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Secondary received!!!
How are y'all answering the question "Is there any information that is relevant to your ability...." ? I am thinking of leaving it blank.
Currently completing my secondary, and I noticed on the essays it says "Maximum 500 words" but we are only given 500 characters? Is that how it is supposed to be, or is this a glitch?
Submitted it just now!! Really like this school. Hopefully they really do weigh the recent GPA :/
I guess I'll start it off! Just got my secondary today!! Completed a masters program last year with a 3.5 GPA and have a MCAT of 27-28. This is my third time applying so I really hope this is the year. I've usually always been rejected pre-secondary so we shall see, fingers crossed!
Do any of you mind sharing the prompts? Are they same as last year?
1) Describe three reasons you have chosen osteopathic medicine as your....
2) Professionalism and the ability to gain respect in the community in which you live is of utmost importance....
3) Please describe a volunteer or service activity that...
4) In the event you submitted an application to VCOM last year...
5) If you have not completed all the prerequisite coursework...
Thank you.
Great, thank you for replying!Yes, they are the same this year.
Anyone have anything showing up on their portal/marked complete? Submitted my application a while ago..
Were your stats borderline? I was verifed the 7th and recieved my secondary that same day.I got this as well. pending review
Secondary or primary?Anyone have anything showing up on their portal/marked complete? Submitted my application a while ago..
Secondary or primary?
I've already submitted my secondary. A while ago actually. Just waiting for that completion email..
Complete email received! They won't start looking at completed apps until early August for anyone who's wondering. They send out IIs via phone as well.
IIs for early decision go out September, and IIs for everyone else don't go out until October.
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Just got an email about secondary application received. It says another couple of weeks for the complete email
Same here! I think we submitted at a similar date.
How long did it take you guys to get a secondary once your coursework had been verified?
Why do they have such weird payment methods? My only options are:
They really dont have an option to pay via debit and credit card?
- Paypal Account
- AACOMAS Voucher
- Check number
Create a PayPal account with your credit card. It's not a big deal; and it's actually a more secure way to pay then directly inputting a credit card number.
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I didn't know this was an option. I went ahead and paid via check method. I hope ole U.S. Mail doesn't screw me.
Space reserved for prompt.
Please PM the essay prompts when available and I will update this.
Good luck to everyone applying!
I see in the secondary instruction to not cut and paste because of extra characters. I wrote my essays in word does that mean I can't copy from word into the box on the application?
Ill call them tomorrow to check. I read on the "check status" page you can mail a check for $25 dollars to admissions. I dont know though. Do you think they will let me change payment options?I thought "Check Number" referred to a digital check?
(Disclaimer: I used PayPal so I'm not sure.)
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Yes, they are the same this year.
Does anyone know what the initial screening criteria are? Thinking about applying here..Thanks
Oh okay..well that sounds quite reasonable, I guess. I'm just surprised about that low GPA. I don't know how reliable this information is, but I saw in previous threads that people with lower MCATs have been accepted because they had a high GPA..?I believe 3.0 GPA and 500 MCAT
Also if anyone is curious I spoke to admissions and their GPA/ MCAT average for matriculants is 3.5/500-502
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Oh okay..well that sounds quite reasonable, I guess. I'm just surprised about that low GPA. I don't know how reliable this information is, but I saw in previous threads that people with lower MCATs have been accepted because they had a high GPA..?
I mean the 3.0 GPA cut off is the limit for almost every US school. And yes, they do value GPA slightly more than MCAT, but I would be surprised if the accepted Someone with a sub 500 MCAT, as it correlates with a high drop out rate and low chances to pass COMLEX. Your best bet for admissions at any school is have good ECs and be around the national average for matriculants in terms of GPA/MCAT. I believe according to AACOMAS data this is a 5.52 cGPA, 3.4 sGPA and a 3.6 non-science GPA along with a 27 MCAT or 502.
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Does anyone know what the initial screening criteria are? Thinking about applying here..Thanks
VCOM screens a lot more in depth than just by stats. They tend to only send secondaries to candidates they are very interested in interviewing.
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I fully agree. There's a reason the MCAT exists and aside from that, you're probably not doing yourself a favor by gaining admissions with a low score only to drop out after a couple of years in medical school with a gruesome amount of studentloan debt just because you fail COMLEX.
A little correction, it appears that according to the DO schools I've spoke to a 500 is considered the average for matriculants and a 27 on the old scale. Anything above that is outstanding.
Those schools were: VCOM, CUSOM, WVSOM, LMU-DCOM, and LUCOM.
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Hmmm... secondaries one day after verification doesn't sound too selective haha
A little correction, it appears that according to the DO schools I've spoke to a 500 is considered the average for matriculants and a 27 on the old scale. Anything above that is outstanding.
Those schools were: VCOM, CUSOM, WVSOM, LMU-DCOM, and LUCOM.
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http://forums.studentdoctor.net/thr...centile-comparison-conversion-tables.1143689/
Your conversion from old to new scale is not correct. 500 is not the average for matriculants; it is the average according to the scale (i.e. the 50th percentile). The new scale is on a bell curve. At several schools, a 500 MCAT is the lowest they will consider.
Ex. "LUCOM has a preferred MCAT standard of 24 or greater with no individual score of less than 8. Applicants should achieve an MCAT of 500 with no individual score less than a 125. "
The others you mentioned don't state a required score as far as I know.
I believe 3.0 GPA and 500 MCAT
Also if anyone is curious I spoke to admissions and their GPA/ MCAT average for matriculants is 3.5/500-502
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If the 500 is for screening then how could it be the average?
If the 500 is for screening then how could it be the average?
Do they screen? I got a secondary invite before my MCAT score was recieved.
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They do screen, but they put more emphasis on GPA.
I'm good in both areas. So I should hopefully make it to IIs. I imagine they screen sub 3.0 GPAs
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