Nova MD vs NEOMED

[fritofriend]

Hi everyone! I'm having a really tough time choosing between these two schools. I made a brief pro/cons list about each school! If any current students or anyone who has any insight can help me decide I would greatly appreciate it. Please leave comments below, vote in the poll or PM me. 🙂

NOVA MD (NSU Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine)

PROS:
- Florida weather
- Near family
- In the same state as my boyfriend
- I have friends going there
- Urban
- Pass/fail curriculum

CONS:
- in-state (kinda wanted to go OOS for school since I lived in FL my whole life)
- More expensive tuition overall ($220,656)
- More expensive cost of living in FL
- Mandatory PBL daily
- Newer school


NEOMED (Northeast Ohio Medical University)

PROS:
- Out-of-state (i wanted to go out of state for the experience, since i lived in FL my whole life)
- Also near family (strong ties to Ohio)
- Best interview experience I had
- Cheaper cost of living
- Cheaper tuition overall ($201,233) (they give you in-state tuition after the first year if you establish Ohio residency)
- More established school
- Pass/fail curriculum
- Classes aren’t mandatory

CONS:
- Cold Ohio weather
- Don’t know anyone else going there
- Rural

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[enchantments]

If you were to compare strictly school to school, I would choose NEOMED hands down, simply based on cost and NSU not having even matched a class yet. But one thing that sticks out to me is your SO being in Florida. Personally, I couldn't imagine being halfway across the country from my wife during medical school.

 

[fritofriend]

If you were to compare strictly school to school, I would choose NEOMED hands down, simply based on cost and NSU not having even matched a class yet. But one thing that sticks out to me is your SO being in Florida. Personally, I couldn't imagine being halfway across the country from my wife during medical school.

Very true! thank you for your insight

 

[YerAWizardKhalifa]

I might be going against the consensus here... I would go to Nova. Having a support system nearby will be of massive help. With a new school - sure there may be a bit of uncertainty, but there’s also a lot of potential. Reputation wise, I feel both schools would be on a similar playing field tbh!

 

[fritofriend]

I might be going against the consensus here... I would go to Nova. Having a support system nearby will be of massive help. With a new school - sure there may be a bit of uncertainty, but there’s also a lot of potential. Reputation wise, I feel both schools would be on a similar playing field tbh!

that’s also really true! thank you for the input 🙂

 

[fritofriend]

Any current students have insight?