, 6) I like the fact that OUHCOM is a part of a large university. This provides many extra resources for medical students that would not be available to other schools- the one I think is most important is research opportunities. There are so many research opportunities to medical students, including a summer internship between our first and second year.
Hi Emagavin, I'm not sure the stats on what percentage of matriculants are from California but two years ago 7% of matriculants were from OOS. However, I do remember Meep mentioning that more OOS residents would likely be accepted this past year due to the Dublin campus opening. Not sure if this was the actual case?... Since you have ties to OU this will definitely work in your favor.
After getting accepted to a handful of other schools I picked OU for a number of different reasons. 1) Rotations- they have some of the best rotations I've seen of any other DO school. The CORE allows their students the opportunity to rotate with over 20 hospitals. What stood out to me was not only the sheer number of rotations spots available, but the quality of the hospitals within the CORE- they range from the Cleveland Clinic to Ohio Health to Riverside hospital. 2) Historic precedence of high board scores- speaks for itself. 3) Match results- these should be looked over by you in more detail but OU does a great job at matching into competitive specialties at renowned hospitals. Last year alone they had students match at Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, Duke, and Ohio State (to name a few). 4) Supportive administration- this may sound weird but this was one of the main reasons why I chose OUHCOM. There really is a family mentality here. The administration bends over backwards for their students. 5) In-state tuition $31,000
Hope this helps
Well, I guess I will be withdrawing my application then.
there is also a "buy out" option. Last I heard it was around $50k.
Exactly the same as mine- I wrote Why DO and Why OU-HCOM on the same essay and then another sheet for Why Cleveland. Good luck!
No medical school in the country guarantees residency.
Honestly that was my first thought too, but I'd rather go to OU than every other DO school I applied to barring PCOM! Plus a residency spot at Cleveland Clinic is pretty awesome if you ask me.
I'm most interested in the new Cleveland campus. I am nowhere close to being able to get into CWRU and this is the next best way into one of the world's finest medical institutions- Cleveland Clinic! Not to mention everyone is so friendly, their curriculum is good and they've had 99-100% match from what I've seen. PCOM gives me better opportunities for PA in state stuff and no contract. My other DO schools are Rowan, WV, and LECOM so I'd say this is easily second best if not the best of mine.
I'd really work on getting a DO letter. If you're from Ohio, it's not hard to find a DO and the school really wants you to have exposure to DO. Is it 100% necessary? No. But it is really looked favorably upon. I'd submit now and you can always send a DO LOR in later if you can get one.
I would agree that a DO letter for OU is important, though not a necessity. The DO that I got my letter from I hadn't even shadowed. I had a meeting with her to talk about the osteopathic profession in general and at the end of the meeting she asked if I wanted a letter of recommendation. Most DO's are eager to write letters for prospective students so don't hesitate to ask
No :/ I am from NY. I might not submit this secondary until a retake I guess.
http://www.oucom.ohiou.edu/OUHCOM/facts.htm
That is very true. I will apply and see what comes out of it. Thank you
They told me that even though I was complete they won't be reviewing for a bit and starting interviews late August/September IIRC.
It's fine. I shadowed a DO for a couple weeks and I used that letter. Remember that it's a long cycle as well, and they admit people through February. I actually had a classmate come off the waitlist the 3rd day of classes.
