PCO vs NECO
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Both are great schools but from my experiences I found that:
NECO:
- education: good research school, but considerably lower board rates
- housing: expensive, one of the most expensive cities in the states
- convenience: you can take the train anywhere
- location: safe, residential
PCO:
- education: one of the top clinic schools b/c of 1 1/2 year in clinics, but that makes the first 2 1/2 years very course intensive compared to NECO and other schools, good board pass rates
- housing: somewhat cheaper, but places are much more shabby and run down
- convenience: you will need a car to get to-and-from the clinic
- location: somewhat in the middle of nowhere
NECO:
- education: good research school, but considerably lower board rates
- housing: expensive, one of the most expensive cities in the states
- convenience: you can take the train anywhere
- location: safe, residential
PCO:
- education: one of the top clinic schools b/c of 1 1/2 year in clinics, but that makes the first 2 1/2 years very course intensive compared to NECO and other schools, good board pass rates
- housing: somewhat cheaper, but places are much more shabby and run down
- convenience: you will need a car to get to-and-from the clinic
- location: somewhat in the middle of nowhere
I think that is a great synopsis.
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PCO had an open house yesterday (not for optometry but I went anyway) and it was REALLY nice. I really enjoyed being there, everyone was really nice and helpful and the facilities are amazing. So now it's definitely up there with my first choice - but I think the price is really what's going to hold me back if I end up having to choose between 2 schools. Anyways, we'll see... I don't have any info on NECO since I'm not interested, but PCO is a great place! If you haven't looked at it already, go check it out!
