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Separate lists and it varies. I believe last year they over enrolled (so no one came off the waitlist). Most years, a handful come off the waitlist.
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You’re OOS right?
In state
Would you be willing to share your approximate location on the waitlist?
Primordial Soup
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The exams are pass/fail but there is an internal ranking system used during phase I based off your performance on exams. So not a true pass/fail in my opinion
Gainz MD
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Yes! You can call admissions and ask for an update.
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Got a call from the dean today! I was also OOS WL and supposedly rank 1. Will be turning it down though, good luck to the rest of you!
Supposedly LOL
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Accepted off the waitlist via phone call from the dean of admissions approx. 30 minutes ago! Original waitlist spot was #17. In state. so excited!!
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Do any accepted students know the official CTE deadline?
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June 1. They sent us an email on April 29 with more info pertaining to CTE.
Just withdrew my acceptance here, OOS. I was #2 on the OOS waitlist and I can say based on the Facebook page and some other sources that, at the very least, they have given 11 spots off OOS. So hope that offers some clarity or hope to those in the early teens.
Once we complete the background check, the results are automatically sent to admissions, correct? I received my results 10 days ago, but it is still marked as incomplete in Oasis. Just wanted to be sure there aren't additional steps required that I'm missing.
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I am in the same boat as you. I assume they were sent to admissions, and admissions just hasn't updated anything on oasis yet because none of the stuff I have completed is showing as complete.
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Does anyone know how the class is ranked? Also, is it during both m1 and m2 years?
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I had a little bit of time this morning so I answered a few questions from one of you that might be helpful to the rest. I type a lot but keep in mind that I am just 1 out of 175+ students so anything i say might not be (is likely not) applicable to every single person. Likewise, I haven't exhausted every opinion on every question and I recommend you reach out to any M2 - M4s you might know for other opinions or further guidance. But since you all are starting off online (i think), I figured I could at least offer up some ideas. Feel free to reach out to me or other current students for clarification.
That said, here are the questions that were asked and my responses to them with some edits.
That said, here are the questions that were asked and my responses to them with some edits.
1) What does your daily schedule look like?
My schedule can vary depending on the week or day. I have picked 4 random weeks, 2 from each block last semester to share with you. Notice how different the weeks can be. However there is an overall structure.
Monday:
Tuesday:
- PaCE. This is typically split into Morning and afternoon sessions. I always had mine in the morning.
- +/- Clinical skills. This is typically split into Morning and afternoon sessions. Sessions are only once a week. Some people have it on Monday (like I do) and others have it on Thursday.
- +/- Preceptorship. This can vary greatly throughout the week (Can be any day) but I had my preceptorship on Monday afternoons and I loved it that way. Few sessions per block.
Wednesday:
- 4 hours of lecture / CBL / TBL / iRAH (Integrated Radiology, Anatomy, and Histology)
Thursday
- 4 hours of Lecture / CBL / TBL/ iRAH
Friday
- PaCE (conclusion of case started on Monday)
- +/- Clinical if you didn't have it on Monday. There are only a handful of clinical skills sessions per block (~2-4) so this isn't every week.
- +/- Anatomy in morning (Couple of dissections per block depending on block)
- Greatest variability
- +/- Anatomy.
- +/- Lecture / CBL / TBL / iRAH
- First day that you can take weekly quizzes.
- Exam day falls on Fridays.
2)how often are tests/quizzes administered?
Quizzes -> Every week but only ask that week's material. They are typically open book. ~30 minutes. Quizzes open up on Friday and you have until Sunday at 6pm to complete it. Has to be an individual effort.
Tests:
- Midterms are ~ every 4 weeks or so. About 80 questions.
- NBME are only once per block. (on average blocks are 8-9 weeks except BiB which will be your second block and is about 14 weeks.).
- Anatomy practicals alongside the midterms. Typically only once per block but this is subject to change in the fall for me I think.
- OSCE only once per block. This is a clinical skills examination so you basically are graded on the clinical skills you should have learned in that block. E.g. How to conduct the Cardiovascular exam in the BiB. FYI BiB is Heme, Cardiovascular, Pulmonary and Renal systems.
Sounds like a lot when read like that. But it is very manageable and can actually be fun once you get a groove going.
3)similar to q1, but how many hours do you spend studying outside of class?
This is very dependent on person. I have a friend who only studies about 3 hours a day and scores in the 90s. One of my closest friends studies A LOT and also scores in the 90s. The class average is typically in the mid 70s and most people I would say study about 6-10 hours a day outside of class. I personally study about 7 hours outside of class. But this fluctuates.
4)do you have any advice for incoming M1s?
I have loads XD But this is advice I would give myself based on what I know about myself.
1) The curriculum will set you up for success. Performing well on our in class material is preparing for step.
2) Focus on what works for you. Try to have at least a pass through all of the days material on that day if possible. And multiple passes through everything as you move along the block. Similar to point 3 below.
3) Content review as you go along. This might mean Anki (vast majority of my class uses this), or for me it means writing and developing schemas for understanding / mastering the material.
4) Practice questions if you can. I would say do not overwhelm yourself with study resources but find 1-2 that compliment your study approach to medical school and you'll be golden. For example, I had both Osmosis and Boards and Beyond which I used for practice questions. These also have videos that you can watch if you want.
5) Get involved in things you care about, and try not to get pressured by what everyone else is doing. This is tough especially at the beginning when you are trying to figure out whether you are doing medical school right and you are trying to see how your classmates are doing it.
6) Medical school can be very enjoyable, and it shouldn't take over your entire life. There is more than enough time to get involved in a couple of extracurriculars you care about whatever those might be. There is also time to just be a person - artist, napper, whatever you like. Perhaps you wont have as much time as you did before medical school for these things, but you will have time.
5)What's it like to attend a school with a ranking system?
This is very person dependent and with Step going p/f, I don't know what weight this rank will have in residency apps. But I can tell you that myself and my roommate don't so much care for it. We do well in school and if I am honest my roommate is more of a superstar than I am, but we both find you need to be careful with the way you approach the rank because you are directly comparing yourself to your peers, and have to be able to deal with the consequences. I know some folks who obsess over it and it consumes them, and others who look at it just for curiosity's sake. But I personally don't need to constantly reference it to know whether i performed better or worse than I wanted. I honestly didn't even know how to check for it until very recently. Class rank (CCP) is present all 3 Phases so it can be very dynamic for you. Just keep working hard.
By the way, you can always have an idea where you fall based on your performance on weekly quizzes and tests. We get an instantaneous report of the quiz score average, high and low once your Quiz score grades are released. Likewise, we get an email with the highest, average, median, and lowest exam score. With this information, you can roughly determine where you fall, i.e. if you are constantly scoring within a Standard deviation of the average on quizzes and tests then you can determine that you are an average student etc etc. My philosophy is that I will always do the best that I can. I don't think I need a granular detailing of exactly how many students outperformed me and how many I outperformed. Not obsessing over your class rank is not complacency, but I find it to be a good guard on my sanity. I will absolutely always do the best that I can, and I don't need to feel bad that I am not the top student when I did the best that I possibly could, or that 15 students did better than me in the block, or whatever.
6) As a student, what would you say are some pros/cons of the school?
I would say that the biggest con for me is that starting with our year, we cannot see the questions we got wrong on the exam. We are given a report telling us which lecture and learning objective we got wrong but not the actual questions. We are continuously fighting this 🙂 lol and I think it will be changed eventually. Personally I want to know if i am missing questions d/t not knowing the material, or if it was a test taking issue.
I am also stuck in a love hate relationship with PaCE !!
I like a lot of things about the school so I will keep this part generic since the message is already too long. I LOVE the systems approach to teaching. I really like the opportunities to get involved in whatever you want. You can do research if you want. Start an org or choose from the multitude of orgs on campus. You can work at the MEDic clinics if you want. I am interested in Global health and there are ways to get involved in that too! I really like the school if i am honest.
7) lastly, how much is school tuition for M1? I'm asking this because there's about 10k difference between the estimate on the school website and my school account.
This I think will depend on your financial aid package. I cannot explain that discrepancy to you. I can find contacts for you to reach out to if you like but i have no idea why it is like that for you.
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Lmao just got hit with that R after being waitlisted in November
