help me with school list please :)

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xBODOMx said:
Your stats EC seem average, slightly below, for MD. How many schools did you apply to?
Also, with those stats, you can apply to any DO school.

Don't apply to WCU, LUCOM, OSU, OU-HCOM.
PNWU and Rowan have some regional bias.
I'd also skip VCOM (except Virginia), CUSOM, and WVSOM with your stats.
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Why skip VCOM?
 
i applied to about 25 MD schools last cycle......:meh:


not sure why i got owned.

Also i really appreciate the help guys. Means a lot!



also not to sidetrack the school list topic.. but what do u guys think about applying to MichSt. DO PhD program? I would be interested, but do I have a chance?

thanks
 
Medschoolornah said:
i applied to about 25 MD schools last cycle......:meh:


not sure why i got owned.

Also i really appreciate the help guys. Means a lot!



also not to sidetrack the school list topic.. but what do u guys think about applying to MichSt. DO PhD program? I would be interested, but do I have a chance?

thanks
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Have you posted the list of these schools? In addition, which state are you from( if you don't mind sharing). Well, I am asking because I want to know if your state schools give preference to in-state applicants. Also, were you a transfer student?
 
and no not transfer

and i dont have the list posted no.. but i used MSAR to find schools and they were all pretty much third/second tier
 
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Medschoolornah said:
Mass.

and no not transfer

and i dont have the list posted no.. but i used MSAR to find schools and they were all pretty much third/second tier
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That is odd, I thought your stats would get you into atleast one MD school. I know someone with far less who got into a tier 2 school with 29 MCAT, 3.5 GPA.
 
rounded down.

i really dont know..... tbh. i need to call some schools.

bit late for improving eh 😉 ... but i mean i worked full time in pharma... i volunteered for a few things, and did a little more md shadowing. so i dont really know what else to do.


and no not really considered grad programs.
 
Medschoolornah said:
rounded down.

i really dont know..... tbh. i need to call some schools.

bit late for improving eh 😉 ... but i mean i worked full time in pharma... i volunteered for a few things, and did a little more md shadowing. so i dont really know what else to do.


and no not really considered grad programs.
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Well, consider grad school. It is a good way to get more experience. In addition, I know someone really well who went to grad school then was accepted off the waitlist for MUSC.
 
okay will do... only prob is my mcat expires this year........... yikes.


any more suggestions for school list guys? im kinda lost on that end. i kinda sidetracked my own thread lol!
 
Medschoolornah said:
okay will do... only prob is my mcat expires this year........... yikes.


any more suggestions for school list guys? im kinda lost on that end. i kinda sidetracked my own thread lol!
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APPLY TO EVERY DO school in the US . Which year did you take your MCAT?
 
every one????? 🙁 im also reapp for MD too btw.

i took in summer 2013
 
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not sherif troll^ lol... my prime sdn days were in the past with an account i forgot the username to lol...
 
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Medschoolornah said:
okay will do... only prob is my mcat expires this year........... yikes.


any more suggestions for school list guys? im kinda lost on that end. i kinda sidetracked my own thread lol!
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You made a mistake by not applied to any DO school last year. You have a great chance with all DO schools, if there is no red flag in your application of course. Turn your app in day 1 and get that DO letter ASAP.
First off, where do you want to live for the next 4 yrs?
Cali has Wester and Touro-cali. Texas has TCOM. Florida has LECOM-Branton campus. NYC has NYIT & Touro NY.
Some good DO schools with good matches are DMU (heavily primary care focus), KCU, KCOM, CCOM (but cold), PCOM-PA, and AZCOM (high tuition).
 
Medschoolornah said:
not sherif troll^ lol... my prime sdn days were in the past with an account i forgot the username to lol... back when i was happy
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I was being legit. It is a good school, affordable tuition, great location, and wonderful people.
 
Simpson said:
I was being legit. It is a good school, affordable tuition, great location, and wonderful people.
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It is a Caribbean school, high attrition, less than 50% of match rate for IMG last year and it will get worse. You shouldn't advocate for such if you did some research.
 
kenjixshadow said:
You made a mistake by not applied to any DO school last year. You have a great chance with all DO schools, if there is no red flag in your application of course. Turn your app in day 1 and get that DO letter ASAP.
First off, where do you want to live for the next 4 yrs?
Cali has Wester and Touro-cali. Texas has TCOM. Florida has LECOM-Branton campus. NYC has NYIT & Touro NY.
Some good DO schools with good matches are DMU (heavily primary care focus), KCU, KCOM, CCOM (but cold), PCOM-PA, and AZCOM (high tuition).
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cali would be chill :nod:
florida is nice. nyc would be awesome too. i guess im not too picky on location, but obviously cali / nyc are very appealing.

what DO schools have good matches in non primary care residencies (just curious, not trying to be a typical pre-med)
 
kenjixshadow said:
It is a Caribbean school, high attrition, less than 50% of match rate for IMG last year and it will get worse. You shouldn't advocate for such if you did some research.
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Well, better than nothing?
 
Medschoolornah said:
cali would be chill :nod:
florida is nice. nyc would be awesome too. i guess im not too picky on location, but obviously cali / nyc are very appealing.

what DO schools have good matches in non primary care residencies (just curious, not trying to be a typical pre-med)
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It depends, how well do you score on your USMLE?
 
Medschoolornah said:
cali would be chill :nod:
florida is nice. nyc would be awesome too. i guess im not too picky on location, but obviously cali / nyc are very appealing.

what DO schools have good matches in non primary care residencies (just curious, not trying to be a typical pre-med)
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Western has very good matches around S.Cali hospitals. AZCOM & KCOM have very good matches - Anesthesiology @ Gen Mass (AZCOM), Plastic Surgery @ Mayo (KCOM), & KCU has an ACGME derm match. This is all depends on your UMSLE scores & CVs btw (research and leadership).
 
Simpson said:
Well, better than nothing?
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If it was a matter of just losing four years of your life, I could live with that. But I could not live with the knowledge of paying back 300K in loans without a residency. I would rather go into law, if I liked it that is...
 
IslandStyle808 said:
If it was a matter of just losing four years of your live, I could live with that. But I could not live with the knowledge of paying back 300K in loans without a residency. I would rather go into law, if I liked it that is...
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true, but I am paid to advertise Trinity school of medicine, so....
that might explain
 
kenjixshadow said:
Depends on which law school though, lawyers are getting laid off nowadays.
Plus, I'd not waste 4 yrs of attending any med school that is not LCME or COCA accredited.



Is this a violation for SDN? If so, I'd be happy to report you.
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LOL. It was a joke.
No, I am not paid to advertise trinity. But, if you refer to my post above I used their mission statement (which is more of a sales pitch). Low tuition cost, great location, great people.
 
kenjixshadow said:
Depends on which law school though, lawyers are getting laid off nowadays.
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Correct, but unlike a lot of fields, law can enter into other markets (ex. my mom, who is a lawyer, interviewed for a job dealing with contracts between doctors and hospitals, a non-laywer position). They can also set up shop by themselves because people may need a lawyer to do something, such contract work for instance. Just like there are doctors who can set up shop by themselves (depending on the field).
 
awesome. thanks everyone for ur input


i will compose a "final" list tomorrow and report back here for you guys to check out.
 
OP, you don't need a master's program. That's terrible advice. You'll be fine applying DO (and maybe even get some love on your MD re-apps, if you've remedied any issues from your previous app cycle... did you apply late by any chance?). Don't listen to the high schooler who is advising you to waste money on a degree you don't need, and then waste more money on a caribbean medical school.

You can apply to any DO schools you like. I'd advise you to apply to more established programs and avoid schools that haven't yet graduated any classes, since you don't really "need" to be applying to new programs with your stats.
 
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ananasmed said:
OP, you don't need a master's program. That's terrible advice. You'll be fine applying DO (and maybe even get some love on your MD re-apps, if you've remedied any issues from your previous app cycle... did you apply late by any chance?). Don't listen to the high schooler who is advising you to waste money on a degree you don't need, and then waste more money on a caribbean medical school.

You can apply to any DO schools you like. I'd advise you to apply to more established programs and avoid schools that haven't yet graduated any classes yet, since you don't really "need" to be applying to new programs with your stats.
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Through PM I said he would get accepted to any DO program of his choice.
 
Simpson said:
Through PM I said he would get accepted to any DO program of his choice.
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O, I see, you just think it's cool to post bad advice on a public forum. Very mature.
 
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ananasmed said:
O, I see, you just think it's cool to post bad advise on a public forum. Very mature.
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That is not bad advice. That is your opinion, there are plenty of people go to master programs. Are you really calling them out? I would like to see you say that to their face. In addition, there are plenty of respectable physicians who went to Carribean medical schools. Your post is extremely rude and disrespectful to those physicians.
 
ananasmed said:
Not even gonna with this one. :smack:
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Then why did you even bother replying?obviously, you are very rude and don't respect physicians who attended stigmatised institutions .
 
Simpson said:
Then why did you even bother replying?obviously, you are very rude and don't respect physicians who attended stigmatised institutions .
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Yaaas! That's it! You've won the internet!!!!!!
 
xBODOMx said:
I agree that a masters is a huge waste of money.
Also, you applied to 25 MD schools with decent stats and ZERO interviews. This tells me you have a red flag somewhere else. Terrible PS? Crappily written ECs? Bad LOR? No idea OP, you need to call every single MD school and figure it out.
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I concur with this. The same issues may even trickle down to your DO interviews. Best to know what they are and apply more broadly. Also, the issue maybe with your list of schools also. If it is too top heavy, then it maybe another additional reason.
 
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Okay. I will call some schools this week and try and figure out why.
 
Medschoolornah said:
not sherif troll^ lol... my prime sdn days were in the past with an account i forgot the username to lol... back when i was happy
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So you had an SDN account in the past when you were applying and you didn't know about DO schools? Did I read your original post correctly?
 
onyisraw said:
So you had an SDN account in the past when you were applying and you didn't know about DO schools? Did I read your original post correctly?
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i didnt browse the forums too much? i mean i knew what DO was but I didnt give it too much thought
 
Okay so this is a rough list. how does it look?


Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
of Midwestern University

Georgia Campus
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine

Michigan State University
College of Osteopathic Medicine

New York Institute of Technology
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Nova Southeastern University
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine

Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences
College of Osteopathic Medicine

Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine

Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine - New York

Touro University - California
Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine

University of New England
College of Osteopathic Medicine


thanks!
 
Can't say much about DO schools (not too knowledgeable on that front) so looks good to me 😉! In all seriousness though, I'm surprised you didn't get any responses from MD schools with those stats. Would you mind posting a list of MD schools you plan on applying to/applied to last year so we can get something to work with on that front? I don't really see any immediate "red flags" on your application so maybe the previous school list was at fault. It might also help us to expand on your research/volunteering experience. Scattered, non-cohesive experiences often hold much less water than continuous ones.
 
Claussen said:
Can't say much about DO schools (not too knowledgeable on that front) so looks good to me 😉! In all seriousness though, I'm surprised you didn't get any responses from MD schools with those stats. Would you mind posting a list of MD schools you plan on applying to/applied to last year so we can get something to work with on that front? I don't really see any immediate "red flags" on your application so maybe the previous school list was at fault. It might also help us to expand on your research/volunteering experience. Scattered, non-cohesive experiences often hold much less water than continuous ones.
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Okay I will post a list of schools when I am not at work.

as well as my experience. I appreciate your help a lot!!
 
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