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There are deposits due on May 1st?? I know ours are due on the 15th, and I was accepted pretty early on, so I wonder who falls into the 1st category?
How is everyone doing?
Wow congrats!Pretty good here! So here is some news for you all, my wife, and I are expecting our second child, a baby girl on sept 15th! It ought to make for an exciting first quarter. I alternate between feeling like this: to feeling like this: . I'm getting better about staying postive because my wife is great and totally capable taking on the challenge, KCOM is one of the best medical schools for growing families to succeed at and my 3 year old is so excited to help mommy with a new baby! so I know it will work out its just going to be quite the expirence.
Anybody have any words of wisdom, know a good OB/GYN in Kirksville, Have kids who would like a 3 year old playmate, or crazy enough to be having a baby around the start of medschool?
On a side note... this thread will soon become obsolete as a new cycle is beggining. Sad... most of you have been quiet anyways.
On a side note... this thread will soon become obsolete as a new cycle is beggining. Sad... most of you have been quiet anyways.
Sad day cougardiver, nonetheless, best of luck to you and your wife!! If you don't mind me asking... where will you be attending?
To all those who were accepted this year, what kind of clinical experiences did you have? It seems like KCOM places some emphasis on clinical experience which is why I am wondering.
-3.69 non-science/3.22 s/3.44o. MCAT is 23 (8PS/5V/10BS) ( I am retaking it in July).
-graduated with my bachelors in Nutrition with a minor in Biology.
-100 hours volunteering at the hospital/30+ hours shadowing a D.O.
-chiropractors office and saw manipulations.
-300 hours of research experience
-lots of EC with very heavy emphasis on leadership. (I did Army ROTC and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant).
ANY feedback is much appreciated! Thanks.
I'm accepted and starting in the fall.
I know they like to see upwards of 100 hours of shadowing a DO.
Is that true? Perhaps. I think the thing is that many people do many hours of shadowing and then do a handful with a DO so they can apply to DO schools.
True, DO schools have lower stats, but don't give too much credit to the correlation of stats to a good physician. Sure, a higher GPA could show something, but what exactly?
I'm about to finish my masters in chemistry with hundreds and hundreds of hours of research. But that means next to nothing unless you intend to do research. Considering that AT Still is not research heavy (as many DO and MD schools are the same), being research orientated *could* be less of a positive than you would expect. I'm not saying it's a negative, but it could be very unhelpful. This was my experience during interviews at various schools.
What chiropractors do really isn't OMM. Sure it's high velocity manipulations, but DO really focus on more subtle manipulations that chiropractors don't do. If you mention in an interview "Yea! I know all about OMM, I saw the chiropractor do tons of it!", then you might as well walk out the door and end the interview there. Am I saying that the experience isn't awesome? Of course not. I'm saying that mentioning it in that fashion gives a very naive vibe that will undoubtedly be extremely detrimental to your application/interview.
Your GPA is more than fine. My undergrad in music ed was 3.1 and my master in chemistry is about 3.85.
Your MCAT is a killer. You definitely need a higher MCAT. But your scores look ok other than the Verbal, so you should be able to really bring that up. Good luck on your next mcat!
Whether it is KCOM or another school, get to know their program. The internet and their websites are helpful. I found that KCOM essentially laid out what they look for on their website. For those reading this post, if you ask me what they are, then you proved my next point.
Make sure you are really interested in their program. For osteopathic schools: they don't take the "next tier" of students (aka scraps) that the MD schools throw to them. Osteopathic schools could easily have a little bit higher of MCAT and GPA stats if they did that. What they are really after is people who are truly interested in their program. The best way in my opinion is to shadow MULTIPLE osteopathic doctors for multiple days.
This post is semi-generic for anyone else reading this post. So if some of this information is not useful for you, it's because I wrote it also for other readers.
Thanks for sharing! Mind sharing your stats? It'd be helpful to know where new applicants stand.
If any one is up for a phone upgrade, I would recommend getting an iPhone. The 5 should be released in a couple-few months. The iPhone 4 or 5 will pair nicely with the iPads we will be using
Also, you probably want to begin looking into stylus' and external keyboard/case for the iPad3. I've been researching for a while about the keyboards and it's tough to make a decision due to so many options.
To all those who were accepted this year, what kind of clinical experiences did you have? It seems like KCOM places some emphasis on clinical experience which is why I am wondering.
-3.69 non-science/3.22 s/3.44o. MCAT is 23 (8PS/5V/10BS) ( I am retaking it in July).
-graduated with my bachelors in Nutrition with a minor in Biology.
-100 hours volunteering at the hospital/30+ hours shadowing a D.O.
-chiropractors office and saw manipulations.
-300 hours of research experience
-lots of EC with very heavy emphasis on leadership. (I did Army ROTC and commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant).
ANY feedback is much appreciated! Thanks.
I personally will be sticking to my galaxy s3 coming soon. Just me though!
My uncle uses the ipad alot for work and he mentioned that there is some keyboard in a case that isn't made by apple, but either touted or licensed by them? I wonder what he was talking about. I do know apple makes a standalone bluetooth keyboard.
I didn't hear that we get ipads now for school, when was this announced?
They sent this is our student emails and the emails we had on file. Also, there has been alot of electronic communication (unofficially) via the facebook group. Also, look for ATSU ITS twitter or google+ page as they have been putting out alot of information as well.
Anyone know of other DO schools that are using iPads? I know a few MD schools have, but have only heard of KCOM so far for DOs.
Congrats 2016ers! I came here looking for the secondary prompt from last year, but couldn't help but leave a note on the last page.
Hrmm now I'm in a predicament. About to get off a waitlist at a MD school close to home.
I've read advice for other people's situations, but mine is a little different.
I feel a stronger pull towards ATSU - some of it for being a smaller community, curriculum (systems-based, blocks, ultrasound), and partly due to the osteopathic tradition. It felt warmer during the interview day as well. Sure, not that many people use OMT after they graduate, but I think it wouldn't be a bad thing to learn. It is 2,000 miles from home though.
I have more history with the MD school since I attended a hospital nearby for ~18 years. The MD school will likely give me more opportunities for specialties, and even better known residencies for primary care. They apparently have a good program for underserved primary care as well. The things I'm not too fond of about the school is that it is in a hectic city, trad curriculum, and the community felt distanced.
The schools are seriously on opposite ends. And I know the distinction between MD and DOs are closing every year, so that's not too much of a factor for me. The things that may results from that difference, like residency placements are duly noted though.
Anyways, had to write something somewhere to help put my mind at ease. Hoping to get some thoughts from currently accepted students who would rather have me with them next year, and currently waitlisted students who would rather have me give up my spot.
Not trying to be a troll, I promise.
What's the most important thing to you?
Haha. My future. That's the thing. I can't predict what'll happen either way haha. I should have mentioned I think a lot and am pretty indecisive.
2000 miles to go to KCOM? Whew! So are you 100% sure that you will be getting of the waitlist at your home school? If so then unless your pull towards KCOM dwarfs going to your home school, I would go to your home school... But KCOM is awesome, so you should go there too. Hmm...
Yeah, I'm next on the waitlist. The school is actually in the neighboring state (takes a 2 hour drive). I practically grew up right next door at a orthopedic children's hospital.