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Hi all! I just got off KCU's ( Kansas City location) waitlist while preparing to make my move up to UNE. I already have a lease and roommates in Maine but I am considering choosing KCU. I have until tomorrow to respond to KCU so I'd love this thread's help in choosing a school. I'm a New York native and would like to practice medicine in the North East but I also have interests in both primary care and competitive specialties ( anesthesia ) that might make KCU a better choice
UNE
Pros
- Close to home, a 5-hour drive, 1.5-hour flight
- Honors, Pass, Fail
- Students are not ranked
- Nonmandatory classes, recorded lectures
- Visited Maine and thought it was super cute ( although a bit too rural)
- nmobe based exams ( according to a student, correct me if I'm wrong )
- Match more students in the North East
Cons:
- Expensive: 64,000 in tuition
- More hours of OMM ( 4 hours a week I believe)
- Some students say the frequency of assessments and exams is a bit excessive
- More primary care focused
Neutral
- Integrated curriculum
- Smaller class size: 170
KCU
Pros
- More affordable: 53,760 in tuition
- More diverse student population
- Honors, Pass, Fail
- Nonmandatory classes, recorded lectures
- GME
- Fewer hours of OMM
Cons
- Far from home, a 19-hour drive, 3.5-hour flight
- In-house exams
- Reputation for having a rough curriculum
- Students are ranked
- Area isn't as safe as Southern Maine
- I've never been to the midwest!
Neutral
- Systems curriculum
- Larger class size: 269
UNE
Pros
- Close to home, a 5-hour drive, 1.5-hour flight
- Honors, Pass, Fail
- Students are not ranked
- Nonmandatory classes, recorded lectures
- Visited Maine and thought it was super cute ( although a bit too rural)
- nmobe based exams ( according to a student, correct me if I'm wrong )
- Match more students in the North East
Cons:
- Expensive: 64,000 in tuition
- More hours of OMM ( 4 hours a week I believe)
- Some students say the frequency of assessments and exams is a bit excessive
- More primary care focused
Neutral
- Integrated curriculum
- Smaller class size: 170
KCU
Pros
- More affordable: 53,760 in tuition
- More diverse student population
- Honors, Pass, Fail
- Nonmandatory classes, recorded lectures
- GME
- Fewer hours of OMM
Cons
- Far from home, a 19-hour drive, 3.5-hour flight
- In-house exams
- Reputation for having a rough curriculum
- Students are ranked
- Area isn't as safe as Southern Maine
- I've never been to the midwest!
Neutral
- Systems curriculum
- Larger class size: 269