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Helpful links:
DMU-COM Page of the College Information Book (pdf)
DMU-COM Website
Helpful links:
DMU-COM Page of the College Information Book (pdf)
DMU-COM Website
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Do I have a shot here?
3.68c/3.62s/25
Illinois resident
Good luck to everyone!
Hey everyone. Good to see fresh faces and new thread. I am also one of the incoming DMU students this fall, and having gone through the process I will be glad to answer any questions I can regarding application process.
Do they have student hosts on interview weekends?
They did offer to host students, but interviews were not on weekends. I believe interview days were Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. (Someone please correct me if I am mistaken.)
I am SO excited to apply here. I am a little worried about my gpa, its not nearly as high as I wanted it to be (cgpa 3.55, sgpa 3.37), will a higher MCAT make up for that along with an early app?
I am SO excited to apply here. I am a little worried about my gpa, its not nearly as high as I wanted it to be (cgpa 3.55, sgpa 3.37), will a higher MCAT make up for that along with an early app?
The more I research DMU the more it interests me. What were some of the main things that appealed to you students here?
I have a 3.8/3.7 but am waiting to hear back about my MCAT.
I have similar GPA's, it pretty much all rides on the MCAT huh? Well, I heard Des Moines is a great city, I was very interested in the pod school here.
I can't wait to apply next year!!!!
Do I have a shot at being accepted with a 3.48 sGPA, 3.71 cGPA, a 25 MCAT, and over 2500 hours of experience??
When I was applying, I didn't think I had a chance here. I really didn't think so even during my interview day. When I actually for the interview, my numbers were barely even brought up. They spent a wee bit o' time clearing up my red flags (first two yrs UG - I basically told them that I was a big slacker when I started college, which is true), but the rest felt like a friendly chat with some standard interview questions sprinkled in. Go with it and make sure you prep for your interview in the mean time. It's a really down to earth school. If you meet the prereqs, it's definitely worth applying.
My stats are in just a few posts up this page. In sum, my GPA is way lower (imo) than the average for the DMU DO 2016ers, and my MCAT was 1.3 points higher. I pulled it off and am heading there this August.
My stats are in just a few posts up this page. In sum, my GPA is way lower (imo) than the average for the DMU DO 2016ers, and my MCAT was 1.3 points higher. I pulled it off and am heading there this August.
Would I still stand a chance with my stats? 3.77c, 3.70s, 24
Would I still stand a chance with my stats? 3.77c, 3.70s, 24
NP, Firemedic and Premed. Glad I can help in some way. I'll be around to answer the best way I can. Good to see Babydoc is here too. Definitely a well informed individual. =)
Do admission committees look at UG work versus grad work? My UG is a 3.9, but it dropped after going to grad school for a year, which is why my sGPA is now 3.5. Do they even look at that?
Hey thanks! A bunch of people helped me, just trying to pay it forward.
Good luck this season guys, and if there's anything I can help you with, just PM me.
I'll go ahead and say thanks to you too. If I am paying it forward as you are, I'm paying forward help I got from you among many others. Also, you were right about the fb group. I finally broke and joined up. It's awesome to kinda get to know some of our classmates a bit before we dive in.
Do admission committees look at UG work versus grad work? My UG is a 3.9, but it dropped after going to grad school for a year, which is why my sGPA is now 3.5. Do they even look at that?
Actually, that has been the best part for me. I'm moving from a different state, and my husband won't be able to join me until after our first semester, so joining the FB group has helped me feel like I have friends there already, which has relieved some stress.
It's all hype, applying sucks.
I can't wait to apply next year!!!!
What Babydoc said. Keep in mind the overall goal of them wanting to know you can survive med school. Did you take heavy (Cr Hrs) semesters? Lots of upper level sciences? Did you work a lot during UG? All of these points and many more are key points you can focus on to demonstrate your capability. With all that said, you might consider coming up with a way to explain (without making it sound too excuse-y) the MCAT. Any chance you'd be able to do better (>27) with a retake?
Yes I'm positive I can do better when I retake in aug. but i would hope that as is i could still have a shot. I have what I believe to be strong ECs and PS, a year of research, I've worked all through school ~20 hrs a week, took 15-16 credit semesters the first couple years and 13-14 the last couple semesters. I'm a non BCMP major but took a few upper division bio courses I didnt need just for fun.