2011-2012 The Commonwealth Medical College Application Thread

[enTropeeeeeeeee]

So no email = bad ????

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[golgiapparatus88]

Congrats! Did you not get IS residency doing the MBS program?

Don't get me started. They won't even give me IS tuition for the MD program Being in the MBS program 100% helped my chances though, I can't deny that (and I'm okay with it)

 

[enTropeeeeeeeee]

Sine acceptances and rejections were emailed, I'm logically concluding that us with no emails will be waitlisted. I hope I'm wrong.

 

[Docsted]

Wait listed. Just got the email.

 

[Ineedhopenow]

Waitlisted...I hope there's a lot of movement.

 

[enTropeeeeeeeee]

Nothing yet, but it seems like the end is near...

 

[FutureDoctor503]

Waitlisted

 

[FutureDoctor503]

Nothing yet, but it seems like the end is near...

I didn't receive an email. Check your status page.

 

[bobo1]

clearly its not about the stats but mine were IS, 28T, 26T (on retake), and 3.75s...Good luck to those still waiting to hear back.

 

[iamahippo]

I didn't receive an email. Check your status page.

I checked, and waitlisted at 11:50am. It's weird that they didn't send us emails. wtf.

 

[radicean]

Do you all check your application status on https://tcmc.empower-xl.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=ContinueApplication? For some reason, when I put my application pin number and email in it won't log me in.

Also, does anyone know what day you can hold multiple acceptances with TCMC? I'm sure that plenty of people who were accepted into TCMC were accepted elsewhere as well. If you're on the waitlist too then we'll just have to be a little more patient and do a lot more praying! lol

 

[src922]

Do you all check your application status on https://tcmc.empower-xl.com/fusebox.cfm?fuseaction=ContinueApplication? For some reason, when I put my application pin number and email in it won't log me in.

Also, does anyone know what day you can hold multiple acceptances with TCMC? I'm sure that plenty of people who were accepted into TCMC were accepted elsewhere as well. If you're on the waitlist too then we'll just have to be a little more patient and do a lot more praying! lol

I have to respond by May 7th.

 

[radicean]

To the recently accepted TCMC students, is TCMC your top choice/first pick and do you intend to enroll? Can you explain why yes or no?

I'm interested in hearing from other applicants for TCMC after reading TCMC being on probation and having financial troubles; in addition to an article that said there were huge-bonuses paid to the mid-level executives at the school.

The articles...
Probation: http://citizensvoice.com/news/common...#axzz1nQqH1d6X
Bonuses: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/big...lege-1.1243259

 

[golgicomplex30]

To the recently accepted TCMC students, is TCMC your top choice/first pick and do you intend to enroll? Can you explain why yes or no?

I'm interested in hearing from other applicants for TCMC after reading TCMC being on probation and having financial troubles; in addition to an article that said there were huge-bonuses paid to the mid-level executives at the school.

The articles...
Probation: http://citizensvoice.com/news/common...#axzz1nQqH1d6X
Bonuses: http://thetimes-tribune.com/news/big...lege-1.1243259

Here is an open letter from the interim dean. The probation should be removed in June. If you look earlier in this thread (and a few others) you'll find more information on the bonuses that were given out.

http://www.thecommonwealthmedical.com/lcme

 

[WisdomDoc]

I just checked my status, since I didn't get an email..... I was waitlisted on friday morning.

 

[bobo1]

Is there thread, or perhaps can anyone provide additional info, about housing near the med school? Is the rent manageable on a med school budget? Thanks in advance

 

[11235813]

Can current students or any one else post a match list?

 

[GlassRose]

Can current students or any one else post a match list?

The school is only in its 3rd year, so no students have matched yet. Next year will be the first year TCMC has students applying for the match.

 

[src922]

Just withdrew my acceptance. Hope one of the WL's get it. Good luck!

 

[WisdomDoc]

Just withdrew my acceptance. Hope one of the WL's get it. Good luck!

Thanks!

 

[hydrogen1]

Just withdrew my acceptance. Hope one of the WL's get it. Good luck!

+1!! Good Luck

 

[GlassRose]

Also withdrew. Good luck everyone!!

 

[Global Warming]

Has anyone been accepted off waitlist? Any idea when this will happen? I was told by the staff that a waitlist 2 years ago = delayed acceptance. Not sure if this is still the case...I would imagine not since competition for med school gets more and more intense each year. I hope someone can shed some light on this. Studying at TJU med school library and feeling really anxious to be a med student already lol!

 

[A D Artagnan]

Has any one received any information about the TCMC waitlist? I am curious to know if it is ranked and when/if they expect it to move...

 

[MedMentor]

I just called and they said "after all the mess yesterday we are still sorting things out. You can potentially be placed off of the wait list anytime from today up until class starts." So in short, I'm assuming there was a lot of movement yesterday and there should be some good news in the air within the next few days.

 

[Global Warming]

I just called and they said "after all the mess yesterday we are still sorting things out. You can potentially be placed off of the wait list anytime from today up until class starts." So in short, I'm assuming there was a lot of movement yesterday and there should be some good news in the air within the next few days.

Omgomgomgomgomgomg

I hope this is true.

 

[Ineedhopenow]

I just called and they said "after all the mess yesterday we are still sorting things out. You can potentially be placed off of the wait list anytime from today up until class starts." So in short, I'm assuming there was a lot of movement yesterday and there should be some good news in the air within the next few days.

Please God...I need hope now.

 

[MedMentor]

Any luck guys?

 

[Global Warming]

Not yet. Anybody get off waitlist yet?

 

[Bro Dude]

Please God...I need hope now.

Pray.

 

[A D Artagnan]

Perhaps this is an unnecessary question, but looking over this thread, MedMentor was just banned. Does this mean his/her comments were fabricated? He/she seemed to post on many disparate threads, leading to the possible conclusion the comment about the waitlist was false? Has anyone else tried to call and gotten any info on it?

 

[bas5111]

why was MedMentor banned? i've never heard of someone getting banned and his/her news was good!

 

[FutureDoctor503]

I called today and I was informed that there hasn't been any waitlist movement yet.

 

[A D Artagnan]

I called today and I was informed that there hasn't been any waitlist movement yet.

Any idea if there's going to be?

 

[FutureDoctor503]

Any idea if there's going to be?

Nope. I was also told that the waitlist is not ranked.

 

[MEDMENT0R]

I was banned because apparently I am not allowed to have any websites in my signature that promote my blog/iPhone app. I interviewed at TCMC back in November and have been on the wait list since April. It is true what I posted above, and it says right in the email you get when you are wait listed that it is not ranked. So will there be movement? Yes. Will it be random and hard to speculate on? Yes. Hope this helps.

 

[MEDMENT0R]

Perhaps this is an unnecessary question, but looking over this thread, MedMentor was just banned. Does this mean his/her comments were fabricated? He/she seemed to post on many disparate threads, leading to the possible conclusion the comment about the waitlist was false? Has anyone else tried to call and gotten any info on it?

And just FYI, I like to help the underdog and I don't fabricate anything.

 

[FutureDoctor503]

I was banned because apparently I am not allowed to have any websites in my signature that promote my blog/iPhone app. I interviewed at TCMC back in November and have been on the wait list since April. It is true what I posted above, and it says right in the email you get when you are wait listed that it is not ranked. So will there be movement? Yes. Will it be random and hard to speculate on? Yes. Hope this helps.

Some of us didn't receive an email when we were placed on the waitlist. We found out our status from the login page.

 

[bas5111]

Awesome thanks for the info! Although the waitlist isn't ranked, they try to choose demographics similar to the person who dropped, as far as I know.

 

[MEDMENT0R]

Some of us didn't receive an email when we were placed on the waitlist. We found out our status from the login page.

Here is the email I received:

Thank you for interviewing with faculty and students at The Commonwealth Medical College. TCMC has received a tremendous number of applications for the Class of 2016. As such, we are unable to offer a position to many highly qualified candidates. Our admissions committee has reviewed your file favorably and recommends placement on our waitlist.

TCMC does not disclose an applicant's position on our waitlist. We will contact you as soon as we are able to offer a spot in the Class of 2016. We respectfully request that you advise us of your intention to remain on our waitlist. You may send an email to our admissions office at [email protected].

Thank you for applying to The Commonwealth Medical College and we hope to be in contact soon.


I wonder why some got emails and some didn't?

 

[FutureDoctor503]

Here is the email I received:

Thank you for interviewing with faculty and students at The Commonwealth Medical College. TCMC has received a tremendous number of applications for the Class of 2016. As such, we are unable to offer a position to many highly qualified candidates. Our admissions committee has reviewed your file favorably and recommends placement on our waitlist.

TCMC does not disclose an applicant's position on our waitlist. We will contact you as soon as we are able to offer a spot in the Class of 2016. We respectfully request that you advise us of your intention to remain on our waitlist. You may send an email to our admissions office at [email protected].

Thank you for applying to The Commonwealth Medical College and we hope to be in contact soon.


I wonder why some got emails and some didn't?

Thank you for posting this email.

Does this mean we are supposed to email TCMC if we want to remain on the waitlist? It would seem really strange to email them after a month.

 

[A D Artagnan]

I was banned because apparently I am not allowed to have any websites in my signature that promote my blog/iPhone app. I interviewed at TCMC back in November and have been on the wait list since April. It is true what I posted above, and it says right in the email you get when you are wait listed that it is not ranked. So will there be movement? Yes. Will it be random and hard to speculate on? Yes. Hope this helps.

Thank you for the explanation. I know a number of us who were wait listed didn't receive an email, so thanks for sharing what yours said. Did it say anything else pertinent?

 

[MEDMENT0R]

Thank you for the explanation. I know a number of us who were wait listed didn't receive an email, so thanks for sharing what yours said. Did it say anything else pertinent?

Besides my name, Nope. I copied the entire email for you guys. Hopefully there will be some movement soon!

 

[RaceCanyon]

Hey guys, thought I would pop in and say that I dropped my waitlist spot today.

Not sure if that is helpful to know or not, regardless, good luck everyone!

 

[Global Warming]

That is very helpful to know. It's incredible that my application cycle has come down to the point where one person dropping off waitlist significantly increases my chance of getting into medical school. If anyone is planning to drop from waitlist or withdraw acceptance, please have the heart to do it ASAP. As a fellow pre-med, the gripping sensation of anxiety has plagued my uncertain mind for this entire past year and the notion of a successful ending instantly brings tears to my eyes. Okay too poetic..just drop if you're gonna lol.

 

[Global Warming]

How does a ranked/unranked waitlist differ in terms of our individual chance of getting in? In my mind, whether we're getting in or not depends on how competitive our application is. What am I missing?

 

[A D Artagnan]

How does a ranked/unranked waitlist differ in terms of our individual chance of getting in? In my mind, whether we're getting in or not depends on how competitive our application is. What am I missing?

This is a complete guess, but based upon what other people have said and the spirit of TCMC I would imagine in a ranked list it is all just about how competitive/compatible you are, so they can just go down the list and call the next person. I assume, and could be completely off base here, that unranked either means A. They don't want to tell us the rank or B. That they discuss it further when people drop out to pick people off the waitlist who fit in best with the new class to create a more well rounded class.

Any one hear if the waitlist is moving yet? You would think that May 15th was a while ago, that if it was going to move, it would have started.....

 

[Global Warming]

This is a complete guess, but based upon what other people have said and the spirit of TCMC I would imagine in a ranked list it is all just about how competitive/compatible you are, so they can just go down the list and call the next person. I assume, and could be completely off base here, that unranked either means A. They don't want to tell us the rank or B. That they discuss it further when people drop out to pick people off the waitlist who fit in best with the new class to create a more well rounded class.

Any one hear if the waitlist is moving yet? You would think that May 15th was a while ago, that if it was going to move, it would have started.....

Assuming this is sound evidence, whether its ranked or unranked, we cant be certain whether its better for us individually because we really dont have any info on it.

 

[MEDMENT0R]

It is for sure ranked because the email states that TCMC does not disclose applicant's "position" on the waiting list. Having a position most likely means they have you ranked or at least grouped.

 

[couldabeenadoc]

SCRANTON -- A joint release issued Monday afternoon by The University of Scranton and The Commonwealth Medical College announced the two schools have ended discussions pertaining to a possible affiliation.​

Read more: http://golackawanna.com/stories/U-of-Scranton-TCMC-end-affiliation-talks,153765?category_id=4&town_id=7&sub_type=stories#ixzz1vewpi76B​