-
CycleTrack and SDN are teaming up to make medical school admissions more transparent and accessible! Read the announcement to learn how we’re supporting the future of CycleTrack’s free application-tracking tools .
Anybody accepted to PCO yet?
Started by eyes1128
Get help with your application
Use all the free resources available to you from SDN: articles, guides, expert advising, forums discussions, and school research.
eyes1128 said:
pco is an alright school, but many support staff at the school are incompetent. i knew this friend of mine who had send their transcript in 3x's and they kept on saying they lost it. when they final did receive the transcript - they had no response as to whether my friend was accepted or denyed into the program.
maybe the program is great, and it's just a couple of nuts in the admin dept...and thus it's unfair to make such a blanket statement.
in any event - the environment surrounding pco is gangsta so students must dress the part. make sure you have your fubu and sean john clothing attire all lined up and ready to roll with the homies 😱
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
ucbsowarrior said:
um, PCO is in elkins park which is anything but "gangsta". the clinic is in the city- is that what you are talking about? also, not to be a jerk, but your friend has a sketchy story as well since the admissions office will pretty much bend over backwards to help you out- call them for yourselves with any dumb question you can come up with and you will see.
ODtobe said:
you got me on the gangsta part - your right - it is the urban clinic - my bad 🙁
as to the application - no one was bending over backwards for my friend. they cashed the application cheque and my friend never heard a word from them ever again - despite sending her transcript in many times.
to answer the initial question, it took about a month after i sent my application before i received my acceptance letter (this was in 2001, but I doubt that much has changed). But I think it also matters what time of year you send your application. And secondly, I wouldn't be too worried about getting into the clinic, the first year you do nothing except watch, and if you've ever had prior experience in any type of optical setting you've already seen 90% of what your tasks are going to be. (auto-refracting, etc)
pco class of 05'
pco class of 05'
lol! i'm sure you'll find motivation again!KaBlamO said:
back to the original topic question: i have heard that the admissions committee for PCO will get together on nov. 11. so i imagine a decision will be made shortly thereafter. 👍
Hi,
Finally I found a forum that may help me. I'm a Canadian student, and have received an interview for PCO. I have no clue what they may ask. I've been to the Waterloo Optometry Interview and other than questions about the school itself, they asked about "who gives licenses", "What association is responsible for health care in Canada". I would like to know if they'd ask students like me questions about the US health care system, and details questions like that.
Thanks for your help.
- Rekha
Finally I found a forum that may help me. I'm a Canadian student, and have received an interview for PCO. I have no clue what they may ask. I've been to the Waterloo Optometry Interview and other than questions about the school itself, they asked about "who gives licenses", "What association is responsible for health care in Canada". I would like to know if they'd ask students like me questions about the US health care system, and details questions like that.
Thanks for your help.
- Rekha
ariel winter said:
i have no choice! i'll be seeing the patients and doing the eye exams in january! wheeeeeeeeee! 😀
but yea, i guess the thread-starter can call/email and get a status check on the file. it's busy busy busy lately for everyone around here!
Advertisement - Members don't see this ad
I was notified that I had been accepted within 4 weeks of my interview. Katalio is right, we started clinic around the second week of school. Basically, you watch the third years do their thing and you answer questions such as: "Why is the patient here?" "What is the recorded reason for the visit?" "What is the management plan?" The questions are on a form and you will submit them at the end of your observation period. You, also, get to look through the teaching tube while the intern uses the slit lamp and such. We just took our first practical for automated machines. So, now, we will be able to do some prescreening. You can passively observe or ask questions, whatever you take away from the experience is completely up to you. You will be in clinic about one day, every other week during your first semester. The clinic has a dress code and "gansta'" attire is totally unacceptable!!! However, sometimes, I think their should be a dress code at the Elkins Park campus. Anyway, good luck to everyone hoping to get in!
