2012-2013 University of Hawaii Application Thread

[3rdarmageddon]

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I'm an applicant rather than a student here, but I sat in on a couple PBLs last year since a friend was overseeing the sessions. His sessions were relatively laid back.

He would bring up a past case, give an outline of preliminary findings and symptoms, and then ask pointed questions as to what tests or questions should be asked next. Students would usually go in a number of directions, and he would explore each one until evidence to the contrary could be indicated. He asked a number of specific physiology and pathology related questions, trying to make students throw out or support specific hypotheses. Many times, students would not know what to look for, and he would outline what to look for, as well as the underlying physiology behind it.

The sessions didn't seem particularly competitive, however knowledge seemed to be respected among peers. The students also seemed to enjoy themselves. Suturing instruction and practice was also done at the end, but this is because my friend is a plastic surgeon, so this is definitely his forte.

Hope this helps.

 

[cautiousvampire]

Thanks

 

[FMSIIM1]

Does anyone know what the scoop is on early decision at jabsom? All the website says it competitive in-state applicants are encouraged to apply. Did anyone hear of how competitive it is for ED at jabsom? Approximately how many people apply ED, how many are accepted or rejected? Is applying ED encouraged or discouraged etc etc?

I am considering applying ED because I want to come back home but don't know any info on it 😕

Of the 66 in the 2016 class that just started, 2 were Early Decision.

 

[cinamin]

I went to kam. Punahou and Iolani were far too expensive.

You all are free to think what you want. Someone asked me why I didn't apply and I gave my reasons. I'm not trying to convince you not to apply.

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I know someone asked you why you didn't apply here. However, I felt it was necessary to respond with a more positive perspective since you so clearly are against Hawaii and its med school. I think it's important to offer varied opinions to potential applicants, especially because some of your statements are outdated and don't seem to be based on any recent facts.

Anywho, congrats on your acceptance to Wright State. I am sure you will find much more diversity in Dayton, Ohio than you will in Hawaii.

 

[MedPR]

I know someone asked you why you didn't apply here. However, I felt it was necessary to respond with a more positive perspective since you so clearly are against Hawaii and its med school. I think it's important to offer varied opinions to potential applicants, especially because some of your statements are outdated and don't seem to be based on any recent facts.

Anywho, congrats on your acceptance to Wright State. I am sure you will find much more diversity in Dayton, Ohio than you will in Hawaii.

My opinions of the school may be outdated, but they are accurate of Hawaii itself.

Also I got wait listed at Wright.

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[cautiousvampire]

Of the 66 in the 2016 class that just started, 2 were Early Decision.

Interesting

 

[smiley27]

Does the MSAR tell you how many people apply ED? Probably not huh? 0-2 getting in through ED is kind of low but if only 5-10 people apply then it's not that bad.

 

[smiley27]

My opinions of the school may be outdated, but they are accurate of Hawaii itself.

Also I got wait listed at Wright.

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You must win for most posts per day on SDN. You've been here for one year. 13500 posts/365 days = ~37 posts per day.

Keep your negative posts out of this thread. People come here to discuss applying to hawaii, not post about "i'm from here but not applying because it sucks." seriously...? come on man

 

[cinamin]

My opinions of the school may be outdated, but they are accurate of Hawaii itself.

Also I got wait listed at Wright.

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Ha so basically nothing you said was true. Also stop lying all over SDN. By your posts on the Wright thread, you are clearly going there unless someone from their school sees all of your racist comments. Be careful, MedPR because someone else had their acceptance rescinded for posting racist comments.

Let me remind you what you said was "FACT"

Originally Posted by MedPR View Post

Terribly high COL, no real rep on the mainland, and the patient population on the island is the opposite of diverse (mainly asians and polynesians). I want to go to a school that won't train me on a patient population that I will never see again.
/QUOTE]

Oh that's right, you lumped all asian groups together implying that it is not a diverse culture when in fact the combination of japanese, chinese, korean, filipino, vietnamese, and many other asian races makes up for a very diverse background. I am sorry you are one of the ignorant people that view all asians as the same. FYI here is an article among the many many articles that state Hawaii is the most diverse place on the PLANET:

http://www.civilbeat.com/fact_check...diverse-population-on-earth-says-abercrombie/

for you to say that Hawaii is the 'opposite of diverse', and then have the nerve to come back and state it is the only accurate thing you said about the state, is completely dumbfounding. I'm glad you are not applying here because the school and state are much better off without people who are so narrow-minded as you.

 

[PreMedGirl88]

Ha so basically nothing you said was true. Also stop lying all over SDN. By your posts on the Wright thread, you are clearly going there unless someone from their school sees all of your racist comments. Be careful, MedPR because someone else had their acceptance rescinded for posting racist comments.

Let me remind you what you said was "FACT"

Originally Posted by MedPR View Post

Terribly high COL, no real rep on the mainland, and the patient population on the island is the opposite of diverse (mainly asians and polynesians). I want to go to a school that won't train me on a patient population that I will never see again.
/QUOTE]

Oh that's right, you lumped all asian groups together implying that it is not a diverse culture when in fact the combination of japanese, chinese, korean, filipino, vietnamese, and many other asian races makes up for a very diverse background. I am sorry you are one of the ignorant people that view all asians as the same. FYI here is an article among the many many articles that state Hawaii is the most diverse place on the PLANET:

http://www.civilbeat.com/fact_check...diverse-population-on-earth-says-abercrombie/

for you to say that Hawaii is the 'opposite of diverse', and then have the nerve to come back and state it is the only accurate thing you said about the state, is completely dumbfounding. I'm glad you are not applying here because the school and state are much better off without people who are so narrow-minded as you.

I was actually really shocked at the "lack of diversity" comment as well. I live just outside of Toronto (considerably one of the most diverse cities in the world) and I applied to Hawaii on the merit of it's outstanding diversity and acceptance.

Having interviewed in Hawaii, I loved the culture; every single culture you can think of is represented in Hawaii (look at the restaurants and food it's one place to find culture and tradition embedded in) genuinely it's just such a unique place; speaking of diversity, I'm Canadian; diversity is the "it" thing in Canada, we pretty much love everybody, every race, sexual orientation, class... as long as you watch hockey (just kidding) but seriously, I am very unsure of what kind of diversity you (MedPR) are looking for that would be found else where in America?

 

[cautiousvampire]

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[FMSIIM1]

Do you have a source? Its not that I don't believe you. I just want to make sure we are giving him/her good information. MSAR Online, which is usually pretty accurate, says there were zero ED people. Maybe JABSOM just didn't report them though...

Ummm..yeah, those slides I referenced earlier had a breakdown for the 2016 class that had 2, also 36 first time applicants, 18 reapplicants, 9 Imi Ho'ola, 1 MD/MPH and no delayed matriculation.
The pbl demo was great. They do a case study, break down the facts about the case, the thing they need to know for the case to progress, hypothesize about the possible causes and list learning points. The learning points are then assigned to group members who use come back and share with the group. The environment was very supportive.

 

[livinlavidaMCAT]

Hi Friends!

I recently received an interview invite to JABSOM, and am super excited! I am interviewing early January and am flying in from Houston. I have already booked by tickets. I am now working on places to stay at. Can any former interviewees recommend a place to stay at which is not too financially taxing? Also, does JABSOM have student hosts? Thanks a bunch!

Happy Holidays to all!

 

[3rdarmageddon]

I've had two of my three interviews here, and I am loving this school more and more. The culture, resources, and learning style are all exactly what I'm looking for. Staying at home would also reduce the stress of debt, so I really can't see why this isn;t my perfect option... Now I'm feeling kind of nervous about my final interview😛.

 

[ChubbyPanda]

just out of curiosity, did anyone here apply to Imi Ho'ola? I am wondering what the statistics are regarding number of applicants (i think 12 are accepted into the program).

 

[smiley27]

just out of curiosity, did anyone here apply to Imi Ho'ola? I am wondering what the statistics are regarding number of applicants (i think 12 are accepted into the program).

I'm interested in this as well. Does anyone know approximately how many people apply to Imi each year?

 

[cinamin]

I've had two of my three interviews here, and I am loving this school more and more. The culture, resources, and learning style are all exactly what I'm looking for. Staying at home would also reduce the stress of debt, so I really can't see why this isn;t my perfect option... Now I'm feeling kind of nervous about my final interview😛.

The last interview is the most laid back so just be yourself and you will do great! Judging by your MDapps, you are competitive for this school so I think you have a fairly good shot at getting in.

 

[lkc9394]

I've been watching this thread for a while. Any OOS acceptances with some sort of miracle story? haha.

 

[PreMedGirl88]

I've been watching this thread for a while. Any OOS acceptances with some sort of miracle story? haha.

I've been waiting for the same thing... even some In-State acceptances... but it looks like it might be different from last year and we're all still waiting to hear something! 🙂

 

[cinamin]

I've been waiting for the same thing... even some In-State acceptances... but it looks like it might be different from last year and we're all still waiting to hear something! 🙂

I think it is still really early for them to send out any acceptances!! All the decisions come out in late March, however, for the exceptional/stellar candidates, which are like ~10 people LOL, they will find out in Jan possibly!!!!

 

[kimposibl]

Last I heard, there are 40-50 applicants per year for Imi. But the applications go through a lot of screening for the disadvantaged criteria + academic competitiveness; consequently, sometimes they don't accept up to the 12 student maximum (e.g. this year, they only accepted 9 students).

You mean last year? Considering successful Imi grads matriculate into JABSOM, I guess I'm not surprised about its competitiveness.

 

[Xenops]

I have a question about the pre-regs; the website says it requires a Cell and Molecular biology class. What did you guys take to satisfy this requirement? I have Cell biology at my school, but not a course of this exact title.

 

[FMSIIM1]

I have a question about the pre-regs; the website says it requires a Cell and Molecular biology class. What did you guys take to satisfy this requirement? I have Cell biology at my school, but not a course of this exact title.

The Admissions Officer Ms. Marilyn Nishiki is a great resource for all prereq questions. Her contact information is listed on the school website. They have specific course numbers within the UH system that they accept. OOS would have to match that course descriptions.

 

[cautiousvampire]

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[CompleteCanada]

Hi guys, this is my first post on the boards but Ive been lurking for a while...

I have an interview at JABSOM coming up and I was wondering if you guys had any tips for the interview and for hotels or getting in contact with current JABSOM students.... this is a huge honour from me and Im hoping that I can matriculate this term... good luck to everyone else who has interviewed and is hoping for acceptances!

 

[Vena7]

Hi guys, this is my first post on the boards but Ive been lurking for a while...

I have an interview at JABSOM coming up and I was wondering if you guys had any tips for the interview and for hotels or getting in contact with current JABSOM students.... this is a huge honour from me and Im hoping that I can matriculate this term... good luck to everyone else who has interviewed and is hoping for acceptances!

Last year I stayed in the dorm style "East-West" Housing. I would recommend it if you are looking to stay somewhere inexpensive. I am from out of state and used to live in Hawaii so I didn't need the frills. Tips are that it is easy, conversational. I was rejected last year. I improved my MCAT and am interviewing in the next few weeks as soon as I work out the details.

Good Luck and I hope this helps.

 

[CompleteCanada]

Last year I stayed in the dorm style "East-West" Housing. I would recommend it if you are looking to stay somewhere inexpensive. I am from out of state and used to live in Hawaii so I didn't need the frills. Tips are that it is easy, conversational. I was rejected last year. I improved my MCAT and am interviewing in the next few weeks as soon as I work out the details.

Good Luck and I hope this helps.

Thanks alot! Ill definitely check out the East-West Housing and continue to practice for the interview. Good luck on yours!

 

[cautiousvampire]

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[ekb808]

Last year I stayed in the dorm style "East-West" Housing. I would recommend it if you are looking to stay somewhere inexpensive. I am from out of state and used to live in Hawaii so I didn't need the frills. Tips are that it is easy, conversational. I was rejected last year. I improved my MCAT and am interviewing in the next few weeks as soon as I work out the details.

Good Luck and I hope this helps.

The medical campus is in Kaka`ako and the dorms are on the main campus in Manoa. Depending on traffic it's about a 15 minute drive from the dorms to the med campus, so if you don't have a car I'm not sure how you would get there. There might be a bus that will get you there, but I'm not positive. Waikiki and the downtown area are fairly expensive, so I'm not sure what's feasible for you.

 

[CompleteCanada]

hey guys, do you know how the admissions committee decides on their rankings of people they have interviewed? for example, what they weigh more heavily (i.e. GPA, MCAT, interview, etc)? Anything you have heard is appreciated, Thanks!

 

[cinamin]

hey guys, do you know how the admissions committee decides on their rankings of people they have interviewed? for example, what they weigh more heavily (i.e. GPA, MCAT, interview, etc)? Anything you have heard is appreciated, Thanks!

The way it works is more or less as follows:

They meet and talk about your ENTIRE application. Committee consists of 7-8 people all from different ethnic/racial backgrounds that represent the state. After review, each member casts a vote from 1-10 (no other member sees the vote). Then it is tallied up by the office registrar and averaged. You have a score from 1-10. After all applicants get ranked, they accept the top 50ish off the list, save a few spots for the imi peeps. In terms of what makes some votes higher than others is totally up to the individual members... I would generally say they do like higher numbers, clinical experiences, work experience, and a strong interest in the state. It seems more like holistically approach each application, but if rejected, they will have very specific reasons.. if that makes sense. I don't think they focus on one thing making you great, but rather, you must have all those things and won't likely get a higher score if something is missing.

edit: Oh and interview matters in that if it is bad, you will have a harder time getting in. I know from experience!

 

[PreMedGirl88]

wow thanks for the info Cinamin; do the interviewers also grade you from 1-10 or do you know how their input is packaged into the review? Ahhh 1.5 months more until we find out... :😀

The way it works is more or less as follows:

They meet and talk about your ENTIRE application. Committee consists of 7-8 people all from different ethnic/racial backgrounds that represent the state. After review, each member casts a vote from 1-10 (no other member sees the vote). Then it is tallied up by the office registrar and averaged. You have a score from 1-10. After all applicants get ranked, they accept the top 50ish off the list, save a few spots for the imi peeps. In terms of what makes some votes higher than others is totally up to the individual members... I would generally say they do like higher numbers, clinical experiences, work experience, and a strong interest in the state. It seems more like holistically approach each application, but if rejected, they will have very specific reasons.. if that makes sense. I don't think they focus on one thing making you great, but rather, you must have all those things and won't likely get a higher score if something is missing.

edit: Oh and interview matters in that if it is bad, you will have a harder time getting in. I know from experience!

 

[3rdarmageddon]

wow thanks for the info Cinamin; do the interviewers also grade you from 1-10 or do you know how their input is packaged into the review? Ahhh 1.5 months more until we find out... :😀

The wait is killing me. I just want to go home for medical school, but the admissions process for this school makes this a real crapshoot for me.

 

[3rdarmageddon]

Does anyone know when decisions come out here? I believe my interviewer said mid-late March, but it would be nice to have a more accurate estimate.

 

[cinamin]

Does anyone know when decisions come out here? I believe my interviewer said mid-late March, but it would be nice to have a more accurate estimate.

mid-late March is a pretty accurate 2 week window... from other threads it would take as long as the end of march to hear back.. others it was smack dab in the middle of march. I guess it just depends on how long they vote on everyone, etc.

 

[cinamin]

wow thanks for the info Cinamin; do the interviewers also grade you from 1-10 or do you know how their input is packaged into the review? Ahhh 1.5 months more until we find out... :😀

I'm not sure how the interviewer input is integrated into an overall score.. I know they don't contribute to the 1-10 score like the adcom members do, but they fill out an eval form with their comments/opinions..likely this part of the app is discussed like everything else and then of course has some degree of influence on adcom members.. hard to say how much though. I am sure very glowing reviews help while negative reviews hurt.. middle of the road reviews probably don't change the votes imo.

 

[PreMedGirl88]

I'm not sure how the interviewer input is integrated into an overall score.. I know they don't contribute to the 1-10 score like the adcom members do, but they fill out an eval form with their comments/opinions..likely this part of the app is discussed like everything else and then of course has some degree of influence on adcom members.. hard to say how much though. I am sure very glowing reviews help while negative reviews hurt.. middle of the road reviews probably don't change the votes imo.

Just a little longgggger 😀😀😀

 

[cinamin]

Just a little longgggger 😀😀😀

omg I thought someone heard back today! Got so nervous opening this thread.. yupp 2-3 more weeks.

 

[PreMedGirl88]

omg I thought someone heard back today! Got so nervous opening this thread.. yupp 2-3 more weeks.

lol! I'm so sorry to cause mass panic; I'm literally just counting down the days (I don't even know when I'm counting down to haha 😳)

 

[livinlavidaMCAT]

Has anyone heard back as yet? Good luck to all!

 

[PreMedGirl88]

Has anyone heard back as yet? Good luck to all!

It's killing me that no one has heard anything... we should have two weeks of waiting left...

I feel like our boards are less active than last year (or maybe no one got early acceptances or those that did aren't on these boards?)

 

[livinlavidaMCAT]

Yah I am sure the wait is killing all of us. Does any one know how many OOS students are offered admissions? I know they only have seats for 8 but it seems like they would accept more than 8 to fill those 8 spots. Any insight is appreciated!

 

[CompleteCanada]

I remember reading statistics I think from last year that said that they sent out 24 acceptances to OOS applicants to fill their 8 spots. During my interview I was also told there is a fairly decent amount of movement on the OOS list because applicants got into a university closer to home, with lower tuition. Ultimately its a crapshoot but there is usually some movement for people who get waitlisted.

 

[livinlavidaMCAT]

Thanks so much for the reply! I am an OOS applicant, and would love to attend JABSOM! Hoping for the best!

 

[uclabruin123]

Does anyone know how many instates gets accepted after the interview? !!

 

[ekb808]

Yah I am sure the wait is killing all of us. Does any one know how many OOS students are offered admissions? I know they only have seats for 8 but it seems like they would accept more than 8 to fill those 8 spots. Any insight is appreciated!

The director of admissions mentioned that they admit exactly 8 OOS and 58 IS and all others are put on the waitlist. Then, as people decline their acceptances, they send out more acceptances to those on the waitlist according to ranking and IS/OOS status.

 

[livinlavidaMCAT]

Any idea as to when we might be hearing back by? Any chances it may be this week?

 

[3rdarmageddon]

+1

 

[LoftyIdealist]

It appears that two years ago, most decisions were out by Wednesday, March 16, and last year, most decisions were out by Wednesday, March 21. Of course, each year, a few received earlier acceptances. So, the trend looks like most decisions are out by Wednesday starting in mid-March. Hopefully this year it's earlier instead of later, so perhaps as early as this Wednesday? But I believe most definitely by next week Wednesday if the trend upholds. Then again, it could always be later (the Wednesday after, the 27th)? Okay, I'll stop now. In last year's thread, I believe someone actually e-mailed around mid-March about when they would hear back, and they got a response saying the following week. So I guess someone can always e-mail? Haha.

 

[cinamin]

yes can someone email marilyn?!?!