2023-2024 Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences (PNWU-COM)

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meganaapple said:
I don't remember if they had a designated amount of time set aside for you to think about an answer during my MMI last year but I do know that in an MMI the interviewer wants to hear your thought process so I basically spoke as thoughts came to mind and said things such as "I recognize this is a really challenging situation- if this was the case then I think it's appropriate to do XYZ, but it's also important to take into consideration family wishes etc. but at the end of the day my job as a physician is to educate and care for my pt so this is what I would do short term w/ long term goals being XYZ".
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Thank you for your detailed response! Are you expected to talk about each question for ~6-8 minutes?
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epcards said:
Thank you! Is it OK to pull in personal experiences to help shape your answer?
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The focus should be on your analysis and decision-making, but for MMI's, yes it's fine to pull from personal experiences as long as it is relevant to your answer.
 
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Withdrawing my II. Received II in early September. Hope it goes to someone. Good luck!
 
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Very dumb question but does anyone know the dress code for social hour/second look?
 
ItsNotBabe said:
Very dumb question but does anyone know the dress code for social hour/second look?
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Casual, you're in already, this your chance to get to know current students,faculty, and your future colleagues.
 
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Does PNWU have class ranking that shows up on the transcript? Or some form of ranking system? And to my understanding, the curriculum is pass/no-pass for all 4 years, right?
 
This is what the email I got when I got waitlisted said

"In early May, applicants remaining on the wait list will be reviewed and the top 30 will be ranked and notified by email. If you would like to be removed from the wait list, so that another applicant may take advantage of the opportunity, please notify Enrollment Services."

I've been sending updates, letter of rec, and plan to send my letter of intent after I attend the Second Look event for accepted/waitlisted students. I think from last year's threads people found out in May what their rank on the waitlist was
 
since there's no dress code, I'm assuming we dress casual for the second look event?
 
Mmal said:
Does anyone know about entrance into the DO program from the MAMS program? Like will you have to fill out another AACOMAS application for next cycle or could you get out of doing that again?
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My friend said that she did have to do an AACOMAS application but submitted it in November, not June when the application first opens. This is because the school wanted to look over performance in SCIFOM etc. In June, you wouldn't have even started in MAMS yet.
 
Anyone:
  • know if the incoming class is full yet?
  • know if there are people dropping?
  • hear back anything recently (March/April)?
  • aware of their boards pass rates?
 
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SourCheese1996 said:
Anyone:
  • know if the incoming class is full yet?
  • know if there are people dropping?
  • hear back anything recently (March/April)?
  • aware of their boards pass rates?
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Is the class full? Maybe and no. As people move off of wait lists at other school, already admitted people will give up their seat, opening new seats for PNWU. This is happening later than usual as federal financial aid has been delayed due to the late FAFSA. Expect a lot of movement in the coming weeks.

Are people dropping? Yes. COMP-NW in Oregon opened up another round of interviews when they were fairly confident that they wouldn’t be doing this. This is because they aren’t full yet. I got an II in late February and interviewed almost three weeks ago.

Hear back recently? From my interview in early April, they said the committee would make decisions this last week and sending recommendations to the Dean this coming week. So while I haven’t heard anything since my interview, I expect to hear about a decision this week.

Board pass rate? I don’t know, but it has been declining. I was told they were letting students take the board whenever they wanted. Before, I guess there were some restrictions and the school made sure students were ready, which explains the drop in the pass rate.
 
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emily14 said:
Is the class full? Maybe and no. As people move off of wait lists at other school, already admitted people will give up their seat, opening new seats for PNWU. This is happening later than usual as federal financial aid has been delayed due to the late FAFSA. Expect a lot of movement in the coming weeks.

Are people dropping? Yes. COMP-NW in Oregon opened up another round of interviews when they were fairly confident that they wouldn’t be doing this. This is because they aren’t full yet. I got an II in late February and interviewed almost three weeks ago.

Hear back recently? From my interview in early April, they said the committee would make decisions this last week and sending recommendations to the Dean this coming week. So while I haven’t heard anything since my interview, I expect to hear about a decision this week.

Board pass rate? I don’t know, but it has been declining. I was told they were letting students take the board whenever they wanted. Before, I guess there were some restrictions and the school made sure students were ready, which explains the drop in the pass rate.
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We are required to take Level 1 the summer between second and third year (usually in May). you must pass before starting rotations in third year. I don't know how long this has been the case but at least for a couple years.
 
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Made the difficult decision to withdraw A. I hope it goes to one of you! It really is an amazing and supportive school!
 
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Can someone please drop news if they email you about a top 30 WL? I hear from OOS students that receiving this email in April/May is usually make or break.
 
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