Haha! YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M ECSTATIC!!!!!!!!
2009-2010 University of Oklahoma Application Thread
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Haha! YESSS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'M ECSTATIC!!!!!!!!
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I was offered a jan 8th interview!
Hey, we have a poet in our midst!
Yea!
I think im going to do the SOCM route as well.
I am from Tulsa so that was another factor pushing me in that
direction.
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Walked out of lab because I heard the letters were out and had to drive 40 minutes to my parent's house..
waited 2 hours for the mail to be delivered
BUT I'M IN!!! Congratulations to everyone! And good luck to those in January!
waited 2 hours for the mail to be delivered
BUT I'M IN!!! Congratulations to everyone! And good luck to those in January!
Congratulations! The SOCM seems like it will be a pretty awesome program. I'm in OKC, so it's a little bit more of a commitment for me but I'm leaning toward it. Did you see that they're going to be their own 4-year med school starting in 2014?
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The SOCM is pretty awesome. I had an internship there this summer and everyone there is amazing. They are all incredibly intelligent people just trying to make the world a little bit better. 🙂
I heard about the announcement with TU but I wasn't exactly sure what was announced. It seems like a cool thing, I wonder if it will still be considered OU or not. Anyway Im most liking going to go with the SOCM program.
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Hey guys!
So I got the letter today, and I was deferred. What do you all recommend I should do? And is being deferred different than being wait listed?
So I got the letter today, and I was deferred. What do you all recommend I should do? And is being deferred different than being wait listed?
My understanding is that at OU deferment is different than the wait list. The way Dr. Baker explained it, if you're deferred they will review your application once again after the all the interviews are over then decide on which applicants will fill the last available seats. After all the seats are filled, they will compile their final wait list.
I don't know that I personally have any recommendations for you. You might try to contact Dotty and see if there is anything more you can do at this point.
Just curious, are you an out of stater?
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Nope I'm in state OU undergrad
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Hey, congrats to everyone on January interviews and acceptances. Just wondering, does anyone know what kind of an 'ou score' out-of-staters need to get an interview? I have had a few interviews at other places but would like to hear from OU. I figure OOS's need a 12 or above maybe?
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I am OOS and my Score is 11.97. So I guess you can be under 12 (albeit by a gnat-hair), be OOS, and still get an interview. I do think I made a compelling case for my state ties, however.
What day did you interview on?
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If you don't mind, what are your strong ties? I'm a tad below you in the 'score' but also have strong ties. Parents born and raised here, all my family is here, dad graduated medical school here, and mom graduated dietetics + PA school here. But no love as of yet for me haha. I have had several friends get accepted here so far and I am excited for all of you. OU is a
great school.
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November 20th.
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Got a January 14 interview..what other January dates are there?
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4 January interview dates this year? I thought there were normally 3! I'm not sure whether to interpret this as a bad thing or not..
3 in Oct..3 in Nov..4 in Jan..and 2 in February? 300 interviews overall? is that right?
3 in Oct..3 in Nov..4 in Jan..and 2 in February? 300 interviews overall? is that right?
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They interview 280ish according to previous years. Aprox 27 per day
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They have to interview them sometime
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Just figured I share this story:
An ER attending I know was telling me that he helped interview about five years ago at OU (he graduated from there a little over ten years ago). A he asked the interviewee what specialty interests them. She responded by saying Cardiology and something else (I can't remember exactly). He responded by asking her is there any specialty she can't see herself being interested in. She said pediatrics and emergency medicine (not knowing the interviewer's specialty). He asked if there was any particular reason about emergency medicine. She responded by saying "that's where the dumb physicians that can't match anywhere else go." He followed with asking her what basis she has for that. She said, "I have visited ERs and most of the physicians seem dumb." He then asked her, "what area of medicine do you think I practice?" She said I have no idea. He said, "I'll give you one guess." She said cautiously, "Are you kidding me?" He said, "I always felt highly of my self and my specialty, but I guess I was wrong."
He then told her, "You know this isn't going to go well don't you"
I asked him if he blackballed her and kept her out, His answer was "oh yes"
I died laughing when he told me the story. I probably wouldn't believe it if I heard it from someone other than from someone that actually witnessed it. Can interviewees really be that stupid?
An ER attending I know was telling me that he helped interview about five years ago at OU (he graduated from there a little over ten years ago). A he asked the interviewee what specialty interests them. She responded by saying Cardiology and something else (I can't remember exactly). He responded by asking her is there any specialty she can't see herself being interested in. She said pediatrics and emergency medicine (not knowing the interviewer's specialty). He asked if there was any particular reason about emergency medicine. She responded by saying "that's where the dumb physicians that can't match anywhere else go." He followed with asking her what basis she has for that. She said, "I have visited ERs and most of the physicians seem dumb." He then asked her, "what area of medicine do you think I practice?" She said I have no idea. He said, "I'll give you one guess." She said cautiously, "Are you kidding me?" He said, "I always felt highly of my self and my specialty, but I guess I was wrong."
He then told her, "You know this isn't going to go well don't you"
I asked him if he blackballed her and kept her out, His answer was "oh yes"
I died laughing when he told me the story. I probably wouldn't believe it if I heard it from someone other than from someone that actually witnessed it. Can interviewees really be that stupid?
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Anybody else interviewing on Jan. 15th? Tips? Also.. for those of you who interviewed with the School of Community Medicine: can you tell me what to expect??
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Ugh, interview tip 101 -- never insult other specialties. And certainly never ever say that people in x specialty are less talented. Also a weird comment since EM is actually a fairly competitive thing to match into.
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The entire selection process is baffling and I understand the frustration. Imagine my frustration when I got dissed by my hometown university (not even a secondary!), after I slaved away as a volunteer in their burn unit, served in the military out of that town (I am from CA), got a high MCAT, etc, etc, ad nauseum. And then I get an interview at OU? It doesn't make sense, but I am grateful for the opportunity and have a sincere interest in the program.
If you are curious my state ties are that I went to high school and college in OKC (had terrible grades, actually) and then joined the military and stayed in California after getting discharged. My family lives in OKC, and my mother is a medical assistant at a pediatric practice (lower on the totem pole than even the LPNs), but she is a sweetheart and all of the docs at the practice love her.😍 I shadowed many of the physicians at this practice during a vacation and fell in love with the familial atmosphere.
I am not sure if this applies to all schools, but I have heard that many ADCOMs are actually not that interested to hear that a family member is physician because it may convey entitlement or nepotism. This may or may not be true, but I have received this advice from multiple people, and I generally don't even mention that my momma is a medical assistant unless prompted to do so. I think the fact that I am over 30 years old and ex-military probably helped my application out more than my state ties, but that is all conjecture.
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I'm surprised you have a 15th interview..I saw your stats in another thread and we have the same gpa but your mcat is a couple points higher than mine and yet you interview a day later than me. How does that work? I thought OU was all about the formula...?
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Thanks, and yeah, I agree with you about them not wanting to hear about family members who are physicians. I have never brought it up and don't plan to do so- OU asked on their secondary if you have any family members who have graduated from the HSC, so I listed both my parents. That's how they would know. I don't want anyone to think I am trying to become a doctor because my parents are/were both in the medical field, and I don't want it to seem like I feel 'entitled' because I don't.
As far as being over 30 and having military experience, I definitely think it could have helped your app. I think that non-trads esp with military experience have already shown through life experience that they can handle almost anything, and they truly know themselves and what they want out of a career. While many traditional pre-meds have the potential for these qualities, they haven't had the time to show them.
I guess since you're ex-military, you're not going to do the military scholarships to pay for medical school? Pretty good deal most of the time, despite serving time afterwards.
Congrats and good luck on the interview!
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Well, you're in for a long day. But, it's really not that bad. You'll do the regular interview which concludes at lunch. Then after lunch, all the School of Community Medicine Interviewees return to the library. We first sat through a video and a presentation. Then the interviews started.
The interview is 30 minutes long and is very laid back. They really just want to see if you're a good fit for the School of Community Medicine and answer any questions you might have. After the interview, we had an opportunity to meet with some students and ask them questions. It was cool.
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Just got one for the 5th of February!
Oh, and by the way...for you February interviewees. DO NOT think that your chances of getting accepted are dwindled due to the fact you are interviewing late. I know someone who interviewed on the last day last year--he got in on the last meeting Feb. 22ndish. So, do not feel down that you have not been in the fall interviews. You never know. There are about 162 people competing for around 40 spots from the January/ February interviews. Once they have reached 120 acceptances from the fall/january...is when they try to find those next 40 for the class THEN (if you're not rejected) they put you on a wait list. Like I said...if you rock your interview, you will GET IN. 🙄
Thanks for the info and words of encouragement, interviewing that late kinda beats ya down mentally before you even get there.
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So I have an interview on Jan 8. I called and they said all the dates are full. But the lady said I could potentially switch some one, so Im just testing my luck here- but would anyone who has an interview on another day (Jan 14 or 15 would be beautiful) be interested in swaping with me if they'd let us?
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I have a Jan 14 interview I would swap, I sent you a private message.
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Yeah I'm not sure if the day later thing is a big deal or not.. I know several people interviewing a day earlier than me with lower stats. Maybe they just swapped it this year?
And as for the Community Medicine interview.. what kind of video did they show you? Because it may be the video that we made as a part of my internship this past summer! That would be pretty awesome...
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I recall Dr. Davison mentioning that interns made the video. It's the same video that they have posted on their website. So, if that's the one then you'll get to see the fruits of your labor on interview day. Cool.
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