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I would apply to CCOM, they are an older school and from what I know have a good reputation with the boards.
People post a different version of this same question every few days, and the answer is still that its mostly going to be up to you, not your school, to get yourself a good board score and the residency you want.Ok I need help with formulating my list of DO schools. Please check out my mdapp profile for more details about my stats/EC. My stats in brief MCAT 26Q and 3.63GPA.
1. PCOM
2. Western Health Sciences
3. VCOM
--these 3 I will apply to for sure---
4. AZCOM
5. UMDNJ-SOM
6. CCOM
7. MSUCOM
---not sure about these---
-NYCOM
-OSU COM
-NOVA
-Touro CA
-Touro NV
-OUCOM
-UNECOM
-OSUCOM
---these looking into and I'm also taking any suggestions--
Bascially I would like schools that are more established and where students be well prepared for their Boards, and do well getting into variety of specialties
Please anyone who has knowledge about the schools I have written here, or any other schools. I am really new with figuring out which DO schools to apply to, so it would be a tremendous help!🙂🙂:
Ok I need help with formulating my list of DO schools. Please check out my mdapp profile for more details about my stats/EC. My stats in brief MCAT 26Q and 3.63GPA.
1. PCOM
2. Western Health Sciences
3. VCOM
--these 3 I will apply to for sure---
4. AZCOM
5. UMDNJ-SOM
6. CCOM
7. MSUCOM
---not sure about these---
-NYCOM
-OSU COM
-NOVA
-Touro CA
-Touro NV
-OUCOM
-UNECOM
-OSUCOM
---these looking into and I'm also taking any suggestions--
Bascially I would like schools that are more established and where students be well prepared for their Boards, and do well getting into variety of specialties
Please anyone who has knowledge about the schools I have written here, or any other schools. I am really new with figuring out which DO schools to apply to, so it would be a tremendous help!🙂🙂:
Also, if I submit my application can I also add schools later.
how is NYCOM?
Also, if I submit my application can I also add schools later.
That verbal is a cause for concern to schools, I feel.
uhh, ya think? lol
Yes.
If you wish to add additional designations after submitting your application, the fees for applying to additional colleges are:
$50 for the first additional school
$90 for two additional schools
$125 for three additional schools
$150 for four additional schools
$175 for five additional schools
$200 for six additional schools
And $30 for each subsequent school beyond six
whoaa whoa. So lets say I know of 5 schools I want to apply to for sure that would be 175, and thats when I am submitting my application, but after that it would cost me more if I add one by one. Like if I decide I want to add two schools, but I decide to add them at two different times it would cost 50 each and so 100, but if I add them together it would cost 90. Is this how this works???
Hey guys,
Just wondering what my chances are with a 3.38~ science and cum GPA, and 28Q. I have lots of clinical and volunteer work, etc.. and stellar LOR's (they sent me copies). I submit my AACOMAS over a month ago to these schools, and they are in the in order in terms of first choice, second, third.....
1) Western
2) Touro-CA
3) Touro-NV
4) Lecom - Bradenton
5) AT Still Arizona
Is it a bad choice for me to only apply to 5 schools? Reason is because I'm really short on the wallet to be flying everywhere. Thanks!
chocolate bear, thanks for the advice, I really appreciate the input
but yeah I have a DO letter from a top surgeon in California. What I didn't know was that ATSU-SOMA was all about primary care. I actually don't want to do primary care. I was ultimately aiming for surgery but for now I'm just trying to get into school. Do you know where I can get information on what schools emphasize on what field, because I was hoping to specialize and stray away from primary care. Thanks again!
My stats:
MCAT 1: 23 PS 6 VR 9 BS 8
MCAT 2: 29 PS 10 VR9 BS 10
Gpa: 3.4 overall 3.1 science
Indiana Resident, and am starting 1 year masters this fall.
I've applied to
Chicago-COM
Kansas City COM
Michigan State
New York COM
Nova
Ohio COM
PCOM-philly
Touro
Univ. New England
West Virginia
What are my chances? Are there other schools I should also apply too? Are my choices long shots? Any advice/comments you can give are greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
CCOM? WU-COM? Really depends on your preferences though 🙂I am trying to finalize my list of D.O. schools, but am unsure if I should add some more, or leave out some that are not worth applying to. Here is my current list:
Lake Erie - Bradenton(preferably) and Erie, PA
Nova Southeastern
Des Moines U
A.T. Still
PCOM
West Virginia
UMDNJ
Midwestern University
My stats are 3.67/27 and Florida resident. Thanks!
CCOM? WU-COM? Really depends on your preferences though 🙂
according to the college information booklet fact sheet on Western, they have a sci GPA cutoff of 3.5 and overall GPA cutoff of 3.5 in order to get their supplemental application. I wanted to apply to Western, but i have a 3.42 overall and sci gpa.
I've seen multiple people on here with lower than a 3.5 GPA say they are applying to Western.. is the college information booklet wrong?
check it out
http://www.aacom.org/resources/bookstore/cib/Documents/cib2009/2009_CIB_web.pdf
page 87
Unfortunately schools or the CIB authors are dumb. The CIB reports cutoffs, while schools report their averages here. Gotta be careful with that thing. 👎
I don't think any schools will have cutoffs above 3.25 or so. That's a rough number.
that's what i was thinking.. even though it sounds like a cutoff in the CIB. they seem to reaaaallly favor students from the pacific, i'm thinking it might just be a waste of money/time for me to apply there.
chocolate bear, i just found an old post of yours with a lot of this info. thanks 👍
no. based on this data
http://www.westernu.edu/xp/edu/howtoapply/do_profile.xml
almost everyone seems to be from the pacific
I'm taking my chances anyway. There are only a few DO schools over there, plus they have the NWT. These both increase the number of applicants from that region.
i found that .pdf too. just what i needed
i can't decide if i should or not. currently, i have 15 schools on my list. i'm thinking i should eliminate about 5. secondary fees are going to add up, not to mention the cost of interviewing. and i don't want to get accepted to a school i kind of want to go to and have two weeks to give them $2,000 dollars to hold my spot.. while i am waiting to hear back from multiple schools i would much rather go tobut it seems inevitable
I have a 3.05 CGPA and a 3.20 SGPA. I will be graduating with a degree as a Biology major and a chemistry minor.
I scored a 31 on my MCAT.
I come from a very small rural town and went to a state college in NY.
I have had to work throughout college to pay for my educations on my own.
I have worked in a hospital for 2 1/2 years as a Telemetry Technician and Nurses Aide (well over 4,000 clinical hours).
I have shadowed an Pulmonologist for approx. 50 hours.
I have observed in the OR during ortho, pulmo, plastics, cardiac, ENT, and neuro surgeries approx. 50 hours.
I am in a national Community service fraternity and a national Biology Fraternity.
I am a part of French club, biology club, and have current EMT and BLS/ACLS certifications.
I have 4 strong letters of recommendation 2 of which are extremely strong (1 from an MD and the other the Director of critical care at the hospital i work at.)
I did poorly myfirst 3 semesters in college due to family issues and medical issues of my own. My previous 60 credit hours I have a GPA of 3.56 and an upward trend over my entire college career.
any chances I get into any DO schools? 😎
I had filled this out before but I just finished two graduate level biology courses and I didn't do so well. SOO my GPA dropped a few points...Do i still have a chance?
Daily I have these thoughts. And I can only imagine the least desirable schools having the earliest interviews and highest deposits, so they can hook you, financially. I'm trying to figure out how to beat the system. Not easy when you know the alternative is applying to very few schools and potentially getting no acceptance. That would suck.
Hey all. You can check my MD apps for more info. Both my GPA's are about a 3.3. My MCAT score will come back in the middle of August. I am from Ohio and here are my schools.
OUCOM
AT Still Missouri
PCOM
LECOM
I was going to add Chicago but their tuition is insane. Any others you think I should add? Thanks a lot.
Hi Everyone,
I am applying to Osteopathic Medical Schools for Fall 2009, I just took the MCAT on July 8th and waiting for my results but I am not sure if I did very good so I might take it again in Aug, which means I would receive my scores in Sept. Would I be applying late? When do they considered someone as a late applicant?
And approximatly what is the lowest MCAT scores that is taken?
wont it be risky to apply not knowing what score I get on the MCAT..that is my biggest concern because I would be applying but letting them know I will send my scores as soon as they come in
I would add a couple more schools, but it all depends on you mcat. I would look it into touro ca, oklahoma state which are cheaper than pcom. But you can always add schools after you get your mcat
Traveling across country would be...a problem.
i just made an mdapplicants page... check it out.
cliffnotes: 3.42 overall gpa, 3.41 science gpa, 30 O MCAT
applied to:
medical college of georgia (M.D.)
NYCOM
nova southeastern
CCOM
AZCOM
GA-PCOM
PCOM
western
touro-ca
i want to go to the best school i can get into with reasonable tuition. maybe i shouldn't have applied to touro-ca or CCOM. should i add any?
LECOM and LECOM-B may be the cheapest for OOS. Between them they have several different teaching options, too.
the reasons i didn't apply to these schools:
LECOM-B - i don't know if 100% PBL would suit my style of learning
LECOM - i have no idea what Erie is like. i have this picture in my head that it's like Scranton, PA from the office.
i need to look into both of these schools some more. it won't make a difference if i apply now, or apply as soon as my AACOMAS is verified, will it? wouldn't the schools receive the app at the same time. if i wait until AACOMAS is verified, it will give me a lot more time to think about it/do research