wvsom vs lmudcom

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bebopalulu

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I just got off the waitlist for WVSOM. I currently hold a seat at LMU DCOM Harrogate and signed a lease. WVSOM has been one of my top schools for so long but I'm wondering if it is worth the stress to swtich. I'm HPSP so cost is not a consideration. However, I am still hoping to get off the waitlist for MSUCOM. Is switching worth the stress so close to the start of school? I know I'm blessed to have this problem but it's a hard decision.
 
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It's up to you. If you like WVSOM better, then go for it. It might be hard to get out of the lease you already signed, so I would make sure you read what you signed to make sure it doesn't mess with you later. I was in a similar boat and decided to stay with LMU over another school that I liked a lot (but mine was mostly because it was newer and didn't want to risk getting out of my lease that I signed). Let me know what you decide!
 
I see you commenting on every post about LMU. Pretty crazy you are hating this much when you aren't a current student or alumni from this school. Get a hobby.
I don't hate anyone. The reasons I harp on LMU are: I am removed enough from the institution generally that I can discuss it without being doxxed, I have consistent opinions from probably 15+ students who attended, and also it is (was?) a particularly predatory institution. Every single person I've known IRL who attended there had the same complaints.

Refusing to allow medical students to see patients on their internal medicine rotation (for just one example) is without excuse.

But hey, my friends and the attendings I've met who trained there all graduated a few years ago now, so if the school has done a 180, feel free to share! The purpose of this forum is for people to get multiple perspectives. I'm just telling the original poster what I would tell my little brother or sister. And the other school in this scenario might be even worse, I know nothing about it.

I don't talk about my own alma mater (even though I had a positive experience!) on this forum because I value my privacy. There are also a finite number of questions on SDN I feel qualified to answer.... this is one of a handful of topics. I even try to stay away from adcom discussions these days since I'm no longer reviewing applications.
 
I don't hate anyone. The reasons I harp on LMU are: I am removed enough from the institution generally that I can discuss it without being doxxed, I have consistent opinions from probably 15+ students who attended, and also it is (was?) a particularly predatory institution. Every single person I've known IRL who attended there had the same complaints.

Refusing to allow medical students to see patients on their internal medicine rotation (for just one example) is without excuse.

But hey, my friends and the attendings I've met who trained there all graduated a few years ago now, so if the school has done a 180, feel free to share! The purpose of this forum is for people to get multiple perspectives. I'm just telling the original poster what I would tell my little brother or sister. And the other school in this scenario might be even worse, I know nothing about it.

I don't talk about my own alma mater (even though I had a positive experience!) on this forum because I value my privacy. There are also a finite number of questions on SDN I feel qualified to answer.... this is one of a handful of topics. I even try to stay away from adcom discussions these days since I'm no longer reviewing applications.
It's still not your place to speak so low of a school you have never attended or had experience with yourself. If any of those friends or attendings had a problem with the school, they would be on here and speaking about the school, potentially helping students decide between schools. But instead you are speaking for them. Every med school has negative comments or cons that lead to people hating. It's just more shown for LMU because they got a way bigger class size. Many students I talked to (both anonymously and non-anonymously) spoke highly of the school and actually enjoyed their experience. There are obviously things they can improve that they are lacking, but that is the case for every medical school.