i'll apprecite any thoughts or advice that will help me make up my mind about nycom vs umdnj.
thank you for everyone that had already replied to my pm.
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nycom vs umdnj-som
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I'll take NYCOM plus the points.
Seriously, though, I've only visited UMDNJ and thought it was a decent place from what I could see. The building is for the med students only and the class size is small, which is nice. Also it has a great indoor basketball court which I would kill for now. And it's close to a major city, about 30 minutes from Philly (of course, NYCOM is close to a major city too).
The surrounding area wasn't, well, the best place I've ever been. To paraphrase my student tour guide, "the more you spend on rent, the better your odds not getting shot by a drug dealer."
Anyway, that's all I can remember from my interview.
Seriously, though, I've only visited UMDNJ and thought it was a decent place from what I could see. The building is for the med students only and the class size is small, which is nice. Also it has a great indoor basketball court which I would kill for now. And it's close to a major city, about 30 minutes from Philly (of course, NYCOM is close to a major city too).
The surrounding area wasn't, well, the best place I've ever been. To paraphrase my student tour guide, "the more you spend on rent, the better your odds not getting shot by a drug dealer."
Anyway, that's all I can remember from my interview.
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I'll be a 2nd yr at umdnjsom. The best thing about this school are its students. We don't have class rank which leads to virtually no competition. People make reviews and share them with the entire class. Back exams are available to everyone. I hear stories about other MS where people make bogus review charts, withhold back exams and lie to classmates attempting to make others fail. Most of the 1st yr professors were great.
The area is not bad. You can pay anywhere btw 500-900$ for an apt. You get what you pay for. The more$$ you spend the nicer the area.
I got into nycom as well, but for me umdnj was the right choice.
The area is not bad. You can pay anywhere btw 500-900$ for an apt. You get what you pay for. The more$$ you spend the nicer the area.
I got into nycom as well, but for me umdnj was the right choice.
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Gotta love the X vs Y posts.
I'm a third year at nycom but grew up in jersey. I chose nycom over umdnj for a number of reasons.
First off, the governor of NJ is about to shake up the UMDNJ system along with Rutgers. He wants to model it after the Univ of Cali system. Nice idea on paper, but I dont want to be part of an experiment. There's bound to be growing pains. UMDNJ even lost a some faculty this spring as I remember b/c of budget constraints. That's the risk you take I guess for having cheap tuition for in-staters, your education is balanced on the whim of a budget cut. Anyway, mostly I was attracted to nycom's clinical affiliates, which cant be beat honestly. The class size is large, but I didnt care so much about that as I came from a relatively big undergrad school and I was used to fending for myself. As far as the class rank issue, NYCOM isnt ranked by number either, except for the top 15% upon graduation from what I hear in order to give out different awards and stuff. Compeition is minimal. From what I remember, the student government folks even handed everyone a CD with old tests and study aids on it. Old test questions are overrated anyway. Very rarely will a professor actually repeat a question. Living on L.I. can be expensive as this is NY afterall. NYC is a 25 minute train ride away but the campus is very suburban in a very safe area. There's about 35 hospitals affiliated w/ nycom, most in the NYC metro area, but about 4-5 upstate as well. Most students get one of their top 2-3 choices to rotate at, hence if you dont want to travel upstate to rotate, you dont have to.
anyway, enough for now. both are good schools. go wherever makes you happy.
I'm a third year at nycom but grew up in jersey. I chose nycom over umdnj for a number of reasons.
First off, the governor of NJ is about to shake up the UMDNJ system along with Rutgers. He wants to model it after the Univ of Cali system. Nice idea on paper, but I dont want to be part of an experiment. There's bound to be growing pains. UMDNJ even lost a some faculty this spring as I remember b/c of budget constraints. That's the risk you take I guess for having cheap tuition for in-staters, your education is balanced on the whim of a budget cut. Anyway, mostly I was attracted to nycom's clinical affiliates, which cant be beat honestly. The class size is large, but I didnt care so much about that as I came from a relatively big undergrad school and I was used to fending for myself. As far as the class rank issue, NYCOM isnt ranked by number either, except for the top 15% upon graduation from what I hear in order to give out different awards and stuff. Compeition is minimal. From what I remember, the student government folks even handed everyone a CD with old tests and study aids on it. Old test questions are overrated anyway. Very rarely will a professor actually repeat a question. Living on L.I. can be expensive as this is NY afterall. NYC is a 25 minute train ride away but the campus is very suburban in a very safe area. There's about 35 hospitals affiliated w/ nycom, most in the NYC metro area, but about 4-5 upstate as well. Most students get one of their top 2-3 choices to rotate at, hence if you dont want to travel upstate to rotate, you dont have to.
anyway, enough for now. both are good schools. go wherever makes you happy.
