2021-2022 New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYITCOM-Jonesboro)

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Also accepted on Friday 11/12
October interview, they also sent my interview invite later compared to other schools.
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II today! Complete on 11/1. Based on prior responses in this thread, it sounds like the interview is pretty relaxed. How did you guys prep?
Thanks in advance!! Best of luck to everyone!
 
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OOF

looks like my app (submitted on 9/22 and complete on 9/24) got skipped.

Congrats to those who got IIs
 
futuremed2727 said:
II today! Complete on 11/1. Based on prior responses in this thread, it sounds like the interview is pretty relaxed. How did you guys prep?
Thanks in advance!! Best of luck to everyone!
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Don't overprepare so that you are a robot in the interview! But have good answers to common questions that are usually asked at any interview! Make sure everyone has a good environment and background with good lighting and make sure your connection is stable that day and have a quick backup (using your phone as a hotspot). outside of that just be yourself!
 
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Do y'all think it's too late to submit my secondary? lol I just realized I got the secondary invite on August 29...and just now realized I didn't send it out. The email says they recommend we send our secondaries 10 days of receipt of that email, but I'm waaaaay past that haha. Should I even bother?
 
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Do y'all think it's too late to submit my secondary? lol I just realized I got the secondary invite on August 29...and just now realized I didn't send it out. The email says they recommend we send our secondaries 10 days of receipt of that email, but I'm waaaaay past that haha. Should I even bother?
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Considering you had until like Sep 8 to submit, I would say that it is kind of late. However, maybe you can try calling/emailing them to let them know your situation and ask whether it's too late? I haven't had this situation before, but I guess it depends on whether you're willing to pay $80 for the slim chance they will look at it haha
 
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idcaboutntg said:
Do y'all think it's too late to submit my secondary? lol I just realized I got the secondary invite on August 29...and just now realized I didn't send it out. The email says they recommend we send our secondaries 10 days of receipt of that email, but I'm waaaaay past that haha. Should I even bother?
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Email our office to see if they would let you, doesn't hurt to ask. If they let you, then go ahead and submit ASAP.

Good reminder to make sure everyone is checking their emails regularly!
 
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Considering you had until like Sep 8 to submit, I would say that it is kind of late. However, maybe you can try calling/emailing them to let them know your situation and ask whether it's too late? I haven't had this situation before, but I guess it depends on whether you're willing to pay $80 for the slim chance they will look at it haha
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I remember I sent my secondary over a month late last cycle. I was still offered an interview.
 
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Hi everyone! I got accepted to Jonesboro and it is one of my top choices. Does anyone have an idea of when we can start the application for housing? I know it's a little early but I want to commit to this school as soon as possible.
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If you have found out any info on the housing topic please let me know!
 
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If you have found out any info on the housing topic please let me know!
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So I contacted Arkansas State University housing, and they said the applications for housing will open around Spring. They'll also send more information about the housing application process around that time period.
 
Excalibur7 said:
So I contacted Arkansas State University housing, and they said the applications for housing will open around Spring. They'll also send more information about the housing application process around that time period.
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You're a saint. Thanks for passing that along.
 
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What if you already own an iPad? Will they require you to use the one they provide you?
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Ahh, I think you might be able to but I’m
Not too sure. I’ve never seen anyone do it. I think they prefer you use the assigned iPads for tests and then you can use your own devices for everything else in school.
 
Hey everyone. Current MS4 here willing to help answer any questions in the forum or if you have personal questions about the program you can message me. Hope everyone is finding exactly what they are looking for! or close to it! Good luck to all
 
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Hey everyone. Current MS4 here willing to help answer any questions in the forum or if you have personal questions about the program you can message me. Hope everyone is finding exactly what they are looking for! or close to it! Good luck to all
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Hey! How was it when it came time to go on rotations? Did you ever feel like you had to fight for spots or were there plenty of spots for students? Was the school organized when it came time to issue rotation spots for students?
 
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Hey! How was it when it came time to go on rotations? Did you ever feel like you had to fight for spots or were there plenty of spots for students? Was the school organized when it came time to issue rotation spots for students?
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So basically we would rank the places we would like to go and there was a lottery type way to be chosen. There were a lot of spots generally and I think the school told us like 90% of people end up where they want to be. But in Jonesboro I remember there being more than enough if you decided to do 3rd year there. But of course there are other places throughout Arkansas to go and also Memphis/shreveport. I would not say it was like a fight per say. But of course always a few who had to go somewhere they would not have liked to. It was organized yes. They tell us about all the different sites and which hospitals and opportunities at each etc.
 
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So basically we would rank the places we would like to go and there was a lottery type way to be chosen. There were a lot of spots generally and I think the school told us like 90% of people end up where they want to be. But in Jonesboro I remember there being more than enough if you decided to do 3rd year there. But of course there are other places throughout Arkansas to go and also Memphis/shreveport. I would not say it was like a fight per say. But of course always a few who had to go somewhere they would not have liked to. It was organized yes. They tell us about all the different sites and which hospitals and opportunities at each etc.
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Would you say you got prepared/learned a lot in your rotations?
 
Does anyone know of a Facebook group or GroupMe or another media platform that has a group where accepted students can connect? If there isn't an existing one, does anyone have an interest in creating one?
 
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Does anyone know of a Facebook group or GroupMe or another media platform that has a group where accepted students can connect? If there isn't an existing one, does anyone have an interest in creating one?
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Ditto because if there isn't we should create one!
 
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Is there a specific date that NYITCOM releases As? I had my interview a few weeks ago and was just curious! My interviewer told me that I can send all updates and continued interest letters to him but I was not sure if it was too early for that.
 
Anyone who interviewed in September still waiting to hear back?
 
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Would you say you got prepared/learned a lot in your rotations?
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Im not the OP but I am of the same initial cohort of tyfox456 and now in my academic medicine scholar year. I have a post at the beginning of this thread answering questions about basically everything! but to answer your question from my perspective is that during my rotations (in jonesboro) I have gotten a chance to work with the residents and physicians of all walks of life and parts of medicine with tons of opportunities to learn. Most of the physicians are very enabling of our skills and put us to use. They will give you a ton of opportunities to learn and will harp on the high yield items. I had my internal medicine rotation with a residency program and have worked with them several times throughout my scholar year and believe they really hammer in high yield points for level 2 and are great at teaching.
They really try to prepare you to be med students who can move along the RIME spectrum. Meaning medical students and physicians go through a spectrum of learning through rotations and residency: Reporter of information, Interpreter of information, Manager of patients and Educator. Medical students are pushed to be interpreters and if you are lucky (mini)managers of patient cases. If you are in the academic medicine scholars program you spend the year developing your educator role and start to use that in clinical and pre-clinical settings.
I think preclinical years set me up pretty well to go in and preform on my rotations. You have to supplement your clinical years with information and books that are level 2 oriented but most learning happens on the rotation you are on.
Best part of rotating through jonesboro is how you are basically free to hop on interesting cases and join other doctors if you wanted. Almost all doctors are incredibly welcoming and willing to teach and love having medical students. you get to do tons of procedures! this year I have done many intubations, centra lines, IV line access, relocation of dislocated joint, tons of stitches in complex parts of the body.
you learn a lot in rural hospitals and after hearing about our experiences here in Arkansas vs our cohort in NY, I definitely know that we get better experiences and opportunities.
 
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SomaticDysFUNction2020 said:
Im not the OP but I am of the same initial cohort of tyfox456 and now in my academic medicine scholar year. I have a post at the beginning of this thread answering questions about basically everything! but to answer your question from my perspective is that during my rotations (in jonesboro) I have gotten a chance to work with the residents and physicians of all walks of life and parts of medicine with tons of opportunities to learn. Most of the physicians are very enabling of our skills and put us to use. They will give you a ton of opportunities to learn and will harp on the high yield items. I had my internal medicine rotation with a residency program and have worked with them several times throughout my scholar year and believe they really hammer in high yield points for level 2 and are great at teaching.
They really try to prepare you to be med students who can move along the RIME spectrum. Meaning medical students and physicians go through a spectrum of learning through rotations and residency: Reporter of information, Interpreter of information, Manager of patients and Educator. Medical students are pushed to be interpreters and if you are lucky (mini)managers of patient cases. If you are in the academic medicine scholars program you spend the year developing your educator role and start to use that in clinical and pre-clinical settings.
I think preclinical years set me up pretty well to go in and preform on my rotations. You have to supplement your clinical years with information and books that are level 2 oriented but most learning happens on the rotation you are on.
Best part of rotating through jonesboro is how you are basically free to hop on interesting cases and join other doctors if you wanted. Almost all doctors are incredibly welcoming and willing to teach and love having medical students. you get to do tons of procedures! this year I have done many intubations, centra lines, IV line access, relocation of dislocated joint, tons of stitches in complex parts of the body.
you learn a lot in rural hospitals and after hearing about our experiences here in Arkansas vs our cohort in NY, I definitely know that we get better experiences and opportunities.
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Thank you so much for your detailed response :)
 
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The following is a copy and paste from my previous post on NYITCOM JB 20-21 forum, which should generally apply to any questions any prospective student might have.

Hello everyone! I am a 3rd-year medical student and Academic Scholar here in JB. I thought I would bring a good perspective to this campus. Obviously, I will reply whenever I get the chance. I am super busy, but since I have a little free time I thought I would help out. I will address whatever I can here but please ask more questions if you need it.

First Addressing any ARCOM vs NYITCOM posts: Be wary, there are some politics behind the scene and there are a lot of unverified and unsubstantiated claims on these posts from one side, so please do your research or ask the school to address your concerns.


Addressing some common themes I see:
  1. Yes, the organization is from NY but we have faculty and staff that are deeply from the surrounding areas, our deans are leaders in the area and are well known. this is so we serve a purpose to the people here and not just to have a savior complex from NY.
  2. Yes, we have faculty in NY and in JB, there is a slight disconnect. but we have extremely helpful faculty here in JB and have always had a great response and help from NY.
  3. No, We aren't "fighting" for rotation spots. We are serving the same areas as ARCOM and UAMS, yes there are some spots that have been given to UAMS. ARCOM and NYIT share spots and the same doctors many times.
  4. Yes, we do have support from the state. Governor, local government, and others have made visits to our campus and meet with the students and faculty to discuss policy and problems. We see the governor almost every year during DO day, we are invited to the capitol and we get to see how the process works.
  5. Yes we have research look at the virtual tour to see where
  6. Yes, we have our own building with great resources described below. here is the building and virtual tour
  7. We have been here for 6 years. we are about to graduate our 3rd class. we have experience and we have had great matches.

First 2 year years: Pre-Covid (There is a change in curriculum happening to start in the fall, so please clarify this with admissions)
Its system based. 4 semesters total. with anatomy in the first semester. The doctor-patient relationship, OMM first semester, and then add problem-based learning cases in the second semester. Lectures are recorded. You get a mix of classes from NY and JB. All of them are live and recorded. You have a direct Verizon link to the professor while they are giving lectures. So you get almost real-time questions and answers regardless of where the lectures are held. You take a mini-test (pre-comp) and then 2 weeks later a big test (comp). the percentages for each test depending on the number of lectures covered. if you need help studying or need coaching, you are given access to a great library for resources, we have 2 amazing academic enrichment specialists who specialize in this and can help you with whatever you need. Faculty and staff are always available on campus to get information (obviously provided we are on campus). You also are given access to mentors and they also have options for upperclassmen to tutor you for free. The First 2 years are tough, but I doubt it's easy anywhere else. Make sure you have your basic sciences done and make sure your know-how to manage a lot of information coming at you fast.

Other Educational addons you can participate in:
Telemedicine Certificate(Required classes for this)(incredibly useful information now with the pandemic), Ultrasound certificate(This is a must, i didn't do it and i regret it), medical Spanish certificate, MBA with DO , MS in Clinical Nutrition with DO and they are always adding more.

COMLEX/USMLE:
When you are about to take level 1, you will be required to meet certain exam scores through practice exams starting in January of your 2nd year. These are just guidelines and you adjust your studying accordingly. You get access to comquest,combank, First Aid, and maybe some other things but they give you the basics of what you need to get started. Assuming you follow the minimum score requirements at each checkpoint it's NBD usually unless the academic enrichment specialist thinks you need more time. literally, whatever you need help with, they will guide you the best. If you don't make it to these standards, then they will see where your weaknesses are and see what you need to do. Usually also NBD and just there to make sure they address the problem areas.
-I do not know the pass rate for our campus. Those who do pass seem to be performing on par with the scores of NY from what I have heard.
-Board studying is highly dependent on individuals. NYIT gives you the tools and time and is there for you, it's up to use to actually do the studying.

Opportunities:
  1. Tons, I believe our campus has now 2 SOMA NATIONAL presidents (Back to back)(Big deal, gives an idea to the quality of leadership that we have at NYITCOM)
  2. NY will have summer events and professional development that you get to go to or apply to. I did one between 1st and second-year where I went to go do student leadership training with the dean and some other NY students.
  3. we get to go to OMED conferences(And other ones too) our OMED conference was 2nd year for me and I went to Baltimore with other students and got to see how OMED works and NYITCOMs role in recruiting students and advocating for their students.
  4. We have a student portable clinic called the Delta Care-a-Van(See below). My favorite activity of all things was to do hours on this van. You get to take BP, do anxiety, depression screenings along blood sugar. You help patients get referrals to local clinics. This is currently a mobile student COVID-19 testing and vaccine unit and we are going around areas and doing testing. My passion on the side has been the Delta-care-a-van (Here is the NYITCOM page about it too). ALL medical students get to go on this caravan and participate in health screenings and this year we have had students of ALL years give COVID vaccines (Yes actually administer them under supervision) all over Arkansas.
  5. NYITCOM has also taken over the A-State clinic and has opportunities for students. Every faculty member is open to having students join them and they all want to teach. I have faculty that will reach out to me and ask if I want to join them. This is the benefit of having a small class, you get great opportunities and have no one to really fight for these opportunities with, everyone gets equal opportunity really, as long as you are a good person and a good student. As an academic scholar, i rotate through this clinic.
Rotations: OMS-3 doing my rotation in Jonesboro. if you are assigned to JB, you get assigned to one of the two hospital systems in the area and are expected to be with them for whatever your required rotations are in 3rd year. You Put in preferences for rotation in 2nd year and then just hope for the best. It's a ranked lottery system, so no matter what you could end up anywhere but the school states that they try their best to get people into their top 3-5 ranked sites. Sites include Shreveport Louisiana, some in MO, Little Rock, Fayetteville, Memphis, Jonesboro. These are the big ones that most people go to but remember you could rank all your top preferences and still end up in the middle of nowhere. But don't let this fret you, because TBH this is where all the learning is done.
All the doctors I have worked with so far have been really excited to see students and have us on board. a lot of them are associated with the school in some way and are involved with the school. The student to doctor ratio is 1:1 even in JB where a lot of the students are placed. You get to see awesome cases, and since I'm not battling it out with other students and residents I get to scrub in on cool neurosurgical cases, assist and be at the forefront of learning. 1st week in EM I called a code and performed compressions, sutured, gave injections, reduced a dislocated kneecap and shoulder with the supervision of the ER attending. My dad did his residency and fellowship in NYC and Long Island and said that students literally get kicked to the side for any of these things and you barely get to take history up there and that down here you really are getting hands-on. This should give you a good idea as to the HUGE benefit of learning in a rural setting.

Research: great opportunities, we use the research facility of A-state. you have faculty and staff that are always working on something and will gladly take the help and have you come on board or even they will let you come up with something you need. We have students who present at conferences and get awards frequently. With the support of our NY campus, we have great connections everywhere to get the help in the research you would like to do. We have an NIH funded project down here in Arkansas also, which should give you an idea as to what's happening here.
-Also plenty of simulations, intubation, stitching labs, and students are welcomed to sign up to any of them.
-Literally any volunteering idea you want to do you can, so many opportunities to go out and get hours and get experience
-I have seen people say that NYITCOM A-State doesn't have research?? don't know where they got that idea from.


Extra Help:
  1. Academic enrichment specialists: Help you with any of your academic needs and coaching in order for your to study smarter not harder
  2. Counseling: Both a-state and NYITCOM have therapist/counselors to help with mental health and are covered by the institution
  3. Professional Development: We have a professional development faculty member who has built her career around helping you become a professional and develop your professional identity. She will have meetings with everyone along the way to best help your chances of getting into residency and matching the best you can. She will help with getting resumes, getting good LORs, good ideas on what to do for each specialty. She is a godsend to our school and NYITCOM is very big on professional development.

Jonesboro/A-State campus:
  • Food: Nothing but normal fast-food restaurants, some interesting places downtown but nothing I can rave about
  • Only one Indian restaurant with HALAL food for those who would like it
  • Mosque: 1 mosque near campus for the Muslims here who might wonder
  • Ice cream: I love ice cream, but it's only Andys and Dairy Queen, and it's a struggle for me. But if you don't choose a med school cause of ice cream then IDK what to say TBH but I can't blame ya either.
  • Shopping: Mall, currently renovating due to a tornado that destroyed the mall in march/April. Target, Walmart, Kroger, Sams, no Costco
  • Starbucks on A-States campus right across from the lecture hall: lifesaver when you have a long day
  • Gym: Great gym and you get the same access as anyone else lookup redwolf center gym if you need more info
  • Library: You get access to A-State library, you get access to our own small library that has recently been moved to our 1st floor and has computers, books and access to whatever else you might need.
  • Memphis: about 1-hour drive from here, great getaway on the weekends for food and whatever else you need
  • Memphis also has the closest airport.
  • Little Rock: About 2 hours away, also a great getaway option
  • Has airport, but further than Memphis
  • Cost of living: IDK I guess cheaper than other places, but still kinda more expensive than it should be IMO. But it's still cheap: 1000 a month for your own decent apartment. but you can easily find places for 600, but you get what you pay for.
  • Dorms/apartments: A-State has apartments for just graduate students, great little places to live.

Would I do it again: YES
Why: The school is a well-established School from NY and knows what they have to do. They have the good old 1-2 sucker punch to help you ace comlex and know what you need for the wards. they shoot out really good graduates from the NY campus and the same here. We have just graduated our 2nd class in May and have talked to them and they all say NYIT prepared them well. I'm telling you that our NYIT students shine in the hospitals and our graduates do great also. We have great support and the school listens. This campus is great, and we have a great culture here and a tight-knit family. I'm trying to think of CONs compared to others schools and don't have much to say, things could always be improved but the thing is the DEANS WILL LISTEN. They will see what we can do and try their best to implement it. I have family members in medicine and they see the great power of NYIT and are all impressed with the school. NYITCOM without a doubt will continue to shoot out great graduates because we already have amazing students.

Ask me more, and ill see what I can address.
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just replying to my own post so that anyone new can see this and get a better idea! let any of us know if you have questions!
 
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Last year, NYITCOM-JB provided interviewees with information on the faculty/staff member that was going to conduct the interview. For those of you who have interviewed already, can you confirm if that is the case this year or will we find out the day of the interview?
 
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Last year, NYITCOM-JB provided interviewees with information on the faculty/staff member that was going to conduct the interview. For those of you who have interviewed already, can you confirm if that is the case this year or will we find out the day of the interview?
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They do not offer information on the faculty/staff member for the interview as regards to this cycle.
 
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Wow! Okay, thanks for the info!
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If you click on the interview link when you get it it will show you the interview host’s name. Then you can look up their faculty profile.
 
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If you click on the interview link when you get it it will show you the interview host’s name. Then you can look up their faculty profile.
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Excellent! Thank you!
 
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just interviewed here yesterday! how long did it take for yall to hear back? thanks in advance!
 
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just interviewed here yesterday! how long did it take for yall to hear back? thanks in advance!
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I may not be entirely correct, but at the information session I thought they said that we wouldn't hear back until "after Christmas?" Hopefully sooner would be nice but for some reason I thought I remember someone saying that...
 
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I may not be entirely correct, but at the information session I thought they said that we wouldn't hear back until "after Christmas?" Hopefully sooner would be nice but for some reason I thought I remember someone saying that...
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I think the dean wished everyone happy holidays saying they wouldn't be seeing us or we might not talk to them until after Christmas. She worded it in a way where I wasn't sure if she was saying after Christmas we would hear back or not, so you right
 
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tatake29 said:
Would you say you got prepared/learned a lot in your rotations?
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Yes I would. We definitely were as challenged as we wanted to be. If you are interested in a certain area (like surgery or obgyn for example). The preceptors we have are very game and willing to get us as much exposure as we would like in that area. Of course I am only speaking of my exposure but overall the general vibe is that if you show interest you learn as much as you can.
 
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Does anyone know if they accept LOI? Interviewed in September and nothing yet :(
 
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Still a late september interviewee waiting ugh
 
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citycorgi said:
Does anyone know if they accept LOI? Interviewed in September and nothing yet
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citycorgi said:
Does anyone know if they accept LOI? Interviewed in September and nothing yet :(
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Same boat and thinking of doing the same. It would be nice to know what's going on. My interviewer literally told me I did great so it's upsetting to be left with nothing after 2 months post II
 
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Where do yall think I stand in terms of getting an Interview from this school?
IS, 3.4 cGPA, 3.2 sGPA, 504 MCAT
Submitted secondary beginning of July
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You have an decent chance. Keep in mind avg stats for last years starting vlass were 506 and 3.6
 
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