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anonymous

43d ago

Help Me Choose😭

Just to preface, kind of leaning towards SLU OR AWSOM but I am OOS for all these schools

WesternĀ MichiganĀ University Homer Stryker M.D. School of MedicineĀ (WMed)Ā 

Tuition: ~ $103,000Ā 

Class size: 86 students

PROS:

-Flex schedule giving students a week off after every block

-Good student culture (they seemed happy and inclusiveĀ on interview day)

-changedĀ their start date to get their students GRAD PLUS loans

CONS:

-no regular summer break (1 week) due to flex calendarĀ 

-private loans needed to cover rest of fees and COA

-no residency programs attached to it

Saint Louis University School of Medicine (SLU SOM)

Tuition: ~ $99,000 - $100,000

Class size: 182 studentsĀ 

PROS:

-established school with associated residency programsĀ 

-long history and good hospitals

CONS:

-private loans needed to cover rest of fees and COA

-the area seems to have high crime/safety concern

Alice Walton School of Medicine (AWSOM)

Cost: ~ $34,000 - $35,000

Class size: 48 studentsĀ 

PROS:

-free tuition, investing in their students

-new nice campus and good area bentonvilleĀ 

-Provide all equipment like laptops and ipad and stethoscopeĀ etc (if I am understanding right)

-like the mission and opportunity for students to shine/innovate in new school

CONS:

-new school so no match dataĀ 

-private loans needed to cover rest of fees and COA

-no residency programs attached to it

Frist College of Medicine (FCoM) at Belmont UniversityĀ 

Cost: ~ $105,000 - $112,000

Class size: 75 studentsĀ 

PROS:

-offered $34,000 scholarship

-new nice campusĀ Ā 

-opportunity for students to shine/innovate in new school

CONS:

-new school so no match dataĀ 

-prelim accreditation so must take ALL private loans (i think..?)

-no residency programs attached to it

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