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Jesus my stats blow
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Have your documents uploaded to interfolio and click on start delivery. LECOM should already be preloaded onto their system and choose the option for e delivery. Alternatively if you already have the LORs on hand you can upload them yourself instead of requesting your recommender.I have an old MCAT of 31. and an AIS of 124 with cGPA 3.55 and sGPA 3.34. I have sent most of documents in and my MCAT will be >2yrs old this june. Also, how do they accept interfolio.
From what I know they both come in the same size letter envelope with 1 paper insideMy fellow classmates (current postbacs) Finally My status changed!
Super scared. does the size of the envelope matter? Big = acceptance into class of 2020. Small = alternate list/rejected.
Someone said on the forum they were accepted a week or two prior to the start of the semester. Be prepared to have a stellar application if you are going to apply that late. And if you already have 40th percentile then apply!Do any of the current students at LECOM's post-bac know the latest date a student has been accepted into this program? Would you recommend an applicant apply asap with a 40 percentile MCAT?
My fellow classmates (current postbacs) Finally My status changed!
Super scared. does the size of the envelope matter? Big = acceptance into class of 2020. Small = alternate list/rejected.
Are dental and med students in the same class together?
Does anyone know how many people typically get accepted/how big our class size will be?
My fellow classmates (current postbacs) Finally My status changed!
Super scared. does the size of the envelope matter? Big = acceptance into class of 2020. Small = alternate list/rejected.
Okay i wouldn't misguide everyone and say its "super thick". My acceptance letter came with 2 pieces of paper, acceptance letter on slightly fancy LECOM letterhead and the second page is just regular printer paper. Hard to tell theres 1 or 2 pieces of paper in that envelope. Everything was messed up anyways since the pineapple express decided to do its thing here in CA when the mail man came and I opened the letter in the rain.It'll be a normal sized envelope, but it'll be super thick with all the forms you'll have to fill out if it's an acceptance haha. Good luck!
My friend in the program now said her friend got rejected after 3 days of reviewHas there been any rejections yet
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Damn. I'm sure nobody here would talk about their rejection anyway.My friend in the program now said her friend got rejected after 3 days of review
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My friend in the program now said her friend got rejected after 3 days of review
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Yup in JanThis cycle?
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Yup in Jan
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Okay i wouldn't misguide everyone and say its "super thick". My acceptance letter came with 2 pieces of paper, acceptance letter on slightly fancy LECOM letterhead and the second page is just regular printer paper. Hard to tell theres 1 or 2 pieces of paper in that envelope. Everything was messed up anyways since the pineapple express decided to do its thing here in CA when the mail man came and I opened the letter in the rain.
I just want to get some opinions on my chances of being accepted to the post-bacc program because my stats are pretty low.
My cGPA is a 3.1 and science 2.8.
I took the Mcat in 2014 and got a 23, but I am planning on taking it again at the end of the summer.
I have over 1,800 hours of medical scribe work between an Emergency Department and an Orthopedic office.
I also have 65 hours of shadowing
I have multiple other forms of community service.
Any reason for your withdrawal?Just withdrew my acceptance! Good luck everyone!
Any reason for your withdrawal?
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Hey no problem. Enjoy your time man. Best of luck to you too.Hey DrKB, withdrawing for personal reasons. Reapplying next year; Mr. Murphy said it shouldn't affect my application for negatively next year. Good luck!!
Hello all. I'm currently in the program so if you guys have any questions, feel free to ask me. I'm studying for anatomy at the moment, but I find myself lurking on this forum haha
Were there any subjects in the first semester that you wish you could have had more time to study for? Or, to phrase is differently, what subjects stuck out as the hardest, and how can we (those of us going into the program) best spend the next few months preparing for the classes?
Just in case you or anyone else looking on the forum doesn't know the curriculum, we took 7 classes first semester: Physiology (5), Biochem(3), Cell biology(2), Microbiology (2) , Histology (1), Critical Thinking (1), Genetics (1). The numbers correspond to the credit hours.
For me, the hardest classes were Physiology and Histology. Physiology was hard because it required a lot of applying what we learned and not pure memorization. Some lectures weren't as clear so I had to rely on other sources (BRS physio is a good one). I also never took a physio course in undergrad so that didn't helped. Histology was hard because all the pictures look the same to me and the figures we're looking at can be minuscule and blurred. The rest of the classes just required time and memorization.
In my personal opinion, I wouldn't really do much preparing before school starts. Just enjoy the time you have with your family and friends so you don't get burnt out during the middle of school. You'll be studying nonstop when you start so you'll have time to learn the material. I didn't prepare and I did just fine during the fall. If it's something you absolutely must do, then look over Physiology since it's the first class you start with.
Hopefully that helped. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
Just in case you or anyone else looking on the forum doesn't know the curriculum, we took 7 classes first semester: Physiology (5), Biochem(3), Cell biology(2), Microbiology (2) , Histology (1), Critical Thinking (1), Genetics (1). The numbers correspond to the credit hours.
For me, the hardest classes were Physiology and Histology. Physiology was hard because it required a lot of applying what we learned and not pure memorization. Some lectures weren't as clear so I had to rely on other sources (BRS physio is a good one). I also never took a physio course in undergrad so that didn't helped. Histology was hard because all the pictures look the same to me and the figures we're looking at can be minuscule and blurred. The rest of the classes just required time and memorization.
In my personal opinion, I wouldn't really do much preparing before school starts. Just enjoy the time you have with your family and friends so you don't get burnt out during the middle of school. You'll be studying nonstop when you start so you'll have time to learn the material. I didn't prepare and I did just fine during the fall. If it's something you absolutely must do, then look over Physiology since it's the first class you start with.
Hopefully that helped. Let me know if you have anymore questions.
What recommendations do you have for mastering the material? Also what percentage of the post bacc class was accepted into the medical school this year?
I say live close to school. Laurel Ridge/Laurel Springs is a convenient spot to live at since the apartments are right next to LECOM. Some people I know live in the houses in the general area too, but I'm not sure how they found them. The gym is close by, there's stores and such, and it's especially convenient when there's snow or you don't want to drive. I live in downtown Erie at the moment and while it's perfectly doable, most of the people I study with/hang out with live near LECOM. The only nice thing about living in downtown Erie is being near the bars.Does anyone have any advice on where to live while in the program?
Do you definitely need a car to go there? I live in NYC so I am concerned about not being able to walk everywhere lol.For physiology, look at the BRS physio books and do those practice problems. The material in that book is more dense than what you'll be learning, but it really helped solidify some of the topics that you'll see. For critical thinking, you'll have about three tests based on just memorizing medical terms and the rest on reading scientific articles and answering questions about them. Don't sleep on this class though because it's just as easy to get an A or a B by one or two points. Every other class is just going over lecture powerpoints and understanding what was taught for the day.
My other classmates will probably chime in with their own perspective, but that was what worked for me. I don't know the percentage of people that got into the medical school because some people are still waiting for their end of the semester GPAs to see if they got in or not.
I say live close to school. Laurel Ridge/Laurel Springs is a convenient spot to live at since the apartments are right next to LECOM. Some people I know live in the houses in the general area too, but I'm not sure how they found them. The gym is close by, there's stores and such, and it's especially convenient when there's snow or you don't want to drive. I live in downtown Erie at the moment and while it's perfectly doable, most of the people I study with/hang out with live near LECOM. The only nice thing about living in downtown Erie is being near the bars.
Do you definitely need a car to go there? I live in NYC so I am concerned about not being able to walk everywhere lol.
As a Californian I drove in chains for the first time last weekend up in Lake Tahoe while on a snowboarding trip. Never had to do that in my life. It was only 10-15 miles over the mountain pass but still nerve wracking. Guess I'll have to get used to driving like thatYes you need a car. And good tires, it snows like mother russia and they dont clean it up
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As a Californian I drove in chains for the first time last weekend up in Lake Tahoe while on a snowboarding trip. Never had to do that in my life. It was only 10-15 miles over the mountain pass but still nerve wracking. Guess I'll have to get used to driving like that
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Do you definitely need a car to go there? I live in NYC so I am concerned about not being able to walk everywhere lol.
I paid mine, and I think I had about a month to make a decision. That might be a little bit off though, I don't have the letter in front of me.Did anyone pay deposit. Just wondering how many days one has to decide to pay deposit?