QueenAnne1229
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I am from OR and currently deciding between two acceptances at my top DO schools. I would like to stay on the west coast, and have been lucky enough to receive acceptances from both Western U COMP in Pamona and TUCOM CA in Vallejo.
I have spent some time in San Francisco visiting family, and also have friends/family in the LA area. From my research, the schools have comparable stats, solid reputations, high match rates, and high boards pass rates. I am interested in public health/community health, and will likely pursue IM (or more broadly primary care) although I have contemplated OBGYN as well.
I recognize that Western has a larger class size compared to TUCOM CA, but I don't feel that either class size is a pro/con for me at this time. Both schools are P/F (western uses a H/HP/P/F specifically). Being from OR, weather is not as much a concern for me, but commuting/traffic, especially on rotations, is something I am not familiar with in terms of how these two schools compare.
Any and all thoughts are helpful! Does anyone have insight specifically on geographic location, cost of living (pricy at both it seems), or rotation locations/quality (I couldn't get a clear assessment during interview day if one school had more established rotation sites than the other). I tour both schools in the next month.
I have spent some time in San Francisco visiting family, and also have friends/family in the LA area. From my research, the schools have comparable stats, solid reputations, high match rates, and high boards pass rates. I am interested in public health/community health, and will likely pursue IM (or more broadly primary care) although I have contemplated OBGYN as well.
I recognize that Western has a larger class size compared to TUCOM CA, but I don't feel that either class size is a pro/con for me at this time. Both schools are P/F (western uses a H/HP/P/F specifically). Being from OR, weather is not as much a concern for me, but commuting/traffic, especially on rotations, is something I am not familiar with in terms of how these two schools compare.
Any and all thoughts are helpful! Does anyone have insight specifically on geographic location, cost of living (pricy at both it seems), or rotation locations/quality (I couldn't get a clear assessment during interview day if one school had more established rotation sites than the other). I tour both schools in the next month.
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