It gives me hope to see movement. 
Yes, congrats to all that were accepted from the WL.
It seems like they are accepting from the waitlist based on date of interview. I interviewed on the last day, so...waiting but excited.
I don't think they are pulling people off the WL based on the date you interviewed. That wouldn't seem fair for the people that interviewed early and are still waiting. I think it would make more sense that they focus on who fits well with the school mission and stats.Yes, congrats to all that were accepted from the WL.
It seems like they are accepting from the waitlist based on date of interview. I interviewed on the last day, so...waiting but excited.
I check SDN like literally 100x a day
On accepted student day, I talked to them, and I think they said approximately 2 weeks before class starts.
This is just my opinion but PhD is the safe route. Despite what most people may believe on this website nobody really knows what’s going to happen with all these new schools opening so it’s really just a calculated risk. I would like to believe nothing bad will happen but again you just never know. If you got in already though I don’t see why you wouldn’t get in again should you decide to retry later in life. Best of luck and let me know what you decide.
I have to admit there are some new DO schools that leave lots of room for concerns. Especially the ones with either/a combination of high attrition rate, low board scores, having 3rd and 4th year students teaching 1st and 2nd year ones, or recently a school with 92% placement rate after match and soap/scramble. Anyway, so far, ARCOM hasn't showed any of those signs yet since it is so brand new, but I have to say I believe they get alot of support and are also working on opening lots of GME programs in the state of Arkansas which is a very good sign for us and very different from most new schools. The current students will be taking their first board exam next year that will put our helix curriculum to the ultimate test, and the rest only time will tell. Though, I believe (and correct me if I'm wrong) if a school loses its accreditation and gets closed, its students are immediately qualified for a loan discharge. Therefore, you would have only lost 4 years max of your life lol. But I also believe, for a medical school, something must have really gone wrong for COCA to take such a huge decision that can affect so many people, and I don't even think it ever happened before even on the MD side. The previous poster is right though. A PhD is definitely a safer route if you're worrying about what the future holds. IMO, there's no right or wrong decision here, and you can definitely reapply whenever you feel ready and safe.
Out of all the new schools I have no doubt ARCOM will succeed
I understand your point, but first of all we have plenty of residency spots that go unfilled every year even after the people from the Caribbean match, second new GME programs and residency spots open every year. They are not as stable as you might think. Third, look up CUSOM and what they have done in the state of North Carolina as a new school. Their first two graduate classes have had 100% placement for 2 straight years, and that's because the school has been working hard to open new GME programs in the state which in turns accept most of their students. I think that's the same idea ARCOM is trying to implement in the state of Arkansas, and I have strong beliefs that it's going to be just like CUSOM. And finally, if a bottleneck is going to happen, I think it's going to affect the IMGs first before DOs because first AOA owns 30% of voting rights in ACGME now and 2nd the quality of education in the Caribbean (that represents most of IMGs).
Again I do understand your points, and they are very valid. But, you must also understand that law is a very saturated field, so that was bound to happen with new law schools. Also, we are not short of good candidates on our side. Many students with perfect stats still go without an MD or DO acceptance every year. The competition on our side is real, and that explains why even the new DO schools average stats are still in the 3.5 GPAs and 502 MCATs even after pulling hundreds from their waitlists. ARCOM pulled a lot of people from the waitlist by this time last year (they had less than 2000 apps last year), and this is not so much the case this year (with more than 4000 apps). Personally, I know some people with 3.5+ GPAs and 500+ MCATs that have been wailisted and even rejected by ARCOM. That's not to say that people with lower stats (<3.5 GPA, sub 500 MCAT) weren't accepted (people with those stats even get MD acceptances every year as well), but they represent the few and mostly have other strong aspects in their app. Therefore, I'm not worrying too much about our board scores for now.That’s interesting, not what I gathered. Yeah, I hope that’s the case. I’m just scared these DO schools are going to end up like law schools that open and close quite frequently. A law school in NC closed recently after being placed on probation for poor bar scores, which they attribute to the low standards of admission, which they continued to lower to meet enrollment quota. Sounded kinda similar to what arcom does by pulling everyone off the waitlist, and then some. But I guess newer schools have to do that pretty often.
Either way, you all need to represent Arcom wellso they fluorish and become a great school, that way if I decide to reapply, I won’t have any qualms about it. Good luck!!
Which is the prime reason why I think ARCOM will succeed. This, plus the very experienced Dean and staff, and our alliance with Mercy hospital just 5 minutes away.
Congrats! Welcome to the class of 2022!
Thank you!!Congrats! Welcome to the class of 2022!
Yay for not private loans.
Yes!!! That was my initial thought after the call lol!! I feel very fortunate in that sense
Well, you should know that you are not alone. I turned down ATSU-KCOM for similar reasons, plus other reasons like location and high tuition. I thought I was being crazy too, but I'm truly not regretting my decision for anything (not even the merger). Plus if KCOM thinks I can succeed in medical school, then I can do it anywhere. Well, I guess time will tell, but for some reason I strongly believe that ARCOM will pull through.
Wait, you were accepted at BCOM, right? I'm so happy you. Federal loan is definitely a big difference.
congrats!
Thank you!!
Thank you!!
