UNECOM vs NYITCOM (Accepted to Both)

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Need to decide within the next two weeks! I'm from MA so both are about the same distance from me.

My pros for UNE:
Students seemed VERY friendly during the interviews
lower cost of living in Maine
Good reputation

UNE Cons:
Recently increased class size therefore they need ~80 more clinical rotation spots next year for the OMS-1 and who knows where those sites are/reputation of the sites
Kind of secluded in Maine
Small school/less resources?
Match list is a bit all over the US (want to stay in the northeast if I can help it)

NYIT Pros:
Great reputation with rotation and residencies almost guaranteed in NY
Large class size (I personally feel more comfortable in a large school)
decent campus and resources (ie robots and sim rooms)

NYIT Cons:
Expensive cost of living (large factor in the decision, hoping that the pros of NYIT can outweigh this)

Any and all comments are appreciated and feel free to share your different opinions about my pros and cons as they are just from my perspective! (However, please refrain from discussing SDN's perspective of NYIT's attrition rate, it doesn't factor into my decision)

Thanks everyone!

 

[Path hall]

Both are fine. I would probably go to the cheaper school, UNECOM, in this case.

 

[Ukdavis23]

I would honestly just pick the school in which you feel like you could feel like you are your best at whatever it is that you feel best at, you know in other words your best.

 

[DGCT00]

The decision making process is super tough. I waited many, many weeks and dropped a whole lot of money to reserve my spots in a couple different institutions. I crossed NYIT off my list rather quickly and ultimately decided to attend UNE.

I'll tell you what I *didn't* like about NYIT:
-$$$: Super expensive and the cost of living on Long Island certainly isn't cheap.
-Program: I felt a lot of emphasis was put on DPC and pushing you to apply for it if you're interested. But they only take like, 3 and a half people every year or something ridiculous, so I kind of wish they reviewed their standard curriculum a bit more.
-Student body size: So here's an interesting one. There are a butt-ton of people in the DO program (300 or something?) which is a turn-off for me, since I'm all about developing a small, close-knit med school family. But while UNE has ~180 people in the class, they also have 2,300 undergrads or something. So while it's by no means a "big school," there are other people too.
-You mentioned the sim dummies/room. I actually was so underwhelmed by that little practice room they took us in, I practically scoffed at it. An outdated sim doll with a bleak, non-descript room? I've been in healthcare for a little while now and I can tell you, that was NOT state of the art equipment. I think UNE has some clinical simulation rooms too.

Maybe I'm nit-picking, but NYIT definitely didn't feel like home to me. But that's just it -- it didn't feel like home to me. NYIT has a consistently great match list which was one of the most important factors when I was choosing a school. They're very well established and I would never judge anyone for going there. Ask yourself what your comfort level was at each school.

What helped me most was to look down the road, past the first few months and years of school. Would I be happy there for a few years? Will this give me the best chance to become the physician I want to be?

Best of luck to you. Stressful decision, but as everyone told me: You'll make the right choice. (Hint: they're right.)

 

[Dreamstoo]

I have heard a lot of previous students I have known who went to NYITCOM or are currently still in, NYITCOM has a great match list and they send their students to solid hospitals for rounds. The student body I've heard is huge. Long Island is expensive, I agree with the above posters. It is better off going to NYITCOM if you are from the area for sure. Commuting from home and having Queens/Brooklyn as places to chill on weekends or going to Manhattan after finals and have a fun night.

 

[WalSlave]

I admittedly don't know much about NYIT, but I really love UNE. I know some faculty there that teach outside the DO program (but still in science) and they are all awesome people. I just get a really good vibe from UNE.