Hi there
I’ll be honest in that KYCOM is in the middle of a very white area. Having said that, I feel like we truly support and care about each other regardless of background, ethnicity, religion, or sexuality. We have students from a variety of backgrounds but I do wish we had a little more. We have Pride week, BLM protests etc. We want everyone to feel welcome and I have seen the same from the community. This is something that I honestly did not think about coming to the area and was pleasantly surprised by the reactions I have seen. I am originally from Louisville KY which is a pretty big city. Not claiming to be Chicago or NYC by any means lol but much bigger than Pikeville and I fell in love with the little town here. There isn’t a ton to do or a variety of places to go, but it was perfect for what I needed to accomplish and the scenery is well, serene Tons of outdoor activities and a small amount of shopping. The only 2 things I wish we had are closer access to a bigger city with more options and an airport that has commercial flights. The people here you can’t beat and the classes get along pretty well but everyone has their smaller groups they study with. The one thing I like most about KYCOM is that we are not competitive with each other. We all want to succeed and want each other to as well. It really is more of a family. Hope that helps! Feel free to message me any timeHi there
I hope they like me back too!What a lovely environment — and exactly what I’m looking for! Fingers crossed KYCOM likes me back this app cycle
Did they send out secondaries already?
I received my secondary request yesterday as well.
It is the same prompt as last year @PapaGuava
Very awesome! Haven't heard of many secondaries yet from KYCOM, hopefully, many roll out soon!
I absolutely believe more will be coming soon based on last years thread! Honestly, LMU-DCOM and KYCOM are the two schools I am most interested in because I have lived in rural communities for most of my life and feel comfortable in the environments. 🤞
That might be it! They might be sending secondaries to students from their respective regions? Either way, keeping my fingers crossed for a successful cycle for you!
Yep the same word count, 500 words.
I am a reapplicant and my essay and personal statements are different but so are my experiences!
Yes but I would definitely have more in your CV. The average score is around 500 which means they take a little below and above
The 3.2 is a little low from what I would say is competitive but KYCOM is notorious for looking at the whole person. They look for students who have shown they have a passion for medicine and understand that not everyone had an easy path. When it comes to GPA they can overlook a bad semester but you need to be able to explain it in your personal statement especially if it included science classes. Be upfront but take the blame, dont pawn it off on a bad professor, explain the circumstance and what you learned from it. Mostly they want to know you have the ability to accept it and implement change. The same is true of the MCAT. If you took the MCAT and failed, what did you do differently the second time and what you learned from the experience. When I applied (many moons ago lol) I was from KY, had a 496 MCAT, was a non-traditional student (I’m older with a different career prior to medicine) and had a 3.5 GPA, and wanted family medicine (which I’m proud to say is still the case). So make sure that you have more positives to outweigh any flags
Hope that helps
Just wanted to let you all know.I thought it was discouraged from taking about in your PS and was meant for secondaries? And even interviews?The 3.2 is a little low from what I would say is competitive but KYCOM is notorious for looking at the whole person. They look for students who have shown they have a passion for medicine and understand that not everyone had an easy path. When it comes to GPA they can overlook a bad semester but you need to be able to explain it in your personal statement especially if it included science classes. Be upfront but take the blame, dont pawn it off on a bad professor, explain the circumstance and what you learned from it. Mostly they want to know you have the ability to accept it and implement change. The same is true of the MCAT. If you took the MCAT and failed, what did you do differently the second time and what you learned from the experience. When I applied (many moons ago lol) I was from KY, had a 496 MCAT, was a non-traditional student (I’m older with a different career prior to medicine) and had a 3.5 GPA, and wanted family medicine (which I’m proud to say is still the case). So make sure that you have more positives to outweigh any flags
Not from my experience. When they see your file all they have is what you give them. From there they decide if they want to offer you a secondary. So it’s best to address it a little so they can give you a chance. If they see that you don’t have the grades or the scores that others do, you need to say something that will encourage them to give you a chance and something that makes them want to get to know you. Not addressing it in your personal statement is okay, but it will get asked about and if you can be upfront and give them a reason to overlook it and send you a secondary that will help you out a lot. You don’t have to get into it in-depth but you should address it. Give them a reason to dismiss it and want to meet you. Depending on the reason you can work it into a great Segway on why it led you to this path.
That is correct!
Thank you!
I did
I did as well
I would email Mike Kennedy at the school. He’s in admissions
I only answered what the actual prompt mentioned to be consistent
It looks to vary, but then again COVID changed a lot of things last application cycle.
I emailed Mike Kennedy and he said they expect to start sending them in 2-3 weeks!
I emailed him Monday the 25th
Nice to see that they will be sending II out soon. Been a month since they sent my 3rd "Application Completed" email. Hopefully some emails will be coming our way soon.
So hopefully some people will start hearing from KYCOM this week!
