I'm assuming the match list will be released this Monday but I'm not sure. We had some pretty good match results for a new school. Some notable matches in dermatology, orthopedic surgery, Interventional radiology, general surgery, psychiatry and anesthesiology. The bulk were of course primary care specialty matches though.
They'll start pulling people off the waitlist from now, up until 2 weeks before orientation. There is still a long way to go. Interviews are pretty much over at this point though (I think March 30th is the last date but not 100%) It just depends on how fast seats become available now. Being on the high tier waitlist is definitely a good place to be.
It will take around a year for them to get eligible for federal loans. So ideally next year is when everyone can take out loans
That’s strange because theyre accepting secondaries until April 15th
Yes, you're right! They'll be extending interviews through out April as well this year. That's my mistake. Just went back and looked at last year's thread. It also looks like waitlist movement really picked up around May.
The school should be fully accredited by this summer. The application for Title IV Federal loan eligibility will take approximately 6-12 months to be approved according to their website. The earliest we could expect to apply for Federal student loans would be spring 2023.
The school has assured us that they will be applying for federal student loan eligibility as soon as the gain full accreditation from COCA. They know that a lot of students would prefer government loans over the current private loans we're currently taking out.
Thank you
dermatology, orthopedic surgery, interventional radiology. Sounds great!!!!
When I was accepted last year, they had you pay $1500 deposit to hold your seat which is common. It went to your tuition though so you “get it back” when you get your loan money from the school when it’s disbursed on the first week of class.
Hey! We dont have an associated gym, but many people go to the Axiom‘s here in Boise. We get a pretty good discount there. I personally go to Planet Fitness and to the Vertical View, the climbing gym across the street. I think it’s something folks talked about, but there’s enough around Boise that you shouldn’t have an issue. Plus you’re in the mountains so there’s plenty of outdoor sports.
It is not guaranteed, for instance LECOM received it's accreditation after about 15 years!
I want to decide between ICOM and another school; that's why this matters to me a lot. If I just had ICOM, I would definitely go for it, but this made me hesitate.
If you look at other new DO schools you'll see that accreditation came immediately after graduation of the first class. UIWSOM for example were granted accreditation last May after their inaugural class graduated. If ICOM isn't accredited by this summer I would definitely consider going elsewhere. COCA has indicated that ICOM is in good pre-accreditation standing so far. There is no reason to believe that it won't be accredited.. but I guess we'll see in May.
As a current student, I can tell you our admin are from highly regarded schools (I.e. our dean has held positions at RVU, UIWSOM, and MSUCOM) and they're all very certain we'll receive accreditation this summer or coming fall. As is, there's nothing to differentiate us from any other school and our pass rates have been stellar. Our accreditation status, or lack thereof, has had 0 impact on rotations or match. Our 4th years matched into highly competitive specialities. Don't let that dissuade you. I guarantee you won't find a better set of admin or professors. Our new dean of students has been one of the best professors before his appointment and made special considerations and truly listens to our students regarding curricular changes.
Fyi, 162 is the total class, there is dropout from that total. For instance, our first years have so far lost
Thank you for the great information. I hope you get into your top choice. I couldn't find the matching list and match rate on their website. They might be working on it to update. So Based on this, their match rate is (145/162) %89.5.
I see you love ICOM and I had a great interaction with students and faculty on the interview day but 10 out 162 dropouts are not normal! the national dropout rate for Osteopathic Medical schools is 2.63 with the highest at 3.59 percent (reference from AACOMAS website).
10 is definitely pretty high. 2 of those students dropped out the day after orientation. Not really the schools fault. One dropped out after the first week because he was pulled off the waitlist at another school. I don't know about the remaining 7 but I'm pretty sure a few of them didn't drop completely but are going to have to repeat first year due to failed remediation exams from the fall semester.
Keep in mind that overall summary statistics like this do not really tell the whole story since this is an overall average across the year to year enrollment, and first/third year trend higher as noted in the referenced link. From the report for 2014-2015 through 2018-2019 (i.e. the one I could find), the combined first year attrition rate averaged around 4.5% with a range from 0% to 16.7% (sample SD was 3.2%). So would 6% be bit above average? Yes, but not as significantly as you might think.
I misspoke anyways. We’ve lost 5 students but again, different circumstances. Regardless, match was great for the first time and we’re gonna be accredited soon. Icom is a great school.
Trust me this in no way was meant to dis ICOM! I think I would be a very happy student there. I just wanted to put the info out there I saw people were asking for in the discussions (and that I asked during interview day). My 145 came from ICOM first match day and that could even be inaccurate! and yes of course theres higher than expected dropouts due to a GLOBAL PANDEMIC!!!
They haven’t told us students yet, so take that with a grain of salt.
Tbh, you can come off the waitlist at a med school nearly up until the week before orientation.
Was pulled off the middle tier waitlist here last year. I wouldn't apply for student loans until after you get your acceptance. I would just focus on making sure your credit score is high enough to qualify for a loan or have a cosigner ready to go. As for housing, from my experience, single unit apartments usually get taken up pretty fast, but you'll have no problem finding 2 bedroom apartments really close to campus at any point throughout the summer. I ended up just getting a 2 bedroom and using the spare room for storage. Costs me an extra $250 a month compared to a studio apartment but overall I'm happy with the location.
Thanks!
Just as a followup, as a general rule apartments won't list more than two months out of move-in.
When we’re you pulled off the waitlist?
Congratulations! Were you on the highest tier or the regular high tier?
Thank you, my email said highest tier
Do you mind sharing your stats? I am supposed to get my rank on friday so I am nervous!
