Please help!! Toledo vs Lecom

[buckeyegirl2922]

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Hey everyone. I have posted on here before about different post bacs and needing help deciding. I had picked Lecom as a post bac between a couple of DO post bacs because they have guaranteed admission, not just interview.
Then yesterday I found out I got into toledo's msbs program. They only have a guaranteed interview, but a great turnover rate. So no guarantee at Toledo vs a guarantee at erie. Md at Toledo vs do at Erie. Any suggestions? I could really use some help deciding because I have no idea which way I'm going to go.
Just in case it's relevant, I had a 3.4 undergrad gpa and got a 29s on my Mcat. Also have lots of ecs, shadowing, and the past year at a hospital research position
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

 

[superdoctorman]

Hey everyone. I have posted on here before about different post bacs and needing help deciding. I had picked Lecom as a post bac between a couple of DO post bacs because they have guaranteed admission, not just interview.
Then yesterday I found out I got into toledo's msbs program. They only have a guaranteed interview, but a great turnover rate. So no guarantee at Toledo vs a guarantee at erie. Md at Toledo vs do at Erie. Any suggestions? I could really use some help deciding because I have no idea which way I'm going to go.
Just in case it's relevant, I had a 3.4 undergrad gpa and got a 29s on my Mcat. Also have lots of ecs, shadowing, and the past year at a hospital research position
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!

Im jealous, I didnt get into toledo.. at least not yet. However I still suggest toledo over lecom, it has a very high linkage I think something like 42/50 got accepted (not sure on that) probably a similar % got in at lecom even though its "guaranteed".

 

[DrMidlife]

Guarantees don't exist. Period. There is always an "out" that the school can and will take if you underperform or if you have problems. You never get out of having to prove you are med school material at an SMP or postbac.

Focus on where the majority of actual graduates of the program go to med school. And then work your fanny off to be in the upper half of the class that gets those good results.

LECOM vs. Toledo is just DO vs. MD. Guarantee schmarantee.

Best of luck to you.

 

[WorldChanger36]

You still have to be tops in the program to get into either one. So it is really a choice about where you want to go to school. Erie, PA or Toledo, OH.... DO vs MD.... it is up to you.

 

[user3]

Toledo by a LONG shot. With your stats you are a lock for almost any DO school anyway. UT's program will give you your best chance of getting into an allo school.