New DO schools

[814965]

I'll be applying DO this coming cycle and I'm curious of the newer DO schools could really be as risky, cash-grabby, or bad to attend as some people on here make them out to be? If so which ones? In making my school list so far I only included DO schools founded before 2000 (completely arbitrary year other than those schools being more established/perhaps more credible?), though I'd like to include the newer ones if the caution about them isn't credible. 67 LizzyM with 509 MCAT, if that matters.

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[Goro]

Of the newer schools, you'll be fine with TUNCOM, PacNW, MUCOM, all three VCOMs, ACOM, Wm Carey, BCOM, CUSOM, KYCOM, PCOM-GA, LECOM-B, Western-OR

 

[814965]

Of the newer schools, you'll be fine with TUNCOM, PacNW, MUCOM, all three VCOMs, ACOM, Wm Carey, BCOM, CUSOM, KYCOM, PCOM-GA, LECOM-B, Western-OR

Are there any particular ones that are advisable to stay away from?

 

[Medic741]

Stay away from LECOM-B, far far away.

Marian U was a great program, got an acceptance there and really excited to go.

 

[814965]

Stay away from LECOM-B, far far away.

Marian U was a great program, got an acceptance there and really excited to go.

Any reason?

 

[Wjldenver]

By deduction, stay away from all of the new schools which Goro did not mention. Specifically, the ones which have not even graduated a class yet. There is simply too much uncertainty here in regard to curriculum, student retention, board pass rates and residency placement.


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[Goro]

100% agree. One has plenty of more established schools to pick from. I have written previously about my distaste for LUCOM and Touro-NY.

By deduction, stay away from all of the new schools which Goro did not mention. Specifically, the ones which have not even graduated a class yet. There is simply too much uncertainty here in regard to curriculum, student retention, board pass rates and residency placement.


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[bethygean]

If you did that you'd be missing out on some great schools. LMU-DCOM was founded after 2000 but it's a good school. I'm going to ARCOM and will be apart of their inaugural class. Usually that's a risky thing to do but I can tell you that the community is 110% committed to this school (I live very close to the school.) don't rule out schools based solely on when they were founded


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[814965]

Of the newer schools, you'll be fine with TUNCOM, PacNW, MUCOM, all three VCOMs, ACOM, Wm Carey, BCOM, CUSOM, KYCOM, PCOM-GA, LECOM-B, Western-OR

Not RVUCOM?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Not RVUCOM?

Yes they are on the newer list. The CO campus though is just as good as any other DO school

 

[ill be a doc soon]

Is there any risk with going to schools that only have provisional accreditation? Like if I only recieved an acceptance to a school like this, should I run with it?

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

Is there any risk with going to schools that only have provisional accreditation? Like if I only recieved an acceptance to a school like this, should I run with it?

No it's not an issue. This was asked in another thread and a number of posters gave a good response

 

[DO2015CA]

Is there any risk with going to schools that only have provisional accreditation? Like if I only recieved an acceptance to a school like this, should I run with it?

If they lose accredition they are required to buy your seat at another school. It's why they are required a 30mil bank roll incase. No. DO school has not gained accreditation

 

[MADD!!!]

Apply to UIW!!!