Western-U vs Touro-CA vs Lecom-B

[Lankyfrank]

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Which would you choose to attend and why?

 

[Ochemlover45]

Which would you choose to attend and why?

There are three theories.

1. Cost.
2. Location.
3. Lecture v. PBL.

Choose what is important to you.

Good luck!

 

[drshark]

you have to factor in cost of school/living, where your support system is closest, what school made you feel most comfortable, which program you think will aid you best in succeeding, where you want to live for four years, the type of curriculum, etc... If all is equal, doctors always suggest going the cheapest route! Good luck 🙂

 

[Lankyfrank]

So what would you choose and why? I know what to take into account already lol

 

[GUH]

I'd choose Western between those, but part of the reason is that I have lived in Southern California for most of my life and that most of my family is in the region as well.

Other reasons:
Honors/Pass/Fail
Only 1 week total spent on cranial and sacral
Systems-based after first semester, which I think is a good balance
Western is also the oldest of the three I think. Kinda cool history, too - first DO school in California after the MD's tried to eliminate the Osteopathic profession in the state.

LECOM is dirt cheap in comparison, though. Also Touro-CA has a smaller class size, which I think is nice.

I've heard iffy things about rotations at Touro CA. I don't know much about rotations at LECOM or COMP.

Main drawbacks of COMP in my opinion are cost and class size.

 

[Ochemlover45]

So what would you choose and why? I know what to take into account already lol

Lecom-B. You'd save 80,000 in tuition and Bradenton is alright.

 

[pattr]

Big question is do you want to do residency in California? If so Western and Touro would be better choices.

 

[drshark]

If I had enough good options I would opt for cheapest. Assuming everything else was equal in my opinion. Not sure which of those schools is least costly though.