I'm ORM. But yeah I definitely want to stay in the Midwest and practice in a rural area, so I'll make sure to emphasize that in my secondaries. I think I'll give Iowa a shot.
This was from the current MSAR. Off the top of my head all accepted applicant stats were 3.86/515
I heard a rumor they Iowa is going to try and increase the number of out of state. Over a year ago it was 1/3 out of state 2/3 in state. Previous cycle it became 40% and 60% and this upcoming cycle I heard it’s going to be 50/50.
Thats crazy! I really hope that don't do this... (no offence to OOS'ers). Iowa is in desperate need of physicians in rural areas and the best way to fulfill that need is to prioritize in-state applicants. Ultimately more OOS matriculants = $$$. IMO they're being a little short-sighted, without fully considering the future implications. It seems like they kind of want to be like U Michigan - high stats, low IS acceptance rate, high prestige - which is fine, but the issue is there isn't any other publicly funded MD option in Iowa. Michigan has several other state MD schools who fulfill the local needs of the state. We have DMU, but it's a DO school (may limit specialty opportunities) and doesn't necessarily prioritize IS/OOS. The CRISP program is great but they only take 3-4 students. I love Carver, but the board of regents could do a lot more to address the severe physician shortage in Iowa.
I did on Monday
Are you IS or OOS? Could you also post the prompts?
Did they also have questions about reapplicants and those not in school currently like they have in previous years?
Yep! Sorry for not pasting them in the above, I've included them in this comment.
Would you mind sharing when u got verified? and Could you post the prompts too?
I was verified 6/6. Someone else already posted the prompts! Same as last cycle.
+1, OOS, verified 6/19. They do screen based on sGPA (3.0 or higher) and MCAT (500 or higher), so for me I'm guessing it's because my MCAT is next week.
Yes. You get 175 characters (including spaces) for each experience. I ended up separating some experiences that I had clumped on AMCAS (i.e. couldn't fit all my shadowing into one entry on the Iowa secondary), so do what you gotta do
tyty I appreciate the love (and ice cheems, even though I'm lactose intolerant)
I haven't gotten a secondary yet either. I think we are okay. I looked at last year's thread and it seems like Iowa takes a little longer to send out all secondaries. Some posters didn't receive secondaries until late July/early August. We should hopefully get ours soon!
Once you submit your primary they stratify the apps according to various factors such as stats and ECs. Then they send out secondaries in waves throughout July/August. Just be patient and in the meantime pre-write your responses so you can submit the secondary right away when you get it. It took several weeks to get mine and I submitted right when I got it - was in the first batch of interviews and will be starting orientation here in two weeks!
I did a list with a one-sentence summary of my role and the setting.
I emailed them earlier and they said it's like that. Only the 4 on there need to be filled
Thank you for emailing and clarifying!
+1, OOS and verified 6/1
+1 but still waiting on my MCAT score!
+1, not waiting on score but still havent received OOS
When did you submit? It took several business days for mine to be downloaded by CCOM. They do it manually for each application.
I submitted 7/30 so I suppose I'll relax for a few more days and let them do their magic. Thanks for the reply!
could you mind sharing when u got verified?
