and apply to residencies, chances are many have gone through before me or even that DMU grads could be faculty. You aren't going to have that with a new school so the PD is basically required to say "well lets take a chance." If you preform well on everything it may not be an issue, but if two people are equal candidates, that may be a deciding factor. Also newer schools may not be able to fund their ancillary programs so research may be lacking, clubs may be non existent, and networking opportunities may be weak. but none of it matters if you feel good at that school and it is worth it to go somewhere you truly want to be.
