I had a different interviewer. I had 2, in fact. Yes, mine wan in the AM as well. Im not sure if we met..Awhh thank you so much!! My interviewer was dr. Griesback! I hope to congratulate you soon too. Did we meet during our interview session? Mine was in the AM session
I sat near the door! I'm not sure if you sat on the other side lol.
Congrats! Impressive stats btw. Will you be our classmate? Or still interviewing elsewhere?
Yea I had no idea it was based on interviewer so I feel a bit better now. Im sure you will be fine though, your stats are really good! Thank you! Good luck to you as well!
I sat right by the door lol I probably would remember you if I saw you in person then!
It was Dr. schachter!
And Ms. Lisa Price. I had 2 interviewers, some people had only one.
The packet had stuff regarding immunizations, any outstanding coursework, pre-matric program, background check etc.
Congrats! Are you going to attend?
You have TCOM in Texas. Go there instead. I chose Rowan even though I'm OOS because it was the best school in the Northeast. In the long run, the opportunities and resources that Rowan provides outweighs the extra mucho dinero that I would shell out. Not all schools are created equal, and the saying that you can't go wrong with any medical school is certainly untrue especially if you have a choice. If you got into a so-so school, I will tell you to come to Rowan. But TCOM is also a good school, and it's cheaper for you. You have no reason to ditch your family to study in New Jersey unless you really prefer Rowan over TCOM.
I agree with this 100%, TCOM is a top DO school. IMO the top DO schools are TCOM, NYIT-COM, MSUCOM, DMUCOM, PCOM-PA, and RowanSOM.
What about kcu and OSU, ou?
NYITCOM and DMUCOM are so-so schools.
Yes I would add those in for sure, my list was not exhaustive. Just going with the ones that are most established and competitive IMO
Just my opinion that's all. I am sure everyone has different views
Nope, not true. To give you an idea, there are some schools that have no inpatient IM training, for example. How can you be a doctor with no inpatient training? You seem to think that if you pass the board after your 2nd year, you automatically become a doctor. Clinical training in your 3rd and 4th year is the backbone of medical education, so considering that, it's definitely not "the same education" that you receive quality wise. Some schools' rotations sites are complete joke, and it's nothing more than expensive shadowing. Also, it comes down to having open residency options. Many DO schools lack residency programs in competitive fields like surgery, ortho, EM, and so on. This means limited opportunities and increased difficulty in obtaining certain residency spots especially as an osteopathic medical student.You CANNOT go wrong with any US medical school
Some offer more than others in terms of clinical opportunities, but it’s the same education when you boil it down. You’re expected to know just as much info and pass all the same tests. That’s just my opinion, but appreciate you trying to play devils advocate.
I don't think there is a right or wrong or true or false. i believe what tatted med is trying to say is that becoming a good doctor is completely on you how much you study for the boards how much you want to know and how dedicated you are. what he is trying to say is that we all end up taking the same board exams so where we end up depends on how much effort we put into it and how much we study. sure some programs make that easier but where your trajectory lies depends solely on you
No, you're misinterpreting what I wrote. I didn't say that where you go to school is the only thing that'll make you into a good doctor. Obviously your own hard work is a huge factor, and everyone knows that. The school you go to isn't going to make or break your career, you're right. But if you're paying the same money, wouldn't you want to go to a school that offers most resources and helps their students toward their goal? After all, they do provide more opportunities and the means to obtain your goal. I certainly wouldn't want to go to a school that tells me "your on your own." And you're still missing what I'm trying to get at. All medical students study the same information in their preclinical years, but that's not what sets one school apart from another. In fact, you spend the first 2 years studying to pass the board, but that's a very small part of your medical education. Stop focusing so much in the preclinical training because that's not what I'm talking about here. The type of education that you'll receive in your clinical years often matter just as much as your board score. Honestly, I'm not getting why you're getting so defensive and worked up when I'm trying to help you see why schools with more resources are more beneficial than the ones without.
Don't try to put words in my mouth. If that's what you really thought what my point was, let me reiterate my point in plain English: where you go to school does matter, because some schools provide better opportunities, more options, and easier means to obtain your goal, whatever it may be. And yes, you can go wrong with going to certain schools because they just don't care, and have unnecessarily limited opportunities above the norm especially for the money that you pay.
I agree with tattedmed and deecee2do. You attacking a fellow student is actually no means of a "meaningful discussion". We're all on here to support each other and help each other get into what school fits us the best. It may be different means of teaching the first two years but it IS up to us to pass, no one is going to hold our hands, whether it be preclinical or clinical years. I have also met doctors who have the worst bedside manner and cannot communicate with staff and they still hold their medical license, clearly inpatient training isn't a make it or break it. Some people learn differently, that is why PBL and Lecture based are options at this school. TattedMed and deecee2do thank you for posting on this topic because some people think paying for tuition is going to get us our complete medical education when being a great doctor relies much more on the bigger picture, that's why the tenets of being a DO is MIND, BODY & SPIRIT!
Like I said, I never said that it isn't up to you to pass. Anyone who is intelligent enough to get accepted to medical school knows that personal effort ultimately decides their path, so that's a given. But I'm not talking about personal effort. Nobody was talking about personal effort until the other guy brought it up, and thought I was implying that personal effort didn't matter. I'm talking about school only. Leaving that effort variable out of the equation, there are factors that decide good schools from bad schools.
Come to Rowan then.
Yeah come to Rowan
Yeah I totally hear you in the debt department, however, OB is pretty lucrative from my understanding. I think you'll do just fine paying off your debt whatever medical school and OB program you end up getting in to. Heck I'm still paying off chiropractic school debt
Don't think of it as an argument, it was a discussion that apparently had some misunderstanding. I took my stance because I want to help and provide accurate information for future premeds applying to medical schools (and maybe also to bash certain schools that do great disservice to medical students by treating them like crap.) I've spoken to several students who ended up going to these schools - including a close friend of mine - and heard very concerning problems that you cannot ignore. They're not just lack of resources, per se, but straight up incompetence. No medical student deserves to be treated this way, and I found it absurd that someone would group such school with other schools like Rowan, PCOM, TCOM, etc within the same pool. If you're a premed reading this, I really hope that the discussion that I had with TattedMed can be used to as a valuable reference. At the end of the day, it is up to you to look carefully into each school that you're applying to, and make the best possible decisions for yourselves.
As a student at this school, I have to agree. Rowan is VERY into a holistic approach into your application. They WILL turn you down if at your interview you don't show humanism and/or potential to succeed at their school. They do a lot to weed out gunners to create a friendly community atmosphere, and it definitely shows. This school wasn't for you if you felt the MCAT was the only determinant for becoming a good physician. I hope you find a school that is more suited to you.
Thanks! Yeah I was required to attend. I just called. It is because of my MCAT score.
When did you complete?
Holly cow are you IS?Nov 1.
I just had my interview yesterday and I wanted to give some input for future interviewers.
I had a one-on-one interview and it ran pretty long. I think it was approximately 50 minutes in length. Some questions my interviewer asked me included "Why medicine?" "Are you happy with your GPA/MCAT?" "What specialty are you interested in?" "What would you do if you were not accepted into medical school?" We also talked about some of my research/extracurricular experiences.
I felt like I wasn't talking too much about though myself lol We talked more about Rowan and the opportunities (a lot about PBL) it offers rather than focus on my application.
The admissions staff was all super friendly and Rowan SOM seems like a great school!
Yeah.
