OCPM or SCHOLL

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Ok so i'm waiting on my mcat to figure out what school i will be officially accepted to but i've got conditional acceptances from ohio scholl. I'm figuring that I will be getting into both since i've already interviewed and I knwo i'll do fine on the MCAT. My question is What do other students think the pros and cons of going to each school are and if you can list them that would be great, even housing cost, area, etc. I just want a feel for what students that go there think and maybe why they made the decision they did.

Thanks

 

[JEWmongous]

Scholl wins for me....I really liked the school and could see myself as a student there. I did a week long internship at OCPM but I ended up liking DMU, AZPOD, Scholl, and CSPM more. Positives for me are competitive admissions standards, nice facilities, above average board scores, on campus apartments, strong rotations in downtown chicago, part of a university system and NOT independent like OCPM, strong vision of the program, great research opportunities, updating curriculum to be more on par with MD/DO schools,etc.

Ohio does have new facilities and appear to upping their admission standards a bit (which was IMO necessary). However, I would have rather see them merge with Case rather than remain indepedent. Also, the increase in class size (about 115 students I believe for this year) is not too bright. It seems to be an okay school but like I said, I liked Scholl more.

 

[Poder8ter]

I vote for OCPM. I personally liked Scholl and what they have going there but with cost of living and everything else in mind I saw myself being a better fit with OCPM.

Of course I am biased becasue I have chosen to attend OCPM over SCHOLL but I think both schools have their positives and negatives.

Going strictly off the faculty I met at both schools I beleive OCPM to be more freindly and helpful.

While OCPM is not affiliated with a MD or DO school I see that as a plus for the logistics of the school being geared solely towards making you the best prepared student of podiatry that you can be.

To each his own in choosing a school to attend. Sometimes you just have a better feeling about one school than another.

 

[JEWmongous]

If OCPM is strictly geared toward making you the best prepared pod student, shouldn't the students be extremely prepared for the boards? You don't hear about OCPM's first time part 1 board scores because well, they are not that high (I'm not sure if they are above the national average but I may be wrong). While schools like DMU, AZPOD, and Scholl all have very high board scores (the lowest being 89% for scholl) and these programs are affiliated with universities/medical programs in some shape or form. Personally, I do not feel that an independent school is a benefit in this day and age, especially with the huge push towards vision 2015 and parity among MD/DO's. Podiatry is truly a part of allopathic medicine and "separate but equal" schooling does not cut it these days.

 

[165007]

If OCPM is strictly geared toward making you the best prepared pod student, shouldn't the students be extremely prepared for the boards? You don't hear about OCPM's first time part 1 board scores because well, they are not that high (I'm not sure if they are above the national average but I may be wrong). While schools like DMU, AZPOD, and Scholl all have very high board scores (the lowest being 89% for scholl) and these programs are affiliated with universities/medical programs in some shape or form. Personally, I do not feel that an independent school is a benefit in this day and age, especially with the huge push towards vision 2015 and parity among MD/DO's. Podiatry is truly a part of allopathic medicine and "separate but equal" schooling does not cut it these days.

I was told that the first time part 1 board scores was 89% by one of their students.

I am not sure if it's true or not.

 

[165007]

OCPM is nice. Ive talked to one of the professors, and many of their students. However, I dont really like the location.

Scholl is also nice. The students seem to like it there. The location seems okay, but still not great.

I, personally like Barry regardless of what people say about the program. The location isnt that great, but coming from Texas...it feels like a better fit. There would be no big adjustment to my clothing style and whatnot.

But, Scholl vs Ocpm...
I would probably choose Scholl, since its affiliated and much more diverse.

 

[Poder8ter]

OCPM 👍👍

Everybody can have their opinion about what is best. My advice is to interview at the schools and see which one seems to be your best fit. For me its OCPM, for zmeflyby it's Barry, for JEWmongous it's Scholl.

Let the school do the talking. Let them tell you why you should attend their school. The beauty of it is you will make the decision for yourself.

I don't discredit the advice you can get on this forum. I think it is by all means important but when it comes right down to it we all have different motives in mind for what we want to do in the field of Podiatry and for that reason no one school will be the best fit for everyone. Be it location, $, first year board pass rates, residency placement, etc...

 

[Dr_Feelgood]

OCPM 👍👍

Everybody can have their opinion about what is best. My advice is to interview at the schools and see which one seems to be your best fit. For me its OCPM, for zmeflyby it's Barry, for JEWmongous it's Scholl.

Let the school do the talking. Let them tell you why you should attend their school. The beauty of it is you will make the decision for yourself.

I don't discredit the advice you can get on this forum. I think it is by all means important but when it comes right down to it we all have different motives in mind for what we want to do in the field of Podiatry and for that reason no one school will be the best fit for everyone. Be it location, $, first year board pass rates, residency placement, etc...

One must always remember that admission is also sales; in other words, take what they same at face value. Do you own homework and never believe everything that you are told. This is true for everything in medicine, think of your application as your first shot at evidence based medicine.

But I do feel that you must interview somewhere and choose a school that seems to be your best fit.

 

[Stafocker]

Ok so i'm waiting on my mcat to figure out what school i will be officially accepted to but i've got conditional acceptances from ohio scholl. I'm figuring that I will be getting into both since i've already interviewed and I knwo i'll do fine on the MCAT. My question is What do other students think the pros and cons of going to each school are and if you can list them that would be great, even housing cost, area, etc. I just want a feel for what students that go there think and maybe why they made the decision they did.

Thanks

SCPM. I made the decision after the interview because I discovered a girl there that owed me money from WAY back in the day and she hadn't paid up. Eventually (2 years later), i got my stuff back. 🙂

 

[meats]

SCPM. I made the decision after the interview because I discovered a girl there that owed me money from WAY back in the day and she hadn't paid up. Eventually (2 years later), i got my stuff back. 🙂

LOL ...what a decision factor!

 

[OSUDDS]

OCPM : its the Princeton of Podiatry schools

(i made that up)

 

[Stafocker]

OCPM : its the Princeton of Podiatry schools

(i made that up)

lol

 

[narkotiks]

If OCPM is strictly geared toward making you the best prepared pod student, shouldn't the students be extremely prepared for the boards? You don't hear about OCPM's first time part 1 board scores because well, they are not that high (I'm not sure if they are above the national average but I may be wrong). While schools like DMU, AZPOD, and Scholl all have very high board scores (the lowest being 89% for scholl) and these programs are affiliated with universities/medical programs in some shape or form. Personally, I do not feel that an independent school is a benefit in this day and age, especially with the huge push towards vision 2015 and parity among MD/DO's. Podiatry is truly a part of allopathic medicine and "separate but equal" schooling does not cut it these days.

we don't need to launch a debate on how pod and md are hand in hand, but i really want to know why you think a stand alone doesn't cut it these days. give us some evidence.
do you have a stat for the board pass rate of OCPM? certainly the proportions are different because the number of students significantly higher. a merge with case isn't even an option from what i hear. the benefits just aren't that great, so why do it? it seems more a formality than anything. if they merged, the programs are still seperate, and will likely remain so. take iowa for example. two programs (DPM and DO) that take classes and tests together. yet if a DPM student wanted to transfer to the DO program, a restart takes place (unless things have changed in the last year) any inside info on that, feelgood?

 

[Poder8ter]

Good Point