Those who interviewed today, how was your experience? What are your thoughts about the school after visiting it?
Late reply, but I really enjoyed it! More so than I thought. I already had an acceptance from a different school coming into the interview, but I was pleasantly surprised at WCUCOM. The faculty and students were very nice. Seriously. Everyone stopped by (of their own free will) during our interview to see if they could answer any questions. The faculty was very proud of their school.
Strengths:
- Supportive faculty and students. Almost every student said their favorite thing about the school was how open door the faculty were
- Relatively low tuition (3rd cheapest private medical school in the nation)
- I’m not sure what the criteria was, but it was mentioned that for the past 6 years, placement rates averaged 98% (contrary to rumors on SDN)
- First ever DO neurosurgery match at University of Mississippi
- Southern food
- Cadaver lab was impressive, full dissection, open 24hrs
Improvements:
- Somewhat rural, but has all the regular chain stores (Target, Best Buy)
- Facilities on the outside looked “classic” to say the least, but inside was more contemporary
Other:
- Primary Care driven (~70% of placements are primary care, a healthy portion being EM, several surgery)
- Heavy waitlists movement. One student said he interviewed in May, got accepted in June.
Overall, I enjoyed my visit. Of course, after combing through SDN, I was very apprehensive, but everyone that was offered an interview should definitely take the chance to visit. Take everything here with a grain of salt. The school broke down financial aid, step by step, which wasn’t something my other interviews did, which is nice because medical school is a financial commitment. Interview questions were very standard (why DO, why WCUCOM, one ethical question, specific questions about yourself). Very conversational, 3 on 1, 20-30 mins. Interviews are one a time so if you want to leave early, volunteer to go first. The school was upfront: Will you receive a medical education here? Yes. Will you have state of the art everything? No. Will you be a doctor and pass boards? Yes, you have all the resources in your reach to do so. Will this school be a good fit for everyone, certainly not. But won’t find out if you don’t interview
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I hope this helped, good luck to everyone!
