Hi, guys so I’m a bit torn between UCR and MCPHS. For UCR I will be majoring in Biological Sciences and doing pre-med and for MCPHS I will be doing their 8 year DO Program. I know that there are pros and cons to each school and I was just wondering which would be better to attend? For MCPHS is it more expensive but the 8-year program might make it easier than going to UCR and trying to transfer to Med school but then again UCR would be a lot cheaper. Here is the info for the DO program https://www.mcphs.edu/academics/school-of-arts-and-sciences/premedical-and-health-studies/premed-pathway-osteopathic-medicine-bs-do-lecom.
Can you swing MCPHS financially? If so, I would strongly recommend it as it will eliminate
the next level of uncertainty – applying for Med school.
Applying for DO programs is just as difficult as applying for MD programs, and not for the faint of heart…
Riverside does have the Thomas Haider Program at the UCR School of Medicine reserved up to 24 seats for their students. Application to the program are submitted at the end of sophomore year:
http://medschool.ucr.edu/admissions/haider_program.html
Either way, both are good schools.
You’ll likely to be going into serious debt for either, so be sure to check out the total cost of attendance for both schools, calculating med school both in-state California as well as OOS in case you don’t get into UCR Med school.
Good luck.
What are your net costs* at each?
- (tuition, fees, room, board) - ( grants, scholarships) =?
Hi so I was curious about CSU LB vs MCPHS?
Can you answer questions on #2 ?