2019-2020 University of the Incarnate Word School of Osteopathic Medicine (UIWSOM)

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What’s on 12/14?
That’s when those who have been accepted must pay their deposits to secure their spots. Those with multiple acceptances will cause spots to open and therefore people will get pulled from the waitlist.
 
That’s when those who have been accepted must pay their deposits to secure their spots. Those with multiple acceptances will cause spots to open and therefore people will get pulled from the waitlist.

Omg great news thanks Doc Mom!!
 
Long time lurker here, so I got waitlisted after my 08/23 interview and it’s looking like UIWSOM is my only chance so far this cycle of becoming a DOctor. I’m getting anxious. Any idea if getting waitlisted so early on in the cycle is good or bad? Or when I might expect to hear back? After stalking old subs it seems like if I do hear back it will be springtime (OOS applicant)
This is a safety school for many people so spots will open up. I wouldn't worry too much about it for now. You still have a chance!
 
Just received an II, but I'll be withdrawing it. Hope it goes to someone here, good luck!
 
im sure there will be ALOT of waitlist movement after 12/14. I wouldn’t worry too much.

Isn’t waitlist movement going to happen in spring? I’ve never seen a thread say waitlist movement will happen in December?


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Isn’t waitlist movement going to happen in spring? I’ve never seen a thread say waitlist movement will happen in December?


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This school tells some applicants they are on a “waitlist for possible interview” so that is probably it.
 
did anyone feel like they should have mentioned more things on the interview and ended up getting accepted? I can't stop thinking about my answers and the things I should have added to my responses.

been thinking the same thing! I really liked the school and am a bit worried by how many people have been getting waitlisted lately 🙁
 
Hey guys and gals! Accepted Oct 14th, interviewed Sept 28. Maybe a strange question, but does UIW drug test their students?
 
Do you think it will come out before December 14th? Lol
I'm hesitant to pay my deposit yet for this reason.
Im not sure when the OMS-III's took their exam. I do have a friend that currently attends UIWSOM that said the administration said they performed well. This was told to me a couple of months ago however, and Im not sure they would have actually had the information to say that-- so this is all hear-say. What I have looked up is the examination dates with their respective score releases. If they're not particularly forthcoming about scores early on it may (or may not be) a bad sign. I have attached the release date schedule that I screenshotted off the national board website which can be found with this link: Score Release Dates — NBOME

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If you've been given an offer I would think you have full rights to inquire about updates with their program's scores. I would shoot them an email or phone call. And if you do, update us if you can! I only just interviewed and have not been given an offer so I am waiting before I get hasty with emails/ phone calls.
 
Those of you getting interviews/acceptances, what are your stats like? I submitted secondaries last week and I am just curious to see where I stand
 
Can any current students on here elaborate on the Admitted Students Day? Do students usually bring their family members with them? Is it worth going if I haven't made a decision on which school I will attend yet? What do you do that takes up five hours?
 
Some information on the waitlist from last year! I interviewed last cycle in November and was waitlisted about 2 weeks later. Waitlist movement was very minimal until the spring. (I unfortunately was not accepted off the waitlist.) The waitlist did not move in order from when you were added to it. I believe it is ranked. Hope that helps and good luck to you!
 
Anybody know in which hospitals third year rotations take place? The ones in San Antonio that is. Thanks!
 
Anybody know in which hospitals third year rotations take place? The ones in San Antonio that is. Thanks!

Off the top, I believe they said Baptist, Christus, and Methodist. I’m pretty sure there was comment further up about rotations from a 3rd year.
 
Anyone else still patiently waiting to hear back from the nov 2nd interview?

I interviewed on 11/1 and they said it would be a minimum of 3 weeks before we hear a decision


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Nvm just received a waitlist email


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Nvm just received a waitlist email


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I did too. (interview 11/2)

But I want to make this known to people in this application cycle. Don't take a Waitlist (or lack of acceptance) as confirmation of a bad interview. It could go perfect and you could still receive a waitlist. Your application is still a heavier consideration overall-- I think I was told the app is 80% and the interview is 20%? I know there are people that apply to UIW with the intention of it being their "back-up" school and are VERY competitive. So heads up to those with R/WL's and congrats to those with acceptances! Hang in there everyone, there is a lot of WL movement. Take/celebrate your post-II response and stay positive for future Interviews!
 
They emailed me back and said they will have them posted mid-february. I guess I'll go ahead and put my deposit down. Cheers to being apart of the Class of 2024!
Second year here and I can confirm mid-February, that's what they told us as well. The reason they have waited is because some third years haven't taken it yet, since the school gave them a December deadline to complete them (not the case for our class, we have to complete by July 1, 2019). Those that take it in December will receive results early 2019, so the mid-February date is so the school gets all the scores.
 
@Darkhorse1525 @cwillzz I'd say a good thing if I had to guess. If it was an R they would know right away, otherwise people wouldn't be getting WL. They're probably adding on to the WL list until they have the last cohort of acceptances they want solidified. (Only a guess)
 
@Darkhorse1525 @cwillzz I'd say a good thing if I had to guess. If it was an R they would know right away, otherwise people wouldn't be getting WL. They're probably adding on to the WL list until they have the last cohort of acceptances they want solidified. (Only a guess)

thanks for helping my anxiety calm down a bit!
 
Is this school mainly a safety school? I was accepted but have yet to find any board scores. Does anyone know when it will be released?
 
Is this school mainly a safety school? I was accepted but have yet to find any board scores. Does anyone know when it will be released?

When did you get accepted?

Scores will be released mid-feb
 
For those of you on waitlist, have you sent in any updates? I feel like I should send an email just to show I am still interested in UIWSOM, but I have a job which I have already spoken about at my interview, and otherwise nothing significantly new has happened in my life. I know people say you shouldn't give updates unless they are significant, but is it really ok to just stay entirely silent for months?
 
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