anonymous
Help Me Chooseš
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