+1 I interview back on 11/8 so its been a month of just waiting. currently LLU is my top choice (also Im non SDA)
3.7 516 not SDA but very active christian
Nothing, I've been complete since October. I'm hoping Loma Linda is just a little behind this year, not sure if that's the case however.
not yet. it is still 11 am in California though!
I am non SDA, but a Christian
Did you write that you were SDA on your app? I know a lot of people who say they’re not SDA but on their application they say they are SDA.
No I did not say I was SDA on my application. I was honest about my background. My dad was a youth minister when I was growing up and is now a theology professor at a christian university so I've been around the church my whole life but not super familiar with SDA.
How can we join?
current MS1 here, lol don't mean to burst your bubble but they actually make a group for yall later. I'd expect to get word about it within the next 1-2 months. Congrats on your acceptance though! Hope you get time to relax these next few months!
Great! Thanks so much
Thank you! The official group will be even better.
The school provides us with a short white coat that we use for clinical skills training and a stethoscope. You will need to get your own scrubs and lab coat for anatomy lab. Most students bought their white coats during orientation from the school for $40 (I think we get 2 pairs for that price...but I don't know anyone who's gotten their second). Most people wear scrubs, but I've seen people wear all sorts of things during anatomy lab like jeans - it doesn't matter as long as you don't mind it getting dirty. I just bought the cheapest set of scrubs I could find on amazon.
Woah! That's a quick turn around time! Mind sharing your stats?
Congrats on your acceptance! I'd email or call them about this before the holiday recess. However I believe you should still be able to log into where you did for your secondaries to check on your next steps. I think it did take a bit of time for them to update the portal but since it's been almost 2 weeks since your call I'd hit them up just to make sure you didn't miss anything. Hope that helps
Thank you so much! Yes I could log onto the portal where I did my secondary but the portal is not updated. Seems like the steps are for students that got accepted last year. But still think the next steps are the same.
Students are on break but I think administration is still open today until 4 PM PST and tomorrow until 12 pm before going on break until early January
what counts as shaky numbers?
If it's anything like last year they send IIs until March/AprilIs Loma Linda still sending IIs or are they done for the year?
Wow that’s pretty late for an MD school but thanks for letting me know!
Wouldn't be too surprised if they started back up again soon. I got my acceptance call last year in mid-January.
What do you think holds the most weight to the admissions committee on who they accept? @Shockwaver is it actually holistic or do they just want MCAT scores like most/all other schools?
I think being SDA is given a lot of weight, if not the most weight haha. But aside from that, I think it's more holistic than schools that just want good numbers.
I wish it carried more weight. I’m SDA and was rejected when I applied years ago.
If you don’t mind sharing, what were your stats? And did you graduate from a SDA university?
I graduated from a SDA university.
They definitely take a holistic and thorough look at all their applicants. They state that they have some priority for SDA applicants however I think that fitting the mission and having that line up with what you want to be as a physician in the future holds a ton of weight.
Nope. Pre-II.
