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Thanks, guys. I was thinking there were some admin problems, or situations similar to LUCOM.
 
Goro said:
The NY school has some issues bad enough that I can no longer recommend them. I have posted about this in other threads.
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Goro, having read lots of your replies on the subject, can I assume you're referring to this cycle's admission issues? Maybe I'm just dumb but in general I consider you a relatively reliable source in a sea of misinformation. I ask because you typically refer to the admission issues when you say you don't recommend them, but is there another reason?

And to the OP: as a Touro NY student, I have never met a student here with an MCAT less than 30 (old scale). Touro CA is even higher.

That being said, the coastal Touros are one of the few medical schools where a low GPA/high MCAT student has a chance.
 
Three consecutive years of poor comlex level 2 Pass rates is also a major issue for me

Peach Newport said:
Goro, having read lots of your replies on the subject, can I assume you're referring to this cycle's admission issues? Maybe I'm just dumb but in general I consider you a relatively reliable source in a sea of misinformation. I ask because you typically refer to the admission issues when you say you don't recommend them, but is there another reason?

And to the OP: as a Touro NY student, I have never met a student here with an MCAT less than 30 (old scale). Touro CA is even higher.

That being said, the coastal Touros are one of the few medical schools where a low GPA/high MCAT student has a chance.
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I can't speak for how "bad" these schools are, but I can speak on how good OTHER schools are and based on what I have read about these Touro schools I think I would rather have a sure thing than a coin toss school experience.
 
One is in an abandoned naval shipyard in nor-cal.

The other is in frickin' Harlem. The hood.

That's why.
 
So is NV the best one loljk
Well the surrounding area in TUCA is really nice. Love me some Norcal.
Harlem isn't even that bad btw. Go 5 blocks out of PCOM at night and you'll get mugged/shot/beaten within 30 minutes.
 
Mr. D.O.five said:
So is NV the best one loljk
Well the surrounding area in TUCA is really nice. Love me some Norcal.
Harlem isn't even that bad btw. Go 5 blocks out of PCOM at night and you'll get mugged/shot/beaten within 30 minutes.
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Lol except the fact that the Nevada one has no damn windows in its building and is right next to a Mercedes dealership.

And yeah... but philly cheesesteaks are worth that risk fam??? C'monnnn.
 
Touro NY is in harlem, but it's at 125th street. It's mostly a tourist area. Calling it "the hood" is a severe exaggeration. Central Harlem isn't that bad of a neighborhood. I've been to legitimately dangerous neighborhoods (Camden, Atlantic City, some Parts of the Bronx), and central harlem is just not comparable. Harlem in general is not the Harlem of the 90s crack epidemic. It's a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood with some areas that aren't great, but no truly dangerous areas.

Meanwhile, Mount Sinai/Icahn SOM is right on the border of east harlem, which is still an absolute sh*thole, and there's no real way to get to or from Albert Einstein SOM without going through the Bronx's delightful open air drug markets.
 
Peach Newport said:
Touro NY is in harlem, but it's at 125th street. It's mostly a tourist area. Calling it "the hood" is a severe exaggeration. Central Harlem isn't that bad of a neighborhood. I've been to legitimately dangerous neighborhoods (Camden, Atlantic City, some Parts of the Bronx), and central harlem is just not comparable. Harlem in general is not the Harlem of the 90s crack epidemic. It's a rapidly gentrifying neighborhood with some areas that aren't great, but no truly dangerous areas.

Meanwhile, Mount Sinai/Icahn SOM is right on the border of east harlem, which is still an absolute sh*thole, and there's no real way to get to or from Albert Einstein SOM without going through the Bronx's delightful open air drug markets.
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I'm a sheltered brat. What can you say.
 
If you want to bomb your Step 2 and do horrible on your audition rounds during 4th yr, you should go to any of the Touros. Nobody cares about your MCAT score once you have entered medical school.
 
68PGunner said:
If you want to bomb your Step 2 and do horrible on your audition rounds during 4th yr, you should go to any of the Touros. Nobody cares about your MCAT score once you have entered medical school.
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Are you a Touro student?
 
68PGunner said:
Thankfully no.
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I am. So I'd kind of like to know where you're getting this stuff about 4th year audition rotations.

The step 2 thing is kind of an exaggeration, but I guess it's fair given the higher than average rate of step 2 failure. 78% pass isn't good.
 
Peach Newport said:
I am. So I'd kind of like to know where you're getting this stuff about 4th year audition rotations.

The step 2 thing is kind of an exaggeration, but I guess it's fair given the higher than average rate of step 2 failure. 78% pass isn't good.
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Step 2 is directly correlated to the quality of your clinical education. It's as simple as that. What's so funny about it? Bad clinical education = to bad 4th yr audition rotations.
 
DetectiveAlonzo said:
One is in an abandoned naval shipyard in nor-cal.

The other is in frickin' Harlem. The hood.

That's why.
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No offense to you personally but I don't think you really understand NYC. Harlem especially lower Harlem is a pretty standard middle class immigrant area with a lot of middle class whites. There are "hood" areas but for the most part Harlem is pretty nice. Unless you're going out at 3am or later, there are plenty of normal folks there.

Do you have specific problems with Touro?


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68PGunner said:
Step 2 is directly correlated to the quality of your clinical education. It's as simple as that. What's so funny about it? Bad clinical education = to bad 4th yr audition rotations.
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Thank you for sharing. I applied to Touro and the conversation here has been helpful.


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Peach Newport said:
I am. So I'd kind of like to know where you're getting this stuff about 4th year audition rotations.

The step 2 thing is kind of an exaggeration, but I guess it's fair given the higher than average rate of step 2 failure. 78% pass isn't good.
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Thank you for helping us out here. Do you think it is wise if I get interviewed here to tell them that I'm really considering Emergency medicine?


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Doctor_anonymous said:
Thank you for helping us out here. Do you think it is wise if I get interviewed here to tell them that I'm really considering Emergency medicine?


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Most DO schools have primary care as a mission statement.

In my opinion it is unwise to say you're interested in a specialty during a DO interview. At LEAST say you "don't know what field you want to go into."

I've heard a few professors here (and at other DO schools) say that even if you're not interested in primary care, they kind of want to hear you say you're at least considering it, if only to show that you've read the website.
 
Mad Jack said:
Your name's in blue on the sidebar, and it says "Probationary Status." You probs also got a PM from the mods.
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It was probably over this Donald Trump Pepe I shared last week. It was satirical and not meant to be offensive though

Yep, turns out it was the Donald Trump Pepe

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Peach Newport said:
Most DO schools have primary care as a mission statement.

In my opinion it is unwise to say you're interested in a specialty during a DO interview. At LEAST say you "don't know what field you want to go into."

I've heard a few professors here (and at other DO schools) say that even if you're not interested in primary care, they kind of want to hear you say you're at least considering it, if only to show that you've read the website.
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Perfect answer. Thank you for your reply. I will remember to mention that.


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JB50 said:
ATPsynthase is one of the cheeky posters on here. Always love me a good meme or gif. Refreshing when ya gotta read so much negativity. especially from detectives.



Cheeky boi
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Lol this guyyyy

The problem is med school is filled with a bunch of "kids" like yourself that are just very sensitive and oblivious to the truth.

But I can't really blame you since you aren't technically IN med school yet so you really don't have a horse in this race yet. Maybe your experience will be better than mine. Maybe it won't.

But please don't call my views on stuff negative if it doesn't suit your twisted fantasy that med school will be ponies and unicorns and rainbows.

I'm actually really happy in med school and thrive off of pressure.

Don't confuse negativity with honesty my friend.

It will save you a lot of butthurt in the long run.
 
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DetectiveAlonzo said:
Lol this guyyyy

The problem is med school is filled with a bunch of "kids" like yourself that are just very sensitive and oblivious to the truth.

But I can't really blame you since you aren't technically IN med school yet so you really don't have a horse in this race yet. Maybe your experience will be better than mine. Maybe it won't.

But please don't call my views on stuff negative if it doesn't suit your twisted fantasy that med school will be ponies and unicorns and rainbows.

I'm actually really happy in med school and thrive off of pressure.

Don't confuse negativity with honesty my friend.

It will save you a lot of butthurt in the long run.
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You're negative. Sorry dude. Don't confuse negativity with honesty my friend. Or maybe what you perceive as your "honesty" is really a negative view of whatever experiences you've gathered at your single DO school and you choosing to be negative. Inception.

I'm also incredibly thankful we finally found the one mature adult in medical school. All of us kids that have the attitude "We will make the best of the situation at our DO school" are really just childish f**kups.

Lol we go back and forth brah. It's unhealthy maybe we should split. I'll take the cars you can have the house.
 
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Peach Newport said:
Most DO schools have primary care as a mission statement.

In my opinion it is unwise to say you're interested in a specialty during a DO interview. At LEAST say you "don't know what field you want to go into."

I've heard a few professors here (and at other DO schools) say that even if you're not interested in primary care, they kind of want to hear you say you're at least considering it, if only to show that you've read the website.
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I definitely agree with this, when I was asked what field I see myself in I said I wanted to enter medical school with an open mind and find what I'm truly good at and what I enjoy doing. Both interviewers said that they appreciated how I looked at that, and it led to acceptance. I would strongly suggest not going into the interview with a "I'm here to be a (insert specialist title)" you will come off as pretentious and naive in my opinion.
 
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