Yes the school does accept update letters and letters of continued interest/intent. They do review previously submitted applications on a rolling basis. I can't tell you how successful you might be - but as long as the information is pertinent and significant, you can't really hurt your chances.
You can send it via email to [email protected] or via regular mail. Good luck!
You will have to perform exams on fellow classmates at any school you attend. At RVU the lab dress code is that male students must dress down to gym shorts, and female students must dress down to gym shorts and a sports bra. There is absolutely no touching of/or revealing of breasts, genitalia or buttox at any time. Any such examinations are performed on mannequins or onto specially trained standardized patients who will guide you through the inspection themselves. We use oto/ophthalmoscopes to examine each others ears and eyes, nose, throat. We use stethoscopes to listen to each other's lungs/heart and bowel sounds - and yes the stethoscope must touch bare skin. During osteopathic manipulations lab, we do practice performing all manipulations on each other. But at all times, the minimum lab dress code is respected. Lastly, we do have separate locker rooms for males and females if that is also of concern for you. Hope that clears up any concerns you might have.
You learn on each other, you're tested by SP's (except some situations).
These concerns are totally normal and valid. I would offer the following thoughts based on personal experience in a manual skills lab setting. Rest assured that it is a very mature, professional and respectful environment; everyone is supportive of one another and sensitive to any anxiety that might exist. I don't know if this applies to RVU, but women are often allowed to wear a sports bra under their t-shirt or tank-top, if they are more comfortable with that.
During regular lab, you're in a open room with 40 other people. There are TV's mounted around the room and a stage at the front. A professor will give a short lecture and demonstrate up on stage and you can watch on a TV if you're not close enough to the front. When you're being tested during an SP encounter, you use real clinical rooms where you're one-on-one behind closed doors. Here's a picture of the OPP and PCM lab: http://www.rvu.edu/omm-lab/ and there might be some more scattered throughout the site. Here's another photo from the RVU Facebook page. There's a professor demonstrating a manipulation on a student. On that particular day, dress-down was not required. Link to photo. Check out some of the other photos too.
All labs are scheduled in blocks of 2 hours. Sometimes you'll get out earlier.
Very relaxed interview. I know that's a cliche for DO school interviews, but in the half dozen schools I interviewed at this was definitely the most laid back. The interviewers don't have any information on your grades or mcat, all they are looking at is for is "fit". Be ready to tell stories about yourself and your life experience. They're not looking for numbers (X years doing this Y hours doing that etc) they're looking for your personality and determining if you would mesh with the schools culture. I interviewed there on a Thursday and got the acceptance call on Friday (next day).Hey guys! I'm new to SDN.
Scheduled interview for 12/9.
Can anyone tell me a little bit more about the interview and what to expect? Also, for those lucky few of you that got accepted, how long after your interview did you get the call?
Hey guys! I'm new to SDN.
Scheduled interview for 12/9.
Can anyone tell me a little bit more about the interview and what to expect? Also, for those lucky few of you that got accepted, how long after your interview did you get the call?
Hey, when were you secondary complete, just for reference?Hey guys! I'm new to SDN.
Scheduled interview for 12/9.
Can anyone tell me a little bit more about the interview and what to expect? Also, for those lucky few of you that got accepted, how long after your interview did you get the call?
Hopefully you've heard back by this point! I finished my application in the last week of October, got an interview invite 10 days later. I'm not sure how standardized their timetable is, but good luck!
Updates do help. From what I've seen, more competitive applicants receive interview invites more quickly. So if you've been waiting over a month for an interview invite, it couldn't hurt to enhance your application. It'll also encourage them to take another look at your app. Good luck!
Usually by this point the class is 1/2 full - but that's based on my own experience over the last few cycles. I do not know the actual status of the class.Does anyone know how full the class is and whether or not it's too late to send an app here?
I didn't bother applying here earlier because I read somewhere that the school greatly frowns upon retakes.
3.7 GPA/29 MCAT
The Class is currently half full. As far as retakes, it depends on how many and the circumstances.Does anyone know how full the class is and whether or not it's too late to send an app here?
I didn't bother applying here earlier because I read somewhere that the school greatly frowns upon retakes.
3.7 GPA/29 MCAT
SDN Member BeepBoopBeepBoop made this group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/rvucom2020/
25, 3.88s, 3.85c. Out of state. Tons of work experience in med field and volunteering.
You can call the school and ask for Admissions. Whoever answers will be able to answer any status question you have. Or you can email [email protected].
