Acceptance Rate W/Interview

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There are two schools of thought on that matter.

1) Yes. The maximum amount of seats in the class are available at that time, so you have the "best" odds on getting one of those seats. This also depends on when the adcoms meet. If it's every other week, you may be pooled in with the 2nd or even 3rd/4th interview session.

2) No. Schools may not be as grab happy knowing that there are tons of other applicants out there, so they would be less likely to hand out acceptances but perhaps more waitlists/holds/deferrals.

Hope this helps. My best advice is to be yourself, no matter when your interview is. Most schools screen for interviewees, so each of them is qualified academically. It is at the interview that your personality, passion, and individuality must be presented and thus evaluated by the interviewers/adcoms.



I agree with HemaOncoDoc on this perspective. I didn't think I did that well at my NSUCOM interview, but I believe that I got an acceptance because I interviewed very early. In the same breath, I thought I did very well at my Touro-Nevada interview (which was the 1st day of interviews), but believe I got waitlisted because my GPA/MCAT are not nearly as competitive as future applicants will be.

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I agree with HemaOncoDoc on this perspective. I didn't think I did that well at my NSUCOM interview, but I believe that I got an acceptance because I interviewed very early. In the same breath, I thought I did very well at my Touro-Nevada interview (which was the 1st day of interviews), but believe I got waitlisted because my GPA/MCAT are not nearly as competitive as future applicants will be.
Sometimes the decisions are very subjective. For those who have interviewd, you must keep in mind the % of accepted applicants they interview in- and out-of-state varies greatly. Some schools have a higher percentage of acceptance rates after the interview than other schools.

heyimnick, CONGRATS, doc. :)
 
Sometimes the decisions are very subjective. For those who have interviewd, you must keep in mind the % of accepted applicants they interview in- and out-of-state varies greatly. Some schools have a higher percentage of acceptance rates after the interview than other schools.

heyimnick, CONGRATS, doc. :)


Thanks! :)
 
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heyimnick, congrats on being accepted to NSUCOM. I was interviewed in your group at TU-NV...what did you think of the school overall? pros/cons?
 
heyimnick, congrats on being accepted to NSUCOM. I was interviewed in your group at TU-NV...what did you think of the school overall? pros/cons?

I think I interviewed with you guys also (the 18th). I'll tell you what I thought, if you care to hear it. I liked how open the faculty were, the students seemed happy, the fact that they are the only med school in the area is nice, and it seemed like they had a fair amount of money to throw into the program and obtain great faculty.

I didn't like the cost of tuition/high deposit, the non-med school feel of the "campus," and the fact that you get little/if any patient contact early on.

Hope that helps and good luck whatever you choose.
 
I tried searching and couldn't find much. Does anyone know what NSUCOM's acceptance rate is if you receive an interview?

Thanks much in advance!
 
I tried searching and couldn't find much. Does anyone know what NSUCOM's acceptance rate is if you receive an interview?

Thanks much in advance!

"Must I do EVERYthing around here?"!!! (J/k)

NOVA (as before Instate #/OOS #)
Applied: 471/2070
Interviewed: 258/165
Accepted: 235/131
Enrolled: 124/112
 
"Must I do EVERYthing around here?"!!! (J/k)

NOVA (as before Instate #/OOS #)
Applied: 471/2070
Interviewed: 258/165
Accepted: 235/131
Enrolled: 124/112

423 interviewed total and 366 accepted.....~86% with interview?! Thank you for this info!
 
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Anyone know the numbers for TCOM?
 
for the numbers you have given, do these acceptances include those that were waitlisted and then accepted...or just straight accepted?
 
Guys - I don't mean to be rude here, but am I the only person that spent the "whopping" $15 to get these stats from US News & World Report?
I think if the numbers are that important to you, it might be time to cough up the cash for yourselves...
 
Guys - I don't mean to be rude here, but am I the only person that spent the "whopping" $15 to get these stats from US News & World Report?
I think if the numbers are that important to you, it might be time to cough up the cash for yourselves...

Actually, I ordered a subscription of U.S. News but have only received magazines so far. I'm supposed to get the medical school issue but no luck yet. Thanks for posting the previous numbers Orthodoc. It's not gonna make a real impact on our applications but it helps to calm us down. ;)
 
Actually, I ordered a subscription of U.S. News but have only received magazines so far. I'm supposed to get the medical school issue but no luck yet. Thanks for posting the previous numbers Orthodoc. It's not gonna make a real impact on our applications but it helps to calm us down. ;)

Wow - I meant the online premium edition where you get all this stuff - not a subscription to the magazine! I hope you got what you wanted!?!
It isn't that big a deal to me but seems like every day someone sticks in another school for me to look up & I've probably posted half the DO schools by now! I think they are probably mostly comparable. :)
 
this info is just from my interview last april...for tucom-ca, 425 people are interviewed every year for the 125 spots. I dont know how many total they accept (obviously more than 125) but i do know that they accept alot more people before december/january. Also, about 25-30 spots are given to those who were waitlisted for the previous year (which is my case). hope this helps :)
 
for the numbers you have given, do these acceptances include those that were waitlisted and then accepted...or just straight accepted?

It is everyone who has been accepted.

Guys - I don't mean to be rude here, but am I the only person that spent the "whopping" $15 to get these stats from US News & World Report?
I think if the numbers are that important to you, it might be time to cough up the cash for yourselves...

You're not the only person who spent all $15. I'm so poor now! :p I've posted for COMP, so don't feel like you're the only one :) Thank you very much though!
 
Guys - I don't mean to be rude here, but am I the only person that spent the "whopping" $15 to get these stats from US News & World Report?
I think if the numbers are that important to you, it might be time to cough up the cash for yourselves...

I subscribed last year, and I thought it was for a year, but it has already expired...

Thanks for posting the info here. :thumbup:
 
It is everyone who has been accepted.



You're not the only person who spent all $15. I'm so poor now! :p I've posted for COMP, so don't feel like you're the only one :) Thank you very much though!

yea ... and that helped me out (i owe you $15 now i guess?) haha

Thanks though
 
As far as the PCOM stats are concerned; how closely related are these between PCOM and PCOM-GA? Is there any source that would provide PCOM-GA acceptance rate w/interview?
 
As far as the PCOM stats are concerned; how closely related are these between PCOM and PCOM-GA? Is there any source that would provide PCOM-GA acceptance rate w/interview?

Not that I know of. The most recent US News only has PCOM-PA. I'm not sure there is enough data for PCOM-GA.
 
Here is what we get from US News. This is 2005 data. Some of it was posted before. It is in my own random order - you will have to do SOME work for yourself!! ;)

Numbers go like this:
Applied In state/OOS; Interviewed In state/OOS; Accepted In state/OOS; Enrolled Instate/OOS. You all owe me $14.95...


PCOM: 553/3272; 309/259; 237/177; 161/105
UNECOM: 52/2396; 37/269; 33/188; 28/93
CCOM: 239/1406; 154/365; 115/267; 71/103
UMDNJ-SOM: 373/2028; 115/170; 78/112; 100/0
NYCOM: 660/2637; 367/353; 286/254; 198/112
DMU COM: 160/2227; 111/468; 93/353; 59/156
LECOM - PA: 469/3782; 297/888; 174/345; 123 /266
NOVA: 471/2070; 258/165; 235/131; 124/112
COMP: 736/1606; 289/312; 261/281; 132/80
WV: 123/1512; 77/343; 60/250; 43/61
ATSU COM Mesa: No Data Available
ATSU KCOM: 117/2517; 50/488; 48/340; 28/144
AZCOM: Refused to give data (to USNEWS)
KCUMB: Refused to give data (to USNEWS)
LECOM - GA: No Data Available
LMU DCOM: No Data Available
MSU COM: 549/1394; 288/87; 256/79; 185/20
OSU COM: 198/224; 175/41; 93/23; 76/12
OUCOM: 367/1971; 169/41; 131/26; 94/14
PCOM - GA: No Data Available
PCSOM: 57/464; 54/113; 50/90; 36/44
TUCOM CA: No In state/OOS numbers (Just totals): 2084; 425;278;135
TUCOM NV: No Data Available
TCOM: 1504/197; 522/47; 148/29; 122/13
VCOM: 174/1503; 102/232; 87/170; 70/90

I should probably add that this information is from US News & World Report - and probably therefore protected by Copyright to them.
 
Here is what we get from US News. This is 2005 data. Some of it was posted before. It is in my own random order - you will have to do SOME work for yourself!! ;)

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Here is what we get from US News. This is 2005 data. Some of it was posted before. It is in my own random order - you will have to do SOME work for yourself!! ;)


ATSU KCOM: 117/2517; 50/488; 48/340; 28/144
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thx! this is a great encouragement for me since I received an interview invite for KCOM this Friday and it's my top choice!

:thumbup: :thumbup:
 
Orthodoc- Thank you so much for the information. It is really helpful, and will give me some confidence on these approaching interviews. Thanks.
 
I interviewed at KCUMB on 11/20 and they said the acceptance rate w/ interview was 87%.
 
So it really helps to be in state ... I noticed that almost 60% of PCOM applicants get interviewed ... hmm :cool:


(Applications In State/OOS; Interviewed In State/OOS; Accepted In State/OOS; Enrolled In State/OOS)

School
PCOM - 553/3272; 309/259; 237/177; 161/105
 
LECOM - PA: 469/3782; 297/888; 174/345; 123 /266

LECOM - GA: No Data Available

I think maybe the report has combined the numbers from LECOM-Erie and LECOM-FL (not GA), because the incoming class last year at Erie was only 214. This coming from the Osteopathic Medical College Info. Book 2007. These numbers say, and correct me if I'm wrong, that there were 389 enrolled MSI students in Erie out of the applicant pool. It's probably including the 150 or so students that enroll at Bradenton's campus.
 
I like percentages better so here ya go. First IS/OOS is for those who applied and got interviews. Second IS/OOS is for interviewed then accepted. Last is for applied and were accepted. Enjoy!

Percentages Image

School IS OOS IS OOS IS OOS
ATSU-KCOM 42.74% 19.39% 96.00% 69.67% 41.03% 5.72%
CCOM 64.44% 25.96% 74.68% 73.15% 48.12% 7.33%
COMP 39.27% 19.43% 90.31% 90.06% 35.46% 4.98%
DMUCOM 69.38% 21.01% 83.78% 75.43% 58.13% 7.00%
LECOM-PA 63.33% 23.48% 58.59% 38.85% 37.10% 7.03%
MSUCOM 52.46% 6.24% 88.89% 90.80% 46.63% 1.43%
NJCOM 30.83% 8.38% 67.83% 65.88% 20.91% 0.00%
NOVA 54.78% 7.97% 91.09% 79.39% 49.89% 5.41%
NYCOM 55.61% 13.39% 77.93% 71.95% 43.33% 4.25%
OSUCOM 88.38% 18.30% 53.14% 56.10% 46.97% 5.36%
OUCOM 46.05% 2.08% 77.51% 63.41% 35.69% 0.71%
PCOM 55.88% 7.92% 76.70% 68.34% 42.86% 3.21%
PCSOM 94.74% 24.35% 92.59% 79.65% 87.72% 9.48%
TCOM 34.71% 23.86% 28.35% 61.70% 9.84% 6.60%
UNECOM 71.15% 11.23% 89.19% 69.89% 63.46% 3.88%
VCOM 58.62% 15.44% 85.29% 73.28% 50.00% 5.99%
WV 62.60% 22.69% 77.92% 72.89% 48.78% 4.03%
TUCOM-CA no data 20.39% no data 65.41% no data 6.48%
ATSU-Mesa no data no data no data no data no data no data
AZCOM refused refused refused refused refused refused
KCUMB refused refused refused refused refused refused
LECOM-GA no data no data no data no data no data no data
LMU-DCOM no data no data no data no data no data no data
PCOM-GA no data no data no data no data no data no data
TUCOM-NV no data no data no data no data no data no data
 
For those posts about "what are my chances with interviews at ---- and ----" here is some probability to go with these %s.

For independent events (e.g. med school interviews to acceptance percentage), the probability of one happening (getting in) is:
P(A or B) = P(A)+P(B)-P(A and B)

So say you have interviews at KCOM, TCOM, and PCOM (picked randomly). The chance you get in with KCOM (69% OOS) and TCOM (61% OOS) is about 88%. If you do this again with the combined event % and with PCOM (68% OOS), your chance of getting in is over 96%.

For fun, I did this for all schools with stats for 2005. Your chance of getting in if you apply to every D.O. school and are OOS for all of them is 60%. It's probably even a little higher since stats aren't listed for 7 schools. At 2% for these 7 schools it raises your chances to 65%. Yay math.
 
Thanks samaramorgan! That makes me feel so much better. Math is great! :)
 
that's not what i meant. its just that w/a smaller applicant pool, you'd naturally expect a higher % would be interviewed, esp since DO schools emphasize the whole person, not just #s. that's all i was saying.

actually, i don't think a higher % would nec b interviewed. dep on the capacity of the staff. i know that at som the admissions staff is small and though they try 2 do all they can, they def could not interview 1000+ applicants like a school like drexel can (they have a bigger staff and more faculty 2 do the interviews). this doesn't mean that they don't emphasize the 'whole person' (though even now, i dunno nec what that means in terms of interviews), it just means they don't have the staff 2 interview so many ppl. our classes until this yr have usu been <100 so interviewing around 260 and accepting 200 seems 2 have always worked 4 us in terms of how many ppl accept/withdraw their acceptances every yr. no need 2 waste resources interviewing more students if they can find what they want in say 300 interviews and if traditionally, a large %age of them usu accept.

i hear next yrs class is going 2 b around 120, eventually they're upsizing 2 around 150. this xmas break, they look like they've been breaking down the wall b/t the 1st and 2nd yr classrooms 2 make it 1 classroom. i've heard the 1st yrs will get that room (we're bigger) and the 2nd yrs r going 2 b in the auditorium... they're working on making the 2 classrooms in2 1 in anticipation of a bigger class next yr.

and yes, it looks like we don't accept OOS res b/c everyone changes 2 IS res by getting a nj license (its very easy 2 claim nj res). sometimes numbers can b misleading, so in those cases, u gotta look beyond the numbers 4 a reason why it seems weird. and no, we r not called NJSOM or NJCOM btw
 
It works the other way too...Getting rejected from all 3 schools would be 1 - 96% or 4%. Another way is multiplying the chances of not getting in. So (1 - 68%) * (1 - 61%) * (1 - 68%) or about 4%. So this is even worse if you get rejected from all 3 schools post interview as it's pretty much not likely.
 
CCOM: 239/1406; 154/365; 115/267; 71/103

Hmmm, seems fishy. CCOM got only 1645 applications in 2005? I expect the number of applications to be much higher.
 
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