WCUCOM vs ATSU–SOMA

[ADumbMan]

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I happen to be in a very fortunate situation of having two acceptances (William Carey University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine & A.T. Still University–School of Osteopathic Medicine in Arizona), which I did not expect. My wife and I have already looked into cost of living, housing, and prices differences between the schools. In that regard, because my wife works from home, WCUCOM is the clear winner since Mississippi is so damn cheap to live in and the tuition is cheaper.

I've been researching the other factors of the schools but I would love insight from y'all on the student life, are the Admins/Teachers/Students jackasses? And the academics mostly quality of Rotations, Board Scores, & Match Results. I also have disability accommodations so dealing with that would also factor in. I would LOVE to talk to any current students at either school.

I have a wide spread of specialty interests with Family Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Urology, or General Surgery. I plan on pretending that I am 100% pursuing the most prestigious and cut throat residencies possible, so when I inevitably settle on one specialty I'll be in an okay spot no matter what. Obviously these schools aren't Harvard but a good Family Medicine residency is better than a malignant one.

Super thankful for any advice y'all have, also, how do people play multiple acceptances off of each other to get a scholarship?

 

[FireBirdie]

WCUCOM imo. Cheaper COA on top of solid boards and matches. I worked with a WCUCOM almunus. He's a great doc.

ATSU-SOMA has quite bit of baggage that does not inspire a lot of confidence: 2025-2026 A.T. Still University (Mesa, Arizona) ATSU-SOMA

In general, med schools, especially DO, will not care if you have multiple acceptances. You have little leverage to pull for scholarship opportunities on that end. There will always be someone to take your spot. On top of using the typical scholarship search engines like Fastweb, I would check what school specific scholarships are offered. Hope this helps.