2020-2021 Midwestern University (Glendale, Arizona) AZCOM

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Guys!!! I got it just now. After all day of being blown!!! Interviewed earlier than others who got checklist this morning. Don’t be neurotic if you find yourself in same shoes
 
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LC1957 said:
Guys!!! I got it just now. After all day of being blown!!! Interviewed way earlier than most. Don’t be neurotic if you find yourself in same shoes
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Congrats! I wonder when we’ll get the email or call. I’m guessing tomorrow!
 
wrtdq said:
First off I do not want to freak anyone out. If you look at last years threads, it’s clear that the acceptances were not given in order. I interviewed last week and just saw the accepted student checklist in my portal. Not gonna celebrate yet until I get the official email or call tho!
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Holy cow, I have the accepted checklist too with a deposit due date and all that. No email or anything else yet. Interviewed 9/2/2020. Does this mean it's real?
 
tor_n said:
Holy cow, I have the accepted checklist too with a deposit due date and all that. No email or anything else yet. Interviewed 9/2/2020. Does this mean it's real?
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Judging by last years thread of this school it is. Students saw the accepted checklist first and then it was followed by an email or call or both. Just not sure on the timeline of when the official email or call is expected
 
tor_n said:
Holy cow, I have the accepted checklist too with a deposit due date and all that. No email or anything else yet. Interviewed 9/2/2020. Does this mean it's real?
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It’s def real because you can sign a matriculation agreement and like pay the deposit and everything!!
 
wrtdq said:
First off I do not want to freak anyone out. If you look at last years threads, it’s clear that the acceptances were not given in order. I interviewed last week and just saw the accepted student checklist in my portal. Not gonna celebrate yet until I get the official email or call tho!
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Me too!! I logged into the portal and the accepted checklist is there.. no email or call but!
 
Are tours group or individual? Anybody know when they available? Def looking forward to seeing campus in person.
 
kartoffel said:
Congrats to everyone who’s submitted their application and has received an interview. I’m an MS1 at AZCOM so if you have any questions about the school, I’ll do my best to offer some insight!
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I was wanting to add this school. I have a good gpa and EC’s and I’m an Arizona resident. But I have a low MCAT. Do you know what the lowest MCAT is for one of your accepted classmates?
 
A bit late to the party, but II received 8/22, scheduled for 10/27. I received an email 8/4 stating "hold before interview notification" due to pending MCAT which was released 8/18.
 
I told myself after get checklist 6 hours after everybody yesterday I’m not going to keep going on sdn getting neurotic about things. But here I am getting neurotic about not getting email yet. Haha
 
LC1957 said:
It’s wild how sdn can make time come to stand still.
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right!!? now i’m questioning if maybe my checklist was put by mistake Lollll. I don’t really think so but also a part of me is like ~ yeah it was a mistake sorry ~
 
FallGuy1867 said:
right!!? now i’m questioning if maybe my checklist was put by mistake Lollll. I don’t really think so but also a part of me is like ~ yeah it was a mistake sorry ~
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I think the fact that a lot of us are in the same boat rn is a good sign! I don’t think it was a mistake for all of us
 
kartoffel said:
Congrats to everyone who’s submitted their application and has received an interview. I’m an MS1 at AZCOM so if you have any questions about the school, I’ll do my best to offer some insight!
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hey! Can you or any other student lurking here speak to the “testing every week” thing and how it affects your school/life balance? Also maybe some general pros and cons? This would be especially helpful hearing from OOS students as the student panel we had on interview day was all AZ students, and their main reason for going to AZCOM was to stay close to home
 
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chemistry hahgdgjjhdf said:
I was wanting to add this school. I have a good gpa and EC’s and I’m an Arizona resident. But I have a low MCAT. Do you know what the lowest MCAT is for one of your accepted classmates?
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Our class doesn't really talk about grades or scores, and nobody really advertises what they got so unfortunately I don't know. I can tell you that I took the MCAT three times and my scores were 500, 504 and 507 and my gpa was 3.8x
 
spman1000 said:
hey! Can you or any other student lurking here speak to the “testing every week” thing and how it effects your school/life balance? Also maybe some general pros and cons? This would be especially helpful hearing from OOS students as the student panel we had on interview day was all AZ students, and their main reason for going to AZCOM was to stay close to home
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My roommate and I are both OOS students but it has affected us in different ways since I'm from California and they're from someplace further away. For me, the pros of testing every week means you stay up to date on the material. being presented in class whether or not you actually attend the lecture. Additionally, the content gets spread out in manageable pieces so you're not being tested on like five weeks worth of material in one exam. If you're like me and have testing anxiety, the frequency of exams has somewhat lessened my anxiety about taking them because we have them so often.

The cons for me would be you feel like you have to constantly be studying, because the exams are happening every week and you have to figure out what is worth prioritizing. There are people in our class who sleep maybe four hours because they're studying all the time, there are some who binge shows for a few days and get behind on material -- you have to know yourself and find the balance you need to get through the quarter. Like my roommate likes to socialize and go out, I'm more of a homebody and can sit for hours on end without talking to people.

Some general pros about the school: people are very friendly and approachable, this includes faculty. before any exam they will host review sessions where you can ask any question you like and they'll answer it even if you think it sounds stupid. they will even answer any questions via email on the weekend which is something that surprised me, and will also take the time to address your concerns about a particular course. we also have big sibs who you can talk to about anything (though this might be a thing in most schools idk)
General cons: the weather sucks because it's really hot all the time (not a school thing but yeah), the general feeling that you don't have time to do anything else

COVID has kind of minimized my FOMO because nobody is really doing anything like partying or hanging out :/ Anyway, I've rambled again, but I hope this has been helpful! If you have any specific questions, you can dm me
 
kartoffel said:
My roommate and I are both OOS students but it has affected us in different ways since I'm from California and they're from someplace further away. For me, the pros of testing every week means you stay up to date on the material. being presented in class whether or not you actually attend the lecture. Additionally, the content gets spread out in manageable pieces so you're not being tested on like five weeks worth of material in one exam. If you're like me and have testing anxiety, the frequency of exams has somewhat lessened my anxiety about taking them because we have them so often.

The cons for me would be you feel like you have to constantly be studying, because the exams are happening every week and you have to figure out what is worth prioritizing. There are people in our class who sleep maybe four hours because they're studying all the time, there are some who binge shows for a few days and get behind on material -- you have to know yourself and find the balance you need to get through the quarter. Like my roommate likes to socialize and go out, I'm more of a homebody and can sit for hours on end without talking to people.

Some general pros about the school: people are very friendly and approachable, this includes faculty. before any exam they will host review sessions where you can ask any question you like and they'll answer it even if you think it sounds stupid. they will even answer any questions via email on the weekend which is something that surprised me, and will also take the time to address your concerns about a particular course. we also have big sibs who you can talk to about anything (though this might be a thing in most schools idk)
General cons: the weather sucks because it's really hot all the time (not a school thing but yeah), the general feeling that you don't have time to do anything else

COVID has kind of minimized my FOMO because nobody is really doing anything like partying or hanging out :/ Anyway, I've rambled again, but I hope this has been helpful! If you have any specific questions, you can dm me
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this is really helpful, thanks! One last question, what made you end up choosing AZCOM out of state over whatever other options you had?
 
spman1000 said:
this is really helpful, thanks! One last question, what made you end up choosing AZCOM out of state over whatever other options you had?
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I'll preface this by saying when I submitted my application to AZCOM last year, I had fortunately already been interviewed and accepted at another school. I wanted to avoid AZCOM at all costs because many of the things I had heard regarding the school including the frequent exams (because I have testing anxiety). However, I ended up applying because I've personally worked with physicians (in the ER) who graduated from AZCOM and they were brilliant (though maybe my impression was clouded by premed admiration). Being from California, I also like that we do have the option to rotate back out there whether in LA or the San Diego area, in addition to Chicago and Arizona. I would also consider the support system you have in the area. For me, I'm fine with being alone but I know people who have taken being away from family pretty roughly so factor that as well when you make your decision!
 
I got an email inviting me to join the “schools” app because I got accepted but no “acceptance” email or call yet lol
 
Man... all these acceptances already and I won’t even interview until late October... makes me worry about how many spots will actually be left by then 🙁
 
drbatsandwich said:
Man... all these acceptances already and I won’t even interview until late October... makes me worry about how many spots will actually be left by then 🙁
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Don’t worry! This school has 250 spots which means they likely accept probably twice that and it’s still early on so there is tons of seats left
 
robinson annulation said:
what would you say about the tuition? does the 4-year total COA debt scare you? is it worth it? @kartoffel
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I think the tuition is scary to anyone especially with the amount they ask for. For me, it’s definitely scary but everybody that I’ve spoken to says in the grand scheme of things it’ll be fine because you’ll pay off your loans as an attending. I don’t think there’s much of a choice there?

Is it worth it? I think it’s hard to say if it’s worth it because I’m only five weeks in and it’s COVID times so I don’t think our class is getting to experience everything our upperclassmen have experienced like events or activities (aka we were robbed). An MS2+ could probably answer this better than me 🙁

Looking back on these past few weeks, I think I have enjoyed my time here despite the stress of exams because the content is interesting (and maybe I’m just a wide-eyed naive MS1 lol), idk it’s been fun
 
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