'08 cycle

[Tanner82]

So I'm applying DO for the next application cycle. Just had a few quick questions, which I could undoubtably find by searching posts, but since you guys are on top of answering questions I figure I'll ask. Mainly just trying to decide which schools to apply to.
(1) Which schools have a strong in-state bias?
(2) LOR's are only required with secondary app's right?
(3) Are open houses a useful?
(4) DO LOR required for most schools?
thanks in advance

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[Kuba]

1.michigan, texas, osu, ohio
2.yes
3.yes
4.some

 

[Tanner82]

1.michigan, texas, osu, ohio
2.yes
3.yes
4.some

For #1... what about PCOM, PCOM-Ga, and UMDNJ

 

[bkpa2med]

I'll say for #1 add NYCOM.

 

[Kuba]

For #1... what about PCOM, PCOM-Ga, and UMDNJ

you asked for a strong preference. I dont think those 3 fit into that category.


As for Nycom, I personally wouldn't put it in the strong category, but they do prefer students from the tri-state area.

 

[Lfribble]

I believe that WVSOM and VCOM also have a strong preferences, maybe not state, but I am pretty sure that VCOM wants students who are going to end up practicing in that area and WVSOM has a very strong lean towards rural medicine. I don't believe PCOM has an instate preference.

DO LOR's always help.

 

[MJB]

http://www.aacom.org/colleges/

 

[sistahnik]

Just for mention sake, MSUCOM is having an open house April 13, 2007 @ 1p.

 

[r2cole1]

thanks for the heads up sistahnik!

 

[Rorasaurus]

Certain schools also have strong University affiliations also. For example, Chicago COM takes a disproportionate amount of Loyola students (Loyola MAMS students are huge here, at least 10/50 of this years students got in there, most aren't going, but I haven't heard of any of our MAMS students getting rejected there). I heard a rumor that the SMP at Barry U in Florida is also strongly associated with Nova...

 

[lala83]

pcsom and vcom seem to have a regional preference (from the appalachia region including sc, tn, nc, va, ky i think), unecom prefers students from the northeast, and a student at pcom-ga told me they like applicants from the mid-atlantic/south, but i have no idea if that's actually true.

 

[ocwaveoc]

Well, for PCOM, I've noticed that the instate acceptance rate is like 20 some odd percent while out of state acceptance rate is about 3 percent. I'd say PCOM has a strong instate preference.

 

[Boner]

Well, for PCOM, I've noticed that the instate acceptance rate is like 20 some odd percent while out of state acceptance rate is about 3 percent. I'd say PCOM has a strong instate preference.

I don't think PCOM has a preference, rather, it is a very popular school among Pennsylvania residents. Having grown up in PA, I know PCOM has an excellent reputation in the state medical community, especially in the southeast. Bottom line, tons of people from PA apply.

 

[Tanner82]

in-state prefrences suck, unless of course you want to go to your state school. My state school is on the bottom of my list...