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I was wondering if any of you knew the admissions stats from a recent class for DMU osteopathic (Number applied, in-state interviewed, in-state accepted, etc.). Anything is appreciated.
 
How do they get an average MCAT of 28? They've been letting in a LOT of people with 25 MCATs.
 
EMDO2018 said:
How do they get an average MCAT of 28? They've been letting in a LOT of people with 25 MCATs.
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was wondering the same thing.
 
EMDO2018 said:
How do they get an average MCAT of 28? They've been letting in a LOT of people with 25 MCATs.
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I assume your sample is based off of SDN observation which is poor sampling. Last time I talked to admissions they mentioned the average mcat for applicants this year was almost 30.
 
I thought I was the only one who got in with a 25. Another applicant was waitlisted because her 25 was "too low"

Last year the stats were 3.68 gpa 28.2 mcat
I'm assuming my class will be the same or higher
 
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VinceViegel said:
I was straight up rejected post-interview from DMU with a 25 mcat. It makes me wonder why is it that they invite people with my score only to reject them?
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That's such a bummer. I was rejected like that last year from MU-COM.
 
VinceViegel said:
I was straight up rejected post-interview from DMU with a 25 mcat. It makes me wonder why is it that they invite people with my score only to reject them?
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As someone who interviews students, I can say that if you have made it to the interview, the spot is yours to lose. That may sound harsh but they obviously saw something in your application that warranted an interview. They have way too many applicants to choose from that they don't need to invite people on a slim chance.
 
FrkyBgStok said:
As someone who interviews students, I can say that if you have made it to the interview, the spot is yours to lose. That may sound harsh but they obviously saw something in your application that warranted an interview. They have way too many applicants to choose from that they don't need to invite people on a slim chance.
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Pst

Tell them to review my app already 😛
 
touchpause13 said:
That's such a bummer. I was rejected like that last year from MU-COM.
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Touch, bet it feels pretty good to be denied from a new school that "may" have a good future (a little too full of themselves imho) to getting into one of the top programs! Congrats!
 
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jockdoc97 said:
Touch, bet it feels pretty good to be denied from a new school that "may" have a good future (a little too full of themselves imho) to getting into one of the top programs! Congrats!
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You have no idea. I was all like

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EMDO2018 said:
What exactly did you do/say in your interview to get in with a 25 MCAT, when they reject most people with that score? Are you URM?
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I'm white as minnesota snow.
Idk what to tell you, I was myself.
 
DMU is really big on fit. I had a 30 MCAT and was rejected post interview. When I asked for feedback, all the points listed were in regards to what they were looking for and I agreed that I was not the best candidate for what they wanted. DMU was my #1 choice prior to visiting any schools, but once there I kind of had the feeling it wasn't for me.
 
Elevencents said:
DMU is really big on fit. I had a 30 MCAT and was rejected post interview. When I asked for feedback, all the points listed were in regards to what they were looking for and I agreed that I was not the best candidate for what they wanted. DMU was my #1 choice prior to visiting any schools, but once there I kind of had the feeling it wasn't for me.
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Was there something in particular that you didn't like about DMU when you visited?
 
bionerd89 said:
Was there something in particular that you didn't like about DMU when you visited?
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The main thing was their emphasis on OMM, which was the Assistant Dean's first bullet point on the strengths of DMU.

Also, while they are implementing research opportunities as we speak, it isn't one of their stronger areas.

The biggest thing for me was the ability for my GF to find a job, which would be nearly impossible for her field. Even if accepted I wouldn't have chosen DMU simply for this reason.

Pretty minor points in my mind academically, but just personal considerations. Otherwise DMU has a very strong program.
 
Elevencents said:
The main thing was their emphasis on OMM, which was the Assistant Dean's first bullet point on the strengths of DMU.

Also, while they are implementing research opportunities as we speak, it isn't one of their stronger areas.

The biggest thing for me was the ability for my GF to find a job, which would be nearly impossible for her field. Even if accepted I wouldn't have chosen DMU simply for this reason.

Pretty minor points in my mind academically, but just personal considerations. Otherwise DMU has a very strong program.
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Thanks for sharing. I don't mind the OMM emphasis but I am definitely concerned with the research.
 
Elevencents said:
DMU is really big on fit. I had a 30 MCAT and was rejected post interview. When I asked for feedback, all the points listed were in regards to what they were looking for and I agreed that I was not the best candidate for what they wanted. DMU was my #1 choice prior to visiting any schools, but once there I kind of had the feeling it wasn't for me.
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I actually had a similar experience. The questions in the interview were weird and the M4 who was there didnt ask me anything that didn't have to do with what I did to get my MCAT score. I still havent figured out why she was so interested. The OMM demo also really rubbed me the wrong way. They seemed to show us all of the negative and fluffy parts of OMM with a diagnosis/treatment cycle that turned back and feeds on itself. I'm sure they don't teach it that way but to demo it as such to prospects who may be skeptical is a pretty bad idea.
 
bionerd89 said:
Thanks for sharing. I don't mind the OMM emphasis but I am definitely concerned with the research.
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I agree and even though I really love this school and the program it has running with all the preps for residency and surgical skills, that lack of research markedly decreased any chance of me attending here. It is interesting how many students don't look at that aspect when deciding on schools...
 
SpecterGT260 said:
I actually had a similar experience. The questions in the interview were weird and the M4 who was there didnt ask me anything that didn't have to do with what I did to get my MCAT score. I still havent figured out why she was so interested. The OMM demo also really rubbed me the wrong way. They seemed to show us all of the negative and fluffy parts of OMM with a diagnosis/treatment cycle that turned back and feeds on itself. I'm sure they don't teach it that way but to demo it as such to prospects who may be skeptical is a pretty bad idea.
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Hmmm we didn't have an OMM demo.
 
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ph7 said:
I agree and even though I really love this school and the program it has running with all the preps for residency and surgical skills, that lack of research markedly decreased any chance of me attending here. It is interesting how many students don't look at that aspect when deciding on schools...
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Not to mock your interests, but it is interesting to me how many people use research to make a decision compared to how few people actually do research once in med school.
 
FrkyBgStok said:
Not to mock your interests, but it is interesting to me how many people use research to make a decision compared to how few people actually do research once in med school.
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Yeah. I have 0 interest in research so having that be the big detractor of DMU works in my favor
 
FrkyBgStok said:
Not to mock your interests, but it is interesting to me how many people use research to make a decision compared to how few people actually do research once in med school.
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Well you are right in that I do not know how much actual research I will be doing during school but certainly some. I work full time research at an academic hospital/medical school and I can say that having done research helps a lot later on....its time to start worrying about getting into residency ppl !!! haha
 
The big turnoff to me was the overemphasis on OMM and rural rotations here. The person doing the OMM demo said the OMM at DMU is twice as much material/time as other DO schools.

Yeah ironic I say that as a DO candidate, but it doesn't mean I have to drink the kool aid just yet completely.
 
ph7 said:
Well you are right in that I do not know how much actual research I will be doing during school but certainly some. I work full time research at an academic hospital/medical school and I can say that having done research helps a lot later on....its time to start worrying about getting into residency ppl !!! haha
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I am pretty surprised that DMU doesn't focus that much on research since they do have a MS program. Which school do you think has the most research?
 
FrkyBgStok said:
Not to mock your interests, but it is interesting to me how many people use research to make a decision compared to how few people actually do research once in med school.
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Lol this is so true. Please show me the time you will have during med school to take on a full fledge research project. If you want to so research there are opportunities else where other than your institution.
 
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SpecterGT260 said:
I actually had a similar experience. The questions in the interview were weird and the M4 who was there didnt ask me anything that didn't have to do with what I did to get my MCAT score. I still havent figured out why she was so interested. The OMM demo also really rubbed me the wrong way. They seemed to show us all of the negative and fluffy parts of OMM with a diagnosis/treatment cycle that turned back and feeds on itself. I'm sure they don't teach it that way but to demo it as such to prospects who may be skeptical is a pretty bad idea.
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What was your score and were you rejected?
 
EMDO2018 said:
How do they get an average MCAT of 28? They've been letting in a LOT of people with 25 MCATs.
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DO schools tend to look beyond the numbers.
 
touchpause13 said:
And also the fact that by a LOT, EMDO means 1.
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I'm sure it wasn't just 1. Do they publish their range somewhere? Guessing it's probably like 24-34...
 
touchpause13 said:
On this forum I'm the only person who has a gotten in this cycle with a 25 that I'm aware of
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I wasn't talking about you, get over yourself. there were a few guys last year that got in with 24, 25.
 
bionerd89 said:
I am pretty surprised that DMU doesn't focus that much on research since they do have a MS program. Which school do you think has the most research?
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Well I am looking at ccom for a few reasons. One, they do have a more open view on research and two I would be able to work in my current lab from time to time since its in the city..
 
VinceViegel said:
Shots fired

EDIT: Damn touch great minds think alike
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Funny thing is that's the 2nd shots fired I've gotten in the past hour. Looks like I'm going to meet my butthurt quota early today.
 
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touchpause13 said:
And also the fact that by a LOT, EMDO means 1.
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I knew people with 36 MCAT and 3.8 GPAs who have been turned down by schools and those with much weaker stats who have gotten in, the admissions process at a DO school is a lot about telling your story to the admissions committee. I believe that is why non-traditional students tend to have better chances at DO schools than MD programs.
 
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Seth Joo said:
I knew people with 36 MCAT and 3.8 GPAs who have been turned down by schools and those with much weaker stats who have gotten in, the admissions process at a DO school is a lot about telling your story to the admissions committee. I believe that is why non-traditional students tend to have better chances at DO schools than MD programs.
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On the flip side, I have DO stats, great ECs and an amazing story, with no ii's at DO schools, but yet 2 ii's at MD schools. I completed all my DO apps about 2 weeks earlier than my MD. I don't know if there is any method to this madness, otherwise I'd be getting more love from DO schools. I ain't complaining though.
 
VisualEvolution said:
On the flip side, I have DO stats, great ECs and an amazing story, with no ii's at DO schools, but yet 2 ii's at MD schools. I completed all my DO apps about 2 weeks earlier than my MD. I don't know if there is any method to this madness, otherwise I'd be getting more love from DO schools. I ain't complaining though.
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Maybe you just had bad luck. My experience was that no MD schools interviewed me, while I got offered 8 interviews at DO schools. DO schools tend to look at people with various life experiences, MD schools tend to be more cookie cutter, prefer people with research experience and traditional backgrounds.

I knew one guy who used to be an auto mechanic and is going to DO school.
 
Seth Joo said:
My experience was that no MD schools interviewed me, while I got offered 8 interviews at DO schools. DO schools tend to look at people with various life experiences, MD schools tend to be more cookie cutter, prefer people with research experience and traditional backgrounds.
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No offense, but you don't seem to be in a position to say what MD schools are looking for considering you have never so much as interviewed at one. People thinking that DO schools aren't about numbers are kidding themselves. Just look at the thread with numerous DO schools breaking into the ~30 average mcat range. You need to have the numbers to get your foot into the door just like any other medical school north of Miami.
 
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Mehd School said:
No offense, but you don't seem to be in a position to say what MD schools are looking for considering you have never so much as interviewed at one. People thinking that DO schools aren't about numbers are kidding themselves. Just look at the thread with numerous DO schools breaking into the ~30 average mcat range. You need to have the numbers to get your foot into the door just like any other medical school north of Miami.
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I am intimately familiar with the medical school admissions process, my MCAT was above a 30 and I went to a prestigious undergraduate college. I can tell you that DO schools are a lot more flexible than MD schools. Some DO school MCAT averages are now in the 30 range but in general the stats of accepted applicants to DO schools is lower than that of MD schools.

DO schools will look past numbers in many cases, particularly older students and those who do not fit the traditional mold for MD schools. As I said I knew someone who was an auto mechanic before he started at a DO program. You will run into people with a lot more unconventional backgrounds at a DO school than at an MD school.

That being said, you need to be fairly strong academically to get into either school.
 
Mehd School said:
No offense, but you don't seem to be in a position to say what MD schools are looking for considering you have never so much as interviewed at one. People thinking that DO schools aren't about numbers are kidding themselves. Just look at the thread with numerous DO schools breaking into the ~30 average mcat range. You need to have the numbers to get your foot into the door just like any other medical school north of Miami.
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I happen to agree with Seth Joo on this matter.

Take me, someone with 3.6/3.75 GPAs and a 31 with a 6 in a subscore. DO's have been giving me a chance while MD schools have not. Had I had a balanced 31, I'm pretty sure I would be getting more love from the MDs. It is way more of a number game with the MDs to get your foot in the door vs the DOs who even interview people 3-4 points below their MCAT average (DMU, Western-COMP). That is way more unheard of at MDs.
 
Seth Joo said:
1) I can tell you that DO schools are a lot more flexible than MD schools.

2)As I said I knew someone who was an auto mechanic before he started at a DO program.

3)That being said, you need to be fairly strong academically to get into either school.
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1) I certainly didn't claim otherwise. Almost anyone this far along knows what the numbers look like.

2) I know someone who was a janitor for 12 years and is now a Cardiothoracic Surgeon (seriously). Anecdotes are anecdotes.

3) That was my point.
 
Mehd School said:
1) I certainly didn't claim otherwise. Almost anyone this far along knows what the numbers look like.

2) I know someone who was a janitor for 12 years and is now a Cardiothoracic Surgeon (seriously). Anecdotes are anecdotes.

3) That was my point.
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Allopathic schools tend to be very cookie cutter in what they look for in potential students. Osteopathic schools are more open minded, and people outside the traditional biomedical realm stand a better chance at an Osteopathic medical school.

DO schools are not as anal retentive about your numbers as an MD school. Allopathic schools are very anal retentive in comparison.
 
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