Rowan SOM Vs. LECOM-E Vs. LECOM-B

[BirdietheCockatiel]

Hi everyone. I would really appreciate some advice regarding which school is the better choice. I am a Florida resident as well, and I am hoping to be a surgeon as of right now. I feel that I am leaning towards Rowan, but the high tuition is worrying me. Also, I don't really care about the mandatory dress code or no food/drinks rules. I'm just looking for the best education and where I would be happiest, as well as not having to relocate so much for rotations. I'm pretty interested to see what you guys think.

RowanSOM

-New hybrid curriculum (sorta combined pbl and traditional lecture)
-More research funding and opportunities.
-High OOS tuition at 66k
-Has its own teaching hospital and offers many residencies
-Free Mentoring program
-Don't have to buy textbooks.

LECOM-E

-Will probably do pbl to avoid mandatory classes
-High board scores
-Lottery system for rotations I think, 4th year seems unorganized
-Low tuition costs at 34k

LECOM-B

- Pretty much same as above
-33k Tuition
-Mandatory rotation in Erie for a month or two is kinda annoying.
-Not enough spots at rotations in Florida for all students.

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[Ell19]

Honestly OOS tuition for Rowan is ridiculous, and that would really turn me off from Rowan (I am actually IS NJ so I did not know Rowan's tuition was that steep OOS). I do not think the education you would receive at Rowan would justify practically 140K more in debt. But that's just me

-LECOM always has high board scores and great match lists
-another concern for Rowan is where are you looking to match for residency? The majority of rowan students match in the tri-state area (NJ/NY/PA), where it might be more difficult to match back in FL if Rowan is not well known to programs down there

LECOM also has their own residencies as well

 

[Isoval]

Does LECOM still have a dress code?

 

[paradoxic_toxic]

Does LECOM still have a dress code?

Yep yep