CCOM open house? any of u guys go?

[MRa2z]

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hey, i went to the CCOM open house this morning..was pretty cool, except i felt really underdressed.. people were walking around in dress pants and ties, and i was just in some jeans and a corduroy coat. - other than that, definitely a great chance to talk to some admissions people and professors. it was pretty lame that the dean wasnt there, but i guess she's busy. The students who we asked questions weren't really super interesting..One of the girls was asked "why did you pick midwestern" , and she said "i didnt even know what a d.o. was until my senior year...." i kind of just thought myself thinking - "youre totally another one of those kids who didnt get interviews at MD schools you wanted ,and u applied here last minute" . that may sound bitter, but i think its fair, especially with someone who didnt even KNOW what a D.O was until they were a senior in college - can't u find a better candidate for students to talk to ? anyways, the campus is beautiful, omm lab is nice, and professors are really friendly. 👍

 

[NjD00]

hey, i went to the CCOM open house this morning..was pretty cool, except i felt really underdressed.. people were walking around in dress pants and ties, and i was just in some jeans and a corduroy coat. - other than that, definitely a great chance to talk to some admissions people and professors. it was pretty lame that the dean wasnt there, but i guess she's busy. The students who we asked questions weren't really super interesting..One of the girls was asked "why did you pick midwestern" , and she said "i didnt even know what a d.o. was until my senior year...." i kind of just thought myself thinking - "youre totally another one of those kids who didnt get interviews at MD schools you wanted ,and u applied here last minute" . that may sound bitter, but i think its fair, especially with someone who didnt even KNOW what a D.O was until they were a senior in college - can't u find a better candidate for students to talk to ? anyways, the campus is beautiful, omm lab is nice, and professors are really friendly. 👍

haha that's funny. it's a GREAT school, but I have noticed that they seem to have problems picking adequate students to represent the school. At my interview there, the student talking to us didn't know any of the road names surrounding the school, talked 50% of the time about shopping, used big words and then told us they "felt, like, super cool using big words", and then reamed PCOM for not interviewing them because their credentials were obviously superior to DO school standards. It didn't really hurt my perceptions of the school but you really don't want negatives like that to stand out in the minds of prospective students

 

[mommy2three]

i was there!!! i think we talked.....i was the shortish(5'4") brunette wearing a dark orange top and khakis with the 3 sizes too big blue windbreaker jacket 🙂

i was thinking the exact same thing about the one gal when she answered that question...my mind was thinking "hmm....okay you are all osteo now but i betcha a million dollars you got rejected from every allo school you applied to". even my dh picked up that vibe.
the facilities are very nice and i was very impressed with the general feeling about campus. everyone seems very nice and approachable.
beautiful campus too 🙂

hopefully we will BOTH be there in the coming fall 😀

 

[obsessedw/greys]

I was there as well and was rather impressed with the school and the people. I did not get a negative vibe from the girl-- she was being honest, some people are just not exposed to osteopathy early on, it was not necessarily her fault. I thought she backed up her response with a lot of support as to why she loves osteopathy and how it fits her. On the other hand, I feel that one of the guys had the worst answer for why CCOM-- because I did not want to have to commute far for my rotations, that's a pretty weak reason when there are so many great things to say about CCOM.

 

[NjD00]

I was there as well and was rather impressed with the school and the people. I did not get a negative vibe from the girl-- she was being honest, some people are just not exposed to osteopathy early on, it was not necessarily her fault. I thought she backed up her response with a lot of support as to why she loves osteopathy and how it fits her. On the other hand, I feel that one of the guys had the worst answer for why CCOM-- because I did not want to have to commute far for my rotations, that's a pretty weak reason when there are so many great things to say about CCOM.

Did he have a family? If he does, then location is a great reason

 

[MRa2z]

yeah, location is pretty important i think - not just for family, but also later on , when you start looking for a residency and such. I still stand by my earlier statement that the CCOM girl was kind of a flake, and mommy2three, i remember talking to you, you were there with your husband, right? , anyways, i still loved the school, i def. have my fingers crossed for an interview!

 

[mommy2three]

and mommy2three, i remember talking to you, you were there with your husband, right?

yeppers my dh was there as well...he tried to make himself invisible when he saw i was talking to someone but he was there 🙂 he was serving as another set of eyes and ears.

i thought the guy gave a good answer... i have heard with some of the east coast schools that you have to travel a lot with rotations. if you did not want to do that then picking ccom is a valid choice.

although i have to admit my tour guide did not know if there was wi-fi throughout campus when asked🙄

 

[obsessedw/greys]

Obviously most people choose CCOM because of the strong clinical experiences available, but I just found it entertaining that none of the students could answer the question as to where they do their clinical rotations in the third and fourth years and then he used location as his reason to attend CCOM. Personally, I believe he should have suggested that the rotations were strong not "I didn't want to have to go far." You shouldn't pick a school because you are too lazy to drive an hour. That is what I meant by his response. I still think the girl was justified in her response and that she was the most eloquent speaker of the three.

 

[Vox Animo]

hey, i went to the CCOM open house this morning..was pretty cool, except i felt really underdressed.. people were walking around in dress pants and ties, and i was just in some jeans and a corduroy coat. - other than that, definitely a great chance to talk to some admissions people and professors. it was pretty lame that the dean wasnt there, but i guess she's busy. The students who we asked questions weren't really super interesting..One of the girls was asked "why did you pick midwestern" , and she said "i didnt even know what a d.o. was until my senior year...." i kind of just thought myself thinking - "youre totally another one of those kids who didnt get interviews at MD schools you wanted ,and u applied here last minute" . that may sound bitter, but i think its fair, especially with someone who didnt even KNOW what a D.O was until they were a senior in college - can't u find a better candidate for students to talk to ? anyways, the campus is beautiful, omm lab is nice, and professors are really friendly. 👍

don't be so surprised you didn't run into enthusiastic students on a saturday morning. Most of us were probably hung over.

 

[mommy2three]

Obviously most people choose CCOM because of the strong clinical experiences available, but I just found it entertaining that none of the students could answer the question as to where they do their clinical rotations in the third and fourth years and then he used location as his reason to attend CCOM. Personally, I believe he should have suggested that the rotations were strong not "I didn't want to have to go far." You shouldn't pick a school because you are too lazy to drive an hour. That is what I meant by his response. I still think the girl was justified in her response and that she was the most eloquent speaker of the three.

i will have to agree with you that out of the three there she seemed the most together. the two guys seemed a little off...like they were not sure how to answer questions.
but overall i could very easily picture myself there. the atmosphere seemed like it would agree with my personality to a tee...i am so not a gunner...lol.

 

[PatDO12]

I was there on saturday and thought the school was better then expected. The campus was nice and the students seemed friendly. The only problem I had with the entire day was the constant comparison to a MD. I know DO's have to point out the differences, but the presentation was all about how a DO is more compassionate and a better doctor (which can only be proven on a case by case basis) while I wanted to hear more about the specific school (midwestern) instead..
Side not on the topic of making DO school a second choice to MD. I really don't see why a person should be annoyed by that. In my case I am happy to attend any school in the U.S. as they are all competitive. Being borderline MCAT (9, 10, 9, P) I applied to both types of schools because at the end of the day you end up a doctor and that is my goal. I would never be ashamed of being a DO, and those that are need to develop a thicker skin if they want to get through life.

 

[NjD00]

I was there on saturday and thought the school was better then expected. The campus was nice and the students seemed friendly. The only problem I had with the entire day was the constant comparison to a MD. I know DO's have to point out the differences, but the presentation was all about how a DO is more compassionate and a better doctor (which can only be proven on a case by case basis) while I wanted to hear more about the specific school (midwestern) instead..
Side not on the topic of making DO school a second choice to MD. I really don't see why a person should be annoyed by that. In my case I am happy to attend any school in the U.S. as they are all competitive. Being borderline MCAT (9, 10, 9, P) I applied to both types of schools because at the end of the day you end up a doctor and that is my goal. I would never be ashamed of being a DO, and those that are need to develop a thicker skin if they want to get through life.

I am so impressed with the osteopathy philosophy and OMM, and feel that I fit that philosophy so well that going to an MD school now instead of DO would feel like a step down to me.

(P.S. just so we are not comparing apples to oranges, I just wanted to make it clear that my comments above were pertaining to my INTERVIEW day at CCOM; I didn't attend an open house)