WesternU COMP vs Touro Nevada (TUNCOM)

[Pekkle]

Hi all, I'm currently waitlisted at Western and I'd just like to do this early to make it easier to decide in case they take me off.

About me: CA resident interested in maybe pursuing a competitive specialty as well as matching back to CA.

	Western​	Touro Nevada​
PROS​	Closer to family/friends More local job opportunities for SO More research opportunities in the surrounding area Better matching to CA Better weather More competitive specialty matches	P/F pre-clinical NBME shelf exams Less weight on evals for clinical grading Less emphasis on OMM Less unnecessary activities Cheaper COL Local rotations + less competition for sites
CONS​	H/HP/P/F pre-clinical COMAT shelf exams Way more weight on evals for clinical grading More emphasis on OMM More unnecessary activities Higher COL Rotations are spread out + more competition for sites from nearby schools	Slightly farther from family/friends Not a lot of job opportunities for SO outside of remote work Less research opportunities Slightly worse matching to CA Not a big fan of 100+ weather Less competitive specialty matches

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[chilly_md]

You may want to double check Western's location. It is not near the coast, so it does get 100+ degrees weather at times during the summer. And I am not sure there would be many local opportunities compared to Vegas. Your SO would have to commute and that could get bad in CA.

 

[chilly_md]

Noted! Looking further, Western seems generally cooler year-round which is definitely more preferable. My SO and I are very familiar with CA traffic so commuting to LA isn’t too bad either.

I would do Touro for the P/F, convinient clinic rotations and less emphasis on OMM. Your time is valuable in school, especially when you have an SO.