Hey everyone! I have been fortunately accepted into both TUCOM in California and RVUCOM in Colorado. I have to choose between them shortly, and I would appreciate insight from other applicants or students. I am not sure of what specialty I want to pursue yet, and ideally, I would like to stay on the West Coast for residency. I care about being happy, good research opportunity, adequate nearby clinical rotation, and decreased debt.
TUCOM
Pros
Cons
RVUCOM
Pros
Cons
I would appreciate any insight as these schools are pretty neck in neck. Thank you 🙂
TUCOM
Pros
- Early clinical and volunteer experience through the free clinic
- Increased California match rate
- Avg or slightly above above COMPLEX scores
- pass/fail grading
Cons
- Heavy focus on primary care
- Expensive
- On Mare Island/Vallejo
RVUCOM
Pros
- Outside of Denver
- Not a huge focus on primary care (comparably)
- Good match rates in different specialties
- Higher Complex scores on average
- High residency match rate
- Honors/pass/fail
Cons
- for profit
- expensive
I would appreciate any insight as these schools are pretty neck in neck. Thank you 🙂
