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Hey everyone,
I have been lucky enough to be accepted into two schools and now I'm struggling to decide where I want to put my deposit. I have read many X vs Y threads as well as old comments in the "Pros and Cons of your DO School" to try and elucidate a clear answer, but it seems that both programs have their own benefits over the other.
It seems that the most drastic difference comes down to this:
School X: A stronger, more organized M1/M2 curriculum + (significantly) higher 1st time pass rates on COMLEX, BUT core rotation sites all over the country at smaller community hospitals.
VS.
School Y: Falling 1st time pass rates on COMLEX for 4 consecutive years + rumors of large numbers of students failing classes, BUT excellent core rotation sites most of which are located within an hour or so of the school and are shared with respected MD schools in the area.
I have read over and over that board performance is going to be largely my own responsibility at any school I attend, which make me want to assume that I would not fall into the group scoring poorly on COMLEX at School Y, however naive that may be.
With that being said, can anyone comment on what seems to be more important in terms of being a better trained physician, and securing a better residency? A program that seemingly prepares its students better for boards and may lack in strength of its clinical education, or one where I'll be pretty much on my own for board prep but I'll (potentially) have much better clinical experiences.
If this is dumb then my bad lol. Deposits are a lot of $$$ and I'm STRESSIN'
Thanks friends
I have been lucky enough to be accepted into two schools and now I'm struggling to decide where I want to put my deposit. I have read many X vs Y threads as well as old comments in the "Pros and Cons of your DO School" to try and elucidate a clear answer, but it seems that both programs have their own benefits over the other.
It seems that the most drastic difference comes down to this:
School X: A stronger, more organized M1/M2 curriculum + (significantly) higher 1st time pass rates on COMLEX, BUT core rotation sites all over the country at smaller community hospitals.
VS.
School Y: Falling 1st time pass rates on COMLEX for 4 consecutive years + rumors of large numbers of students failing classes, BUT excellent core rotation sites most of which are located within an hour or so of the school and are shared with respected MD schools in the area.
I have read over and over that board performance is going to be largely my own responsibility at any school I attend, which make me want to assume that I would not fall into the group scoring poorly on COMLEX at School Y, however naive that may be.
With that being said, can anyone comment on what seems to be more important in terms of being a better trained physician, and securing a better residency? A program that seemingly prepares its students better for boards and may lack in strength of its clinical education, or one where I'll be pretty much on my own for board prep but I'll (potentially) have much better clinical experiences.
If this is dumb then my bad lol. Deposits are a lot of $$$ and I'm STRESSIN'
Thanks friends
