2017-2018 Kansas City University (KCU-COM)

[MissDr.]

If I don't see interview slots underneath the Kansas City Campus, does that mean all the interview slots and timings are full? Or is that just a glitch?

I see options for Joplin campus open but my Kansas City.

It means they're full. I emailed them and asked.

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[fldoctorgirl]

Did anyone who selected Kansas City as their preference get an II to the Joplin campus? I am wondering if they are holding off on sending more IIs until they have more space at KC for those who marked it as their preference.

 

[aspiremd84]

Did anyone who selected Kansas City as their preference get an II to the Joplin campus? I am wondering if they are holding off on sending more IIs until they have more space at KC for those who marked it as their preference.

I selected KC as preference and got II.. and on the portal, only had options to select KC dates either being 9/27 or 10/4. I believe your assumption might be correct..

 

[Coltuna]

I selected KC as preference and got II and on the portal, only had options to select KC dates either being 9/27 or 10/4. I believe your assumption might be correct..

Here I was thinking not indicating a preference would actually help my cause for an II lol.

 

[Sephirakra]

I selected KC as preference and got II and on the portal, only had options to select KC dates either being 9/27 or 10/4. I believe your assumption might be correct..

Same here.

 

[aspiremd84]

Here I was thinking not indicating a preference would actually help my cause for an II lol.

I think it will!! People who were completed later than me got earlier II date options at Joplin..so hang in there!

 

[brachialplexus]

Joplin actually had higher avg stats than KC last year.


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[Thor123422]

First ever medical school interview on September 13th!

 

[Coltuna]

Did you get the invite today?


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[Snork]

Joplin actually had higher avg stats than KC last year.


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This is probably by design. As someone pointed out to me, if you are building a campus and assign people places you may want to put your strongest applicants in the place where you need people to succeed.

 

[tulsi3patel]

First ever medical school interview on September 13th!

when did you submit and got complete email?

 

[DOsteopathic]

Anyone interviewing at Joplin on September 23rd 8AM?

 

[Thor123422]

Did you get the invite today?


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when did you submit and got complete email?

I completed my secondary application August 8th and got my interview invitation August 9th. I scheduled later that day. Earliest available was September 13th at Kansas City. I didn't specify a preference on my application.

 

[Coltuna]

I completed my secondary application August 8th and got my interview invitation August 9th. I scheduled later that day. Earliest available was September 13th at Kansas City. I didn't specify a preference on my application.

What a turnaround time lol. Stats?


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[Thor123422]

What a turnaround time lol. Stats?


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MCAT 508 131 Chem&Phys / 129 CaRS / 125 Biochem / 123 Psych/Soc
Had a previous MCAT from 3 years ago that was a 34. 13 chem/bio / 12 Biology / 9 CaRS

Undergrad GPA 3.2
Graduate GPA 3.81 in Computational Chemistry

Also have a VERY positive letter from an alumni, and my uncle-in-law is a distinguished alumni, but otherwise I come from a bottom 5% of income family. So I still get diversity points.

 

[Thor123422]

Did anyone who selected Kansas City as their preference get an II to the Joplin campus? I am wondering if they are holding off on sending more IIs until they have more space at KC for those who marked it as their preference.

I was told by an admissions officer that if you indicate a preferred campus you won't get the option to interview or be considered for the second.

Kind of poor design on the application.

 

[Coltuna]

MCAT 508 131 Chem&Phys / 129 CaRS / 125 Biochem / 123 Psych/Soc
Had a previous MCAT from 3 years ago that was a 34. 13 chem/bio / 12 Biology / 9 CaRS

Undergrad GPA 3.2
Graduate GPA 3.81 in Computational Chemistry

Also have a VERY positive letter from an alumni, and my uncle-in-law is a distinguished alumni, but otherwise I come from a bottom 5% of income family. So I still get diversity points.

So basically you're saying you can turn water to wine and walk on water


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[Coltuna]

I don't look forward to weekends anymore.

 

[ProspectiveDoc1476]

I don't look forward to weekends anymore.

Right. Im already going to be gone 4 weekends from sept to halfway thru oct now.

 

[Thor123422]

So basically you're saying you can turn water to wine and walk on water
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I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean by this. I really have no idea how I compare to others. Are my stats good? I know having a relation and allumni writing me a letter is a good thing, but I don't have perspective.

 

[nightsky12345]

Okay so I am feeling better about not getting an II yet because i selected Kansas City as my option so maybe they are actually waiting for slots to open up. Is anyone else feeling the same?

 

[Thor123422]

Okay so I am feeling better about not getting an II yet because i selected Kansas City as my option so maybe they are actually waiting for slots to open up. Is anyone else feeling the same?

From my secondary I get the feeling they really take the "rolling basis" seriously. Everything I submitted said if I don't complete it in 21 days my application is withdrawn.

 

[Coltuna]

I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean by this. I really have no idea how I compare to others. Are my stats good? I know having a relation and allumni writing me a letter is a good thing, but I don't have perspective.

Haha sorry I was just poking fun. Your connections are phenomenal!

 

[nightsky12345]

From my secondary I get the feeling they really take the "rolling basis" seriously. Everything I submitted said if I don't complete it in 21 days my application is withdrawn.

I submitted before the 21 day deadline with everything though

 

[Coltuna]

I was told by an admissions officer that if you indicate a preferred campus you won't get the option to interview or be considered for the second.

Kind of poor design on the application.

This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It's a "preference."

 

[Thor123422]

This doesn't make a lot of sense to me. It's a "preference."

Believe me, I agree. She didn't like it either.

 

[fldoctorgirl]

Okay so I am feeling better about not getting an II yet because i selected Kansas City as my option so maybe they are actually waiting for slots to open up. Is anyone else feeling the same?

Yes, I think that is what is going on! I also applied with KC as my preference.

It's still super early. Our time will (hopefully) come soon

 

[AspiringD0c]

Yes, I think that is what is going on! I also applied with KC as my preference.

It's still super early. Our time will (hopefully) come soon

I'm starting to think this is actually a thing. I selected KC as my preference as well, and I haven't heard back. And I've been complete for about two weeks now... I may email them and ask them to change me to no preference

 

[djtallahassee]

I'm starting to think this is actually a thing. I selected KC as my preference as well, and I haven't heard back. And I've been complete for about two weeks now... I may email them and ask them to change me to no preference

Let us know if the email thing works lol. I'm feeling left outta the game too by selecting KC only. I thought Joplin was for more local people and was significantly smaller (whoops).

 

[fldoctorgirl]

I'm starting to think this is actually a thing. I selected KC as my preference as well, and I haven't heard back. And I've been complete for about two weeks now... I may email them and ask them to change me to no preference

Apparently, you can't change preference after the fact? That's what someone on here posted.

 

[fldoctorgirl]

Is there anything similar to a portal for KCU? I got the complete email, but when I log in to my account all I can see is my secondary, no status updates.

 

[Coltuna]

So I've seen a lot being said about the brutal curriculum here lol. What makes it so difficult?

 

[jcve34]

@Coltuna the fire hose you drink from at KCU is much bigger than at other medical schools.

 

[Coltuna]

@Coltuna the fire hose you drink from at KCU is much bigger than at other medical schools.

So the curriculum is brtual because it is? Could you explain a little?

 

[jcve34]

So the curriculum is brtual because it is? Could you explain a little?

You see everything once the first year "normal" and then a second time the next year is "abnormal". So to fit everything in each year you have to condense the amount of time you spend in each course down but still keep the amount of info the same. So the metaphorical fire hose is much harder to get a handle on. But they want you to succeed so they have plenty of resources like learning specialists to help you change your study habits to process the information better.

 

[Coltuna]

You see everything once the first year "normal" and then a second time the next year is "abnormal". So to fit everything in each year you have to condense the amount of time you spend in each course down but still keep the amount of info the same. So the metaphorical fire hose is much harder to get a handle on. But they want you to succeed so they have plenty of resources like learning specialists to help you change your study habits to process the information better.

Gotcha. Thanks for the insight!

 

[Wakerider92]

This is killin' me. Complete since 8/1. KC preference. Deafening silence.

 

[kubyx]

This is killin' me. Complete since 8/1. KC preference. Deafening silence.

We're in the same boat. I thought I was a solid DO applicant and I have had radio silence from all 12 schools I applied to.

 

[Coltuna]

We're in the same boat. I thought I was a solid DO applicant and I have had radio silence from all 12 schools I applied to.

stats?

 

[kubyx]

stats?

~3.45 ~510, lots of volunteer and work experience in healthcare

 

[Wakerider92]

We're in the same boat. I thought I was a solid DO applicant and I have had radio silence from all 12 schools I applied to.

You definitely appear to be a solid applicant! I'm sure it will only be a matter of time for you. I am starting to think there may be something to this idea of the KC campus waiting for more interview dates. But who knows.

 

[814965]

Is there a way for us to see our status?

 

[Snoozer33]

So the curriculum is brtual because it is? Could you explain a little?

To expand on this a little, the first 9 months are all the systems, both anatomy and physio of a mostly normal system (there are a few diseases introduced in 1st year in each system). The first year ends with a 6 week general intro to pathology course and a 2 week micro course. Of course associated omm and clinical medicine are handled to roughly coincide with each system. For example, during MSK, you learn about 40 joint tests from a clinical aspect. As also have about 6-8 standardized patients and various other courses. So the max time in any system course is about 6 weeks. Most are 3-4.

Second year is a bit more brutal as you have 1 day to relearn anything you forgot from year 1, plus path and pharm over the next 2-4 weeks, depending on the system. Second year classes end in early April, so all systems are covered again, but even more condensed. For example, intro to pharm and complete autonomic pharmacology are handled in a week.

It's tough, but you get used to it. The system works as we led the nation in first time pass rate and were about 40 points over national avg for boards.


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[Coltuna]

To expand on this a little, the first 9 months are all the systems, both anatomy and physio of a mostly normal system (there are a few diseases introduced in 1st year in each system). The first year ends with a 6 week general intro to pathology course and a 2 week micro course. Of course associated omm and clinical medicine are handled to roughly coincide with each system. For example, during MSK, you learn about 40 joint tests from a clinical aspect. As also have about 6-8 standardized patients and various other courses. So the max time in any system course is about 6 weeks. Most are 3-4.

Second year is a bit more brutal as you have 1 day to relearn anything you forgot from year 1, plus path and pharm over the next 2-4 weeks, depending on the system. Second year classes end in early April, so all systems are covered again, but even more condensed. For example, intro to pharm and complete autonomic pharmacology are handled in a week.

It's tough, but you get used to it. The system works as we led the nation in first time pass rate and were about 40 points over national avg for boards.


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Thank you for this information! This is definitely one of my top choices


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[yytan12]

Wow...what is wrong with me. I literally spent the last few days reading all 49 pages of the 2015-2016 thread, when this thread existed all along.

 

[fldoctorgirl]

Dying to hear from KCU, being patient is killing me! I can't think of another school I like better at this point.

 

[Thor123422]

You definitely appear to be a solid applicant! I'm sure it will only be a matter of time for you. I am starting to think there may be something to this idea of the KC campus waiting for more interview dates. But who knows.

I completed my secondary on 8/8 and there were several interview dates open to KC and Joplin campus.

I'm sorry to say it's not about unavailable interview slots.

~3.45 ~510, lots of volunteer and work experience in healthcare

I know it isn't a requirement, but an admissions officer came and talked to my school. She was an alumni from my research lab so I got a lot of detail from her. Do you have paid healthcare experience? She said that's a HUGE factor. She also said even though they don't "require" a D.O. Letter, one definitely makes a big difference.

Do you have either of these?

 

[Coltuna]

Dying to hear from KCU, being patient is killing me! I can't think of another school I like better at this point.

Same tomorrow is the day; I can feel it!


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[djtallahassee]

I completed my secondary on 8/8 and there were several interview dates open to KC and Joplin campus.

I'm sorry to say it's not about unavailable interview slots.



I know it isn't a requirement, but an admissions officer came and talked to my school. She was an alumni from my research lab so I got a lot of detail from her. Do you have paid healthcare experience? She said that's a HUGE factor. She also said even though they don't "require" a D.O. Letter, one definitely makes a big difference.

Do you have either of these?

Paid is more important than volunteer healthcare experience? Well ****, I thought that altruism was a good thing.

 

[Coltuna]

Paid is more important than volunteer healthcare experience? Well ****, I thought that altruism was a good thing.

I think that perhaps paid is equally important just due to the fact that you're usually taking on a more serious role in a healthcare setting if that makes sense.