I'm about to graduate after 4 years at nova. I've done well, but I must recommend against the school. The class sizes are way too big now, they treat you like little kids (dress codes, finger print scanning for megalecture attendances, and more strange little rules than you can shake a stick at), and the administration is very rude and unaccomodating.
It'a a doctor factory, and way too expensive.
"if you must choose, choose wisely."
I don't know who you are, but you are either a very misinformed premed trying to disuade others from taking their spots, or an extremely disenchanted M4 who is embellishing on your experiences. Unless things have changed greatly since you were in your M1 and M2 years, which if you are familar with Nova you know nothing changes here that much that quickly, you are just outright spouting untruths.
There is a dress code, but it is not exceedingly restrictive, nor that fervently enforced. I can tell you that my normal attire for class is tennis shoes, scrub bottoms, and an NSUCOM club t-shirt.........yes its a rough life < i hope ya'll are getting the sarcasm here >
Fingerprint scanners? Megalectures? Seriously?? THERE ARE NO SUCH SCANNERS!!!! We have student ID's that you swipe in at the front of class, I'm sure they were pointed out to most of you on your tours. Attendance policy requires 70% attendance, and in the last 16 years there have only been 3 students who have lost any points off of final grades, the teachers and the admin don't even want to enforce that rule. The lectures have 240 people, not that bad, my undergrad had more than double that. The administration is not all bad, there are some who are uncooperative, but many who really work to make our time at Nova the best experience possible. And I spend more time meeting with admin and faculty than 99.9% of the student body, so I have a slightly better vantage point than most.
To the supposed M4: Maybe you should just be happpy you survived your 4 years and thankful that Nova trained you the best they could, and look forward to your residency.
To all students past, current, and future: like life, you're experiences at Nova are what you make them, come in with a positive attitude and make the best of them and most likely you'll have a good experience; dont and I can promise that you will not. I can tell you that I had a choice of 8 schools, MD and DO, and I have not regretted my choice once. Good luck to everyone in their decisions!
