2021-2022 Midwestern University (Glendale, Arizona) AZCOM

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Has anyone gotten an interview after an Interview Invite waitlist?
 
Y'all I got an interview invite email from here at 3AM lol. Will be declining though! Ive been on the interview waitlist since late July, 3.5 505 OOS ORM.
I saw available dates for Feb 21 and 28 for in-person interviews and Feb 24 for virtual
 
Allysa24 said:
I have been on the Pre-II waitlist since September '21, got an II last Friday
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Ah so there's hope :'). Did you happen to send an update letter or anything? How far in advance were you able to schedule an interview? Best of luck to you!!
 
idcaboutntg said:
Ah so there's hope :'). Did you happen to send an update letter or anything? How far in advance were you able to schedule an interview? Best of luck to you!!
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Thank you so much!! No I did not send an update letter, so it was nice surprise to get the II notice. I chose the earliest virtual slot available which was 2/24. I believe they had 2/17; 3/3 also but they were in-person. I'm praying the best your way.
 
Hey guys! I was originally a part of the class of 2025 but had to take a leave of absence during my winter quarter. The class of 2025 currently uses discord to communicate, and it has been incredibly helpful! I made one for the class of 2026 in case you guys are interested in having one as well. Here's the link to it:
Join the AZCOM Class of 2026 Discord Server!
 
Just received an Acceptance. Well maybe in the last 2 hours!!!! I am so thankful!!! I'm rooting for everyone here.
Interview: 2/24/22.
 
I was put on the interview waitlist on 3/5... Realistically, is it possible to be taken off the waitlist before the end of the interview season?
 
V K said:
I was put on the interview waitlist on 3/5... Realistically, is it possible to be taken off the waitlist before the end of the interview season?
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I have been on the interview waitlist for nearly 7 months and got the II at 1:00 am this morning. Anything can happen I guess. I don't know the method to the madness.
 
So the virtual interview day schedule says there is a 3 hour time slot for interviews? Can anyone speak to how this works if we just have the one 30 minute interview?
 
Camisado said:
So the virtual interview day schedule says there is a 3 hour time slot for interviews? Can anyone speak to how this works if we just have the one 30 minute interview?
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You might be assigned a time anywhere within that 3 hour zone. They will let you know that day probably
 
Camisado said:
So the virtual interview day schedule says there is a 3 hour time slot for interviews? Can anyone speak to how this works if we just have the one 30 minute interview?
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yes, you only have just one 30 minute interview. The interview is in session for 3 hours though, however after you are done with yours, you can exit the zoom and return for the next collective agenda.
 
It’s almost disgraceful that they send their soon to be rejects email after email about their pharmacy program.

Like hey you’re not cut out to be a doctor from our school but why not completely switch career fields into our less desirable program.
 
Hi friends I have an interview with Midwestern this next week. The interview email says I will need to complete a health screening form. However, when I click on the link to the form, it takes me to the general Midwestern website and I cannot find the health screening form. Can someone help me out?
 
SlightlyAboveAverage said:
Hi friends I have an interview with Midwestern this next week. The interview email says I will need to complete a health screening form. However, when I click on the link to the form, it takes me to the general Midwestern website and I cannot find the health screening form. Can someone help me out?
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TBH, I completely forgot about the health screening until I was on my way back to my hotel after my interview. I would try emailing admissions and seeing if they could help you. But don't stress about it if you can't figure it out. No one ever asked or brought them up during the interview.
 
SlightlyAboveAverage said:
Hi friends I have an interview with Midwestern this next week. The interview email says I will need to complete a health screening form. However, when I click on the link to the form, it takes me to the general Midwestern website and I cannot find the health screening form. Can someone help me out?
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Current student. We used to have to do daily health screens for covid but that stopped last week. Most likely just outdated interview email info, so don't worry about it.
 
V K said:
Does anyone know how long they plan to interview for? I’m still on the interview waitlist so trying to gauge my chances for II
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So I called them today and they said their tentative plans as of now are to interview through the beginning of May. So about another month of interviews as of now
 
MCATRetaker2021 said:
hmn okay, looks like they are working their way through the II WL. - i hope. I was put on the WL in October. Did you write a letter of interest?
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nope, i didn't. looks like they have interview scheduling available until may 12th. wishing you the best
 
just received an interview invite. the earliest virtual one i could schedule was for 5/9.

kinda confused because this feels very late.

anyways, how did the interview go for you guys? was it pretty standard?

also, if any of you are choosing Midwestern over another school, can you explain why?

thank you in advance!!
 
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strugstofunc said:
just received an interview invite. the earliest virtual one i could schedule was for 5/9.

kinda confused because this feels very late.

anyways, how did the interview go for you guys? was it pretty standard?

also, if any of you are choosing Midwestern over another school, can you explain why?

thank you in advance!!
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I also received an interview this morning but will be withdrawing my application as I already have an acceptance elsewhere. I agree this invite feels very late and was very unexpected.
 
strugstofunc said:
just received an interview invite. the earliest virtual one i could schedule was for 5/9.

kinda confused because this feels very late.

anyways, how did the interview go for you guys? was it pretty standard?

also, if any of you are choosing Midwestern over another school, can you explain why?

thank you in advance!!
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I chose Midwestern over another acceptance. There are a lot of factors I considered, but I will try to leave the relevant ones here:

I had a great experience on my interview day. Everyone was friendly and open. Community is very important to me and this felt like a place where I could find that. Additionally, my interviewers actually asked me questions about and engaged with my personal statement multiple times. The other interviews I had were largely generic questions that, because I'm not a traditional applicant, I didn't feel really gave me the opportunity to highlight why my nontraditional qualities are beneficial. Summary: Good vibes and I felt heard.

A big difference between this school and the other was the testing. The testing schedule at Midwestern is certainly daunting and was the thing that had me hesitating the most. However, during interviews they talked about how they use a lot of standardized test. The school I was comparing to uses tests written by the professors and some of the feedback I found was students felt they needed to do a lot of extra studying of board material that wasn't covered/focused on.

I am also a massive fan of their ultrasound curriculum. Every time I compared them to another school, that was the piece that stood out to me. I've seen how useful a tool US can be and I really feel it's underutilized in practice. So I'm eager to learn those techniques that I might otherwise not get to learn without doing a dedicated radiology study.

There is a podcast (a link was provided for it somewhere earlier in this thread) called The Learned Doctor Podcast. It's 4 current 1st years at Midwestern who are just talking about their experience there week to week. I've been listening to this and it has really helped to get an idea of what actually being a student there is like. Through that and as was mentioned in interviews, I have learned that Midwestern students are thought highly of in the area and do really well in the Match. So what they do, really works.

More broadly, the location is lovely. Both schools were warm weather (which is a massive plus, coming from MN). But Midwestern being right outside of Phoenix makes going back home to visit super easy. Also there are so many things to do in the area.

To address downsides:
The testing schedule is intense. I was told by students during interviews that there are 1-2 tests a week first year and 1-3 per week second year. This has seemed to be pretty accurate, based of the week to week commentary from the podcast I mentioned above. I was a little concerned that this would make it difficult to catch up if I were to fall behind at any point. However, I ultimately decided that having grades that are based on multiple test scores, rather than one large test with a few small point assignments was actually the better option.

And of course, the big one is cost. I believe they're the second most expensive DO school, aside from CCOM (their sister school in Chicago). I did hear a few comments during interviews that they wish the school would spend the money in some different ways, which is disheartening. But someone also said when COVID prevented direct interaction for practicing exams, the school was able to purchase model heads for every to practice ENT exams on. So there's something to be said about having the funds available when they're needed.

Ultimately the factor that made me feel better about the cost of Midwestern was hearing more and more about the reputation they have in the surrounding area. Don't get me wrong, it's still a TON of money that I'm more than a little stressed about. But I'd rather pay more to get a better experience/education and be ultimately more competitive for residencies.

Ok. That's probably more than you wanted! But let me know if I can answer any additional questions on my thought process.
 
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