Justchallenge4
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Hi all just want some peoples thoughts on these schools. Currently have a deposit down at Touro but unsure if it would be unwise to take it out.
ICOM:
Pros:
Good board passing rates
A decent match list for being a newer school
Cheaper tuition compared to TouroCOM
Boise is a bigger city compared to Great Falls
Can do clinical rotation in my hometown in NY
Cons:
For profit school
Still waiting for federal loan approval (so no title IV benefits) which will hurt me considering I have private and federal loans from undergrad, so will have to find a way to avoid paying those)
Higher COL (I take this with a grain of salt given that I’m from NY and lived in Boston)
Graded all 4 years
ICOM helps students with 4th year rotation placement
Overall: I really loved the vibes of the school and really liked my information session and the current students. I can really see myself thrive there and I prefer a more urban area, which Boise offers compared to Great Falls Montana. There is a chance that while I’m attending/before I attend they will obtain federal approval but they do not have any timeframe since applying in 2022.
Touro MT
Pros:
Touro has a good track record with opening up new campuses and Touro has a relatively well known name in the medical community
Partners with the McGlaughlin Research Institute
cheap COL
Federal loans available
Cons:
No board passage rates and match list yet
More expensive tuition
Less of an Urban vibes
Graded all 4 years
4th year rotations are up to me via VSLO, not necessarily a con but can create more stress
Clinical sites are scattered
Overall: I could probably make this school work location wise but my heart isn’t fully set on it. To preface I applied to all three Touro campuses and I took a gamble when I accepted this interview, because if I said no I would lose this interview and potentially not have an interview with the other two campuses. Don’t love that they did that but I don’t make the rules. I know Touro harlem offers rotations in NY, was thinking when the times comes I could potentially do rotations there.
KHSC COM
Pros:
Federal loans available
New campus
Faculty seem supportive and have good backgrounds
More urban/larger city (compared to great falls)
Closer to home (NY) still not a weekend drive away but substantially closer
Lots of clinical sites
Some research opportunities
Cons:
No match data or board passing scores yet
overall: I didn’t find too many cons about this school. And could probably pretty happy here compared to Montana, but since Touro has a better name it might make more sense to go there since there is really no match data.
Any thoughts or advice are greatly appreciated! I will say I am leaning more ICOM compared to the other schools but the lack federal loans scares me
I will add I am heavily leaning toward pediatrics, but that could obviously change but genuinely don’t see myself going into an uber competitive specialty.
ICOM:
Pros:
Good board passing rates
A decent match list for being a newer school
Cheaper tuition compared to TouroCOM
Boise is a bigger city compared to Great Falls
Can do clinical rotation in my hometown in NY
Cons:
For profit school
Still waiting for federal loan approval (so no title IV benefits) which will hurt me considering I have private and federal loans from undergrad, so will have to find a way to avoid paying those)
Higher COL (I take this with a grain of salt given that I’m from NY and lived in Boston)
Graded all 4 years
ICOM helps students with 4th year rotation placement
Overall: I really loved the vibes of the school and really liked my information session and the current students. I can really see myself thrive there and I prefer a more urban area, which Boise offers compared to Great Falls Montana. There is a chance that while I’m attending/before I attend they will obtain federal approval but they do not have any timeframe since applying in 2022.
Touro MT
Pros:
Touro has a good track record with opening up new campuses and Touro has a relatively well known name in the medical community
Partners with the McGlaughlin Research Institute
cheap COL
Federal loans available
Cons:
No board passage rates and match list yet
More expensive tuition
Less of an Urban vibes
Graded all 4 years
4th year rotations are up to me via VSLO, not necessarily a con but can create more stress
Clinical sites are scattered
Overall: I could probably make this school work location wise but my heart isn’t fully set on it. To preface I applied to all three Touro campuses and I took a gamble when I accepted this interview, because if I said no I would lose this interview and potentially not have an interview with the other two campuses. Don’t love that they did that but I don’t make the rules. I know Touro harlem offers rotations in NY, was thinking when the times comes I could potentially do rotations there.
KHSC COM
Pros:
Federal loans available
New campus
Faculty seem supportive and have good backgrounds
More urban/larger city (compared to great falls)
Closer to home (NY) still not a weekend drive away but substantially closer
Lots of clinical sites
Some research opportunities
Cons:
No match data or board passing scores yet
overall: I didn’t find too many cons about this school. And could probably pretty happy here compared to Montana, but since Touro has a better name it might make more sense to go there since there is really no match data.
Any thoughts or advice are greatly appreciated! I will say I am leaning more ICOM compared to the other schools but the lack federal loans scares me
I will add I am heavily leaning toward pediatrics, but that could obviously change but genuinely don’t see myself going into an uber competitive specialty.
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