RVU-CO vs UNECOM

[hnorc]

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Don't think I've ever seen one of these before. Anyways, what would you guys choose? I'm a CO resident but I could definitely see myself at either place. I know I would eventually like to go to residency and practice somewhere in the west/PNW.

 

[acapnial]

Don't think I've ever seen one of these before. Anyways, what would you guys choose? I'm a CO resident but I could definitely see myself at either place. I know I would eventually like to go to residency and practice somewhere in the west/PNW.

Need more context. Also, have you been accepted to either/both yet?

 

[Roxas]

Don't think I've ever seen one of these before. Anyways, what would you guys choose? I'm a CO resident but I could definitely see myself at either place. I know I would eventually like to go to residency and practice somewhere in the west/PNW.

Not sure if this is a big deal to you but I think UNE just started doing mandatory lectures, or they are moving in that direction.

 

[hnorc]

Need more context. Also, have you been accepted to either/both yet?

Accepted by both. What in terms of context?
Both have solid board scores and good match lists. I see pros and cons to both UNE having an undergrad campus and RVU not. I like how RVU requires USMLE and gives more dedicated boards study time than UNE. It would be cool to leave CO for a few years and that Maine cost of living is definitely cheaper. I love seafood but I also climb and ski a lot (sunday river is not the same). Any other pros and cons I may be missing here?

 

[acapnial]

Accepted by both. What in terms of context?
Both have solid board scores and good match lists. I see pros and cons to both UNE having an undergrad campus and RVU not. I like how RVU requires USMLE and gives more dedicated boards study time than UNE. It would be cool to leave CO for a few years and that Maine cost of living is definitely cheaper. I love seafood but I also climb and ski a lot (sunday river is not the same). Any other pros and cons I may be missing here?

Hmm, well, you should definitely find out what's going on with mandatory lectures at UNE. If that's really becoming a very big thing I'd personally avoid it. But it does sound like you're maybe hankering for an adventure away from Colorado. Colorado doesn't have very many residencies in anything though, so unless you actively try to match in colorado, you'll probably end up adventuring away from Colorado for residency. Residency programs along the west coast tend to be competitive, and I don't think one school would give you an advantage over the other in that region. That RVU makes everyone take the USMLE is somewhat forward thinking, but it probably won't really affect you as an individual student very much if you would choose to take it at UNE anyway. You can make OPP a big deal in your education at RVU if you want but it doesn't have to be. I think my clinical education at RVU has been great.

That's all I can think of for RVU right now. I don't really know anything about UNE.

 

[MADD!!!]

RVU because of their record board scores and it's in your home state, so better connections for residency in the area. No one really talks about UNE, and they don't seem to have a whole lot to offer in general (I may be wrong).

I'd choose RVU

 

[hnorc]

Hmm, well, you should definitely find out what's going on with mandatory lectures at UNE. If that's really becoming a very big thing I'd personally avoid it.

They are mandatory as of right now, possibly changing by next year.


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[AnatomyGrey12]

RVU because of their record board scores and it's in your home state, so better connections for residency in the area. No one really talks about UNE, and they don't seem to have a whole lot to offer in general (I may be wrong).

I'd choose RVU

I like you as a poster but you really should stop making statements you know nothing about....

 

[MADD!!!]

I like you as a poster but you really should stop making statements you know nothing about....

Loll I said I might be wrong... I don't hear much about UNE. What do you think?

 

[BombsAway]

I also climb and ski a lot (sunday river is not the same).

You could vacation to Bar Harbor and do otter-cliffs some time. As someone who grew up skiing on the east coast, then discovered real mountains later in life, you should stay in colorado. Unless you like skiing ice moguls.


Have you visited UNEs campus tho? Its so peaceful.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

You could vacation to Bar Harbor and do otter-cliffs some time. As someone who grew up skiing on the east coast, then discovered real mountains later in life, you should stay in colorado. Unless you like skiing ice moguls.


Have you visited UNEs campus tho? Its so peaceful.

I actually enjoyed Killington. Way better than the Poconos.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Yeah, its better than sledding. growing up I had passes at stowe, sugarbush, and bolton. They don't compare to breck, aspen, or vail.

Yeah, my wife lived in Denver for a few years and said it's great. I want to go. I've been skiing since I was six, but I've never gotten to ski what you'd call a "real" mountain.

 

[Wjldenver]

Don't think I've ever seen one of these before. Anyways, what would you guys choose? I'm a CO resident but I could definitely see myself at either place. I know I would eventually like to go to residency and practice somewhere in the west/PNW.

I may be a little biased since I know some students and faculty members at RVU, but I would select RVU over UNE. Here's the rationale, RVU is about $3K less expensive than UNE tuition wise and RVU's student body is a bit more competitive, but not materially. (UNE 3.57 GPA/28 and RVU 3.61GPA/29). RVU's 2016 match list is not centered in the West, but at least you would be closer geographically when you are setting up rotations in years 3&4. Of course the downside is RVU's campus, or not. It is just an office building on the south side of Denver as you know. If you want to experience a different part of the country, UNE may be it for you. But also factor in your career preferences. UNE is more primary care focused than RVU.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

anything in CO, Utah, WA, or BC would be real treat.

I started skiing pretty young and by the time I was an invincible teenager I could ski anything and look pretty good doing it. When i moved to WA I looked like an idiot (granted, I was no longer invincible) trying to figure out powder and there were areas I was nervous about sending. I figured it out after a few seasons.

I'm living in TX at the moment and I miss skiing terribly.

Yeah. One of the few perks about living in San Diego is that I can go skiing and surfing in the same day. Don't ask me how many times I've done that since I had kids though lol.

 

[VideoKilledtheRadioStar]

UNECOM is NOT what it was. I am a first year as of this past Fall and I am miserable. They have made all lectures (up to 8 hours a day of sitting in the same spot) MANDATORY. They have some, frankly, draconian new policies in place that are new also this year that make it a very terrifying place. Some of my friends have been kicked out already in their first semester of their first year because they narrowly missed passing a Block exam. And, don't get me wrong - they passed the course, but missed an exam. They will throw out the baby with the bathwater here without two thoughts about how devastating that is for a student. They don't care and won't bat an eye if you miss an exam by a few points. Go anywhere else but here. I regret my choice so, so deeply. But, of course, it was NOT like this when I accepted my place among the class last winter. DO NOT GO HERE. YOU WILL REGRET IT.