UNECOM vs Western COMP?

[tlccreepwaterfalls]

Got into UNECOM, have upcoming Western Comp interview. Worth interviewing?

UNECOM

Pros:

• Good research opportunities
• Decent clinical rotations, and I can rotate in my home state
• 6 hour drive from home state
• Cheaper cost of living

Cons

• More (?) mandatory lectures, students and administration having issues currently
• 3rd and 4th year rotations are away from the campus, have to move for those years
• More geared towards primary care

Western COMP

Pros

• Semi-mandatory attendance
• New curriculum (possibly con)
• Living in California could be enjoyable

Cons

• huge move (across the country), only have family ties a few states over from Cali
• not the best rotation locations (I have gathered from previous SDN posts)
• higher cost of living

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[PapaGuava]

If you want to see another program before making your decision at UNECOM, I'd say go to the interview because it may change your mind down the road. @tlccreepwaterfalls

 

[tlccreepwaterfalls]

If you want to see another program before making your decision at UNECOM, I'd say go to the interview because it may change your mind down the road. @tlccreepwaterfalls

I like UNECOM, I just wasn't sure if one was significantly better than the other. On paper UNECOM seems to be a bit better, but I'm having a hard time really evaluating the two comparatively.

 

[Pizzafish6871]

I attended an interview at UNECOM and Western PNW. I think Western has a better match list. Otherwise, I would say it's comparing apples to apples. One thing I liked about UNE is that you have access to the amenities of an undergrad school (didn't have those at Western PNW, not sure about Pomona). I don't think there is a significant difference otherwise. I would base a decision off cost and where you want to live for 4 years.

 

[tlccreepwaterfalls]

I attended an interview at UNECOM and Western PNW. I think Western has a better match list. Otherwise, I would say it's comparing apples to apples. One thing I liked about UNE is that you have access to the amenities of an undergrad school (didn't have those at Western PNW, not sure about Pomona). I don't think there is a significant difference otherwise. I would base a decision off cost and where you want to live for 4 years.

From what I understand UNECOM has more mandatory hours than Western COMP, which is why I was still considering Pomona. I've been on the East Coast my whole life so I don't really know what I'd be getting myself into living in Cali... location doesn't really matter to me, but having a support system on the East Coast might be helpful. I'm trying to pick the school that will give me the greatest chance of matching into a specialty.

 

[Pizzafish6871]

From what I understand UNECOM has more mandatory hours than Western COMP, which is why I was still considering Pomona. I've been on the East Coast my whole life so I don't really know what I'd be getting myself into living in Cali... location doesn't really matter to me, but having a support system on the East Coast might be helpful. I'm trying to pick the school that will give me the greatest chance of matching into a specialty.

I would personally choose western for chances of matching into more competitive specialities. From my understanding that is what they’re known for. I’d go to the interview. https://prospective.westernu.edu/media/osteopathic/do/pdfs/comp-potential-residency-sites.pdf