2024-2025 Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine (OU-HCOM)

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Please feel free to tag a pre-medical moderator once the secondary prompt has been posted.

Good luck to everyone applying!

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bigblubba said:
it's probs not best to apply here if oos and no ties right?
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If you think you have the stats and have the money it doesn’t hurt to apply. I seen ppl with no ties get into the regional campuses which are normally meant for the students in the city the campus is based in.
 
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The secondary essay prompts are always available on the admissions website: Application Process | Ohio University
 
does anyone still have unchecked boxes for recc letters?
 
I submitted my secondary 3 weeks ago and just now got a complete application email. For some reason, the letter checkbox appeared twice on the status page and one line was check marked but not the duplicate. Anyone else?
 
benztruck said:
I submitted my secondary 3 weeks ago and just now got a complete application email. For some reason, the letter checkbox appeared twice on the status page and one line was check marked but not the duplicate. Anyone else?
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If letters are appearing wonky on your portal, feel free to reach out to the admissions office via their email. I'm curious if anyone else had a similar issue.

When I applied, I didn't have a duplicate but one of the letters wasn't getting marked as a science LOR. Quick fix once I contacted admissions.
 
For those who have been assigned to the Athens campus, are there rotation sites that are more popular that a lot of students request for?
 
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For those who have been assigned to the Athens campus, are there rotation sites that are more popular that a lot of students request for?
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It truly depends on the class. Generally, though, the rotations in major cities (Kettering Grandview Hospital in Dayton, Mercy St. Vincent in Toldeo) are always highly sought after. Rotations in small rural hospitals (Gallipolis, Portsmouth) are usually not very desired except by the students from those areas. You do have the opportunity to write a letter requesting to be assigned to your top choice for certain reasons (family, research, etc.) but it's not guaranteed.
Athens OMS-II
 
Uhh I just received a call confirming my II, but didn’t get an email or anything. It’s in my portal though, so confused but happy! OOS complete 7/25.
 
2nd year here. First interviews are on 9/10. They are usually every Tuesday after this point with a winter break.

Don't fret if you don't get an II early on. I wasn't interviewed until March/April and got into my desired location.
 
EArlyBirdGetsTheWorm said:
2nd year here. First interviews are on 9/10. They are usually every Tuesday after this point with a winter break.

Don't fret if you don't get an II early on. I wasn't interviewed until March/April and got into my desired location.
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Thank you for the update I’ve been watching this school’s activity like a hawk. I hope to be one of the lucky ones invited to interview

How’s 2nd year!? I heard a rumor there were some curriculum changes. Did that affect yall too? I was under the impression they’d make life easier based on what I heard
 
EArlyBirdGetsTheWorm said:
Don't fret if you don't get an II early on. I wasn't interviewed until March/April and got into my desired location.
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I can't stress this enough. It took me a while to figure out how to chill out on this. We know what it's like, to be rejected, wait listed, and to reapply. Some of us (me included) multiple times, even.

Don't lose your cool. Find inner peace during this process, since it's a marathon, not a sprint.
 
MangoesAreTheBestFruit8 said:
Thank you for the update I’ve been watching this school’s activity like a hawk. I hope to be one of the lucky ones invited to interview

How’s 2nd year!? I heard a rumor there were some curriculum changes. Did that affect yall too? I was under the impression they’d make life easier based on what I heard
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Early impressions from me and what my classmates say... these are changes for the better. With some minor tweaking, I think it's overall better.

Definitely needs refinement like the quiz formats/cadence and expectations for what they can quiz you on and length of expected quizzes. There's too much variation between profs on how they review the RAP questions, some don't even spend time doing it.

Here, "quiz" = RAP, or readiness assessment points. Usually 3-9 questions at the beginning of each lecture. More for participation and making sure you understand the pre-work.

Decompressing the academic year by adding a couple weeks was definitely the right move.
 
Stubbzy said:
Early impressions from me and what my classmates say... these are changes for the better. With some minor tweaking, I think it's overall better.

Definitely needs refinement like the quiz formats/cadence and expectations for what they can quiz you on and length of expected quizzes. There's too much variation between profs on how they review the RAP questions, some don't even spend time doing it.

Here, "quiz" = RAP, or readiness assessment points. Usually 3-9 questions at the beginning of each lecture. More for participation and making sure you understand the pre-work.

Decompressing the academic year by adding a couple weeks was definitely the right move.
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Thank you so much for the reply! I’m excited to hear even the small tweaks made an improvement. From what I’ve heard from a student at one of the regional campuses, the faculty really care about the students. Do you know if the changes were implemented across the board/if there are any huge differences among the 3 campuses curriculum wise? Based on what I’ve heard/attended they seem to be the same. Would love to hear the POV from a student though!
 
MangoesAreTheBestFruit8 said:
Thank you so much for the reply! I’m excited to hear even the small tweaks made an improvement. From what I’ve heard from a student at one of the regional campuses, the faculty really care about the students. Do you know if the changes were implemented across the board/if there are any huge differences among the 3 campuses curriculum wise? Based on what I’ve heard/attended they seem to be the same. Would love to hear the POV from a student though!
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All campuses meet identical curriculum requirements and access to school curricular resources. This is a COCA accreditation requirement (section 6.11) and the school goes to great lengths to ensure they meet these standards.

Your preclinical experiences will be virtually identical, for all intents and purposes. Campus facilities all differ slightly, but they're all modern and have all the same amenities that the school submits to COCA for review/justification of facility spaces (eg. locker rooms for anatomy, showers, study space/study rooms, exercise areas etc....)

You'll get to know the profs better at your own campus (during small group and before/after class), and with exception to anatomy, they all teach across all 3 campuses with an interactive simulcast, so no campus misses out on formal in-class instruction from any given professor. It's actually quite seamless, thanks to an excellent tech team.

Your clinical rotation years also meet the same requirements (regardless of campus), but your experience will vary depending on which hospital system you rotate through. They will all meet the requirements, but the culture, vibes, and case diversity/exposure will differ from site to site and of course vary by speciality.
 
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MangoesAreTheBestFruit8 said:
Thank you for the update I’ve been watching this school’s activity like a hawk. I hope to be one of the lucky ones invited to interview

How’s 2nd year!? I heard a rumor there were some curriculum changes. Did that affect yall too? I was under the impression they’d make life easier based on what I heard
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The main changes was making the curriculum 2 weeks longer so that we have one day off before each content exam.
The other change was instead of having a quiz on Mondays for the coming weeks material, it is now a quiz for ever single lecture including anatomy and OMM.

I have mixed feelings about having a quiz every single lecture. A positive is that I can study the day before for each quiz rather than cram in the material for the whole week the weekend before
One thing I hate is that the quizzes can be given before, during or after class. If you step out of class to go the bathroom are running a little late, then you missed the quiz and there's no way to make it up.

Mandatory classes are not my favorite thing in the world. Other than that I am happy here. I like most of my classmates and professors.
 
MangoesAreTheBestFruit8 said:
Thank you so much for the reply! I’m excited to hear even the small tweaks made an improvement. From what I’ve heard from a student at one of the regional campuses, the faculty really care about the students. Do you know if the changes were implemented across the board/if there are any huge differences among the 3 campuses curriculum wise? Based on what I’ve heard/attended they seem to be the same. Would love to hear the POV from a student though!
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First year student and can confirm the RAPs need to be tweaked. Overall they technically help us for exams since it forces us to study the content thoroughly but there are better ways to go about it tbh. I believe anatomy is the most straightforward and fair out of all the classes at HCOM.

I absolutely despise mandatory lecture as it truly wastes our time that could be used to study for RAPs. The only plus side is getting close to your classmates but that’s about it. I heard from some of the second years that they have been pushing to get rid of the mandatory lectures but OU refuses to budge on this. Admin is great but slow to change so there’s that as well.

Overall the classes at the different campuses are the exact same, it’s just one large classroom taught by a prof but it’s separated by location. It does take a week or so to get used to tbh. Any change that they make will be implemented across the board. They are really big on every single student getting the same opportunity, so don’t worry about one campus having an advantage over the other. I will say, however, that the branch campuses allow you to stay in the same city for rotations whereas in Athens you may or may not have (lottery system) to move around in Ohio so that’s a distinct disadvantage for that specific campus. That normally makes the other two very competitive. I think for the 2024 cycle there were only three or four ppl who got off the waitlist for Dublin and I didn’t see any waitlist movement for Cleveland, but I could be wrong. If you do end up going to HCOM be ready for a rather steep learning curve. The curriculum is not systems based as they combine multiple systems for each “patient” case. It does feel overwhelming at times, and it’s difficult to use third party resources to review since it doesn’t exactly line up. I believe they do this to better prep us for boards but we will have to see when the time comes.

Despite its problems, I still think it’s a stronger institution than the low tier MDs in Ohio. A lot of people from my class have rejected their MD acceptances from places like Toledo, Drexel, and Neomed to come here. The Dublin campus is also going to grow by a lot, with research buildings and other undergraduate stuff so it will end up looking like a small “city” when everything is all said and done. The school is simply only going to get better and I am glad I go here!
 
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RT11001 said:
First year student and can confirm the RAPs need to be tweaked. Overall they technically help us for exams since it forces us to study the content thoroughly but there are better ways to go about it tbh. I believe anatomy is the most straightforward and fair out of all the classes at HCOM.
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Agreed. The old RAT quizzes also forced us to study, but everything was front-loaded to the beginning of the week.
RT11001 said:
I absolutely despise mandatory lecture as it truly wastes our time that could be used to study for RAPs. The only plus side is getting close to your classmates but that’s about it. I heard from some of the second years that they have been pushing to get rid of the mandatory lectures but OU refuses to budge on this. Admin is great but slow to change so there’s that as well.
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Agreed. I've been trying to get the profs to advocate for a percentage-based attendance system that other schools have, eg. show up to at least 70-80% of lectures. As a second year, the mandatory lectures will suck more the closer we get to taking boards.

I don't think they always had compulsory lectures. Way back in the day, it used to be optional and the professors felt undervalued and useless because no one was showing up. I get it. So there should be some kind of compromise in the middle, like a percentage-based attendance system.


RT11001 said:
Overall the classes at the different campuses are the exact same, it’s just one large classroom taught by a prof but it’s separated by location. It does take a week or so to get used to tbh. Any change that they make will be implemented across the board. They are really big on every single student getting the same opportunity, so don’t worry about one campus having an advantage over the other. I will say, however, that the branch campuses allow you to stay in the same city for rotations whereas in Athens you may or may not have (lottery system) to move around in Ohio so that’s a distinct disadvantage for that specific campus. That normally makes the other two very competitive. I think for the 2024 cycle there were only three or four ppl who got off the waitlist for Dublin and I didn’t see any waitlist movement for Cleveland, but I could be wrong. If you do end up going to HCOM be ready for a rather steep learning curve. The curriculum is not systems based as they combine multiple systems for each “patient” case. It does feel overwhelming at times, and it’s difficult to use third party resources to review since it doesn’t exactly line up. I believe they do this to better prep us for boards but we will have to see when the time comes.
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The "spiral curriculum" is actually a bit better than the purely systems-based curriculum, in my humble opinion. Case and many others cram ALL of anatomy/dissection into a month or two. I've chatted with Case students who wish they had it spread out like we do, because students tend to forget things they learned in a month that one semester then never used it.

So it's a nice way to practically apply concepts throughout your education when they matter, rather than learning them in isolation just to forget them later. And it makes sense. Why not study the cardiac pharm and anatomy at the same time we are doing a cardiac case with EKGs? It makes sense to use these themes and subjects together.
 
DA23 said:
Congrats! Stats & when were you complete? I live near the campus hoping I hear back soon
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LM 66. Completed 7/12. I'm not too far away, and my sibling goes to campus there. I was glad to hear back so soon. Good luck; I am sure you will hear back.
 
iLoveA&P said:
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Thanks for your reply! And congrats!!! Two more questions if you don’t mind. 1) do they give you options for interview days when they inform you of an interview? And 2) did the email come in the evening of the 4th?
 
fluffyduck said:
Thanks for your reply! And congrats!!! Two more questions if you don’t mind. 1) do they give you options for interview days when they inform you of an interview? And 2) did the email come in the evening of the 4th?
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They gave me a date and time; I did not choose. It came at midday. I hope that helps.
 
Recently applied here, anyone know the likelihood of receiving the out of state scholarship program?
 
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Recently applied here, anyone know the likelihood of receiving the out of state scholarship program?
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If you're referencing the out-of-state contract you have to sign when you apply, know that (as long as the incoming class is made up of at least 80% Ohio residents) you will be automatically accepted into the Out-of-State Scholars Program. This means you will be exempt from the out-of-state contract obligation.

As far as the out-of-state scholarship awards go, not everyone is guaranteed that money. The good news is that everyone can apply for in-state residency after their first year for tuition purposes. So you can pay in-state tuition for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year.
 
medincle said:
If you're referencing the out-of-state contract you have to sign when you apply, know that (as long as the incoming class is made up of at least 80% Ohio residents) you will be automatically accepted into the Out-of-State Scholars Program. This means you will be exempt from the out-of-state contract obligation.

As far as the out-of-state scholarship awards go, not everyone is guaranteed that money. The good news is that everyone can apply for in-state residency after their first year for tuition purposes. So you can pay in-state tuition for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year.
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Okay thank you for the information, I’m interested in the exemption from the contract obligation. Would you say it’s common for the incoming class to be 80% Ohio residents?
 
Carbonsword5 said:
Okay thank you for the information, I’m interested in the exemption from the contract obligation. Would you say it’s common for the incoming class to be 80% Ohio residents?
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the Cleveland and dublin campuses are typically 90%-93%, the best chance would be the Athens branch as its techically the "main" campus and accepts more students (this is based on the cleveland admissions director). I believe the athens branch is closer to that 80% number youre referencing.
 
emerdc said:
the Cleveland and dublin campuses are typically 90%-93%, the best chance would be the Athens branch as its techically the "main" campus and accepts more students (this is based on the cleveland admissions director). I believe the athens branch is closer to that 80% number youre referencing.
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The percentage is for the entire entering class (not campus specific). Historically there has never been less than 90% Ohio residents and HCOM doesn't anticipate dropping down below 80%. At least not any time in the near future.
 
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