I was marked complete 11/19, so not quite in the same boat. =/
I know it’s hard, but try and stay positive! No rejection email = hope.
+1, hard choice between lower tier MD school which I have heard bad things about and OU which is an excellent DO. Hope someone can weigh in
Not a current student, but an applicant who has been weighing this decision very heavily as well. While I don't want my future to be held back because of my degree, I also don't want to attend a school that doesn't support it's students at the administrative level and where current students are actively saying bad things. I think I will end up going to OU in the end because nearly everyone I have talked to about the program has nothing bad to say, and I feel going DO truly only hinders the super competitive residencies such as derm, rad onc, etc which are nearly just as impossible to match in if we go to a lower tier MD school. Also, OU has a partnership with the Cleveland Clinic, which is amazing because it is nearly unheard for a DO program to be affiliated with a top hospital like Cleveland Clinic. At the end of the day, to me at least, my quality of training, location, mentorship/career development opportunities, tuition costs, and support at the administrative level outweigh the small possibility of going into a hyper-competitive residency that won't look at DO students (and being honest, I am not sure I want to go into a field of medicine that is objectively and openly biased against osteopathic training). This is just my thought process though and there really aren't any wrong choices IMO.
I had the same thoughts. OUHCOM had the CEO of Cleveland Clinic as a commencement speaker and he said OU is one of the leading medical educations in the country, Id say that's a pretty credible source. I think that the partnership with Cleveland Clinic is huge as we will have access to a great network of resources (especially for rotations) as well as research opportunities. I guess its just a small part of my ego that is hesitant about having D.O. after my name because of all the old people who still have a stigma against osteopathy, but with the way that things are going in terms of the residency merger and holistic medicine in general it seems like osteopathic physicians can only trend up in terms of people starting to learn more about the degree. Also I know this is n=1 but I know someone who graduated from OU and matched into ortho surgery so it's definitely possible to get into competitive residencies! I think I will end up choosing OU because it will be better for my overall well being in the long run and I will have the best opportunity to succeed compared to a low tier MD school. Also, the Cleveland and Dublin campuses are prime locations in OH. Much better than being stuck in Rootstown or Toledo, OH.
Last interview date appears to be 4/27
Congrats!!!!! Are you OOS?
One of the current students in my interview session said they went 60 or 70 deep last year
Congrats!!! Do you mind sharing your stats?
congrats!!! go kill your interview
NICE!!! Not that you asked but I received some great interview advice and I could tell they were impressed so I wanted to pass that along. Be sure to know what Evidence based medicine is, try to find a way to connect with your interviewer (like hobbies, places you've traveled, etc) to show your more personable side, if you have a low MCAT or GPA, be able to explain how you will change your study habits in the future so that its not a reflection of what you'll get on your Boards, etc. You may have one interviewer who is super nice and just trying to get to know you as a person, another who is more-so asking the assigned questions and writing down everything you say, and a third who is literally looking at your app and asking about your experiences. BE ADAPTABLE! Good luck!
Thank you 🥺 that means a lot
Thank you so much for the advice!!
Thanks!! IS, 504, sGPA 3.6, lots of research experience. If you have any more questions feel free to PM me!
Not a current student but you can always Bootcamp your Mac if you need to use Windows specific software.
They're interviewing until late April!
No interview invite since October! OOS/Canadian applicant (with dual US-Can citizenship).
I've talked to a few students that said they haven't had issues with a mac so far. I need a new computer either way, but I think I'm sticking with mac. I just don't like PC's. I just plan to load windows if I have to or start to have issues.
Oh good because I was wondering about this as well. I have only ever had Macs and need to buy a new computer before the fall. I feel like I will just get another mac as well....
accepted to Cleveland campus
Congrats! Do you mind sharing your stats? I also interviewed and haven't heard back yet
Yeah no worries, I'm out of state (Arizona) and I had a 3.5 overall and a 3.5 science GPA and 518 MCAT. They called me yesterday around 6:30p EST and I received an email around 8:30a this morning. Best of luck to you!
I got a rejection last cycle in late April. I am not sure if it was because they were still considering me until that point or just forgot about me. Still waiting to hear back this cycle, not holding my breath though... In state btw.
Gotcha! Would you be comfortable sharing your stats from last year?
Sure. My last cycle I had 2.47 undergrad GPA, 4.0 GPA in non-related MS program and a few credits of post-bacc and 497 MCAT. This cycle I had 28 credits of post-bacc with 3.64 GPA, 501 MCAT.
Any current students know what this might mean? Thanks!
They said late April!
Thank you!
