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Please forgive my ignorance and I tried searching but nothing came up. What are some of the best DO schools by reputation?
Please forgive my ignorance and I tried searching but nothing came up. What are some of the best DO schools by reputation?
NSU-COM, Msu-com, tcom, pcom, kcom, ccom, azcom. Dmu-com, kcumb.
lol not even. OSUCOM, OUCOM and Western would enter that list before NSUCOMFixed that for you!
The school that accepts you is the best school.
It's hard to objectively rank DO schools (or MD schools). In my mind there are basically 3 tiers of DO schools:
1st tier: Established (20+ years old). These generally have more solid rotations, better residency placement, and a proven track record of success. A few are even public and supported by the state.
2nd tier: Less established (5-20 years old). These have graduated at least a few classes of students. Most have pretty good rotations but infrastructure of the school and curriculum may still be evolving.
3rd tier: New (<5 years) These schools have greatly increased in number in the past few years. Many have not yet graduated their first class. Rotations, curriculum, alumni, and school support may be lacking. Not a bad option if its all you have but there is more risk involved.
The school that accepts you is the best school.
^This.
That being said NSU-COM!!!
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What did you think of the ending of DNote? I'm quite sure you could tell it was bound to happen?
Never finished it. Went on vacation for two weeks, when I got back got back arrested development came out. Thanks for reminding me! Will get to it this week!
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think LECOM is 20 years old
Anyways, go to the cheapest school...nuff said. I did and still got the residency I wanted.
I'll try to be unbiased, but TCOM and MSU-COM are probably the "best" D.O. schools.
Minus MSU's ridiculous OOS tuition.
. It's way too much for OOS, I agree.
Even with its out of state discount scholarship it is too much. Unless they buff it up to be comparable it's very much unrealistic for an applicant to apply unless potentially interested in research or academia.
The most important things to consider are cost and quality of rotation sites. Everything else is cake.
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Yeah realistically i hope to get into one of my low tier state MD schools. They are about 100k for 4 years which I can completely afford.
Yah, I wish I lived in a state with multiple state MD schools. My state has one and is ultra competitive.
Yah, I wish I lived in a state with multiple state MD schools. My state has one and is ultra competitive.
If thats the case ACOM is 2nd tier with 8-10 year old clinical rotation sites through out AL.
Cali and Texas med schools are still ultra competitive though. Grass is always greener on the other side.
is everyone forgetting UMDNJSOM here?
Cali premeds have the toughest time getting into their state school than all other residents..
And Texan schools competitive? (barring some top schools) Please, only if you are OOS...
Texan premeds probably have the easiest time getting into their state med schools than all other US premeds.
Texas med schools are still ultra competitive though
TX is one of the easiest states to get MD acceptance in if you are in-state.
I'm a former TX resident. Not only are there multiple schools with around a 30 MCAT average, but they are essentially protected for TX residents only. The avg MCAT is 30.2, almost 2 points below the national average.
Oh I see. Thanks for the correction.
I'm a TX resident as well but am torn about going OOS. Makes me feel like I would be throwing away fantastic opportunities if I leave.
He said quality, not age.
TX is one of the easiest states to get MD acceptance in if you are in-state.
I'm a former TX resident. Not only are there multiple schools with around a 30 MCAT average, but they are essentially protected for TX residents only. The avg MCAT is 30.2, almost 2 points below the national average.
Per the AAMC for 2012 the national average is 31.2 and the TX average is 31.0 (virtually identical), California is 32.5
Alabama, Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, North Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia (10 states) all have sub 30 MCAT averages...
https://www.aamc.org/download/321502/data/2012factstable21.pdf
Indeed! Its nice living in New Mexico lol only like 400 people apply to school here.
Ha less than that bro. 207 a couple years ago from instate to UNM (probably most of the applicants from NM), I heard they interview nearly 100%
http://hsc.unm.edu/som/admissions/classStat.shtml
Is the "general consensus" that the older, more established DO schools are "better" than the newer/younger schools?
They do 98% interview I think. I'm not complaining lol