2024-2025 Lincoln Memorial University DeBusk College of Osteopathic Medicine (LMU-DCOM)

[MedicineMan2713]

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How long should a letter of intent be?

 

[melialmighty]

How long should a letter of intent be?

mine was about a page, but i also included updates

 

[chickennuggets2023]

OOS A! How long after the call did yall get the email ?

 

[princess8768]

OOS A! How long after the call did yall get the email ?

When did you interview???

 

[chickennuggets2023]

When did you interview???

4/11

 

[chickennuggets2023]

Got the call still waiting on email

 

[princess8768]

Got the call still waiting on email

Also did you portal change?

 

[princess8768]

You are still able to log into your portal? I couldnt seem to login after i got WL. When did you interview?

I interviewed 3/14 and got waitlisted 4/9. But I can still log into my portal it says 100% and under review so idk what that means. Maybe your password is wrong?

 

[VNutrition]

I interviewed 3/14 and got waitlisted 4/9. But I can still log into my portal it says 100% and under review so idk what that means. Maybe your password is wrong?

My portal is the same. (I interviewed 3/21 and was WL’d on 4/16).

Where do you see “under review?”

 

[jules98]

Interviewed 4/15
WL 5/1!

 

[princess8768]

My portal is the same. (I interviewed 3/21 and was WL’d on 4/16).

Where do you see “under review?”

Under the 100 thing it says “congratulations! Your application is under review.” What does yours say??

 

[Barfmaul]

I feel like the movement wont start for the next couple weeks, and my psychic abilities are telling me June 15th June 15th June 15th lol

 

[Tweezy8999]

Just got the A call off of the WL

 

[VNutrition]

Just got the A call off of the WL

Congratulations!

 

[derew]

Just got the A call off of the WL

Congratulations! When did you interview?

 

[medislife0513]

Congratulations! When did you interview?

Yes when did you interview ?

 

[Tweezy8999]

Yes when did you interview ?

Congratulations! When did you interview?

I interviewed on 1/31 and was placed on the WL on 2/21.

 

[medislife0513]

I interviewed on 1/31 and was placed on the WL on 2/21.

I interviewed 2/28 still on waitlist maybe they’re going by previous interview dates

 

[footballfan243]

Just got the A call off of the WL

Congrats! Do you have any other acceptances and how long did they give you to put down the deposit?

 

[leolion99]

Got the A call an hour ago, off of the WL

 

[Tweezy8999]

Congrats! Do you have any other acceptances and how long did they give you to put down the deposit?

Thank you! They gave me until 5/8 to pay the deposit. I have already paid a deposit at another school so I have take the next few days to decide what to do.

 

[lipidhearing]

Got the A call an hour ago, off of the WL

Congrats! How were your stats?

 

[footballfan243]

Got the A call an hour ago, off of the WL

Congrats, when did you interview?

 

[mimi1107]

I just got waitlisted 5/1 and interviewed 4/11 - don’t know if I should remain optimistic 🥲

 

[leolion99]

Congrats, when did you interview?

3/14

 

[leolion99]

Congrats! How were your stats?

494 mcat 3.45 gpa

 

[LunaTunaSalad]

I interviewed 2/28 still on waitlist maybe they’re going by previous interview dates

I thought this too. But I saw someone WL 1/31 and 3/14 who got accepted off the WL today. So maybe it's more random than interview date 🙁

 

[footballfan243]

I just got waitlisted 5/1 and interviewed 4/11 - don’t know if I should remain optimistic 🥲

They are still interviewing people for a reason, dont lose hope!

 

[Barfmaul]

494 mcat 3.45 gpa

LETS GOOOO

 

[VNutrition]

Under the 100 thing it says “congratulations! Your application is under review.” What does yours say??

Under 100%, mine says "review application" and, under that, "withdraw application"

 

[princess8768]

Under 100%, mine says "review application" and, under that, "withdraw application"

I wonder if this means anything?? Bc mine says those under the congratulations ur app is under review thing

 

[VNutrition]

I wonder if this means anything?? Bc mine says those under the congratulations ur app is under review thing

Nah. It was the link I was using. When I shortened it, I had the congrats blurb

 

[ptsfjordgreen]

Hi all. I was admitted a couple months back and was placed at Harrogate but wanted to switch to Knoxville. I was hopeful I’d get switched, but weeks later read a lot of very grim comments here about how that was definitely not gonna happen, or would only happen after classes started.

I was pretty disappointed but accepted that. I signed a lease. Today I received an email that a spot was available at Knoxville, which I took and managed to get my deposit for my house refunded.

N=1, but keep the faith if you’re hoping to switch from Harrogate to Knoxville.

 

[smooth_brain]

Does anyone know if signing the matriculation agreement is binding? I paid the deposit already to hold my seat but I'm WL at another school that I will likely take if I get accepted, so just wondering if I should sign this if there is a possibility I'll withdraw my seat later?

 

[medislife0513]

Does anyone know if signing the matriculation agreement is binding? I paid the deposit already to hold my seat but I'm WL at another school that I will likely take if I get accepted, so just wondering if I should sign this if there is a possibility I'll withdraw my seat later?

Just sign it and then you can always reject them later

 

[missmedical]

Does anyone know if signing the matriculation agreement is binding? I paid the deposit already to hold my seat but I'm WL at another school that I will likely take if I get accepted, so just wondering if I should sign this if there is a possibility I'll withdraw my seat later?

Pretty sure it's not binding and you can reject them later. I am in the same boat but planning on rejecting the school I got the A too if I get off the WL at LMU-DCOM. I'll be following to see what others say....

 

[drdrphil]

Hey y'all, current Knoxville OMS-1. Feel free to ask anything here or via DM if you have questions and I'll try my best to answer

 

[footballfan243]

Hey y'all, current Knoxville OMS-1. Feel free to ask anything here or via DM if you have questions and I'll try my best to answer

I was looking at your profile and it looks like you weren't the biggest fan of how somethings were being handled at LMU in the Fall. Has your feelings on that changed at all, would you have accepted another schools offer if you could?

 

[drdrphil]

I was looking at your profile and it looks like you weren't the biggest fan of how somethings were being handled at LMU in the Fall. Has your feelings on that changed at all, would you have accepted another schools offer if you could?

It has gotten better, but a lot of issues are still there. Student morale is very low. I had 2 other offers but picked LMU because of the location, but I would have rather taken one of my other offers. If LMU is your only acceptance, please go to LMU though. We've been having lots of issues that admin have been told about multiple times and they just keep saying they'll do something about it but never do. Constant technical issues mainly. Overall there has been some improvements (clarification on what puts students on the at-risk mandatory attendance list, not changing the tutoring curriculum) but the school is still in rough shape in my opinion. On the other hand, n=1 and some people seem to really enjoy our program, but I would say the vast majority would agree with me

 

[eagles52]

It has gotten better, but a lot of issues are still there. Student morale is very low. I had 2 other offers but picked LMU because of the location, but I would have rather taken one of my other offers. If LMU is your only acceptance, please go to LMU though. We've been having lots of issues that admin have been told about multiple times and they just keep saying they'll do something about it but never do. Constant technical issues mainly. Overall there has been some improvements (clarification on what puts students on the at-risk mandatory attendance list, not changing the tutoring curriculum) but the school is still in rough shape in my opinion. On the other hand, n=1 and some people seem to really enjoy our program, but I would say the vast majority would agree with me

It would be a lot easier to understand if you would actually go into a little depth instead of being so broad. I have two really close friends at DCOM and they love it. I hear none of the complaints from them. I look at the board pass rate increase this last year as well as the matches, and i wonder to myself, how does the school get such a bad wrap. Obviously they wouldn't change much about the attendance policy; in their mind it works. They went from a below average board pass rate to a mid ninety % board pass rate in one year. Despite obvious and inevitable fluctuations, that is a great increase. What changed between the years that could have contributed? The attendance policy changed. That has been everyone griping point, but since putting that together, they have seen results. I am not saying that that is the reason why the better results are seen, but in admins mind, I am sure that it contributed.

I agree that if someone puts the work in to get off the mandatory attendance list, they should be removed.

 

[Stallion76]

Do i actually have a chance of being accepted here if my interview is 5/15? I’ve been put on 3 other WL and it really sucks to keep hearing that. I’m expecting a WL but does anyone know if they’re still accepting people?

 

[Tweezy8999]

Just declined my A. I hope it goes to one of you, good luck!

 

[melialmighty]

Do i actually have a chance of being accepted here if my interview is 5/15? I’ve been put on 3 other WL and it really sucks to keep hearing that. I’m expecting a WL but does anyone know if they’re still accepting people?

i’d never say never for this! there is supposed to be a lot of waitlist movement, and they seem to always accept a limited number of applicants with each interview. personally, i think you have nothing to really lose with completing the interview, the waitlist is super unpredictable

 

[drdrphil]

It would be a lot easier to understand if you would actually go into a little depth instead of being so broad. I have two really close friends at DCOM and they love it. I hear none of the complaints from them. I look at the board pass rate increase this last year as well as the matches, and i wonder to myself, how does the school get such a bad wrap. Obviously they wouldn't change much about the attendance policy; in their mind it works. They went from a below average board pass rate to a mid ninety % board pass rate in one year. Despite obvious and inevitable fluctuations, that is a great increase. What changed between the years that could have contributed? The attendance policy changed. That has been everyone griping point, but since putting that together, they have seen results. I am not saying that that is the reason why the better results are seen, but in admins mind, I am sure that it contributed.

I agree that if someone puts the work in to get off the mandatory attendance list, they should be removed.

A big thing is admin making changes without letting students know ahead of time and continuously not listening to students. Student study spaces being taken away and forcing us to go to an off campus building to study that currently has broken AC. Requiring certain students to have academic support meetings that get cancelled on the same day and then get in trouble for not having a meeting by the due date. Going above and beyond to make sure that students aren't cheating to the point where its just way too much (we have a quiz before every OPP lab, and even though people walk around and monitor everyone throughout the quiz we have to take it on a seperate lockdown browser, same with our patient care lecture quizzes except for those we have to log out of zoom to take them and then log back on the zoom). A lot of admin talk down to the students and send condescending emails to the student body that basically just say "you guys need to be more professional." Locking out students from doing any kind of research or holding any type of club positions without a certain GPA, except they don't know what that GPA is because there were 2 contradicting things in our student handbook so we're still waiting to see what it actually is. Constant issues with IT stuff, lab practicals & SPEs being pushed back for hours and having the schedule changed the day before the event without telling students that the schedule changed. That's just some of the stuff I can remember as of late. But also, some people may be thriving and I'm happy for them. I'm not trying to say "don't ever go to LMU its hell here" or anything like that. I just think there's a lot of issues, but if people disagree with me thats completely fine. n=1

 

[melialmighty]

A big thing is admin making changes without letting students know ahead of time and continuously not listening to students. Student study spaces being taken away and forcing us to go to an off campus building to study that currently has broken AC. Requiring certain students to have academic support meetings that get cancelled on the same day and then get in trouble for not having a meeting by the due date. Going above and beyond to make sure that students aren't cheating to the point where its just way too much (we have a quiz before every OPP lab, and even though people walk around and monitor everyone throughout the quiz we have to take it on a seperate lockdown browser, same with our patient care lecture quizzes except for those we have to log out of zoom to take them and then log back on the zoom). A lot of admin talk down to the students and send condescending emails to the student body that basically just say "you guys need to be more professional." Locking out students from doing any kind of research or holding any type of club positions without a certain GPA, except they don't know what that GPA is because there were 2 contradicting things in our student handbook so we're still waiting to see what it actually is. Constant issues with IT stuff, lab practicals & SPEs being pushed back for hours and having the schedule changed the day before the event without telling students that the schedule changed. That's just some of the stuff I can remember as of late. But also, some people may be thriving and I'm happy for them. I'm not trying to say "don't ever go to LMU its hell here" or anything like that. I just think there's a lot of issues, but if people disagree with me thats completely fine. n=1

do you think they're preparing you well for the boards? i know they had a huge increase in the pass rate this year, but what has your experience been like? i also really appreciate your honesty with everything!

 

[drlonghair]

Withdrew my A, GL everyone

 

[MedicineMan2713]

Do u guys think they call people from waitlist on fridays?

 

[MedicineMan2713]

Like that's the day they choose to do it for the week.

 

[footballfan243]

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Do u guys think they call people from waitlist on fridays?

That’s what it looks like at least for this week and last week, but last year I saw that people were getting accepted any week day.

 

[VNutrition]

Fingers crossed for tomorrow being the day that our WLs go to As!