2025-2026 Midwestern University (Chicago, Illinois) CCOM

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iamcherryyy said:
Hi! Would you be willing to share any interview tips for CCOM? Or things you did specifically that you think helped you? Congrats!!
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Hi! Current CCOM OMS-1 here 🙂 It's not a stressful interview. If nothing has changed, your interview will be with two people (a faculty member and a physician). You'll get an overview of the school first, take a tour, the Dean might stop by, you'll have lunch with current students. There will be a good amount of downtime on interview day. Know your "why"... that will come up.Just be yourself (I know, easier said than done when the pressure is on).
 
iamcherryyy said:
Hi! Would you be willing to share any interview tips for CCOM? Or things you did specifically that you think helped you? Congrats!!
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I second what Wobblediddle said 🙂 Also the CCOM Interview question list on SDN was very very useful: https://www.studentdoctor.net/schoo...osteopathic-medicine-of-midwestern-university

If you practice that + standard interview questions (Why us, why doctor, why DO, etc.) + be prepared to explain your activities, you should be all set! Good luck, and yeah, it was a very low-pressure interview for me.
 
Hey all, I am currently a 4th year at CCOM and have been involved in the interview process. If you have any questions feel free to DM me! Best of luck to everyone.
 
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Is there anything we need to do beyond paying the deposit and confirming the background check request once accepted? Is there anything in AACOMAS?
 
are there any current students who can share their perspective on the educational environment at CCOM? i understand the curriculum is graded and testing is quite often, so I’m curious how that structure affects the overall atmosphere among students and workload balance. would you advise students to go to a p/f school?
 
toooothie said:
are there any current students who can share their perspective on the educational environment at CCOM? i understand the curriculum is graded and testing is quite often, so I’m curious how that structure affects the overall atmosphere among students and workload balance. would you advise students to go to a p/f school?
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4th year here. Feel free to PM me
 
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I was recently accepted here, but also have acceptances to other good DO schools (CUSOM for example). Do you guys think the high tuition for this school is worth it over other programs?
 
medstudent1525 said:
I was recently accepted here, but also have acceptances to other good DO schools (CUSOM for example). Do you guys think the high tuition for this school is worth it over other programs?
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I'm considering it over RVU-CO just for location preference. I have family in the Chicago area but would likely still need to get an apartment cause the commute would be too long. Idk how much free time we have in med school to have fun, but Chicago >> Denver.
 
does anyone have any tips/advice for interviewing? still haven’t gotten decisions from other places I’ve interviewed yet, and I have a ccom interview coming up soon and it happens my top choice 🙂
 
Hi do you mind if I ask when you applied and your STATS? I have heard a lot of people say its very much conversational and low anxiety.
 
medstudent1525 said:
I was recently accepted here, but also have acceptances to other good DO schools (CUSOM for example). Do you guys think the high tuition for this school is worth it over other programs?
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avoid this place like the plague for the tuition. They have actually done pretty well recently in terms of matching into competitive places, but any good DO school can give you that bare minimum level of opportunity because it is mostly student dependent. Honestly though the cost is astronomical and with the new rules regarding loans, you could legit never be out of debt or just never be able to live remotely like a doctor.
 
pigsinacloth said:
avoid this place like the plague for the tuition. They have actually done pretty well recently in terms of matching into competitive places, but any good DO school can give you that bare minimum level of opportunity because it is mostly student dependent. Honestly though the cost is astronomical and with the new rules regarding loans, you could legit never be out of debt or just never be able to live remotely like a doctor.
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It kind of depends on what specialty you want. If you’re looking at doing anesthesiology, radiology, EM, some IM subspecialties, or any surgical specialty, then you shouldn’t have much trouble paying off the debt.
 
Hey everyone! Congratulations to all who received interviews and As! How long from when CCOM received your application did you receive notification regarding an interview?
 
Maidenless?? said:
It kind of depends on what specialty you want. If you’re looking at doing anesthesiology, radiology, EM, some IM subspecialties, or any surgical specialty, then you shouldn’t have much trouble paying off the debt.
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I am literally a resident, who paid less tuition than you would have to pay, in an environment where all of my debt is with the US government a somehow reasonable lender and I am telling you that it matters. Also if you have not realized it yet, you are not necessarily special. There is no guarantee that you will be any of those things. something like 25% of CCOM graduates do FM. Now you're going to say oh well I will just do IM then go into cardiology and then do interventional cardiology. Yeah for sure dude. You and everyone else that went to Harvard, Columbia, and Stanford.

I am not saying you can't do what you want, but you need to be realistic about the situation. I am a peds resident and I am going into one of the few competitive fields in peds. I have seen many people in peds change their mind about doing what I want to do and in med school I have seen many people change their mind about what specialty they wanted to do. Some of the time it was their choice, but more often than not it was because their grades, board scores, and research output made the decision for them.

I also just checked the current tuition. If it continues to increase the way it has the last couple of years, it could be just short of 100k during your fourth year of medical school, and that's just tuition not living expenses. I will let you do the math on what that will be with interest and stuff when you start paying it back. And hey if you're still like this is nothing then if you wouldn't mind contributing to my living expenses to I can send you my venmo.
 
Hey all! I am a current M2 moving into the city for rotations and looking for someone to take over the lease for my apartment as early as June 1.

Highlights:
  • 10–15-minute drive from campus (closer to 10 minutes)
  • 1 bed/1 bath with plenty of space
  • Rent for this upcoming year is $1775 per month
  • Great neighborhood, and right across from a Metra station for easy access to the city
Listing:
https://www.redfin.com/IL/Downers-Grove/2300-Burlington-Ave-60515/unit-G-W/apartment/201265729

Feel free to DM if interested!
 
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does anyone know if CCOM is still sending out II? i saw on admit that they might be, but not sure if that's just a late update or something. thanks!
 
mirrorball said:
I know CCOM tends to have higher MCAT averages, but has anyone with a score <505 received an II before? TIA.
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Me actually. PM if you have more questions. I was surprised to receive an interview, I thought my portal was disabled for some reason. I'm currently waitlisted at another school so I decided to go through with the interview here. Does anyone know about the chances of getting the A or is it mainly for WL now?
 
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