Going to be in the Houston area here in a few weeks and I'm thinking of visiting a program or two. I'm a first-year, but likely won't have too many opportunities to visit the area prior to applying for externships. Is it practical to try and get a feel for programs this early on?
I know there's a variety of factors to consider: programs changing from now until then, limited knowledge/experience to judge a program on, etc. But, the reality is there's a ton of programs and just several to choose from (regarding externships) in a limited amount of time, so I'm assuming it couldn't hurt to look around.
If so, any suggestions as to which program to visit? I know it's been talked about before that the Kingwood/West Houston program is very good, but not exactly visitor friendly. All I've heard about St. Joseph is that it's relatively new. Any insight on it or University General?
I know there's a variety of factors to consider: programs changing from now until then, limited knowledge/experience to judge a program on, etc. But, the reality is there's a ton of programs and just several to choose from (regarding externships) in a limited amount of time, so I'm assuming it couldn't hurt to look around.
If so, any suggestions as to which program to visit? I know it's been talked about before that the Kingwood/West Houston program is very good, but not exactly visitor friendly. All I've heard about St. Joseph is that it's relatively new. Any insight on it or University General?