School Opinions

[mphthenmd]

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Hey everyone! I'm holding a seat Temple (waiting to hear from GW and Rush post int.) and Drexel just sent me an interview. Does anyone know much about Drexels school compared to the others, specifically Temple? I'm from New Orleans so the Philly scene is new to me. Thanks
~B

 

[tigress]

Temple and Drexel are fairly equivalent in terms of admissions stats and even matching, so you'll have to look beyond that. I think Temple has a nice hospital system. It is in a not-so-nice location, though. Drexel has a nicer campus, but the main teaching hospital is not in the same location as the med campus (there is a shuttle, ~20-25 minutes). Personally I think you can't find a much better pre-clinical curriculum than Drexel's. Both schools are putting in money to build new facilities. Drexel has more clinical locations around the state and into NJ, which can be either a benefit or a drawback depending on your perspective.

You can't go wrong with either school (or with any US allopathic school, for that matter). I personally have an allegiance to Drexel, and I think the school is awesome, but I can't offer any real concrete reasons why you would choose one over the other, except the pre-clinical resources at Drexel (which are oustanding, unsurpassed -- online lecture video, very available profs, etc.). Maybe some people who know more about Temple's clinical education could chime in more.

 

[Mixtli]

Supposedly, Temple has one of the better clinical curriculums since they are located in a prime location (poor, impoverished neighborhood) as a teaching hospital. Students get to do more independent, hands-on stuff. Don't know anything about Drexel.

 

[mphthenmd]

Thanks for the info. I was pretty impressed with Temple's curriculum, and the students seemed happy. The only complaint I heard was about the cost. Correct if I'm wrong, but isn't Temple's out of state tuition similiar to Drexels?

 

[tigress]

Tuition is a bit higher for out-of-state at Temple (they say $41,310 for this year, as opposed to about $38k at Drexel). But they're fairly equivalent. It sounds like you like Temple a lot. Are you wondering whether to take the interview at Drexel?

 

[mphthenmd]

Tigress,
You're right I do like Temple, and I'm hoping to hear good news from GW b/c they are my top 2 choices. I did schedule an interview at Drexel, but the first availble was April 12th, and I'm pretty sure thats for waitlist since its so late. I'll be in philly at the end of March for Temple's second look, and if Drexel has a cancelation near that time they told me I could use the vacant slot.If not I'll most likely cancel my int. b/c all these flights are draining my $$, and I do have a spot at Temple.