2022-2023 Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM)

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HopefulDoctor11 said:
Hey everyone! I interviewed for OU-HCOM on 10/25 and was put on an "alternate list" for the Dublin and Athens campuses. I am assuming that this is a waitlist. Historically, is there a lot of movement off the waitlist? I really want to go to this school and want to maximize my chances of getting off the waitlist. Thanks in advance!
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are you in state?
 
HopefulDoctor11 said:
Yes, I am in-state, from the cental Ohio area, and my stats (3.8 cGPA, 3.83 sGPA, 514 MCAT)
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you have a good chance of getting off. i think it might be yield protection tbh. the average mcat is like 504.
 
thanks for the reassurance lol! I always thought yield protection would prevent me from even getting an interview because the interview is pretty resource-intensive for the school
 
HopefulDoctor11 said:
thanks for the reassurance lol! I always thought yield protection would prevent me from even getting an interview because the interview is pretty resource-intensive for the school
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No problem 🙂 theyre very into mission fit and like it when you say how you can contribute to their vision for healthcare. As long as you keep stating youre interested in them im sure youll get off the WL
 
HopefulDoctor11 said:
Hey everyone! I interviewed for OU-HCOM on 10/25 and was put on an "alternate list" for the Dublin and Athens campuses. I am assuming that this is a waitlist. Historically, is there a lot of movement off the waitlist? I really want to go to this school and want to maximize my chances of getting off the waitlist. Thanks in advance!
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You do have a high chance of getting off the WL! They typically have movement starting around the end of April to early May after exams (long wait, I know). I would reach out to Terry or Jill and go over your application and interview notes though - even if you feel that your application and interview was perfect, it helps put a face to your app and gets you on the radar. If you have any upcoming achievements or activities, it would be good to send them an update/interest/intent letter around January. And maybe another one around early April if you can, but only if you have significant things to update them with.
 
Hello everyone!!! Wow it has been a cool minute since I've been on SDN haha.

I just wanted to drop by as an OMS-I on the Athens campus and see if I can answer any questions anyone has about the application process, interviewing or how just OUHCOM is. Also, I was initially waitlisted and did their post-bac this past year and am now a med student as mentioned before, so if anyone has general questions about campus or Athens in general I can answer that as well. Feel free to ask here or shoot me a DM and I'll be more than happy to help!! I'm excited for all of y'all, I was literally in your shoes, err well forum, literally one year ago so I want to help as much as I can. Also, I'm an URM, OOS, non-trad (27 years old) student if anyone was curious about that too.

Good luck everyone!!!
 
NoMoreEssaysPlease said:
Hello everyone!!! Wow it has been a cool minute since I've been on SDN haha.

I just wanted to drop by as an OMS-I on the Athens campus and see if I can answer any questions anyone has about the application process, interviewing or how just OUHCOM is. Also, I was initially waitlisted and did their post-bac this past year and am now a med student as mentioned before, so if anyone has general questions about campus or Athens in general I can answer that as well. Feel free to ask here or shoot me a DM and I'll be more than happy to help!! I'm excited for all of y'all, I was literally in your shoes, err well forum, literally one year ago so I want to help as much as I can. Also, I'm an URM, OOS, non-trad (27 years old) student if anyone was curious about that too.

Good luck everyone!!!
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This question is inspired by your username, do you have to write any essays/papers?? Lol
 
Biscuit_gaze said:
This question is inspired by your username, do you have to write any essays/papers?? Lol
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Haha yes for OUHCOM there are two required essays and an optional 3rd and 4th essay if you are also applying to their Cleveland and/or Dublin campus. If you are only applying to their main campus in Athens then it'll just be the 2 required essays. For the second essay you choose from three different prompts.
 
purpledot said:
If you're asking about essays/papers as part of the curriculum, thank goodness NO! No essay or paper assignments at HCOM!
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I didn't even take into account that they might be asking about during school lol, my bad 🤣 but yes thank goodness we do not have any writing assignments!
 
medincle said:
I heard from the admissions office that they are seeking more applicants who rank the Athens campus #1. The Cleveland and Dublin campuses are much more competitive since they're a lot smaller
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I ranked Athens #1 exactly for this reason when I submitted my secondary and I still haven't heard back. If they need seat to fill I will be happy to take it lol
 
medincle said:
I heard from the admissions office that they are seeking more applicants who rank the Athens campus #1. The Cleveland and Dublin campuses are much more competitive since they're a lot smaller
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Is it too late to switch my rankings to: "Please, just any campus that lets me become a doctor I'm so tired of this soul-crushing process?"

Asking for a friend, of course, who ranked Cleveland as #1. Maybe I'll ask TerryP at this week's PreDoc meeting 😉
 
Stubbzy said:
Is it too late to switch my rankings to: "Please, just any campus that lets me become a doctor I'm so tired of this soul-crushing process?"

Asking for a friend, of course, who ranked Cleveland as #1. Maybe I'll ask TerryP at this week's PreDoc meeting 😉
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hi, what’s the predoc meeting?!
 
anxx5752 said:
hi, what’s the predoc meeting?!
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It's a OU-HCOM interest club that their Adcoms run for college students/ OU-HCOM applicants. They have monthly meetings where they present about the school, OMT/OMM, and life as a med student at the three different campuses. Each month, med students and OU-HCOM alum will speak to the group and then they divide us up into smaller group breakout sessions where we can ask campus or specialty-specific questions.

It's honestly super cool. Terry Porter leads it, he's the main admissions person at the Dublin Campus. Bre Koch from the Cleveland campus also runs it. The med students do a good job giving advice for applicants/reapplicants, creating a positive energy that makes you feel you belong there. The sessions have been over Zoom since they started during the pandemic, but this year they're also doing campus visit days and already had the Dublin campus day (which I couldn't make, unfortunately).

If you want to be on the monthly email list, send Terry Porter an email!


EDIT: Terry prefers to be addressed as Terry. Don't call him Mr. Porter, only his own kids call him that 🙂
 
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Stubbzy said:
Is it too late to switch my rankings to: "Please, just any campus that lets me become a doctor I'm so tired of this soul-crushing process?"

Asking for a friend, of course, who ranked Cleveland as #1. Maybe I'll ask TerryP at this week's PreDoc meeting 😉
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Unfortunately don't think that's an option, BUT it isn't too late to rearrange your rankings 😏
 
Stubbzy said:
It's a OU-HCOM interest club that their Adcoms run for college students/ OU-HCOM applicants. They have monthly meetings where they present about the school, OMT/OMM, and life as a med student at the three different campuses. Each month, med students and OU-HCOM alum will speak to the group and then they divide us up into smaller group breakout sessions where we can ask campus or specialty-specific questions.

It's honestly super cool. Terry Porter leads it, he's the main admissions person at the Dublin Campus. Bre Koch from the Cleveland campus also runs it. The med students do a good job giving advice for applicants/reapplicants, creating a positive energy that makes you feel you belong there. The sessions have been over Zoom since they started during the pandemic, but this year they're also doing campus visit days and already had the Dublin campus day (which I couldn't make, unfortunately).

If you want to be on the monthly email list, send Terry Porter an email!
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thank you so much for the reply!!! that’s super cool, i’d love to attend. It sounds like a great opportunity.
 
theOzoneColor said:
I ranked Athens #1 exactly for this reason when I submitted my secondary and I still haven't heard back. If they need seat to fill I will be happy to take it lol
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theOzoneColor said:
I ranked Athens #1 exactly for this reason when I submitted my secondary and I still haven't heard back. If they need seat to fill I will be happy to take it lol
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When did you submit? I submitted it in early august and still nothing
 
medincle said:
I heard from the admissions office that they are seeking more applicants who rank the Athens campus #1. The Cleveland and Dublin campuses are much more competitive since they're a lot smaller
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i ranked them one back in july.. I havent gotten an II from them yet
 
Hi everyone,

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I would love to hear from current medical students on the regional campuses (preferably Dublin) about their experiences with the flipped classroom format + live lecture broadcast from Athens. Not sure how I feel about this one as the instructor who is lecturing will not be in the room, maybe I am misunderstanding some things. Thanks in advance!
 
Hey everyone, first off good luck to all still waiting on decisions I know it's a grind but hang in there.

For those who know about the CLE campus, I was wondering if anyone had started searching for apartments and what areas you were looking at. I would definitely be willing to fork out a little extra for a nice place and short commute, is Shaker Heights a popular spot? I didn't see to many options on apartments.com tbh
 
lox__bagel said:
Hey everyone, current OMS-I at the Cleveland Campus as well as TCC Class of '25. Procrastinating studying rn, so if you have any questions about TCC or just HCOM in general, lmk!
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I would love to hear about their experiences with the flipped classroom format + live lecture broadcast from Athens. I was accepted to a Dublin campus. Not sure how I feel about this one as the instructor who is lecturing will not be in the room, maybe I am misunderstanding some things. Thanks in advance!
 
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