A.T. Still University Kirksville (KCOM) Discussion Thread 2012 - 2013

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Ooo thanks for the heads up! I'm heading down on Friday to snoop around.

Originally Posted by rcheech7

So I'm waiting to hear from couple schools.

Will it be a problem finding housing towards the end of May?

Ditto on what coolingglasses said! I heard it won't be impossible, but most of the better spots will be unavailable, so you'll have to dig around more and perhaps be willing to pay a little more.

Originally Posted by dntke1518

Heritage House/Ken makes things seem awesome, but in reality they aren't. Myself and other med students live in the brand new buildings off of Franklin that Ken built. He said he would fill them with med students, false... There is a building that he just built (which we weren't told he was going to put up) next to us that he filled with Truman students who are very loud. In addition we have had quite a few issues with our brand new units and the maintenance has been hit or miss. Oh, and make sure you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, your parking lot won't be plowed.

Rant over.

Two years ago I lived in a building filled with rowdy undergrads (should've expected this though), so the bar is set pretty low for me as far as study environment and neighbors.

Originally Posted by dntke1518

Heritage House/Ken makes things seem awesome, but in reality they aren't. Myself and other med students live in the brand new buildings off of Franklin that Ken built. He said he would fill them with med students, false... There is a building that he just built (which we weren't told he was going to put up) next to us that he filled with Truman students who are very loud. In addition we have had quite a few issues with our brand new units and the maintenance has been hit or miss. Oh, and make sure you have a 4 wheel drive vehicle, your parking lot won't be plowed.

Rant over.

Great...I just put a deposit down on a new construction place with them. Luckily it's a condo, so there's a driveway/garage...maybe plowing won't be an issue. You've got me concerned about them as landlords for maintenance issues, though. What kind of issues have you had with new construction?

Originally Posted by coolingglasses

Two years ago I lived in a building filled with rowdy undergrads (should've expected this though), so the bar is set pretty low for me as far as study environment and neighbors.

Ouuuchh

Originally Posted by coolingglasses

Two years ago I lived in a building filled with rowdy undergrads (should've expected this though), so the bar is set pretty low for me as far as study environment and neighbors.

Ha well good! Your first block weekend might be a different story when it comes to tolerating noise

Originally Posted by DancinDoc17

Great...I just put a deposit down on a new construction place with them. Luckily it's a condo, so there's a driveway/garage...maybe plowing won't be an issue. You've got me concerned about them as landlords for maintenance issues, though. What kind of issues have you had with new construction?

Where did you find this condo? As far as issues go feel free to PM me

It's off Laharpe St and 1st.

Originally Posted by spleencakes

Ouuuchh

As someone who's always enjoyed studying at home, I am pretty sure this had an adverse effect on my PB grades

Originally Posted by dntke1518

Ha well good! Your first block weekend might be a different story when it comes to tolerating noise

say whaaaaaaat

Anyone hear anything about 4 Horizons Realty by any chance?

So I've been looking through the "budget" and max amount of loans you can receive (which I will max out)... HOLY CRAP! This is getting real. Total is 77.5K for next year. Makes me throw up to think that none of that is subsidized and the interest rates are outrageous for the stafford and gradplus loans. Basically, if tuition increase is around 2K a year, then I'm expecting that will come out to be about 320K before interest at the end of school. BLEHHHH

Originally Posted by abolt18

So I've been looking through the "budget" and max amount of loans you can receive (which I will max out)... HOLY CRAP! This is getting real. Total is 77.5K for next year. Makes me throw up to think that none of that is subsidized and the interest rates are outrageous for the stafford and gradplus loans. Basically, if tuition increase is around 2K a year, then I'm expecting that will come out to be about 320K before interest at the end of school. BLEHHHH

Welcome. Best thing is you get nice reminders from sallie mae in the mail every once in awhile on your increasing debt.

Originally Posted by dntke1518

Welcome. Best thing is you get nice reminders from sallie mae in the mail every once in awhile on your increasing debt.

Haha great can't wait...

Originally Posted by victorypolka

If you figure that one out, let the rest of us know, eh?

Hey VictoryPolka,

Have you gotten a call about moving off the pending seat list yet?

Originally Posted by redpurkinje

Hey VictoryPolka,

Have you gotten a call about moving off the pending seat list yet?

Nope, it's been quiet on my end. I figured the soonest I would hear anything would be around the end of March/early April, so I'm not surprised. I sent a letter of intent about a week ago.

Do you have any insight?

Originally Posted by victorypolka

Nope, it's been quiet on my end. I figured the soonest I would hear anything would be around the end of March/early April, so I'm not surprised. I sent a letter of intent about a week ago.

Do you have any insight?

The last deadline should be in a few days, you should start hearing about movement after then.

Originally Posted by victorypolka

Nope, it's been quiet on my end. I figured the soonest I would hear anything would be around the end of March/early April, so I'm not surprised. I sent a letter of intent about a week ago.

Do you have any insight?

If this school is your first choice, definitely let them know. Also if you have other schools that have accepted let KCOM know as well. I called them the day i found out that I'd been accepted for 2018 unless a seat opened. I'd already had 2 acceptances and was waiting to hear back from another but told them KCOM was my first choice but that I had to put a deposit down elsewhere (KCUMB or KYCOM) by a certain date. I also told them I was turning down/cancelling the other 5 interviews I had scheduled because I knew that KCOM was where I was supposed to be. They called me back within 2 business days offering a seat for the class of 2017. Good luck! If you do get in and are looking for a roommate i am renting a 2 bedroom/ 2 full bath duplex 5 minutes from campus

Hey guys, whats KCOM's facebook page?

Originally Posted by Dr.TurkandJD

Hey guys, whats KCOM's facebook page?

I can't get to FB from my work so I can't chat it to you, but if you've been accepted, Andrea or someone else in admissions have sent/will send you an email with a link to it. Maybe search your email? If you still don't have it a little later, I'll post it.

Thanks for this post! I sent in a letter of intent about a month ago saying that KCOM was my top choice but I still have not heard anything back about my accepted pending position yet. Anybody else have any luck recently with movement? Would it be overkill to send in another letter of intent?

Originally Posted by idanny

Thanks for this post! I sent in a letter of intent about a month ago saying that KCOM was my top choice but I still have not heard anything back about my accepted pending position yet. Anybody else have any luck recently with movement? Would it be overkill to send in another letter of intent?

A friend of mine who is also on the accepted pending list emailed Donna on Monday, and she emailed back saying that there are many people who did nod turn in their deposit by the 15, and they are currently checking in on those people to make sure their payment isn't in the mail. There will be movement soon once they double check everything!

Originally Posted by idanny

Thanks for this post! I sent in a letter of intent about a month ago saying that KCOM was my top choice but I still have not heard anything back about my accepted pending position yet. Anybody else have any luck recently with movement? Would it be overkill to send in another letter of intent?

My friend got a call yesterday late afternoon. He had called earlier in the day and told them that he had an acceptance elsewhere and had a deposit coming due but preffered KCOM. They asked if they could call him back so that they could look over his file again. An hour later he got his acceptance call. So, there is some movement already happening. I suspect that there will be calls going out to others shortly.

I'm assuming everyone on the accepted pending list got the email from Donna this weekend? I wonder if this means our chances of getting in July 2013 are diminishing...

How many of us are still on this list?

Originally Posted by victorypolka

I'm assuming everyone on the accepted pending list got the email from Donna this weekend? I wonder if this means our chances of getting in July 2013 are diminishing...

How many of us are still on this list?

Yup, got the same message. It sounds like our chances are diminishing as Donna mentioned that the empty seats have been filled for now ... Anybody else still waiting?

Originally Posted by Dr.TurkandJD

Hey guys, whats KCOM's facebook page?

For the incoming class? http://www.facebook.com/groups/KCOM2017/

Originally Posted by idanny

Yup, got the same message. It sounds like our chances are diminishing as Donna mentioned that the empty seats have been filled for now ... Anybody else still waiting?

I'm pretty open as to whether I get in this year's class or next year's. I have a steady job and it wouldn't hurt to save a little start-up money for next year, if I had to make that choice. It is much less stressful with the knowledge that I will be in medical school regardless.

As an alternate I did not get an email at all from Donna. I wonder if that means the chances as an alternate are even slimmer?

XD

Originally Posted by ian2013

As an alternate I did not get an email at all from Donna. I wonder if that means the chances as an alternate are even slimmer?

XD

As far as I understand it, they do not pull from the alternate list until the accepted pending seat list is empty. :/ So at the moment the chance is prolly slim to non.Good Luck!

List moved a little. I just was contacted today. Keep up hope. When I had a couple other interviews, some people that were accepted at KCOM were interviewing still.

Originally Posted by FastIL

List moved a little. I just was contacted today. Keep up hope. When I had a couple other interviews, some people that were accepted at KCOM were interviewing still.

You were accepted from the accepted-pending list?

Yes I was. I was called today.

Originally Posted by FastIL

Yes I was. I was called today.

Are you for sure going to KCOM?

Originally Posted by dmusic

Are you for sure going to KCOM?

Yes. Also, if i wasn't I would not say that. They probably watch boards here and there and probably also only accepted one student. Therefore, they would know who I was and what I said. However, that is irrelevant and I plan on sending in my deposit as soon as I get the mail.

Originally Posted by FastIL

Yes. Also, if i wasn't I would not say that. They probably watch boards here and there and probably also only accepted one student. Therefore, they would know who I was and what I said. However, that is irrelevant and I plan on sending in my deposit as soon as I get the mail.

Play nice... Don't get too worked up, they aren't going to rescind your offer of acceptance just because you said you were questioning going somewhere else on an anonymous internet forum.

Originally Posted by dntke1518

Play nice... Don't get too worked up, they aren't going to rescind your offer of acceptance just because you said you were questioning going somewhere else on an anonymous internet forum.

Yeah that's what I was thinking too. I was just going to say

Originally Posted by dntke1518

Play nice... Don't get too worked up, they aren't going to rescind your offer of acceptance just because you said you were questioning going somewhere else on an anonymous internet forum.

+1 to this.

list moved today! my friend got accepted off the accepted pending list this morning!

Greetings

Hopefully this question can be answered by some current KCOM HPSP students. I know the military will not cover the cost of buying, only renting of, a laptop, does any current student know if they were required to buy their own IPAD or did the military cover the cost?

Thank you

Email from Donna yesterday about alternate list.
"As we are getting closer to the July 2013 start for KCOM, I wanted to touch base with you to see if you would like to remain on our alternate list or whether you have already made plans for next year. At this time I'm not sure if we will need to select folks from the alternate list but want to be ready if needed. Please reply to this email or give me a call to confirm if you want to remain on the list or whether we should close your file. Thank you!"

Originally Posted by krispy007

Greetings

Hopefully this question can be answered by some current KCOM HPSP students. I know the military will not cover the cost of buying, only renting of, a laptop, does any current student know if they were required to buy their own IPAD or did the military cover the cost?

Thank you

Hi, though I am not a HPSP student I believe I can shed some light on this. In the student budget there is a section that is deemed "Diagnostic equipment". This part of the budget includes our cardiology III stethescope, our welch diagnostic set, and the iPad, ect. There is not a separate category for the iPad alone unlike the separate computer portion. So, since this is now considered required equipment, I believe that it will be covered under the HPSP. "We will pay 100 percent of your tuition, plus we will also pay for required books, equipment and most academic fees..." (http://www.goarmy.com/amedd/education/hpsp.html) If you are still worried about it, I would call the financial aid office for clarification. I hope this helps

Here is the link If you would like to take a gander at this budget I'm referring to: http://www.atsu.edu/financial_aid/do...pWS2013-14.pdf

I will be withdrawing my acceptance here very soon. Good luck to all of those on the waitlist/pending seat!

I'm trying to find a place with central heat and air, and I would prefer hardwood floors, but I can't really find anything fitting this description online. Where are some nice places to live? I am female and single in my mid twenties. I'd be fine living alone or living in a house with roommates.

How is COL in Kirksville? Pretty low? Are there many students that buy houses instead of renting?