Yes currently it is since it’s not accredited yet.
Yes! For now it is. They said that they are going through the process for 1. Accreditation and 2. Getting federal aid for students. As things change, they’ll update students for process on how to get federal loans.
You're the third or fourth person I see withdrew recently, may I ask if it was bc you have an other offer or did it have to do anything with the private loans?
Visiting the campus today. Hopefully it can help me make up my mind and lets me justify that 400k of private loan debt is worth it.
please correct me if I am wrong: but CHSU will most likely be accredited next year because their first class will graduate into residency, right? of course there is a chance that they will not become accredited because of some issue, but I think that’s pretty rare. so it would only be 1 year of private loans?
This gives me hope because I got the status update yesterday too. Congrats, future doc!
I’m sure the decision wasn’t easy, best of luck with wherever you decide to go!
I'm torn since i am in this exact situation but 😭. What makes matters worse, i signed an apartment contract already OOS
I also was already set for my OOS school. Signed lease, hired cross country movers lol etc. so I was really hoping to stay in cali but it was too little too late. I’m very happy with the other school I chose. I figure I’ll be back for residency 🤞🏼
Where did you end up going? If you dont mind me asking
no, basically every DO school does
i withdrew because i received an MD offer a few days later ~ i definitely loved the vibe of CHSU, but I may want to go into a competitive speciality so better to keep my options open / with CHSU not having a match list yet, I didn't want to take a risk ~ the school looks promising though and I only had positive impressions from my interview day at CHSU!!
When did you interview!
I interviewed in February!
Currently in your shoes. I was accepted yesterday and I'm really concerned about private loans, it may be the only thing holding me back tbh. I do have an acceptance at another DO program but their class is full so they offered me a seat for next year. Don't know what to do and I have two days to decide.
I ended up going with CHSU, but I definitely struggled to make the discussion and took almost the full 48 hours. I think at the end of the day, you have to go with your gut feeling.
congrats!!!! I do know that ATSU KCOM also called a few people for interviews after they'd already rejected them! It seems like a lot of DO programs have really sudden withdrawals later in the cycle.
Thanks, I went with my gut and will not be attending CHSU. I just couldn't bring myself to accept the idea of private loan interest on top of the projected $72k costs. I also asked them about federal loans and they said they're hoping next year but could be two more years so I just didn't feel like risking it.I ended up going with CHSU, but I definitely struggled to make the discussion and took almost the full 48 hours. I think at the end of the day, you have to go with your gut feeling.
I will say that I did talk to some people I know who go to CHSU, and they did not seem worried at all about accreditation and federal aid (they even mentioned the school might qualify for federal aid this school year before official accreditation).
Either way, good luck
Congrats on making your decision!! Best of luck on your journey through medical school.
What time did they call you around!!
I got the call about 2 weeks later. I believe I saw someone earlier on this thread who got the call a couple of days after the email.
I got this email last week of June and got the call a couple days later! Good luck to you
