Creighton (AZ) vs Western Michigan

[jinjames0]

Hi SDN! Please help me narrow down my choice to one school!

Creighton Pro
- closer to home/family/SO (6hr drive)
- city (better transportation/easier travel)
- weather (mostly amazing except mid-summer)
- a lot of non mandatory lectures

Creighton Con
- COA $100k
- H/P/F all 4 years
- weak research

Western Michigan Pro
- COA $85k with $15k grant/scholarship!
- P/F preclinical
- decompressed curriculum (1-2 week vacation after each block + 3 free blocks throughout each week)
- emphasis on mental well-being of students
- school seems to communicate a lot throughout app cycle => interest/passion.

Western Michigan Con
- bad weather (hate the cold)
- far from home/family/SO (6hr flight)
- small town
- decompressed curriculum makes it expensive to travel home.
- lots of mandatory lectures/team discussions
- weak research

Not sure about residency programs but neither seems to have any home residency for competitive specialties so maybe using P/F at wmed to do research might be better? But both schools have weak research.

Thank you for your help!

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[theoceanman]

7/10 times, I always say P/F curriculums save you so much stress in your learning environment so I would recommend Western Michigan, given that your SO is okay with the long-distance relationship or if there's a serious plan of action involved to have them relocate closer to you.

 

[rooafzahfoe]

I don't think the P/F preclinical is going to give you a huge advantage if you are miserable from the cold and distance from your support system. I say creighton!

 

[badskittles]

Save your money and go to WMED! The learning atmosphere is great there, and the decompressed schedule actually gives you a week in between rotations to travel