Which DO schools have the prettiest campuses and best locations?

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IUagd12 said:
OUHCOM reminds me of a mini-Bloomington. So pretty! Plus it's the most haunted college campus in the world (according to ABC Family 13 Nights of Halloween- Scariest Places of Earth) which is pretty exciting! Pikeville is really pretty too!
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actually every med school is haunted. so don't go visit your cadaver by yourself lol . j/k
 
oms2 said:
actually every med school is haunted. so don't go visit your cadaver by yourself lol . j/k
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The cadaver lab after hours at SLU (Saint Louis U) could've been the scariest place I've been in my whole life. When my girlfriend was still an M1 we went up there one late one night so she could show me what it was like. Totally cool. I can't wait 👍

I swear I'm going to be that annoying, entirely too over-eager M1.
 
the mark of a grown man is to be able to go in the lab and dig up a structure all by yourself at 2 am.
you get used to it.
 
so2012 said:
Pacific Northwest (PNWU-COM):

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Except that building is in the middle of a farm plot in the middle of Yakima, WA in the middle of nothingness Washington. (I'm from there so I can say it)
 
Wow didn't expect Touro NY to be THAT bad. I'm from NY and would like to stay here, but I still may not apply there just because of that picture haha
 
DoctorLacrosse said:
Wow didn't expect Touro NY to be THAT bad. I'm from NY and would like to stay here, but I still may not apply there just because of that picture haha
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Those who arent from NYC or who haven't lived there don't understand how everything looks there. Every building in NYC looks like that. They have the run-down, old school facade - mostly because they are quite old buildings in a heavily populated area. That's just how it is up there. So to someone who has never been to the city, or hasn't lived there -- you don't understand. I'm sure its night and day once you walk inside.
 
Vancomycin12 said:
Those who arent from NYC or who haven't lived there don't understand how everything looks there. Every building in NYC looks like that. They have the run-down, old school facade - mostly because they are quite old buildings in a heavily populated area. That's just how it is up there. So to someone who has never been to the city, or hasn't lived there -- you don't understand. I'm sure its night and day once you walk inside.
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For me it's not the old building. It's the fact that it isn't its own building.
 
I'm a car and driveway person so I can't imagine myself living in NYC (I have been to NYC). I agree that a lot of inner city buildings look like that all over America. Here's a zoom out I found:

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A view from the other side of the Touro building:

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And before Touro moved in:

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Historical background:

http://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/20/r...ore-black-boycott-opened-employment-door.html
Blumstein's Department Store; How a Black Boycott Opened the Employment Door
By CHRISTOPHER GRAY
Published: November 20, 1994

...The New York Age newspaper backed this movement; noting that 75 percent of Blumstein's sales were to blacks but that it refused to hire black clerks or cashiers, it called for a boycott of Harlem's most important store... ON July 26, William Blumstein, head of the store and apparently a brother of Louis Blumstein, capitulated, promising to hire 35 blacks for clerical and sales positions by the end of September. Despite a heavy rain, 1,500 people marched in a victory parade... The Christian Century editorialized: "Here is a weapon which the American Negro is only beginning to realize he holds in his hands. It is interesting to reflect upon what would happen in the average southern city if its Negro population should determine not to patronize stores which discriminate against the Negro."...

http://www.nysun.com/new-york/touro-college-brings-medicine-to-harlem/64542/
Touro College Brings Medicine to Harlem
By ANNIE KARNI, Staff Reporter of the Sun | October 15, 2007

Billing itself as the first medical school to open in New York State in 30 years, Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine is celebrating its launch today in Harlem, where it will occupy a renovated building that sat vacant for decades across the street from the historic Apollo Theater. The new medical school, which occupies the former Blumstein's department store building, where Martin Luther King Jr. was stabbed in 1958, is designed to encourage youth in the neighborhood to become medical professionals and to practice in their community... The development corporation gave a $4.7 million loan to Touro College to encourage the school to open in the neighborhood...
 
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ha its across from the Apollo. this gets better and better. used to enjoy watching showtime at the apollo
 
so2012 said:
Everything is in one building, correct?
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i think you can fit the absolute essential part of most medical schools in a super walmart: a couple of big classrooms for people who bother to show up (and for proctored exams), a cadaver lab, histology lab etc. keep in mind most medical students sit and read books, and they disappear into hospitals after the 2nd year
 
Vancomycin12 said:
Those who arent from NYC or who haven't lived there don't understand how everything looks there. Every building in NYC looks like that. They have the run-down, old school facade - mostly because they are quite old buildings in a heavily populated area. That's just how it is up there. So to someone who has never been to the city, or hasn't lived there -- you don't understand. I'm sure its night and day once you walk inside.
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My craptastic apartment in the old/historical district of Brooklyn looked better than this. But again, who knows what it looks like on the inside.
 
serenade said:
My craptastic apartment in the old/historical district of Brooklyn looked better than this. But again, who knows what it looks like on the inside.
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Yeah, I don't know why they chose this building over every other building in Manhattan. Must have been due to the 4.9 million dollar gift that swayed their minds...
 
Cinclus said:
LMU-DCOM! I love eastern TN. 😍

And I don't know why people keep saying Nova. Broward county is one of the worst places I've ever been in Florida, and I've been all over this state during the nearly 22 years I've lived here.
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I was born in LaFollette not far from Harrogate. Those pictures bring back many good memories of Tennessee.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_n9prNixjbg
Rocky Top
Wish that I was on ole Rocky Top/Down in the Tennessee Hills/Ain't no smoggy smoke on Rocky Top/Ain't no telephone bills.
Once I had a girl on Rocky Top/Half bear the other half cat/Wild as a mink as sweet as soda pop/I still dream about that.
Rocky Top, you'll always be/Home sweet home to me/Good ole Rocky Top/Rocky Top Tennessee.
Once two strangers climbed ole Rocky Top/Lookin' for a moonshine still/Strangers ain't come down from Rocky Top/Reckon they never will.
Corn won't grow at all on Rocky Top/Dirt's too rocky by far/That's why all the folks on Rocky Top/get their corn from a jar.
I've had years of cramped up city life/Trapped like a duck in a pen/All I know is it's a pity life/Can't be simple again.

 
serenade said:
My craptastic apartment in the old/historical district of Brooklyn looked better than this. But again, who knows what it looks like on the inside.
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Used to be so-so on the inside.

Its pretty damn nice inside now. Just was over there a few times in the last few months and was very happy that they finally finished making the inside look great.

The outside looks like the rest of Harlem. Its old, any attempt to change the facade would be met by massive protests by all the local residents, and they take pride in the fact that it looks identical to how it looked during the Harlem Renaissance.

Also there is a door on 125th (the side the pic is taken from) with security that leads to a staircase and elevator to the real building. On 124th street there is a much larger entrance with a more formal "now entering an educational building" feel. But no one photographs it from that side as far as I can tell.
 
Gotta put up RVU for being in one of the best locations in the US, especially for those of us outdoorsy and skier types. 🙂 View attachment RVU campus.jpgView attachment maroon bells.jpg

For those wondering that's the Maroon Bells (one of the top international locations for backpacking and photo shots of mountains) in Aspen (about 2 hours away from Denver), the foothills are visible from the campus and you can easily be at the ski resorts in about 90 minutes even with ski traffic.
 
Nova. It is in fort lauderdale, hot spanish girls in short skirts all summer, what better scenes? My friend is going there for his dental which is located with the medical school and I've heard nothing but good things about the campus and life around.
 
so2012 said:
Pacific Northwest (PNWU-COM):

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PNWU had the hands-down best looking anatomy room of any of the schools I've seen. The area wasn't my favorite, nor was rest of the actual building itself however. Gorgeous lab though.
 
titleist975j said:
not a big fan of cold weather but i wouldnt mind RVU
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Actually our cold isn't as bad as Chicago's and some others. Ours is a lot more mild on the winters and summers are friggin awesome here. The school's in a decent location (don't have to worry about gang violence, etc) and Parker is really a nice place to have a family.
 
serenade said:
My craptastic apartment in the old/historical district of Brooklyn looked better than this. But again, who knows what it looks like on the inside.
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Not sure I've ever heard anyone use this description in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Heights? Doesn't get older than that in da BK. Can't be the Heights, bc that neighborhood is flawless. You must mean one of the more "historic" areas down Flatbush? Get's a bit 'toe down there.

But even as a NYer I was taken back a bit after getting off the subway and looking at the Touro building and saying "WTF?" I was pretty impressed once I passed security and typical NYC small building elevator though. Beautiful set-up on the inside. It's like a med school in ghetto-camouflage.
 
qwerty2012 said:
Nova. It is in fort lauderdale, hot spanish girls in short skirts all summer, what better scenes? My friend is going there for his dental which is located with the medical school and I've heard nothing but good things about the campus and life around.
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This is why Florida is going to be high on my app list. I <3 me some latinas~
 
NightGod said:
This is why Florida is going to be high on my app list. I <3 me some latinas~
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LOL.True that. But I'd be happy if I could just stay in state then go somewhere nicer like Florida/Cali for residency.
 
oms2 said:
actually every med school is haunted. so don't go visit your cadaver by yourself lol . j/k
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I'm going to have problems with this...reminds me of the first few scenes of the movie Valentine with Katherine Heigl. 😱
 
so2012 said:
Rocky Vista (RVUCOM) is evidently in this thread: http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?t=922450

Any actual pics of the new DO schools at William Carey, Campbell, Marian, Alabama?
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I am attending RVU, and I can't say that it's in a beautiful spot. The buildings are cool, but the grounds aren't that great. I do however intend on catching and taming a prairie dog from across the street... Remember Denver is desert, it isn't in the mountains, you can just SEE the mountains... There are prickly pear cacti in the area, yucca, and dead grass, and cows... 😉

oms2 said:
so maybe it's some kind of MLK holy site and the locals don't want to disturb it? hmmm. why don't they just buy out the stores, shut them down, and give the place a fresh paint job? geeeez.
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The picture in Wiki looks way better... maybe it's just the way it seems in the other picture?
 
COMedic2Doc said:
Gotta put up RVU for being in one of the best locations in the US, especially for those of us outdoorsy and skier types. 🙂 View attachment 19950View attachment 19951

For those wondering that's the Maroon Bells (one of the top international locations for backpacking and photo shots of mountains) in Aspen (about 2 hours away from Denver), the foothills are visible from the campus and you can easily be at the ski resorts in about 90 minutes even with ski traffic.
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Aspen 2hrs from Denver?? Since when? It takes 90mns just to get to Silverthorne and Aspen is WAY past that... Vail is 2hrs maybe if you haul balls... Aspen 3.5-4 easy... Either way, you can ski at loveland for cheap, and it's 30 mns closer than summit county... BUT we all have Epic passes anyway because it's a better deal and I have a friend who owns a house in Blue River... CAN'T WAIT!!
 
Dharma said:
Not sure I've ever heard anyone use this description in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Heights? Doesn't get older than that in da BK. Can't be the Heights, bc that neighborhood is flawless. You must mean one of the more "historic" areas down Flatbush? Get's a bit 'toe down there.

But even as a NYer I was taken back a bit after getting off the subway and looking at the Touro building and saying "WTF?" I was pretty impressed once I passed security and typical NYC small building elevator though. Beautiful set-up on the inside. It's like a med school in ghetto-camouflage.
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Starit city I think. I'm not sure as I lived there when I was younger. But I do remember my building being a huge ass one that was in relatively good shape compared to TC.
 
Nova Southeastern University in Fort Laudedale, Florida is like a resort
 
oms2 said:
so maybe it's some kind of MLK holy site and the locals don't want to disturb it? hmmm. why don't they just buy out the stores, shut them down, and give the place a fresh paint job? geeeez.
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Historical landmarks in NYC are very difficult to change from the outside. I think Touro should fork over the cash to restore it assuming they can get permission from the city. I think the city is restoring buildings in the area but not sure if/what number touro is). Buying out real estate in NYC is extremely costly and dependent on several other factors. The school is better looking on the inside. That side of the building is actually the back entrance, the front entrance is on the other side. It is the ugliest looking med school but in the best city.
 
angldrps said:
doesn't submitting that secondary guarantee an interview? i think i read this somewhere but could be wrong.😕
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No guarantee. It's the interview invite that means good things
 
DwightSchruteDO said:
Historical landmarks in NYC are very difficult to change from the outside. I think Touro should fork over the cash to restore it assuming they can get permission from the city. I think the city is restoring buildings in the area but not sure if/what number touro is). Buying out real estate in NYC is extremely costly and dependent on several other factors. The school is better looking on the inside. That side of the building is actually the back entrance, the front entrance is on the other side. It is the ugliest looking med school but in the best city.
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the stores on the bottom floor are eyesores and i was wondering if touro couldn't just take over their leases. i don't know what the $/sq ft is, but this is harlem, not fifth avenue.
 
Vancomycin12 said:
Those who arent from NYC or who haven't lived there don't understand how everything looks there. Every building in NYC looks like that. They have the run-down, old school facade - mostly because they are quite old buildings in a heavily populated area. That's just how it is up there. So to someone who has never been to the city, or hasn't lived there -- you don't understand. I'm sure its night and day once you walk inside.
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I'm from Long Island. Have been to NYC at least 1000 times, and my sister went to law school there. I lived with her for 2 consecutive summers in the city, and visited countless times, though not really near Harlem admittedly. The fact that you just said every building in NYC looks old and run down couldn't be further from the truth. Plus, it was more the jewelry store and pawn shops attached to the building that are swaying my opinion, not the building itself. Thanks for the comment though. 🙂
 
Dharma said:
Not sure I've ever heard anyone use this description in Brooklyn. Brooklyn Heights? Doesn't get older than that in da BK. Can't be the Heights, bc that neighborhood is flawless. You must mean one of the more "historic" areas down Flatbush? Get's a bit 'toe down there.

But even as a NYer I was taken back a bit after getting off the subway and looking at the Touro building and saying "WTF?" I was pretty impressed once I passed security and typical NYC small building elevator though. Beautiful set-up on the inside. It's like a med school in ghetto-camouflage.
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Haha! After hearing everyone's opinions about the inside of the building I just may apply there after all. "Ghetto-camouflage" sealed the deal for me haha.
 
serenade said:
My craptastic apartment in the old/historical district of Brooklyn looked better than this. But again, who knows what it looks like on the inside.
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Snikkers said:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/video?id=8679167

I think the inside is pretty gorgeous being all new and renovated and all 😀
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There are pics on google too. It looks really nice on the inside.

angldrps said:
thanks. in that case, $200 would be money well spent.
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Why? That just means more people are getting interviews = more competition for you. I didn't know the secondary was $200... I might not submit mine.
 
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