Ohio U contract?
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. You clearly have a great idea of what you're talking about. If I were you, I'd try to stick to topics you have an idea about instead of just making stuff up.I know a good amount of people in c2013 from Texas, New Jersey, Maryland, California, etc.
beautiful campus, beautiful location, outstanding faculty, reasonable tuition, solid reputation, and one major downer...the contract. Too bad, they really need to change this...in this age where medical tuition is so high & salaries are falling, they need to make it easier on the students post-grad.
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Do you know if an OOS can do a residency anywhere and then return to Ohio for 5yrs?
Not sure, I was only an "almost student there" about 2 years ago. The contract was the downer for me, I decided to go somewhere else instead.
Gammak, don't bother trying to pitch OU. I'm fine with it being passed over by almost all other applicants. I would be hesitant to apply too if I were out of state. But I would just buy out if I felt OU was the best match for me. In state tuition costs 24k/yr. Most other DO schools cost 40-50k/yr. After establishing Ohio residency during your first year you pay in state tuition the remaining three. Compared to most other schools you're saving 16-26k/yr in tuition because of this. Over three years that's 48-78k. Even if you're buying out at ~50k you're either breaking even or still saving ~25k in tuition alone. That doesn't even take into consideration cost of living expenses. On that front, Athens is incredibly cheap. You could rent a huge house for what a dinky studio would cost you in Chicago, NY, AZ, Pomona, etc. On top of that it's a quintessential college town. Beautiful architecture, attached to a large (and fun) state university, good athletic facilities, tons of trees and rolling hills (borders a national forest if you're into the outdoors). It's only about an hour and a half from Columbus when you need something a bit more developed. And you only have to spend two years in Athens if it's too rural for you. The clinical years can be spent in their entirety in Columbus, Dayton, Akron, Cleveland, etc. I think the only city where the CORE consortium doesn't have locations is Cincy - which is a shame. I understand people's hesitancy to be contractually obligated to stay in Ohio after finishing. But don't bad mouth the university because of it. You're coming into the state and basically making off with people's tax monies via state funded schooling. It's only fair to repay that. Don't expect something for nothing. I don't see it being anymore outrageous than having to pay $48k a year for tuition someplace else.
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