At one DO school I applied to, I recently received an II and the earliest I could schedule was late February. I also feel like this advice does not hold true anymore. I was mostly complete for DO in September, and I'm worried that was too late.
I was complete in July and still haven't heard back..
Being complete early doesn't mean you are going to hear back early. Moreover, applying late regardless of how competitive you are is almost always bad b/c schools fill their classes quickly and may just WL you when they may have admitted you if you simply applied earlier. Every school uses different algorithms for the order in which they interview people; I am not totally sure how ATSU selects applicants to interview, but they are really really big on mission and fit, and have previously admitted people with low MCAT scores. It's safe to say stats (at least MCAT) aren't as big of a deal at SOMA compared to other DO schools. If you applied early, and haven't heard back, I'd recommend remaining patient. Consider also contacting the school pre-interview expressing your interest--just make sure you don't harass their admin office by sending too many messages or making too many calls as it is a very busy season for their admin office.
Congratulations!! 🎉 do you mind sharing what date you interviewed?
Thank you! I interviewed 9/17
I received my email the next day!
It’s too early I would say
I have heard there is mandatory dress code and attendance--maybe some current students can elaborate on this? The negative comments about the curriculum is based on the transition to a 100% problem based learning (PBL) curriculum with faculty serving more as facilitator rather than lecturer---the beginning of this thread has more info about this. Depending on the small group you're in, your experience might vary in terms of what you learn and get out of it. The bottom line is that as a guinea pig class with a new dean and entirely new curriculum, there is concern that the quality of education you receive might not be that good especially for a tuition that is over $60k annually. Usually it takes the first year or two of a new curriculum for the kinks of a new curriculum to be ironed out...
We definitely need a current student in here, but I do not recall a mandatory dress code nor lecture attendance. All I can find on their website says "clean clothes, good hygiene". My interview was like 2 months ago so I forgot some of the details.
Okay, thanks for the response! I have an acceptance for the class of 2026, and I think I'm going to withdraw it due to this.
Thanks for clearing that up!
I was complete mid july and nothing. I wouldn't sweat it.
Hey, where would I go to do this? I was accepted and have questions about my CHC location. Thanks!
I emailed someone from admissions just saying "could you put me in contact with someone from XYZ locations" and I got emails for those sites.
Interviewed on 10/13, still haven’t heard anything yet. They said we’ll hear the decisions about 3-4 weeks after the interview, so maybe we’ll hear this upcoming week
wow the class is full?? damn. I guess people will start declining the offer once they get other A's.
Well, it’s good to know that I’ve been completely ghosted by them. Congrats on your A
Crazy ATSU is already waitlisting applicants from Oct interviews-- this didn't happen til Dec last cycle. Nevertheless, congrats on the acceptance pending a seat opening up status.
The admissions staff I spoke with on the phone yesterday said that there is no "ghosting" and that if you have not received a hard rejection email, then you are still under review and being considered. I understand the anxiety of this waiting period... I'm in it right now too. But it is still too early to jump to conclusions about the end result of this cycle.
Complete date?
Me too, complete like mid September
