Edward Via - Auburn (VCOM-Auburn) Discussion Thread 2014 - 2015

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My interview is in three weeks and I am driving in from Louisiana. Do you guys recommend reserving a hotel now or the night before? Or no need for reservations?
 
xiaomeimei6 said:
My interview is in three weeks and I am driving in from Louisiana. Do you guys recommend reserving a hotel now or the night before? Or no need for reservations?
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Are you going to ACOM or VCOM-Auburn in three weeks? You posted the same question in the ACOM thread.
 
Careful... Icarus! said:
*Let me know if it works, because they didn't pick up when I called so I left a message. Cheers
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did you not receive a confirmation email? I called and left a message as well. Let me know if you hear anything.
 
lgr91 said:
did you not receive a confirmation email? I called and left a message as well. Let me know if you hear anything.
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Nope haven't gotten it yet, I think they're busy interviewing today. And will do as soon as I get any communication
 
wxman393 said:
Are you going to ACOM or VCOM-Auburn in three weeks? You posted the same question in the ACOM thread.
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Both, just trying to assess how big and busy each city is and plan appropriately.
 
xiaomeimei6 said:
Both, just trying to assess how big and busy each city is and plan appropriately.
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Dothan and Auburn each have a metro area of around 150,000 people.

The chief difference is that if you get shut out of a hotel room in Auburn, you've got more options (e.g. you could drive from Atlanta that morning).

Dothan's a little more remote.

I'd avoid drama and book ahead. You don't need the stress.
 
anyone interviewing on the 22nd wanting to share a room send me a PM!
 
For anyone that's already interviewed, when did the day end for you? I'm trying to book my flights right now.
 
Guys, I know this is kind of late, I just sent in my primary application to this school, and will most likely get a secondary, in the next week and so. I want to get a head start on the essay question and wanted to check if there is an essay question and what does it focus on.
 
nihitmehta said:
Guys, I know this is kind of late, I just sent in my primary application to this school, and will most likely get a secondary, in the next week and so. I want to get a head start on the essay question and wanted to check if there is an essay question and what does it focus on.
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You just submitted your primary app or your primary app was just released to the school after being verified by AACOMAS this week?

Because these two options will give you two very different results in terms of when you will get your secondary.










the prompts are on the first page
 
Just submitted my primary app, sorry, I should have been more clear.
 
nihitmehta said:
Just submitted my primary app, sorry, I should have been more clear.
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it will likely take >1 month for you to get verified. maybe more around 7 weeks. at which point it may take up to a week for your app to be released by schools followed by up to another week for you to receive secondaries. so you're looking at receiving your secondary app (or a pre-secondary rejection... not saying it's going to happen, just a possibility) around the end of November
 
For those interviewing tomorrow, the address is Devall Drive not Duvall Drive. The confirmation letter says Duvall.
 
drveebs2b said:
For those interviewing tomorrow, the address is Devall Drive not Duvall Drive. The confirmation letter says Duvall.
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I'm glad I checked this thread tonight! I have a tendency to get lost every single time I go some where new...
 
Should we carry a bag big enough to fit a small folder? Or anything? Contemplating on purse choices.
 
Did the mention chances of acceptance once you have an interview? Thanks
 
usa1234 said:
Did the mention chances of acceptance once you have an interview? Thanks
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btw, you can edit your posts. on the bottom left of your posts there should be a link to edit.

anyway, I'm sure they have an average percent of interviewees who are accepted, but I doubt that they would tell an interviewee that number as to not give that interviewee the impression that the number is his/her individual chance. idk, at least that's how I would do it if I were on an ADCOM lol. we can wait for wx's response though.



I'm really excited for the sports med and the el Salvador rotations that VCOM-AUburn has to offer... I feel that both of those fit well into my application. Here's to hoping they see it too!
 
Just got my call for an ii today! Can anyone who has already interviewed give a little overview of the interview day? It would be greatly appreciated! Thanks
 
howdysang said:
I only applied to the Virginia campus school, but I received an II from the Auburn campus. Is this normal? In other words, do the 3 campuses share applicants' information? I'm afraid that this might be some technical mistake. Maybe after I have my interview at Auburn, they might say, whoops, sorry, you didn't apply to our school, so we cannot accept you...
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Give them a call tomorrow. They are very helpful!
 
Goodluck to everyone who will get an admissions decision Wed/Thurs, I know I'm not gonna get much sleep the next two days.
 
secondary took a while but I finally got it.


all these acceptances are making me feel like I'm so late... very discouraging lol. but congrats to everyone
 
Careful... Icarus! said:
Goodluck to everyone who will get an admissions decision Wed/Thurs, I know I'm not gonna get much sleep the next two days.
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Seriously. I am a complete insomniac. I've been trying to keep myself occupied, but the time is DRAGGING! All my laundry is done, the bathroom is scrubbed to a shine, and I've mucked the barn twice.
 
Hey guys I have an interview on the 16th and I was just wondering if anyone would be willing to share some tips on how the interview was, its set up, questions, etc. thanks
 
wxman393 said:
Interviewed at Auburn a few weeks ago. The school is under construction but you will drive by it on the tour. It looks massive! The interview was held in their temporary offices in the school of Kinesiology. One of my interviews was in an office and the other was in a conference room. Incredibly conversational. Spent one interview (30 mins) talking about OMM/OMT for pretty much the entire session, which was totally cool. The staff and faculty are there to make sure we succeed as students. Very warm and welcoming atmosphere.
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wxman393 said:
Bottom line: Very excited about the program!

1) The day started off with a brief/PPT presentation by the Dean. She answered many of my questions (and many of your questions). Right now, it sounds like they are NOT competing "in AMEC" with ACOM. Since VCOM is an established institution, they have sites available outside of AMEC. Also, they are fully accredited, not provisionally accredited since this is a "new campus" of an "existing school". If you are looking to stay specifically in Alabama, I personally don't believe you will have any issues (my opinion only based on info provided during the briefing).

2) I interviewed with a new professor (DO) that left his private practice to come and instruct. My second interview was with a PhD that is a current professor at Auburn University. From what I took away from the briefing, it seems to be a combination of both new and existing professors. However, I am very impressed that professors are willing to leave their full-time, established careers to come and start a new campus from the ground up.

3) Very comfortable with the available rotations. My plans are for primary care as of today. They currently have VCOM-CC students in Alabama doing "test rotations" in preparation for the inaugural class. The Dean really made me feel comfortable about this issue.

4) As far as a specific teaching hospital, I don't recall specifically. However, East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC) is in Auburn and there are students currently rotating there.
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See above ref interview day.
 
I've been looking at my phone all day today! Has anyone gotten an acceptance call yet!!? I interviewed end of Sept and they had said they'd be calling Oct 15 or 16!
 
wxman393 said:
Hey guys/gals,

So sorry for my delayed response. Anyway, I don't remember anything specifically about the relationship between interview and acceptance. However, it was mentioned more than once that we were the first interview group for the first matriculating class. This was probably just for "show" rather than hinting at our chances. If I remember correctly, there were only 6 or 7 of us interviewing that day. One person didn't show.

I'll let you know if I get a call in the next few days!
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I'm in this boat too; waiting for a call!!!
 
I'm at AU right now. Just doing some sight seeing and what not. Looking forward to the interview and info sessions tomorrow.
 
wxman393 said:
Accepted! Got the call about 20 mins ago!
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Congrats!! I thought for sure they wouldn't be doing it today since it's so late lol. Now I'm really going to be nervous! 😱
 
I've been refreshing this page the entire afternoon. Haha
I also got the acceptance call around 5pm!!! Couldn't be happier and going to Auburn for medical school is a dream come true!!! WAR EAGLE!!! Good luck everyone!!!
 
WAR EAGLE24 said:
I've been refreshing this page the entire afternoon. Haha
I also got the acceptance call around 5pm!!! Couldn't be happier and going to Auburn for medical school is a dream come true!!! WAR EAGLE!!! Good luck everyone!!!
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Congrats! When was your interview?
 
9-29 was my interview date too. I didn't get a call yet so i'm wondering if they'll make anymore calls today?! That's late in the day for them to call!!!
 
916 said:
9-29 was my interview date too. I didn't get a call yet so i'm wondering if they'll make anymore calls today?! That's late in the day for them to call!!!
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I'm hoping they do more calls today! Hoping that they didn't do them all yesterday just because it got so late...hah. But I know there's an interview group today so probably won't hear anything until after 4pm or so...ughh...lol
 
I just finished the interview day and had a blast. Great school and extremely friendly environment. For my first med school interview, it was definitely a relief to have such a good experience.
 
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