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This is what students told me when I interviewed-that they take like 80-90% of people they interview. I'm not sure about the substitution of courses, you should call the admissions.Howdy! Got two questions for KCUMB
Is it true that 90% of the students that get interviews at this SOM matriculate?
Will biomolecular interactions, molecular cell biology, or molecular biology count towards a biochem course?
KCUMB summarizes its admissions activity in a self assessment found at:This is what students told me when I interviewed-that they take like 80-90% of people they interview. I'm not sure about the substitution of courses, you should call the admissions.
KCUMB summarizes its admissions activity in a self assessment found at:
http://www.kcumb.edu/visitors/PDF/KCUMB_AOACOCA2011.pdf at page 35
...................................2011........ 2010.......... 2009
apps.......................... 3210...... 3108 ...........3109
Interview invites........ 766.......... 627.............. 828
interviews.................. 621......... 400............... 460
Accepted................... 478......... 356............... 423
pd matric fees............296 .........289................ 277
accepted/
interviews ..................77%......... 89% ..............92%
I believe there actually is someone from Canada this year (if memory serves me right) I know the second year class has at least one if not more Canadian students, as well as students from several other countries. Despite many of the students coming from the Midwest, there really isn't a regional preference. I would say they just want to ensure you actually want to be there.
KCUMB Class of 2016
I can perhaps answer a few questions that have been asked. Yes, you must do the prerequisite courses. There are several in the incoming class that have had to take any remaining this summer prior to matriculation. I think they want people to be exposed to certain material beforehand. As for chances once an interview is granted, your chances are pretty good here, as I interviewed in mid March and was accepted later that month. That being said, do your research on osteopathy, and be committed to it. Hope to see some of you in August 2013.
KCUMB Class of 2016
I'm going to be an MS1 at KCUMB and I can verify that you must have all the credits to matriculate, you dont need to have them to apply. I was 1 credit short in bio due to a conversion from trimester to semester credits and they made me take another bio course to make it up. I'm also currently taking genetics. I'm doing both online at a community college so its not a big deal really. After submitting my secondary I got an email from admissions saying I was short credits, I responded and said I was planning to take them if I was accepted and I literally got my interview invite like 30 seconds later.
And as others have said, if you are invited for an interview you have a great shot and they tell you that on interview day...for my group they basically said "relax, if you made it into this room the interview is a formality, be yourself and you have a very good chance of being accepted". They prescreen heavily, they told us they interview around 15% of the applicants and they usually accept around 90% of those interviewed....those figures seem to line up pretty well with the stats posted above. Then they added that the people they dont accept are usually the ones who get so nervous that they completely bomb the interview by not being themselves.
Anyway good luck guys, I'll try to check back and answer questions if I can!
I am glad I have all of my cred in order, I would hate to have to go back to UG to take a class so I can matriculate ....
It aint no thang, if you can't crush a community college 3 credit course you dont belong in med school.
Soooooo not the point bro... I could kill the class but stepping back onto campus.... Pride man... Pride
no idea what you are saying, please explain?...and don't call me bro.
I'm not mad but what are you talking about?
I think he's saying he'd be embarrassed to step back on his UG campus when he was suppossed to be done. Seeing his peers who have a a year left and getting questions like "thoughy you were in med school, what happened?" might give the tail between your legs feeling. Could be way off though...
Yeah you are right, I would die of embarrassment if I got into med school and had to take another class. That's so humiliating.
I read somewhere that kcumb won't accept you if any of your mcat sections are below a 7,
What if you have 10's in the other two?
Also why do we have to have science faculty LOR on top of the committee letter and doctor LOR?
I think he's saying he'd be embarrassed to step back on his UG campus when he was suppossed to be done. Seeing his peers who have a a year left and getting questions like "thoughy you were in med school, what happened?" might give the tail between your legs feeling. Could be way off though...
Just realized I don't meet KCUMB's minimum GPA requirements. I guess we'll see if my MCAT is enough to get me a secondary; It's 10 points higher than their cutoff and both my GPAs are 0.5 below their cutoff.
Did you apply to any smps? An smp wouls clean that gpa problem right up if you do well. If you dont get in this cycle you may want to consider it.
Just going to retake more classes at CC if I don't get in this cycle.
Just realized I don't meet KCUMB's minimum GPA requirements. I guess we'll see if my MCAT is enough to get me a secondary; It's 10 points higher than their cutoff and both my GPAs are 0.5 below their cutoff.
Did you apply to any smps? An smp wouls clean that gpa problem right up if you do well. If you dont get in this cycle you may want to consider it.
This is my first choice as of right now. I'm above their cut-off for GPA and MCAT (28). I'm bummed because each section has a cut off at 7 and my scores at 10V/6P/12B. Their website says that they make exceptions on the 7 section score cut-off on a case by case basis. Because I'm so interested in this school I was planning on writing a letter to see if they would look at my over all scores. Just wondering if you guys think I should write this now or wait to see if I get a secondary before calling/emailing them.
Your mcat is good however your grades are not. You need to fix that if you go back and repeat the classes you got bad grades in you have a better chance. With your grades the way they are now i wouldnt apply.I shadow my hometown doc that attended KCUMB back in the day and ever since I've been aiming more for KCUMB than for KUMed. Mainly because I hear the programs are very comparable, but I've heard stories of KUMC students being charged out the wazoo with little to no improvements to their buildings/classrooms. I also love that KCUMB is partnered with Rockhurst for their MBA. I think Kansas City does a spectacular job at culturing an environment for successful businesses.
So here's my case,
I could apply this year, but this upcoming year is my break year and I'm traveling around. The following year (2013-2014) is going to be the year I would (if fortunate enough) matriculate.
Here are my stats and I'm wondering if I should apply this year or just wait. (As for age, I wasn't born in the 90s :\ ):
MCAT: 27P 9/9/9
College cGPA: 2.97 (I don't know they'd want overall or just university gpa)
College + Transfer cGPA: 3.03
sGPA: 2.94
EC: Bunch of work through my Leadership program (unfortunately none for health care related things). My group and I did write a grant for our local hispanic non-profit which the main goal was to extend healthcare coverage for our local hispanic population by employing medical translators and facilitating education to the hispanic pubic on how to approach the American healthcare system. This was supposed to reduce healthcare cost by motivating uninsured Hispanic American (legal or illegal immigrants) to approach the health care system early on as a method of preventing a larger, more serious health condition that would cost more in the long run to treat.
Also I've volunteered for 40-50 hours at the local hospital and just began to shadow our town D.O. for 10-15 hours so far.
as for LORs, I'm having a difficult time thinking of people to help me.
I have 1 leadership teacher, 1 professor (maybe), 1 professor (maybe if the other doesnt), and hopefully my D.O. doc
Should I apply now ?
jajaja ^
waiting on secondaries, got verified two days ago, life is good.
That works too... i hope you get in though...
Anyone know the dress code???
Are you seriously going to ask about every DO school's dress code? Unless you're a super applicant, you probably shouldn't be choosing based on something so miniscule.
Wouldn't affect my decision. Just nice to know if I'd be wearing a tie or a t-shirt every day. I don't really care if it's annoying. I just figured I'd ask about all the schools I applied to just so I know. Also I'm sure I'm not the only one that wonders about it.