CCOM Discussion thread 2008-2009

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Wooohooo! congrats all! im joining the club too!

This is something to be thankful for!!
 
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Accepted as well 😀 Now time to make decisions!
 
yay im in!! now I have to decide between KCOM and CCOM...loved both schools, this is gonna be tough.
 
mars13 said:
yay im in!! now I have to decide between KCOM and CCOM...loved both schools, this is gonna be tough.
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Haha let me know any wisdom you come across 🙂 I think I need a spirit journey or a coin or something....
 
davis749 said:
Haha let me know any wisdom you come across 🙂 I think I need a spirit journey or a coin or something....
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Davis, I see that your mdapps says that you're "reconsidering" SOMA. Can I ask why?

The reason I am asking on this forum is because SOMA and CCOM are my top choices, I just need to choose between the two. I am leaning toward SOMA, but it is hard to walk away from CCOM.

Let me know what's on your mind, because I need to make the same choice.
 
brucecanbeatyou said:
Davis, I see that your mdapps says that you're "reconsidering" SOMA. Can I ask why?

The reason I am asking on this forum is because SOMA and CCOM are my top choices, I just need to choose between the two. I am leaning toward SOMA, but it is hard to walk away from CCOM.

Let me know what's on your mind, because I need to make the same choice.
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PM otw 🙂 No need to spam up boards with subjectivity
 
davis749 said:
Haha let me know any wisdom you come across 🙂 I think I need a spirit journey or a coin or something....
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the sad part is that it might come down to a coin toss. I think I am gonna sit on it for a week and go over the pros and cons (not that I haven't been doing that for the past month)! Good luck on your spirit journey lol and let me know what you decide!
 
hey hey i'm in. now to decide where to send the deposit. azcom or ccom.

azcom is less tuition and less living expenses, but ccom clearly has the better clinical rotations. any adivice from those who have been here?
 
good news before i head out for black friday shopping 🙂
I'm in! Now I have 2 weeks to decide between DMU and CCOM...this wont be easy
it'll be CCOM hands down if my chicago relatives had any say in it 😛
 
count me in too! So weird that I was checking my status on thanksgiving expecting it to be updated. Even weirder was that those expectations were met :Thumbs: Up for CCOM! is there a facebook group started yet for CCOM class of 2013? Who HOO!
 
matlabsux said:
hey hey i'm in. now to decide where to send the deposit. azcom or ccom.

azcom is less tuition and less living expenses, but ccom clearly has the better clinical rotations. any adivice from those who have been here?
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I wouldn't make the decision based on a few thousand dollars, but that's just me. Do like on The Office. Don't think, just say whatever comes to your mind...

Who's your favorite actor/actress?
Quick answer
What's your favorite color?
Quick answer
What's your favorite movie?
Quick answer
Where is the Golden Gate Bridge?
Quick answer
Where do you want to go to school?
Quick answer - the answer. It's so simple and beautiful.

But personal preference aside, I would pay 10 grand extra for better clinical rotations, if money and rotations are your only two considerations. Your rotations determine who you are as a physician.

Haha, this coming from me, who is so indecisive!
 
I'm also trying to decide between AZCOM and CCOM, as well as Touro NV and KCOM. Chicago seems like a solid school, and the extra expenses I believe would be worth it for the quality of the rotations. But I'm from the west and have family in Glendale. I'm not sure if that should be a major factor in deciding or not. But good luck with the decision making, I'm going through the same thing.
 
Anyone catch this? I was browsing around and found this posted on their website: Midwestern University (MWU) will increase the class size for students in its Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine (CCOM) from 160 to 200 students beginning fall 2009. 40 students is a pretty big jump!
 
our tour guides actually told us about that
also: is there some resource (other than SDN) for finding roomates for 1st year?
also #2: anyone looking for a roomate for next year?
 
I got rejected, and not even an interview.
I've pretty much settled on where I'd like to go, but you never
know what a good interview could do to make you see things
differently. Congrat's to all who got accepted!!! 👍👍👍

By the way, Chicago is awesome.
 
This is a pretty random question but does salt really leave a grime on leather shoes? Should I wear tennis shoes and switch into the leather ones when I get there or should I not really worry about it?
 
wowzersyea said:
This is a pretty random question but does salt really leave a grime on leather shoes? Should I wear tennis shoes and switch into the leather ones when I get there or should I not really worry about it?
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just wipe them down before they dry. Salty water does not cause warping, its the drying of the salt that ruins your shoes. PLEASE don't wear tennis shoes, or you'll be the one everyone is snickering at. gl on the interviews, i just got an acceptance at CCOM and am very likely to attend!
 
About how much is a taxi from Midway to the campus? Or, is there a more efficient mode of transportation I should consider? Coming back from the interview to the airport, I hear traffic can be bad.. will I rack up a huge taxi bill ? Thanks a lot in advance.
 
lovepark said:
I got rejected, and not even an interview.
I've pretty much settled on where I'd like to go, but you never
know what a good interview could do to make you see things
differently. Congrat's to all who got accepted!!! 👍👍👍

By the way, Chicago is awesome.
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Congrats to everyone who has been accepted. I just got home from Thanksgiving vacation to find a rejection letter from CCOM, without an interview. I'm a bit surprised that they did not interview me- I thought my scores were pretty competitive for D.O. schools, I have had some very interesting clinical experiences and I am really committed to osteopathic education- I only applied to D.O. programs. I have 3 interviews coming up (my first three) at KCUMB, Western and NYCOM, in the next few weeks but this is the first decision I have heard and it is obviously a bit of a downer going into the interviews. I am hoping its a fluke, but my secondaries were relatively similar for all the schools, so Im wondering if there is some weakness I can think about elaborating on in my interviews. Do you think it would be wise to call CCOM and ask about weaknesses, try to surmise them or just focus on doing my best in the interviews and not think about why I might have been rejected from CCOM? PCOM is actually my first choice, and I have yet to receive an interview from them (I was complete at the beginning of October). I hope whatever kept me from getting an interview at CCOM isnt also holding me back at PCOM! Sorry for the rambling, and any thoughts are appreciated. Congrats again and good luck to those still waiting.
 
notquiteme said:
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted. I just got home from Thanksgiving vacation to find a rejection letter from CCOM, without an interview. I'm a bit surprised that they did not interview me- I thought my scores were pretty competitive for D.O. schools, I have had some very interesting clinical experiences and I am really committed to osteopathic education- I only applied to D.O. programs. I have 3 interviews coming up (my first three) at KCUMB, Western and NYCOM, in the next few weeks but this is the first decision I have heard and it is obviously a bit of a downer going into the interviews. I am hoping its a fluke, but my secondaries were relatively similar for all the schools, so Im wondering if there is some weakness I can think about elaborating on in my interviews. Do you think it would be wise to call CCOM and ask about weaknesses, try to surmise them or just focus on doing my best in the interviews and not think about why I might have been rejected from CCOM? PCOM is actually my first choice, and I have yet to receive an interview from them (I was complete at the beginning of October). I hope whatever kept me from getting an interview at CCOM isnt also holding me back at PCOM! Sorry for the rambling, and any thoughts are appreciated. Congrats again and good luck to those still waiting.
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I'm really surpised you got rejected from CCOM. Your stats and ecs all seem great. You should call it wont hurt you to find out....but you got an interview from NYCOM and Western which are some great schools so they saw you were qualified 🙂. I also have not received anything from PCOM so we'll have to see!
 
notquiteme said:
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted. I just got home from Thanksgiving vacation to find a rejection letter from CCOM, without an interview. I'm a bit surprised that they did not interview me- I thought my scores were pretty competitive for D.O. schools, I have had some very interesting clinical experiences and I am really committed to osteopathic education- I only applied to D.O. programs. I have 3 interviews coming up (my first three) at KCUMB, Western and NYCOM, in the next few weeks but this is the first decision I have heard and it is obviously a bit of a downer going into the interviews. I am hoping its a fluke, but my secondaries were relatively similar for all the schools, so Im wondering if there is some weakness I can think about elaborating on in my interviews. Do you think it would be wise to call CCOM and ask about weaknesses, try to surmise them or just focus on doing my best in the interviews and not think about why I might have been rejected from CCOM? PCOM is actually my first choice, and I have yet to receive an interview from them (I was complete at the beginning of October). I hope whatever kept me from getting an interview at CCOM isnt also holding me back at PCOM! Sorry for the rambling, and any thoughts are appreciated. Congrats again and good luck to those still waiting.
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You can call them if you want, it definitely wouldn't hurt, haha. But looking at your mdapp, which is very similar to mine (I got in at CCOM) I don't think you need to worry about your future interviews. I didn't get an interview invite from NYCOM, and KCUMB sent me a preliminary rejection before the primary applications even came out. Okay that bit about KCUMB wasn't true, but the point is, this is all really random.
 
chromosomeone said:
About how much is a taxi from Midway to the campus? Or, is there a more efficient mode of transportation I should consider? Coming back from the interview to the airport, I hear traffic can be bad.. will I rack up a huge taxi bill ? Thanks a lot in advance.
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A taxi from Midway to campus will be very expensive. Personally, I took the orange line (train) from midway to the city. Then I took the metra from the city to downers grove. Granted I had a friend to visit in the city but I would imagine it ended up being a lot cheaper than a cab from Midway to campus.
 
jujuh001 said:
A taxi from Midway to campus will be very expensive. Personally, I took the orange line (train) from midway to the city. Then I took the metra from the city to downers grove. Granted I had a friend to visit in the city but I would imagine it ended up being a lot cheaper than a cab from Midway to campus.
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yea, i would look into the train systems. That got me around just fine and you can get pretty close to the hotels in downers grove so that a cab ride is only for a few miles.
 
does anyone have the contact info for abby from the admissinos office by any chance?
i somehow misplaced it...
 
chromosomeone said:
About how much is a taxi from Midway to the campus? Or, is there a more efficient mode of transportation I should consider? Coming back from the interview to the airport, I hear traffic can be bad.. will I rack up a huge taxi bill ? Thanks a lot in advance.
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You know I thought taking a taxi would be expensive but the companies that CCOM gives you provide a flat rate to Downers Grove at about $24 one way. I dunno if that flat rate accounts for traffic though. Anyways I thought that for $50 I could rent a car easy enough (I had a bit of a discount) but I ended up having to pay for gas, navigate the freeways that I'm unfamiliar with, pay the toll fees (ended up begging for change at the first one because I didn't know I was on a toll road). I also took a wrong turn trying to get from my hotel to the school (a 3 mile journey turned into 10) and I was a bit late to the interview which added just a BIT of stress...

Ugh long story short, if I were doing it again I would most definitely take the flat rate to my hotel. Arrange a shuttle from the hotel to the school, and then take a flat rate taxi back to the airport. This will probably relieve a lot of the stress associated with finding your way around.

Good luck with your interview and just be yourself!👍
 
TeamZissou said:
You know I thought taking a taxi would be expensive but the companies that CCOM gives you provide a flat rate to Downers Grove at about $24 one way. I dunno if that flat rate accounts for traffic though. Anyways I thought that for $50 I could rent a car easy enough (I had a bit of a discount) but I ended up having to pay for gas, navigate the freeways that I'm unfamiliar with, pay the toll fees (ended up begging for change at the first one because I didn't know I was on a toll road). I also took a wrong turn trying to get from my hotel to the school (a 3 mile journey turned into 10) and I was a bit late to the interview which added just a BIT of stress...

Ugh long story short, if I were doing it again I would most definitely take the flat rate to my hotel. Arrange a shuttle from the hotel to the school, and then take a flat rate taxi back to the airport. This will probably relieve a lot of the stress associated with finding your way around.

Good luck with your interview and just be yourself!👍
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That's exactly what I did, except the flate rate came out to be 50 dollars with tip and tolls...but the hotel I stayed at gave me some coupons for the taxis like 3 dollars off, not much but I'll take what I can get, and I used that on the way back. I had a shuttle to get the campus so that was pretty good.
 
Have you tried a quote from SuperShuttle? I'm not the biggest fan, but so far it's worked. If you do, make sure to google a coupon code for $3 off each way, and plan an extra 30 minutes or so from the time you land (the airport staff members take FOREVER to get the shuttle to come pick you up).

I didn't really trust SuperShuttle at the time I was interviewing at CCOM, so I used one of the limo services suggested by the interview page(it turned out to be cheaper than taxi's flat rate, and it was not shared even though I scheduled it to be).
 
Any1 interviewing on the 8th, next monday!! Im so excited, I really want to go to medical school in chicago since thats where most of my family resides. wish me luck, and congrats to all who have already got accepted, I just wish it wasnt so expensive for out of staters!
 
arabdoc65 said:
Any1 interviewing on the 8th, next monday!! Im so excited, I really want to go to medical school in chicago since thats where most of my family resides. wish me luck, and congrats to all who have already got accepted, I just wish it wasnt so expensive for out of staters!
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You get what you pay for. :meanie:

Knock 'em dead.
 
notquiteme said:
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted. I just got home from Thanksgiving vacation to find a rejection letter from CCOM, without an interview. I'm a bit surprised that they did not interview me- I thought my scores were pretty competitive for D.O. schools, I have had some very interesting clinical experiences and I am really committed to osteopathic education- I only applied to D.O. programs. I have 3 interviews coming up (my first three) at KCUMB, Western and NYCOM, in the next few weeks but this is the first decision I have heard and it is obviously a bit of a downer going into the interviews. I am hoping its a fluke, but my secondaries were relatively similar for all the schools, so Im wondering if there is some weakness I can think about elaborating on in my interviews. Do you think it would be wise to call CCOM and ask about weaknesses, try to surmise them or just focus on doing my best in the interviews and not think about why I might have been rejected from CCOM? PCOM is actually my first choice, and I have yet to receive an interview from them (I was complete at the beginning of October). I hope whatever kept me from getting an interview at CCOM isnt also holding me back at PCOM! Sorry for the rambling, and any thoughts are appreciated. Congrats again and good luck to those still waiting.
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Denied as well... Hoping on MSU-COM and NSU...
 
Congrats to those who got accepted. I hope to join to the club as well. I just got complete today. It took foooooooooooever to get my D.O. rec in. Anyway, how long after you were complete did it take to get the interview?


Thanks in advance.


waitwhat
 
waitwhat said:
Anyway, how long after you were complete did it take to get the interview?
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It took about a month for me...could be more, could be less at this point in the game. I would guess the former unless you are reallly qualified.

good luck!
 
waitwhat said:
Congrats to those who got accepted. I hope to join to the club as well. I just got complete today. It took foooooooooooever to get my D.O. rec in. Anyway, how long after you were complete did it take to get the interview?


Thanks in advance.


waitwhat
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a week--complete 10/2 II 10/9
 
Hi everyone!

Could someone describe the curriculum at CCOM? I know it is not systems-based. The curriculum posted on their website only lists courses and credit hours...not very helpful.

Is it possible to get in-state tuition after the first year?
 
nontradgirl said:
Is it possible to get in-state tuition after the first year?
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95% sure this is a no. You have to be there for non-educational purposes for at least a year at public universities and I imagine MWU is no different.

I remember them saying it is 'old school' which I think means they plow through the material/courses without any systems based approach at all. you start with anatomy, biochem, omm (obviously), and a few others 1st quarter, move on to more anatomy, biochem, physiology 2nd quarter, and 3rd quarter is embryo, neuro, physiology, and so on into 2nd year. You are in class a lot...MWF is 7:30am-5pm in lecutres and labs for 1st quarter. TR is 10-4. hope this sheds a little light on things 👍
 
notquiteme said:
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted. I just got home from Thanksgiving vacation to find a rejection letter from CCOM, without an interview. I'm a bit surprised that they did not interview me- I thought my scores were pretty competitive for D.O. schools, I have had some very interesting clinical experiences and I am really committed to osteopathic education- I only applied to D.O. programs. I have 3 interviews coming up (my first three) at KCUMB, Western and NYCOM, in the next few weeks but this is the first decision I have heard and it is obviously a bit of a downer going into the interviews. I am hoping its a fluke, but my secondaries were relatively similar for all the schools, so Im wondering if there is some weakness I can think about elaborating on in my interviews. Do you think it would be wise to call CCOM and ask about weaknesses, try to surmise them or just focus on doing my best in the interviews and not think about why I might have been rejected from CCOM? PCOM is actually my first choice, and I have yet to receive an interview from them (I was complete at the beginning of October). I hope whatever kept me from getting an interview at CCOM isnt also holding me back at PCOM! Sorry for the rambling, and any thoughts are appreciated. Congrats again and good luck to those still waiting.
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I have pretty similar stats as you too and I received a letter in the mail saying that I am on the interview waitlist.....now what that is I have no idea but this seems pretty random to me as well.
 
I just would like to ask if any current CCOM student can tell me more about your exam schedule. I know you have exams 1-2 times a week. How big are these xams? Are they small quizzes to keep you up to date or are they large (50+ Q's) exams that cover much material? What is the test format, MC, open answer, etc...?
 
I put down my deposit at CCOM and will go there unless my state school accepts me, but one thing I remember from my October interview at CCOM was that students really seemed stressed out. This was in contrast to folks at Western, UNECOM and KCUMB. I still decided on CCOM, but I expect its curriculum to be brutal.
 
Karen12345 said:
I put down my deposit at CCOM and will go there unless my state school accepts me, but one thing I remember from my October interview at CCOM was that students really seemed stressed out. This was in contrast to folks at Western, UNECOM and KCUMB. I still decided on CCOM, but I expect its curriculum to be brutal.
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Pimpin' ain't easy.
 
i just sent in my secondary, do i receive things through the mail or do i need to check my status online. What do i do to be informed about an interview?
 
time2go said:
i just sent in my secondary, do i receive things through the mail or do i need to check my status online. What do i do to be informed about an interview?
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I found out about my interview by checking my status online. Goodluck!
 
how do you send in letters of recommendation. I have an interfolio account, do i just send it through there?
 
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