You’re not really competing with one another so it’s not really competitive. If 10 get the GPA And have a good interview then 10 get in, if 50 get the GPA and have a good interview then 50 get in. It’s not like they’re only taking the top 30, the bad ones weed themselves out throughout the year so the admissions committee doesn’t really have to.
They also don't tell you how many of those matriculants are taking the program a second time. This year it's probably 15 or more
I will say it’s heavily more this year and i honestly would say more like 30+ are repeating but it’s because the fact it was a new program this year and they were able to get financial aid again. (Post bacc and now masters) Before, if you repeated the program you had to finance through private loans. (Because it was the same post bacc program each year) So if someone who failed this year they wouldn’t be able to get financial aid next year it would have to be through private loans.
It’s either SAT or ACT, don’t have to use both. I used undergrad GPA + ACT. And based on the past couple years numbers I’m assuming they keep the class around 180. You can apply for MMS without your MCAT and even start class but you won’t be able to matriculate if you don’t get the 497. Some of the people in my class just took theirs in January, the downfall of that is if you don’t get the MCAT score you don’t have a chance to take it again and it won’t matter what GPA you get in the program.
Lol what I’m trying to say is you don’t even need an MCAT to get into the Masters. It’s a Masters program and not medical school. You will not need an MCAT to get acceptance to the masters program at all. However eventually you will need to retake it anytime before January if you want to continue on the the medical school and get a 497 or higher. But this is not needed for the acceptance to the masters so you can get accepted with a 481 for all they care but you will just need to retake it while you’re in the masters to continue on to the medical school.
If you haven’t gotten any info yet you can private message me your email and I can send you some files
Same year!
Dental school has different requirements. I believe this year it was a 17 in each section of the DAT and a slightly higher GPA than med (maybe 3.3/3.4?) can’t remember exactly on GPA. You do a Skype interview with the Bradenton admissions for the dental school. However, I don’t think there’s any dental students left in our program this year.
I also had to answer three questions in a video format. I'm not sure if it's different from previous years but am pretty sure all other applicants this year have to do it.
How long does it take? I didn’t receive the email because I forgot to include mine but when I checked it said a decision has been made & I’ll receive it within 30 days?
Takes about a week give or take
Since you don’t have the AIS score you have to have the MCAT score. You have to have one or the other, you can’t have neither. If you don’t have either it doesn’t matter how well your GPA in the program is or how well your interview goes. So if you have below that AIS score you need to take the MCAT and get 497 or above. No exceptions on that rule.
It can’t be waived, you are able to take the MCAT while you’re in the program though. They might have liked your application but you just didn’t have the numbers MCAT or AIS wise. This program proves you’d be a good student. I recommend taking the MCAT the summer before you start the MMS to give yourself time Incase you have to take it again during the year. You just need it before next January usually. If you’re already a physicians assistant they have an accelerated program that is I think 3 years instead of 4 that you could do after the masters OR if you just get a really good MCAT apply straight and try and do the 3 year program for PAs.
Not entirely sure about PCOM but VCOM has a guaranteed acceptance if you meet their requirements, not just an interview. So I'd imagine they have a slightly higher matriculation rate. Also is that number for matriculation anywhere, or just at LECOM. I'd imagine a handful of students end up applying out and attending other schools aside from LECOM as well.
Current student. Received my acceptance already. Pm me if you have any ?s. Me and any of my friends would be willing to answer anything you need.
I can answer anything you want to know
Nobody personally, just through forums and whatnot.
Did you have to do the video interview questions when you applied? How long did it take to hear back from the school?
It depends on how close you want to live. Some people don’t have cars so they live in walking distance. There’s some apartments right across the road from LECOM and a lot of LECOM housing. If you email them they likely will have a list of available properties. A lot of my friends either live alone, found eachother on fb, accepted students day or just from choosing to live in an apartment place close by and them matching you with another LECOM student. A lot of students live at the hammocks and the apartments across from LECOM that I can’t remember what they’re called but the hammocks can be a little pricey. I found my townhome on apartments.com.
The interview questions are actually new this year. They made the change pretty last minute from post bacc to masters so when I applied it was post bacc but when I was accepted it was masters.
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