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How much do you value location vs opportunity?Thank you both for the advice! Ouwb seems like a great school. I definitely agree there are issues with cnu, the only reason I’m considering it is bc it’s a California md. I would really love to stay in state and do my residency in California. I’ve heard when you go to med school in the same state you have a better chance of matching in the state bc of the connections you make with local hospitals and programs. Do you all think that’s a valid reason to attend cnu?
I just don’t know if going to ouwb in Michigan will hurt my chances of coming back to California for residency. Or does this factor not even matter too much?
Going ouwb definitely makes more sense from a financial perspective. It’s just intimidating to move to a new state, but it seems as though I will have better opportunities at this school. Thank you for the advice!
Is the ouwb tuition based off a scholarship?CNUCOM
Pros
- in state
- close to family/friends
- Connections to ca hospitals
- Good match rate - a lot of ca residencies
- Building hospital - possible residency positions there
- Nmbe exams
Cons
- private loans (was able to get loan with okay interest rate)
- Higher tuition
- accreditation with probation
OUWB
Pros
- Full accreditation
- Takes fafsa
- Lower tuition ($15,000)
- Good match rate
- Has own hospital system
Cons
- Out of state
- Harsh weather
- Away from support system for the first time
- boring area
- Mandatory attendance
- No nbme exams
Hi, I’m a California resident and I was admitted to these two schools. Just got of the waitlist for OUWB. Does anyone have any feedback about each school (especially about research opportunities) or some advice on what to pick? I would like to match to California for residency, preferably for dermatology (can change bc I do want to explore more specialties in school). My main question is whether ouwb is a school that’s worth going oos for
You might want to check into what happened to San Juan Bautista seniors when their school lost accreditation.I see, thank you! The cnu admin is saying that if the school loses accreditation current students will still get their md degree at cnu, can take step, and be allowed to match per lcme bc cnu was accredited at the time of my acceptance. Idk how accurate that is tho. Do clinical sites allow students from unaccredited universities to rotate during m3 and m4?