Mol,

I can answer only a little re: this topic - yes ACTCM is VERY PROUD of their testing scores on the state exam and yes it is true that graduates from ACTCM on average pass the state exam the first time and that AIMC's state exam scores recently went down. However - I spoke to a friend of mine who is a lawyer and graduated from a law school that had the lowest scores for passing the BAR and she passed on the first try. I spoke to her about my desire to transfer to AIMC and my worry re: this exact reason and she said that it's not the school as much as it is the student. Therefore, I feel these things are subjective. Part of the reason I chose ACTCM was because of their passing rate/scores. My friends who go to AIMC (who transferred from ACTCM) feel they are getting the same education (better in all the prereq classes) however AIMC is much less "driven". But it's also on the tri-quarter system so their quarters are longer and at the end of each quarter they are just as burnt out. The other thing to consider is that AIMC has 3 weeks vacation in between quarters whereas ACTCM has only 2 and I can attest - 2 is not enough!

ACTCM is DEFINITELY WITHOUT A DOUBT more test driven - incredibly so. There is a test a week for your first year in points if you are full time. I am 3/4 time and have had a test a week for a year and a half and it's killing me. It's a LOT of pressure!!!!!! AIMC is much much more laid back. AIMC does indeed have more clinic hours. I talked to one graduate who went to ACTCM for the first 2 years and then transferred to AIMC for his last year to get more clinic hours and he loved it.

Hope this was somewhat helpful - time for the AIMC students to answer now!! :)