2023-2024 Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine (DMU-COM)

[premedd324]

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It has been 8 weeks since my group session and no update yet. Any thoughts/advice here? No AL and no rejection. Would a brief check-in be ok?

 

[DOcSto]

why is DMU giving out IIs when they have so many people on the WL? Is it common for schools to do that?

Replenishing the WL.

 

[2324applicant]

It has been 8 weeks since my group session and no update yet. Any thoughts/advice here? No AL and no rejection. Would a brief check-in be ok?

I would. I sent a brief update letter at 7 weeks and asked about my status. Got the A at 8 weeks

 

[starfish10]

It has been 8 weeks since my group session and no update yet. Any thoughts/advice here? No AL and no rejection. Would a brief check-in be ok?

I'm in the same boat. I called last week, and they said that my application was still waiting to be reviewed by the committee. They told me to call back in a week, which will be Wednesday if I still haven't heard anything. A friend of mine interviewed 4 weeks after me, and she was notified that she got on the waitlist two weeks ago. I am a little confused about the order they go through applications.

 

[starfish10]

I would. I sent a brief update letter at 7 weeks and asked about my status. Got the A at 8 weeks

When was your group session?

 

[cozu]

I sent an email this morning and got a brief "your app is still with the committee" response :L Group session 3/7

 

[amitriptylean]

I had the same response when I inquired after the +6 week mark. If it helps boost morale, I got the A maybe another week or two after messaging! Don't lose hope just yet and good luck!

 

[MSSOM]

Still waiting after 3/1 group session.

 

[IUSAMD]

Sucks to have to have to cough up another matriculation deposit before MD waitlist movement will set in

 

[DOcSto]

Sucks to have to have to cough up another matriculation deposit before MD waitlist movement will set in

Drop in the bucket in the long run

 

[MSSOM]

OOS A !

 

[cozu]

OOS A! First one of the cycle omggggg

 

[KzFor3]

OOS A! First one of the cycle omggggg

+1

 

[ftdrgreen]

OOS A! First one of the cycle omggggg

When was group session?

 

[ftdrgreen]

OOS A !

When was your group session?

 

[cozu]

When was group session?

3/7

 

[MSSOM]

When was your group session?

3/1
i emailed them Wednesday night, they said i was still on file yesterday, and heard back today.

not sure if it made a difference but i like to think it put me on their radar.

 

[cozu]

I did the same thing this Monday ^

 

[2324applicant]

PSA: DMU tells you 4-6 weeks to hear a decision after the group session. It is almost always 7-8 weeks til you actually hear( read everyone’s previous comments) don’t bother DMU until after 6 weeks. Everyone keeps asking the same question

 

[starfish10]

Got the A this morning! 8 weeks exactly from my group interview

 

[premedd324]

Any current DMU students I can message to ask a couple questions?

 

[DOcSto]

Any current DMU students I can message to ask a couple questions?

Go ahead👍🏻

 

[doctorate123]

Has anyone been accepted from the waitlist?

 

[Dudeijustwanttobeadoctor]

One more day fellow waitlisters!!

 

[DreWaToe]

One more day fellow waitlisters!!

Do you know how quickly they move through the waitlist? I got 2nd quartile and just trying to gauge when I might hear something.

 

[Russian Forcep]

Withdrew A and scholarship

 

[chipeachi]

A via email just now! Info sessions 2/19

 

[DreWaToe]

A via email just now! Info sessions 2/19

Congrats!! Was it off the waitlist or was this the first you heard after your interview? Either way, big kudos!

 

[chipeachi]

Congrats!! Was it off the waitlist or was this the first you heard after your interview? Either way, big kudos!

Thank you so much! It was the first I heard after my interview. I fr thought they forgot about me 😂😭

 

[frostychipmunk]

Withdrew A, good luck everyone!

 

[ftdrgreen]

Waitlisted today

 

[mdmom2023]

DMU or RFU? What do you think is a better choice?

 

[Dudeijustwanttobeadoctor]

DMU or RFU? What do you think is a better choice?

RFU as in Rosalind Franklin University?

 

[mdmom2023]

RFU as in Rosalind Franklin University?

Yes

 

[Russian Forcep]

Yes

I was going to attend DMU until I was accepted to a lower tier state school MD that was cheaper.

Here are my thoughts

DMU has a great DO match list but is still limited in some aspects by the DO degree. At the same time RFU isn’t known for having an amazing match list as far as MDs go.

If you aren’t wanting to lock yourself out of specialties like integrated vascular, plastics, thoracic, or neurosurgery RFU is the obvious choice.

I also don’t think many people would fault you for choosing DMU if living in Des Moines meaningfully increased your quality of life. I would also look at both schools clinical rotation sites because they could have you moving anyways.

 

[mdmom2023]

I was going to attend DMU until I was accepted to a lower tier state school MD that was cheaper.

Here are my thoughts

DMU has a great DO match list but is still limited in some aspects by the DO degree. At the same time RFU isn’t known for having an amazing match list as far as MDs go.

If you aren’t wanting to lock yourself out of specialties like integrated vascular, plastics, thoracic, or neurosurgery RFU is the obvious choice.

I also don’t think many people would fault you for choosing DMU if living in Des Moines meaningfully increased your quality of life. I would also look at both schools clinical rotation sites because they could have you moving anyways.

Thanks

 

[IUSAMD]

Withdrawing, good luck!

 

[DOcSto]

Thanks

Go to RFU. I’m assuming their rotation slots are better.

 

[Dudeijustwanttobeadoctor]

Any waitlist movement?

 

[tired pre med student]

Is anyone still waiting to hear from 3/1 session. I reached multiple times and I still haven't heard anything.

 

[cozu]

any current students open for some questions?

 

[notmyrealname2023]

Withdrew A (received about a week ago), info session 2/19. Best of luck to those still waiting!

 

[kb2711]

Declined my II hopefully goes to one of you guys

 

[ftdrgreen]

Does anyone know when the last group interview session was/is

 

[kb2711]

When did you receive the II?

Yesterday

 

[ftdrgreen]

Any waitlist movement?

 

[2324applicant]

Has anyone received their tshirt yet? How long did it take after doing the survey?

 

[amitriptylean]

Has anyone received their tshirt yet? How long did it take after doing the survey?

T-shirt? survey? This is for accepted students right?

 

[2324applicant]

T-shirt? survey? This is for accepted students right?

Yeah

 

[rdlau]

Has anyone received their tshirt yet? How long did it take after doing the survey?

I want to say it took about a week or two.