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is anyone having trouble contacting the admission staff of SAmuel merritt?
You can call Andre at 510.869.6511. He is the admissions rep and usually gets back to you quickly if you leave a message.
is anyone having trouble contacting the admission staff of SAmuel merritt?
Hey everyone,
I received an interview invite from Barry, but I am having a hard time getting in contact with them. I emailed their podiatry email address, heard no answer, then the next day left a phone message for Amy Major (from admissions) on Tuesday.
Anyone else having a hard time setting up an interview with Barry? Are they known to take this long?
Thanks!!
Thanks she finally emailed me back and I reserved a seat to interview in January. Im pretty pumped to visit FL (I'm from NJ)!! Have you interviewed there yet??Yes, it took forever to get in touch with her. The best time to leave her an e-mail is early in the morning and just be persistent with it. One of the longer processes I've dealt with!
Here is where you might have problems is that your GPA is a tad low and your MCAT is definitly going to raise eyebrows if not hold you back. 17 is a definite fail in my mind if not an epic fail. The other thing too is getting Mid B's is not going to really up your GPA much. You can give it a try but look into why you got a 17, test anxiety, not knowledgeable on material, english language issues. If you can edge out a 23+ (not hard at all) you will have a smoother application/interview experience. The other thing it seemed to me the schools weighed MCAT a bit more than GPA.Thanks I appreciate that. I am not taking that many science courses right now. Pretty much only 2. I'll be taking two more in the winter. It's just impossible for me to take anymore with work. I have a terribly hard time pulling A's though. I'll get B/B+ sometimes A-. But I was a non-science major and the highest bio course I took upon graduation was micro. Now I'm taking 2, 5000 level courses. It's tough but I'm hanging with the big boy bio majors. Not getting an A but I have like a mid B. Honestly I am a non-trad students who works 40+ hrs a week and did that most of my undergrad. I try very hard to keep up but sometimes I get too exhausted with my hectic schedule. I mean, it's not like I do horrible in these courses. It's just tough for me to get A's while working.
There are many in that boat, I knew of friends that just took a Xanax before the test, and some got counseling for it (I am not advocating one over another, just know there are options out there). Either way if you recognize it as a problem and take action to correct you are a lot better off. I have seen some on these boards get a bad score and get all indignant pay the AAMC another $150 or how ever much it costs, and get the same score.I think it's less about the material and more about test anxiety for me.
Thanks she finally emailed me back and I reserved a seat to interview in January. Im pretty pumped to visit FL (I'm from NJ)!! Have you interviewed there yet??
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Hey no news is good news (acceptance would be great news) just keep your chin up, things will work outJust got my application to Scholl completed. I got an email that was the mother of all buzzkills… It said, "We are pleased to inform you that your application to the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine [preview cut off on phone]." Went to open the email only to find it said, "We are pleased to inform you that your application to the Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine IS COMPLETE AND BEING REVIEWED." Such a buzzkill. :/
I'll say you have a good chance of getting in. I know someone with a higher mcat grade but a lower gpa grade then yours and made it in. Just make sure to apply early, thats the secret to podiatric school.
Wow, thanks for the link! This is gonna be really helpful to me. I will be doing my full lengths in about twenty days or so.
sorry if this is a dumb question but when would be the last date to be considered "early." I have an old DAT score that I can use for Temple but I have to wait till late January for my MCAT scores. Should I just apply around early January since my application would not be considered complete?
I heard AZ-pod will interview you even if you have not taken the MCAT yet (obviously needed to be admitted though)? is this true?
DO NOT waste time. My suggestion would be to call TEMPLE Tomorrow and speak with one of the dean's there, they are very nice BTW. Tell the DEAN about your score and if you have a chance to get in. Don't waste any time. We are still in the early days. You may be able to get in with your DAT score if you act SOON. Podiatry is getting competitive so act fast.
I did have a chance to talk to them but not the dean due to a busy schedule. I probably will have my scores sent to the podiatry application service later this week.
would jan be considered too late for "early" and do any schools interview before taking MCAT, the websites seem on some seem vague on it (I know Western/CA pod require MCAT before interview)
Hey guys,
I got interview invite at NYCPM. Can someone please explain the process in details please? From what I'm reading on this thread/forum, I'm getting an impression that they have a group interview? which I think is a bit awkward?
Is it a 3 panel interview? 1 on 1 interview? I understand the whole process is from 1030am to 330pm so what do you exactly do in that 5 hours?
My top choice is NYCPM. Are there rankings? what are schools with good reputation and some schools that don't have good reputation?
Once you get accepted, when will you find out how much scholarship you will get?
Thank you so much I really appreciate it!
sorry if this is a dumb question but when would be the last date to be considered "early." I have an old DAT score that I can use for Temple but I have to wait till late January for my MCAT scores. Should I just apply around early January since my application would not be considered complete?
I heard AZ-pod will interview you even if you have not taken the MCAT yet (obviously needed to be admitted though)? is this true?
Thank you so much for the reply. Just curious, how many people were in your group? They indicated that they hold interviews three times every week so that's a lot of interviews!
And NYCPM is one of only colleges that didn't share the stats of student profile on their website; how many students apply, how many are granted interviews, how many are accepted, etc.
Thanks for the reply but NYCPM annual tuition is under 29k while CSPM annual tuition is 36k. 7K diff is pretty significant if you ask meAll podiatry schools' tuitions are around the same amount..30-35k.
The lower tuition is "significant," but the cost of living is higher in NYC than other areas. A point which nycpm makes during the interview process, and also the reason behind the 7k difference.Thanks for the reply but NYCPM annual tuition is under 29k while CSPM annual tuition is 36k. 7K diff is pretty significant if you ask me