RVU-Utah vs ICOM vs LECOM-Erie

[Nellymeister]

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Hi everyone, I feel these schools have been beat to death with their comparisons but I would love any insight you might have.

School RVU-Utah
Pros

• -- Pass/Fail Preclinical
• -- WICHE Scholarship (I'm from the Mountain West)
• Great Match List
• Cheaper

Cons

• -- Rotation sites? Competing with Noorda and University of Utah for rotations
• -- Living in St. George? I've only briefly driven through a few times.

School ICOM
Pros

• -- Really liked the vibes on the admitted students day
• -- Location and closer to family, more things to do in Boise
• Match list

Cons

• -- Letter grade pre-clinical
• -- More Expensive

School LECOM-Erie
Pros

• -- Established school
• -- Good match rates

Cons

• -- Located on the opposite side of the country
• -- All of the horror stories that float around on SDN and Reddit

Summary: Overall if I was going off vibes I would pick ICOM. However I realize that RVU is more established, slightly cheaper and P/F pre-clinical which I know seems to make pre-clinical life a lot easier. Overall I wouldn't say I'm super interested in LECOM but would like any input on if I should be considering it more than I currently am.

 

[chilly_md]

LECOM easily. Erie has the strict rules but the admin complaints usually were for the Bradenton campus in FL.