Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine (ACOM) Discussion Thread 2016-2017

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What is the class size?
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Marrowist said:
What is the class size?
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a current student told me that their class size is around 160! so ACOM will probably be accepting up to 320 this cycle as most medschools accept double their matriculation amount
 
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I interview next week... very excited.
 
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So maybe we will find out tomorrow for 9/2
 
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ACCEPTED!!! Look forward to learning with/from you guys in the near future!
 
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Wow... Congrats everyone that is fantastic!!!
 
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Interviewed 9/9, ACCEPTED 9/14. Not sure if I should smile, laugh, or cry right now.. I think I'll just do all 3. Congrats to everyone!
 
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Just got the acceptance call, but missed it! I was boarding the plane home from another schools interview. SO HAPPY! I'm going to have to make some hard decisions in the next few weeks, which is a good problem to have! Congrats everyone!!
 
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Congrats everyone! Didn't get the call. I'm going to assume I got rejected...
 
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poloboy said:
Congrats everyone! Didn't get the call. I'm going to assume I got rejected...
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No call either. Maybe waitlisted or rejected. We're in the same boat, but we should wait and see what the official email says.
 
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Anyone think there is a chance he will be making more calls tomorrow? Or should we assume if we didn't get the call tonight we are waitlisted/rejected?..
 
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Congrats to everyone who got accepted!

Any tips and pointers for the interview? I have it scheduled for the 30th.
 
TheTeacher said:
I submitted my secondary on the the aug 23rd and got the secondary received on aug 31st but I am still not complete...should i be worried?
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Just give them a call tomorrow, they are very nice and helpful. They will let you know if you're missing anything.
 
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SteelVelocity said:
Dr. Reynolds did say that he tries to give everyone a call. I wouldn't assume he would binge two weeks of interviewees in one night, so it's very possible he will give more calls tomorrow... I hope :(
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From my understanding he occasionally will break up the calls over 2-3 days. Don't give up hope everyone! You've got this!

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accepted! missed the call from Dr. R, but feels good mayn :); congrats to all others who got accepted! Those who haven;t gotten calls, dont lose hope and best of luck!
 
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stardust379 said:
Congrats to everyone who got accepted!

Any tips and pointers for the interview? I have it scheduled for the 30th.
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Just relax and be yourself.

I honestly thought I didn't do that great in my interview, but I guess I was wrong! Just know your app, know why you are applying to osteopathic medical school, and be friendly! You'll do fine. :)
 
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Everyone who accepted should pm me so I can added you guys on our fb class. Congratulations to everyone :)
 
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How can we contact Dr. Reynolds? I kinda wanna email him or something to thank him for his call
 
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NecrotizingFascitis said:
Just relax and be yourself.

I honestly thought I didn't do that great in my interview, but I guess I was wrong! Just know your app, know why you are applying to osteopathic medical school, and be friendly! You'll do fine. :)
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Thank you so much :) Just a little bummed since I got my first rejection post-interview, so I want to handle my future interviews as best as I can.

Would you say it was a long interview?
 
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stardust379 said:
Thank you so much :) Just a little bummed since I got my first rejection post-interview, so I want to handle my future interviews as best as I can.

Would you say it was a long interview?
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You will enjoy the interview that it went by too fast you would not even know!!!
 
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Congrats everyone :) all y'all are future doctors!!!


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stardust379 said:
Thank you so much :) Just a little bummed since I got my first rejection post-interview, so I want to handle my future interviews as best as I can.

Would you say it was a long interview?
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It's like @lnguyen1412 said, it goes by super fast! Just don't psych yourself out mid-interview like I did when you come to the realization that you are at a medical school interviewing lol.
 
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I was fine for my interview next week..until i read all of these posts. now i'm getting more jittery :whistle:
 
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lnguyen1412 said:
You will enjoy the interview that it went by too fast you would not even know!!!
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This is true. I had an interview that felt like pulling teeth elsewhere. This one was really great, I was able to express myself and I did not get nervous at all :) Really great school, atmosphere, teachers. Love it.
 
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lnguyen1412 said:
You will enjoy the interview that it went by too fast you would not even know!!!
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That's awesome to know! I'm assuming the interviewers were easy-going and relaxed.

Sorry to ask so many questions, but did the interviewers grill you guys at all on GPA or MCAT or anything like that? I have low-ish stats and I'm afraid. I am obviously very grateful to get an II, but I don't know if my stats will ultimately lead to my downfall D:
 
NecrotizingFascitis said:
It's like @lnguyen1412 said, it goes by super fast! Just don't psych yourself out mid-interview like I did when you come to the realization that you are at a medical school interviewing lol.
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Haha, I think this is what I did last week! I'm glad everyone has such great things to say about this school. Super excited.
 
Wiggly Tuff Da Ruff said:
This is true. I had an interview that felt like pulling teeth elsewhere. This one was really great, I was able to express myself and I did not get nervous at all :) Really great school, atmosphere, teachers. Love it.
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Where did you have the negative interview experience? If you don't mind me asking.
 
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That's awesome to know! I'm assuming the interviewers were easy-going and relaxed.

Sorry to ask so many questions, but did the interviewers grill you guys at all on GPA or MCAT or anything like that? I have low-ish stats and I'm afraid. I am obviously very grateful to get an II, but I don't know if my stats will ultimately lead to my downfall D:
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They asked about my MCAT, so just have an answer for that. They didn't grill me though :)


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sanix95 said:
They asked about my MCAT, so just have an answer for that. They didn't grill me though :)


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Ah okay! I think my MCAT is okay, it's just my GPA. I hope I don't end up sounding like I'm making up an excuse as to why I didn't do as well as I could have as an undergrad.
 
MakeLifeHappen13 said:
Where did you have the negative interview experience? If you don't mind me asking.
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I think it was more me being nervous and not knowing what to expect. like others have said on this thread earlier, acom just FELT different, like family! I can picture myself studying here and fitting in here and that made all the difference in my interview experience :)
 
Honestly, my interview at LECOM was bad IMO. It was my first interview so nervous was the reason. But before I walked into the interview with ACOM, I was nervous too. My interviewer realize that so he asked me to share something fun that I have done in Dothan to help me at ease! After that, the conversation just went on and I totally forgot about the time.
The other interviewer as me about my C- and C+ In anatomy and neurological science, respectively! But I managed to answer about it and give them my plan how to overcome it in med school. Overall, my interview was fun and relaxed
 
stardust379 said:
That's awesome to know! I'm assuming the interviewers were easy-going and relaxed.

Sorry to ask so many questions, but did the interviewers grill you guys at all on GPA or MCAT or anything like that? I have low-ish stats and I'm afraid. I am obviously very grateful to get an II, but I don't know if my stats will ultimately lead to my downfall D:
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I have a low GPA (3.2c/3.1s), 5 C's, 2 C- (I retook one of these because it was a required class), 4 W's, took a year off between junior & senior year before returning to graduate, took the MCAT twice (did ok the first time but I wanted to do better, ended up with a 9 point score increase the second time), and I've taken additional courses/ finished pre-reqs at a community college since graduating 2 years ago. I was not asked about ANY of these things, and I was accepted 2 weeks ago. Let your passion shine through during your interview, and your stats won't hold you back.
 
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SeattleGraceForever said:
I have a low GPA (3.2c/3.1s), 5 C's, 2 C- (I retook one of these because it was a required class), 4 W's, took a year off between junior & senior year before returning to graduate, took the MCAT twice (did ok the first time but I wanted to do better, ended up with a 9 point score increase the second time), and I've taken additional courses/ finished pre-reqs at a community college since graduating 2 years ago. I was not asked about ANY of these things, and I was accepted 2 weeks ago. Let your passion shine through during your interview, and your stats won't hold you back.
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This was awesome to read. Thanks a bunch. I have a ton of grade replacement, too and had to retake the MCAT like 3 times to get a decent score. I hope it works out for me. Just hope that me interviewing at the end of September won't have a huge effect.

Congrats on your well-deserved acceptance! :)
 
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stardust379 said:
This was awesome to read. Thanks a bunch. I have a ton of grade replacement, too and had to retake the MCAT like 3 times to get a decent score. I hope it works out for me. Just hope that me interviewing at the end of September won't have a huge effect.

Congrats on your well-deserved acceptance! :)
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If you're as nice in person as you are here on SDN I think you'll do great in your interview! Every post of yours is so positive and supportive so all you need to do is just be yourself. Good luck!!


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If you're as nice in person as you are here on SDN I think you'll do great in your interview! Every post of yours is so positive and supportive so all you need to do is just be yourself. Good luck!!


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Wow, are you taking all those interviews? Sheesh

Go Hawks btw
 
Does anyone know the average mcat score for this school? What are the chances with a 500 and a 3.95c and 3.96s
 
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