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I think every time I've seen an abbreviation in something they sent me, they used CUSOM.
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2015-2016 Creighton University Application Thread
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I thought it might be that, but when I google it, Campbell University School of Osteopathic Medicine comes up though
I would keep it standard and use CUSOM (although I don't think I have ever an abbreviation). I personally just spelled it out.
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Yeah I'm just going to spell it out, this character limit is killing me for some reason, been trying to work it down little by little all day haha
Thanks for the input!
CUSOM, I believe
CUSOM is also an abbreviation commonly used for Campbell University, a D.O. School. I would write it out.
Or just write Creighton
CUSOM should be fine. I know I used it when I applied two years ago.
Just because they do it wrong doesn't mean you have to though
If Creighton writes this on their secondary, I don't think I'd classify it as "Doing it wrong"...
I think i used CUSM because one of their questions used it? I could be wrong though..
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Then by all means, do likewise. Your essay should reflect your level of writing proficiency anyway. For everyone else, it is typically considered poor taste to use abbreviations in formal writing, even if the people in Creighton's admissions department do it.
Yeah, there are probably multiple universities that use this abbreviation. That is common across universities. For example, I know of multiple schools that refer to themselves as ISU.
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Went on to portal and saw that I was invited to an event. My heart raced, but alas, twas only an open house 
They use CUSOM on their website.
Haha. They got me too! Cruel. So cruel.Went on to portal and saw that I was invited to an event. My heart raced, but alas, twas only an open house
Wondering if anyone could give me any advice on the 3rd question: "Please describe your current activities/employment if you are not currently enrolled as a fulltime student."
I just started a post bacc program in July but I was out of school for about 3 years before that. I mentioned this in my primary app and I talk a little bit about it in my other secondary responses. Should I state again what I had been doing during my time out of school? Or just leave the response blank/say that I am a full time student?
Thanks for any help!
I just started a post bacc program in July but I was out of school for about 3 years before that. I mentioned this in my primary app and I talk a little bit about it in my other secondary responses. Should I state again what I had been doing during my time out of school? Or just leave the response blank/say that I am a full time student?
Thanks for any help!
I would answer the question to the best of your abilities even though it may seem like you've done it half a dozen times already.
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I hear you!! Sometimes I can't even focus at work because all I do is check my email, portals and SDN for any updates
Hello! If anyone is interviewing soon and has any specific questions, let me know! I LOVED my interview day and Creighton and would love to share more about it with you all! It was a really really long day, but super informative and everyone was so upbeat and happy that it was contagious. Good luck everyone!!
Say it again! As a member of the admissions committee, I can tell you that they aren't going to remember all the pieces of your AMCAS and supplemental materials, so you should definitely repeat yourself just to make sure they know that you are doing something after school. There is just so much to read for one person, they tend to blend together and you forget what you read earlier on the same applicant.
Quick question if anyone is willing to help. Received a secondary about 7 weeks ago. I immediately realized that physio was a required course, and I never took a physio as an undergrad. I sent an email to admissions petitioning that my Biochem II class could count in place of physio. After a couple weeks of silence I decided to just forgo completing the secondary because I sent in 24 others and I have decent stats (LizzyM 72-73).
Well fast forward to today where I get an e-mail saying my request was approved, and the class I took is able to fulfill the physio requirement. Submitted most of my secondaries in mid August and I've heard nothing but silence from all the schools I applied to. Is it too late to submit this secondary, 7 weeks later? Not worth the cost? Not really sure what to do, especially because finances are a pretty big concern of mine right now. Thanks for any suggestions ahead of time!
Well fast forward to today where I get an e-mail saying my request was approved, and the class I took is able to fulfill the physio requirement. Submitted most of my secondaries in mid August and I've heard nothing but silence from all the schools I applied to. Is it too late to submit this secondary, 7 weeks later? Not worth the cost? Not really sure what to do, especially because finances are a pretty big concern of mine right now. Thanks for any suggestions ahead of time!
As it seems they are batching IIs on a month-to-month basis, I believe that your app could be evaluated and invited for II as early as the October batch. I was complete early August, just missed the "deadline" for the first batch, and have been waiting since.
Anyone know when the next wave is coming? Possibly tomorrow?
If this is true, should we assume that people who were complete in July and haven't heard anything have been silently rejected? Or silently placed on hold?
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It is, of course, speculation.
There were 29 days which passed before the first wave and second wave in the 2014-2015 thread. The most recent II given this year was 8/21.. so it appears, by that measure, we are overdue.
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All quiet on the western front. Anybody else sweating bullets? Complete 8/25.
I was complete 9/02 and nothig yet. Getting a little desperate here >.<
"Let the months and years come, they can take nothing from me, they can take nothing more. I am so alone, and so without hope that I can confront them without fear."
But I'll just look at the bright side, at least I didn't get silently rejected today!
just throwing this out there for all the worriers (aka me last year):
my app was complete early august and I didn't get my II until february!
the wait sucked (thanks creighton 😉) but in the end obviously it was worth it, so try to be patient!
there are actually quite a few people in my class who didnt interview until january / february / even march, soooooo know that a late II doesnt mean waitlist or reject by any means!
my app was complete early august and I didn't get my II until february!
the wait sucked (thanks creighton 😉) but in the end obviously it was worth it, so try to be patient!
there are actually quite a few people in my class who didnt interview until january / february / even march, soooooo know that a late II doesnt mean waitlist or reject by any means!
I could kiss you. Thank you for this.
So when they say it will be 8 weeks before a decision, are they just giving themselves more than enough time? I'm hoping for more like 3-4 weeks.... 🙂
I know that 2 years ago they came out with decisions faster than predicted early in the interview season (like 4-6 weeks in October), but way slower for the interviews that came in December around the holidays. I interviewed around that time, and I waited a solid 10 weeks.
Good to know. Thanks! Did they stick to just snail mail for an acceptance or rejection? Or did they show it in the portal?
They'll email if you're accepted
Can anyone confirm that September IIs were sent out?
No IIs? What's Gucci
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Does Creighton respond to "in the area" notices?
Update on patient bear:
Yeah! It's been two months since any IIs have been sent out 🙁
