If so, could you please tell me about your experiences? What attracted you to the school and what do you like about it?
Thanks a lot!
Thanks a lot!
If so, could you please tell me about your experiences? What attracted you to the school and what do you like about it?
Thanks a lot!
If so, could you please tell me about your experiences? What attracted you to the school and what do you like about it?
Thanks a lot!
I've been wondering what they were doing...I guess they're in the process of expanding the cafeteria right now.
I was affiliated by internship there.
Two words of advice: Avoid Kingman.
Beyond that, not quite sure. It's a nice looking campus though. Freshly constructed buildings and student housing that looks pretty plush, and most likely EXPENSIVE.
I'm surprised that you still carry the bad experiences even to new threads. I remember reading that old thread about the troubles in Kingman and only near the end of the thread was it really about the internship.
I'll be honest and say that Kingman may have its problems, but you're talking about a program that doesn't exist anymore (traditional rotating internship). We've had EM residents from Kingman talk to our EM club and they love what they do. Sure, the town may be dreary, but the training is good. I don't know why you still have that spite after all this time.
Also, on campus housing is cheaper than most nearby apartments. It's still way cheaper than anything you'd find in California. You'd spend the money driving back and forth somewhere anyway, so that's my rationale.
The facilities and faculty are nice at AZCOM. All the buildings still look new because they constantly do renovations. I guess they're in the process of expanding the cafeteria right now. If you live on campus the price of housing is fairly reasonable - about $700 for a single bedroom.
I'll also throw in that on-campus housing prices include all utilities (including cable and internet) except electricity.
Sounds like a great deal. Is the housing apartment style where you have to share common rooms? I assume they're furnished too?
Hey guys,
I wanted to know if it's worth paying high tuition price for AZCOM. I know there are many cheaper DO schools but wanted to know what attracted current AZCOM students despite the high tuition cost.
BTW, AZCOM is my top choice with CCOM being close 2nd. I'm attracted to their clinical rotation sites in LA.
G'luck to all those applying this yr.
Then I hope you match there for residency and have a good time. I have my reasons to not favor them and I know I am not alone in my sentiment. If you think they're good enough for you, then why should a mere posting here stop you? Pull the trigger and do your residency there. I dare ya!
So I'm applying at both CCOM and AZCOM and I have a quick question. Their secondaries are the same...can I write similar (or identical, with some tweaks) things on the essays? Will the same people be reading them?
Yes. No. They're two separate admission committee!
Lol. I copy and pasted the same exact answers. I just changed "AZCOM" to "CCOM" in the essay about why our school.
Lol. I copy and pasted the same exact answers. I just changed "AZCOM" to "CCOM" in the essay about why our school.
It's okay, it's not that bad, I did it for every single school I applied too!
Edit: But tbh, I truly didn't know "why our school" until I went to the interviews/orientation and talked to current medical students.
I know. Same here when I interviewed at AZCOM this year (still hoping I get in from the waitlist!).
In the interview they asked me why AZCOM twice. I talked about board scores, the history of the school. It wasn't until after I saw the campus and talked to students and faculty that I really knew the answer to "why AZCOM". Of course my interview was over when I figured all that out!
It's funny to me and kind of illogical that schools even bother asking the "why our school" question. We really know very little about the school until we go through the interview or orientation process.
I felt the same way. You can really tell a lot about a school by student satisfaction. The fact that students take the time out of their busy schedule to help faculty with interviews is a good indication of faculty student relationships. I also reapplied while being waitlisted.
I am considering re-applying to AZCOM this year. I am kind of discouraged though by the fact that they waitlisted me. And it makes me wonder if they would do it again a second time. Do I have to change my essays from last year? I am using basically the same PS.
Plenty of people get wait-listed one year only to get in the next. If the adcom had no interest in you whatsoever, you wouldn't be on the WL. As far as essays, my guess is most people use ~the same ones from year to year, they just change a bit here and there. Though, a lot of people also think of better essays between cycles and use the new ones instead.
I shadowed a DO for a few months, but I did not get a letter from him. I do have an MD letter.
Is ~3.5GPA and a 31MCAT going to make up for this?? I love this school but I don't wanna be judged simply for not having the DO letter
any opinion will help thanks!
Does anyone know if I can submit more than 2 letters... I have an MD letter, but am waiting on a DO letter, I am wondering if I submit my MD letter now, if I could submit the DO letter when I get it?
I shadowed a DO for a few months, but I did not get a letter from him. I do have an MD letter.
Is ~3.5GPA and a 31MCAT going to make up for this?? I love this school but I don't wanna be judged simply for not having the DO letter
any opinion will help thanks!
Is anybody else having a hard time finishing the secondary essays for this school? I think after I finished my first four secondaries I lost a little steam...
did he say no? cuz that's cold
He didn't say no, I didn't even ask because I felt like I didn't do anything particularly good that deserved it.
....I am emo... I know... lol
He didn't say no, I didn't even ask because I felt like I didn't do anything particularly good that deserved it.
....I am emo... I know... lol