UNECOM vs NYITCOM vs Rowan SOM vs Touro-Harlem

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Hi everyone. I was accepted to UNE COM back in October. I retook my MCAT in January (I already signed up before II and was studying), increased it to a 507, and received 3 more interview invites shortly after I got my score back. In the last 2 weeks, I've interviewed at Touro-Harlem, Rowan-Virtua, and NYIT. I did not apply to MD schools this cycle because of my previous MCAT score. I am still waiting to hear back from the schools I recently interviewed with and am considering sending a letter of intent to one of them. I am interested in OB/GYN or pediatrics. UNE COM starts very early so I am anxious about the timing with WL movement at these other schools. Please help!

UNE COM
Pros

• already familiar with the campus and some accepted students
• housing deposit already put down (refundable)
• new medical school building
• living in Portland
• good reputation
• good matches in New England
• great cadaver lab
• current students seem happy

Cons

• further away from home (about 3.5 hours drive)
• 6 hours away from my partner
• rotations can be anywhere in the northeast
• 4th-year rotations are set up completely by the students
• Honors/HP/Pass/F for preclinical years
• frequent testing and quizzes

Touro-Harlem
Pros

• closest to home
• would be able to live with my partner
• familiar with NYC

Cons

• bad reputation??
• current students seemed miserable during my interview
• campus space is not ideal
• competition with other NYC schools
• high COL
• frequent testing but I hear curriculum is changing
• graded

Rowan-Virtua (OOS)- SGL track
Pros

• affiliated hospital/great rotations
• current students seem happy
• great research
• great reputation
• good match list
• affiliated residencies
• P/F

Cons

• highest cost (75k)
• further away from family (about 3 hours)
• about 1.5 hours away from partner

NYITCOM
Pros

• close to home and partner
• great research
• great reputation
• friends with current students
• great match list (maybe the best out of these options)
• P/F

Cons

• largest class size
• not my favorite campus (not a lot of study space)
• can be traveling far for rotations