2024-2025 Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM)

[BigSneed]

Secondary received, very strong NJ ties but OOS

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[dolephant]

secondary received OOS but I'm not sure if I can access it cuz I got a follow up email about a tech issue

 

[Saturn.med]

secondary received OOS but I'm not sure if I can access it cuz I got a follow up email about a tech issue

You can access it, you just won’t be able to submit yet

 

[njstudent76]

You can access it, you just won’t be able to submit yet

did you look again? i can access the letters of rec sub section now, wonder if anyone has submitted yet...

 

[Saturn.med]

did you look again? i can access the letters of rec sub section now, wonder if anyone has submitted yet...

Oh hold on let me check

 

[cjh0106]

I submitted earlier and I got an email that it was submitted

 

[Saturn.med]

Oh hold on let me check

Yes I was able to submit now

 

[Ani C]

IS secondary received and submitted

 

[njstudent76]

IS secondary received and submitted

+1

 

[Mr.StarGeek]

OOS secondary received today

When I was in the portal, the letters of rec section was not there at all and it even allowed me to submit. However, when I went back in to the portal about half an hour later, there was a letters of rec section that says it is not filled out and will not let me fill it out. I don't want them to think I don't have any. Would it be best if I email or call them and let them know what happened?

 

[working2230]

OOS secondary received

 

[njstudent76]

OOS secondary received today

When I was in the portal, the letters of rec section was not there at all and it even allowed me to submit. However, when I went back in to the portal about half an hour later, there was a letters of rec section that says it is not filled out and will not let me fill it out. I don't want them to think I don't have any. Would it be best if I email or call them and let them know what happened?

did you try now? i had options of accomas, interfolio or email under letter of rec sub section and it would allow me to pick and then i submitted, have another look

 

[Mr.StarGeek]

did you try now? i had options of accomas, interfolio or email under letter of rec sub section and it would allow me to pick and then i submitted, have another look

I already submitted unfortunately, so it won’t let me change. It is just so weird that it wasn’t even a sidebar option when I was filling the whole thing out.

 

[njstudent76]

I already submitted unfortunately, so it won’t let me change. It is just so weird that it wasn’t even a sidebar option when I was filling the whole thing out.

damn, well i would wait the time they said and if your letters are reviewed then good but if not then you can contact them

 

[jacksparrow1]

Can someone post the secondaries and their word count?

1. Please prepare an essay that explains why you want to participate in the Synergistic Guided Learning curriculum (OR PBL if you choose PBL) and why you are a good fit for this curricular track.
2. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine and why is it a good fit for you?
3. Explain why you are interested in attending Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine:
4. We seek to train physicians who can connect with diverse patient populations with whom they may not share a similar background. Tell us about an experience that has broadened your own worldview or enhanced your ability to understand those unlike yourself and what you learned from it.
5. Please describe any significant barriers or challenges you may have overcome in the pursuit of your personal/professional goals

No word limits from what I can tell

 

[sensorimotorstage]

1. Please prepare an essay that explains why you want to participate in the Synergistic Guided Learning curriculum (OR PBL if you choose PBL) and why you are a good fit for this curricular track.
2. How did you learn about osteopathic medicine and why is it a good fit for you?
3. Explain why you are interested in attending Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine:
4. We seek to train physicians who can connect with diverse patient populations with whom they may not share a similar background. Tell us about an experience that has broadened your own worldview or enhanced your ability to understand those unlike yourself and what you learned from it.
5. Please describe any significant barriers or challenges you may have overcome in the pursuit of your personal/professional goals

No word limits from what I can tell

I think there are no word limits

 

[sensorimotorstage]

Also, how are you guys picking between PBL and SGL? There seems to be a lot of merit to each approach and based on the descriptions on their website I can't decide which to select as my preference

 

[noxlle]

If I pick a preference for SGL, do I have to put "highly interested" in the next question? Or can I just say "interested" for both?

 

[njstudent76]

Also, how are you guys picking between PBL and SGL? There seems to be a lot of merit to each approach and based on the descriptions on their website I can't decide which to select as my preference

did you attend the webinar where they discussed them

 

[noxlle]

did you attend the webinar where they discussed them

No I wasn't able to, but I read the details on their website.

 

[sensorimotorstage]

did you attend the webinar where they discussed them

Nope I was at work unfortunately 😔

 

[njstudent76]

Nope I was at work unfortunately 😔

ah ok so you can also always check out the student handbook, they discuss the differences there... best of luck!

 

[sensorimotorstage]

ah ok so you can also always check out the student handbook, they discuss the differences there... best of luck!

Thanks for the info!! I’ll check it out!

 

[youngdumbandbroke]

Also, how are you guys picking between PBL and SGL? There seems to be a lot of merit to each approach and based on the descriptions on their website I can't decide which to select as my preference

They sent out links of the recorded webinars which helped me articulate my reasons!

 

[youngdumbandbroke]

If I pick a preference for SGL, do I have to put "highly interested" in the next question? Or can I just say "interested" for both?

If you don't choose "highly interested" for either of them, I don't think it gives you space to write an essay on why you chose that program (but I could be wrong). Imo it might not come off great if you're not highly interested in either of the tracks and may display an overall lack of interest.

 

[noxlle]

If you don't choose "highly interested" for either of them, I don't think it gives you space to write an essay on why you chose that program (but I could be wrong). Imo it might not come off great if you're not highly interested in either of the tracks and may display an overall lack of interest.

You're probably right

 

[sensorimotorstage]

They sent out links of the recorded webinars which helped me articulate my reasons!

Ooo. Thank you very much I’ll need to watch that then!

 

[Saturn.med]

Got a complete and under review email

 

[bur_covery]

for the "Please identify your area of professional interest below (i.e. Family Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, etc.)" question, are we just listing the specialty, or writing paragraph(s) to explain and elaborate?

 

[jacksparrow1]

for the "Please identify your area of professional interest below (i.e. Family Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, etc.)" question, are we just listing the specialty, or writing paragraph(s) to explain and elaborate?

I just wrote the specialties

 

[Saturn.med]

I just wrote the specialties

Same

 

[njstudent76]

Got a complete and under review email

nice! mind sharing stats and if you applied ED or RD?

 

[Saturn.med]

nice! mind sharing stats and if you applied ED or RD?

My LM is 64.5 and I applied RD

 

[njstudent76]

My LM is 64.5 and I applied RD

thanks, i have same LM as you, best of luck! fingers crossed for II!!!

 

[cjh0106]

I also got a complete and under review email! Gonna stalk last years thread to see when they start sending out II

 

[njstudent76]

thanks, i have same LM as you, best of luck! fingers crossed for II!!!

+1 complete earlier today, IF THERE IS A GOD ****ING PLEASE SEND DOWN AN INTERVIEW INVITE GL EVERYONE

 

[jacksparrow1]

+1 complete earlier today, IF THERE IS A GOD ****ING PLEASE SEND DOWN AN INTERVIEW INVITE GL EVERYONE

IS or OOS?

 

[sensorimotorstage]

+1 complete earlier today, IF THERE IS A GOD ****ING PLEASE SEND DOWN AN INTERVIEW INVITE GL EVERYONE

GL! Hope you get that II!

 

[njstudent76]

IS or OOS?

IS submitted yesterday right after secondary was sent out

 

[jacksparrow1]

IS submitted yesterday right after secondary was sent out

Thank you! I guess I should've guessed from your username haha

 

[Hello9753]

If people don't mind sharing, how many words/characters did you aim for? I'm trying to keep my secondary answers to under 2000 characters.

 

[njstudent76]

If people don't mind sharing, how many words/characters did you aim for? I'm trying to keep my secondary answers to under 2000 characters.

i wrote what felt right and for me that ended up being 300-500 words for all the prompts

 

[Slythery_snape]

Submitted secondaries 8/8/24, godspeed!!!

 

[jacksparrow1]

Complete and under review 🤞🏼

 

[funkymedrated]

Did anyone schedule a meeting to review competitiveness of their application and if so how’d it go? Wondering if it would be useful post secondary submission.

 

[njstudent76]

Did anyone schedule a meeting to review competitiveness of their application and if so how’d it go? Wondering if it would be useful post secondary submission.

yes 1:1, was a normal convo about my app, nothing crazy, i did it more so to calm my nerves

 

[homelander123]

yes 1:1, was a normal convo about my app, nothing crazy, i did it more so to calm my nerves

How did you schedule? Link from previous email?

 

[Slythery_snape]

How did you schedule? Link from previous email?

There's a link in the webinar emails to schedule it. I did a 1:1 meeting earlier this week, it was very helpful, 10/10 would recommend.

 

[homelander123]

There's a link in the webinar emails to schedule it. I did a 1:1 meeting earlier this week, it was very helpful, 10/10 would recommend.

Just scheduled. Thanks so much!

 

[flextape]

Anyone else submit around the date that the secondaries came out and not yet marked complete?