2023-2024 Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine (NSU-KPCOM)

[PapaGuava]

2023-2024 NSU-KPCOM Secondary Essay Prompts:

1) How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (1000 character limit)

2) List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school. ( 2000 characters)

3) If you have ever matriculated into an M.D. or a D.O. program, please explain the reason(s) for leaving. Please use the following format: date, institution, status. If non applicable, please type "none" (1000 character limit)

4) If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week. (2000 character )


Good luck to everyone applying!

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[blurry__]

Does anyone know when they usually start sending secondaries after AACOMAS opens??

 

[alipazookal]

Does anyone know when they usually start sending secondaries after AACOMAS opens??

Same, I submitted my primary on May 9th and have not received a secondary yet.

 

[blurry__]

did anyone receive secondaries yet?

 

[alipazookal]

did anyone receive secondaries yet?

Nope and I submitted in May 9th and was verified may 11th

 

[blurry__]

Secondary received !

 

[callieash]

secondary received, in state

 

[purkinjekitty]

@PapaGuava
1) How did you learn about osteopathic medicine? (1000 character limit)



2) List and briefly describe your significant health care-related volunteer activities since graduation from high school. ( 2000 characters)


3) If you have ever matriculated into an M.D. or a D.O. program, please explain the reason(s) for leaving. Please use the following format: date, institution, status. If non applicable, please type "none" (1000 character limit)


4) If you were employed during the regular school year (excluding summers) while in undergraduate or graduate school, please list dates of employment beginning with your current position along with title or job description, level of responsibility, and number of hours per week. (2000 character )

 

[purkinjekitty]

Surprised they limit prompt 2 to healthcare volunteering only. I have lots of community service in underserved communities unrelated to healthcare. I guess I could utilize prompt 4 to talk about healthcare employment. Really I would just like to type " look at my primary!"

 

[bdizzle646]

Secondary received !

+1 OOS

 

[largewoman]

+1 OOS

+1

 

[bdizzle646]

anyone else having trouble submitting payment?

 

[blurry__]

anyone else having trouble submitting payment?

Nope, just submitted my secondary and made the payment a few mins ago.

 

[purkinjekitty]

Planning to call them Monday to see if they'll be okay with me writing about non-healthcare volunteering in the 2nd prompt (since all my healthcare was paid and all volunteering was non healthcare)

 

[purkinjekitty]

Planning to call them Monday to see if they'll be okay with me writing about non-healthcare volunteering in the 2nd prompt (since all my healthcare was paid and all volunteering was non healthcare)

They were surprisingly open on a Saturday morning. The guy on the phone said it would be fine to discuss non-health care volunteering there.

 

[premed_15]

Secondary received, OOS

 

[Rocky1976$]

Should we bother writing entirely new job/volunteer descriptions or just copy from primary? Honestly wonder why they’re asking us for the same information again

 

[purkinjekitty]

Should we bother writing entirely new job/volunteer descriptions or just copy from primary? Honestly wonder why they’re asking us for the same information again

I’m going ahead and copy and pasting. Some people choose to expand but I barely have room as it is.

 

[That Guy 20125]

I actually chose to cut down from the primary because it said brief

 

[blurry__]

Received a call today to notify that my app was complete.

 

[Rocky1976$]

is a DO degree professional or doctoral? Confused as to what to put down in the secondary application for the "What level of Degree are you seeking?"

 

[purkinjekitty]

is a DO degree professional or doctoral? Confused as to what to put down in the secondary application for the "What level of Degree are you seeking?"

Doctoral

 

[Rocky1976$]

Doctoral

thanks

 

[Premedguru656]

is a DO degree professional or doctoral? Confused as to what to put down in the secondary application for the "What level of Degree are you seeking?"

Pretty sure its considered a professional degree.

 

[purkinjekitty]

Pretty sure its considered a professional degree.

Oh ya seems like you’re correct

 

[blurry__]

I put Doctoral for mine… Don’t know if that makes any difference

 

[Rocky1976$]

I just submitted the secondary but on the portal it states that the aacomas service application is not received. I'm confused as every other school has received the aacomas application

 

[That Guy 20125]

I just submitted the secondary but on the portal it states that the aacomas service application is not received. I'm confused as every other school has received the aacomas application

I think they check it after you submit the secondary and they review it. Doesnt makes sense to send a secondary to someone that they didn't receive an application from.

 

[purkinjekitty]

I just submitted the secondary but on the portal it states that the aacomas service application is not received. I'm confused as every other school has received the aacomas application

I have that too

 

[immaculate_colon1]

I have that too

I emailed them yesterday. It says none of my transcripts were recieved but I guess it just takes some time for their system to process everything. So im sure its the same thing with your "aacomas service app". never hurts to email though. they got back to me in like 10 minutes

 

[purkinjekitty]

I emailed them yesterday. It says none of my transcripts were recieved but I guess it just takes some time for their system to process everything. So im sure its the same thing with your "aacomas service app". never hurts to email though. they got back to me in like 10 minutes

Just called them. They need to make Nova student accounts for us before it shows as received. Nothing for us to do now but wait.

 

[largewoman]

Just got the call that my application has been marked complete and forwarded to the admissions committee!

 

[bdizzle646]

Just got the call that my application has been marked complete and forwarded to the admissions committee!

+1 oos

 

[blurry__]

Anyone knows when they usually start sending out IIs ?

 

[nontradgogetter]

Anyone knows when they usually start sending out IIs ?

When I called about a different issue and asked, they said July or August. They said they are still working on this past cycle.

 

[PossibleFutureD]

Just got the call that my application has been marked complete and forwarded to the admissions committee!

same, they said my application was forwarded to the program office

 

[nontradgogetter]

Just got the call my application is complete and forwarded!

 

[That Guy 20125]

If I got that call and didn’t answer and got a voicemail should I call them back lol

 

[nontradgogetter]

If I got that call and didn’t answer and got a voicemail should I call them back lol

I wouldn’t. Seemed pretty pointless info that all other schools are emailing 🤷🏽‍♀️

 

[purkinjekitty]

I wouldn’t. Seemed pretty pointless info that all other schools are emailing 🤷🏽‍♀️

I felt very special 😭 their customer service is impeccable

 

[nontradgogetter]

I felt very special 😭 their customer service is impeccable

It’s a nice touch for sure!

 

[forestbunny]

got the call for completion after a week of submitting secondary.

 

[chacothefish]

got the call for completion after a week of submitting secondary.

Congrats! This is good to know. Submitted my secondary a few days ago

 

[CleverMunk]

Hey guys, I am new here on SDN btw. I had a question regarding NOVA. I submitted their secondary about 1 week ago but when I log in to the portal it says, "This application requires your attention for one or more items." and I am guessing it is referring to my AACOMAS service app, MCAT and letters not being received yet. Is this normal or has anyone else experienced this? I applied early and I feel like there should be no reason to see this. I called them and they transferred me to another person only to leave a voicemail as she was not able to answer the phone and I have yet to hear back. Just want some closure. Also I see that people have gotten calls for completion and I have not yet received this either.
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I have the same thing. I think it's pretty normal especially since a lot of people end up taking the week off during July 4th too

 

[misswitch44]

Hey guys, I am new here on SDN btw. I had a question regarding NOVA. I submitted their secondary about 1 week ago but when I log in to the portal it says, "This application requires your attention for one or more items." and I am guessing it is referring to my AACOMAS service app, MCAT and letters not being received yet. Is this normal or has anyone else experienced this? I applied early and I feel like there should be no reason to see this. I called them and they transferred me to another person only to leave a voicemail as she was not able to answer the phone and I have yet to hear back. Just want some closure. Also I see that people have gotten calls for completion and I have not yet received this either.
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It's the same on my end.

 

[nervous applicant]

It's the same on my end.

Same on my end and I submitted the secondary around June 30th I believe.

 

[moonpiemaker300]

I just submitted the secondary but on the portal it states that the aacomas service application is not received. I'm confused as every other school has received the aacomas application

Wait this happened to me too. I'm really confused because I submitted my app yesterday and when I check the system, they said they don't have my aacomas app, MCAT, or LORs when that was all in my primary?

 

[moonpiemaker300]

It's the same on my end.

Same on mine too.

 

[DoctorRatFink]

Same as above^, somebody call them tomorrow 👀

 

[purkinjekitty]

This is normal! A human actually has to verify it and match your AACOMAS app to the NOVA app! I called them a few weeks back 🙂