SUNY Downstate vs Drexel Vs CNUCOM

[bsu358]

Hi all — I’d really appreciate some advice from current med students, residents, or anyone familiar with these schools.

I’ve been accepted to:

• Drexel University College of Medicine
• SUNY Downstate College of Medicine
• California Northstate University College of Medicine (CNUCOM)

I’m having a hard time deciding and would love some insight. I am a California resident, and I hope to eventually practice in California. I'm interested in anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and possibly surgery.

I am leaning towards Downstate, as I can qualify for instate tuition after one year, as well as the location in NYC.

Some Pros and Cons:

SUNY Downstate:

Pros: Affordable, strong EM/surgery exposure in Brooklyn, good clinical volume, diverse population, teaching hospital

Cons: old facilities, mostly matches into NYC, admin seems disorganized.

Drexel:

Pros: Excellent preclinical years, good match outcomes, Name recognition

Cons: Large class size, no teaching hospital, inability to choose preferred campus, cost

CNUCOM:

Pros: In state for me, easier to match into CA, decent recent match list (some competitive specialties)

Cons: high Tuition with no federal loan option, accredidation issues

Thanks for the help, any feedback is appreciated!

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[pigsinacloth]

remove cnucom from the list. accredidation issues are a big problem and being for profit is also a problem. I would say go to suny downstate. It has lots of NYC matches because people want to stay in NYC. I am sure people that want to match elsewhere could.

 

[Basalganglia4life]

Sunny downstate easy choice. It is more affordable and has access to training hospital. Be prepared to do some subi rotations to cali if that is your ultimate goal. Enjoy 4 years in New York!

 

[BigDawg101]

I think SUNY Downstate is the clear winner here. Enjoy the Big Apple!