2025-2026 Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine (RowanSOM)

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[Azaesal]

Anyone have an idea when secondaries come out for this program?

 

[thepettyfuturedoc]

Does anyone know the international student acceptance stats at the school? Can't seem to find anything

 

[thepettyfuturedoc]

Anyone have an idea when secondaries come out for this program?

They sent an email saying they'll start sending them out next week

 

[bruhmoment12]

Could someone post the secondary essays here?

 

[papriika]

Could someone post the secondary essays here?

they havent been sent yet

 

[utexasmedicineman]

Secondary Invite 7/21

 

[FodRN]

Secondary Invite 7/21 but site is really slow

 

[pv5study]

OOS secondary 7/21

 

[pv5study]

Prompts:
(1) How did you learn about osteopathic medicine and why is it a good fit for you?



(2) Explain why you are interested in attending Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine:



(3) 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.



Optional Essay
(4) Please describe any significant barriers or challenges you may have overcome in the pursuit of your personal/professional goals:

 

[milkywayglass]

Received OOS Secondary

 

[thepettyfuturedoc]

Received OOS Secondary.

Edit: Submitted 7/21

 

[bruhmoment12]

Character limit?

 

[Di0nysus]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[Srnmed]

+1 OOS Secondary, looks like no character limit

 

[HugoBogo37374]

Anyone's secondary portal running very slow?

 

[FodRN]

Anyone's secondary portal running very slow?

It just crashed. i think there must be a lot of us on there

 

[papriika]

Character limit?

i think for some its like 1000 words so i wouldnt worry about it. cant check because the site keeps crashing

 

[TheguythatdrivesEVs]

My secondary portal does not work

 

[HugoBogo37374]

My secondary portal does not work

Still is down for me too

 

[papriika]

portal works for me now. still slow but its not crashing

 

[papriika]

Prompts:
(1) How did you learn about osteopathic medicine and why is it a good fit for you?



(2) Explain why you are interested in attending Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine:



(3) 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.



Optional Essay
(4) Please describe any significant barriers or challenges you may have overcome in the pursuit of your personal/professional goals:

@wysdoc there is also an essay if you choose "highly interested" for either the Problem-Based Learning Curriculum (PBLC) or Synergistic Guided Learning Curriculum (SGLC).

"Please prepare an essay that explains why you want to participate in the Problem-Based Learning Curriculum (PBLC) and why you are a good fit for this curricular track." PBLC would be SGLC if you chose that one

 

[anklelocktheworld]

+1 OOS Secondary

 

[silverlining098]

+1 OOS Secondary received Monday. Can't tell if there is a character or word limit.

 

[utexasmedicineman]

Secondary Invite 7/21

Secondary submitted 7/26

 

[prb345]

For this question: Have you met with a Rowan-Virtua SOM admissions representative or attended an event on our campus
is it a red flag to say no, I know they offer the admissions review on their site but I never thought to do it, (Im an NJ resident as well idk if that makes it worse that I havent gone to any events)

Also is this optional essay a true optional essay for people who relate to it, i feel like i should not be putting a challenge essay if it wasn't super serious?

 

[FodRN]

Anyone gotten their fees waived yet?

 

[saran_wrap]

For this question: Have you met with a Rowan-Virtua SOM admissions representative or attended an event on our campus
is it a red flag to say no, I know they offer the admissions review on their site but I never thought to do it, (Im an NJ resident as well idk if that makes it worse that I havent gone to any events)

Also is this optional essay a true optional essay for people who relate to it, i feel like i should not be putting a challenge essay if it wasn't super serious?

I left the optional essay blank, if you have some genuine adversity/challenges then I would write it, but I didn't want to add more fluff for them to read through

 

[iwantapetduck]

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