You all make excellent arguments. I just dont know. I do live in NJ and can get instate tuition at UMDNJ, but cost is less important to me then the value of my education. I will, after all, be a doctor for the rest of my life.
What if I could do a DO/PhD at MSUCOM, and have a reduced tuition (less then instate) with a stipend (yes, it is an extra three years but, I would spend that much time paying back loans anyway). What would you all recommend?
UMDNJ-SOM has all the comforts of home, but MSU, I believe, will open up more doors for me. NYCOM has a similar advantage plus the NY system of hospitals. Then again, with MSU I think I can get a residency anywhere I want. Those who have completed a DO/PhD at MSUCOM have done residency at Yale, Johns Hopkins, and the Mayo Medical Clinic. Not a bad list at all. What do you think?
Thanks.