Very happy for you man. It was very nice meeting you. Hope to get that call too.
Very happy for you man. It was very nice meeting you. Hope to get that call too.
Excited for you. Its a great campus. I cant wait to get that call too. Hopefully soon after Christmas.
Admissions committee will meet January again, not sure on the date, sorry! Call them after new years and find out. They are real pleasant and helpful.
Thanks. Yea, I loved the school. Everyone was super nice. I will definately call them after new years. You think Friday the 3rd is ok or call them Monday the 6th?
Sure, can't hurt to call on the 3rd. Best of luck and happy holidays!
You too man. Are you already in?
Sure am!
Very happy for you. Hope to make it too. Its a very nice school.
Was interviewed on 19th, nothing yet. But two people from my group have had calls.
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Calling is all well and good, but honestly I think calling right after the holiday is a bit much. If they haven't made a decision yet, they probably won't have made one over the holidays, so there probably isn't any news to tell.
Also, in the scheme of things, this isn't that long to wait. I think calling this soon could seem overbearing. I know it is easy for me to say, having a decision already and all, but the key here is patience.
My advice would normally be to let it ride for at least two weeks, but with the holidays and all, I'd give it at least 3 and probably 4. Also, they may call you first. It could be that Dean Martin only had time to go trough half the calls before leaving for the holidays.
It's best not to speculate. Give it some time.
Also, in the scheme of things, this isn't that long to wait. I think calling this soon could seem overbearing. I know it is easy for me to say, having a decision already and all, but the key here is patience.
My advice would normally be to let it ride for at least two weeks, but with the holidays and all, I'd give it at least 3 and probably 4. Also, they may call you first. It could be that Dean Martin only had time to go trough half the calls before leaving for the holidays.
It's best not to speculate. Give it some time.
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Truth. Patience is a virtue. It took 6 weeks before I heard back.
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I wouldn't call yet. I'd call January 3rd in the evening and ask Barry(he's so helpful). I was in the Nov. 18th interview's, and since thanksgiving was inbetween the decision time, we had to wait a bit more than usual. So since there's christmas AND new years--give it time!
When did you have your interview?
Haha I think we had a similar discussion. I thought our group was really awesome though! I think it was about getting to know you.. I think they understand that everyone has different opinions. I really pray I get in and get to everyone there!
Same here, keepng my fingers crossed. I really had a great interview, at least that what I thought. Hope to get the dean's call soon.
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I think we all 3 had the same interviewer (re: the Affordable Care Act topic.)
I didn't feel like it was political at all. Even though the interviewer shared some of his thoughts on the matter, and we did not see eye to eye on everything, it went more like a discussion than a disagreement.
Like summernight said, whether you agree or disagree with the interviewer, you definitely need to come to the table informed. An informed viewpoint can never really be right or wrong, it just kind of is. Most interviewers respect that I think.
I didn't feel like it was political at all. Even though the interviewer shared some of his thoughts on the matter, and we did not see eye to eye on everything, it went more like a discussion than a disagreement.
Like summernight said, whether you agree or disagree with the interviewer, you definitely need to come to the table informed. An informed viewpoint can never really be right or wrong, it just kind of is. Most interviewers respect that I think.
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I wasn't asked about obamacare, I stayed away from it. I was asked what the biggest problem for healthcare in the future would be, but I was sure to stay away from it(since I don't know anything about it! :O )
ACA is being brought up by many schools, especially lately. I would encourage all applicants to brush up on some reading on the matter. Being informed and able to carry a conversation on a subject is great in any setting - especially interviews.
I totally agree with you. But what are you supposed to think when they ask you "why do you think the government should take responsibility of the people while thats not written on the constitution? Do you come from a socialist country?" Meanwhile I come from a democratic South American country where if you go to the hospital for a emergency or non-emergency you might as well wanna call the funeral home. I was also about to ask him "where does in the constitution say that we are supposed to pay taxes or help other nations with billions of dollars so that they can be our allies. I mean, I felt I was trying to get into Law school not medical school. But at that point I just tried withholding myself from wayyyy off topic subjects. Besides that I think my interview went good.
YEAP YOU ARE RIGHT. I JUST FELT I WAS COUGH OFF GUARD. DESPITE THE FACT I WAS VERY WELL INFORMED ABOUT THE ACA. ANYWAYS GOOD LUCK TO US ALL.
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Anyone interviewing on Jan. 6th? Good luck to those who are and congrats to those who have been accepted. It sounds like this school is going to great extents to ensure its first class is happy. I am eager to meet the faculty, staff and see the campus. Thanks to those who have been accepted for all your great insight.
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Is there a thread for accepted students???? I'm so excited to meet my future classmates 😀 I had an interview December 17th and got a call from the dean just a few days before Christmas 🙂. I have a few other interviews but I don't even think I will attend them. I'm so excited about Liberty!!! Also, is anyone else out there planning to attend the ribbon cutting event? Is it open to the public? Thanks!
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Congrats... There is a Facebook group for accepted students https://www.facebook.com/groups/LUCOM2018/
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Is there anyone who has received an acceptance here and somewhere else but is having a tough time deciding between the two?
Yeah, I've been accepted here and at William Carey so far. It was a tough decisions but I'm going with liberty.
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So what seems to be the average GPA/MCAT? 3.2/24?
What made you pick liberty?
Tough to say… I heard of a few people getting in with good stats (28+ MCAT and over 3.5 gpa). Then there were others with lower stats. It's just a number game really - does not mean one person is more qualified than the next. There's so much that goes into a school's decision to accept a student than numbers 🙂 Best of luck to you and others that applied. I think it will be a great program, despite the bad rep it got from the professional SDN'ers/undergrads -_-
Heard back yet?
I feel just felt that liberty would provide me with the best resources to succeed. Their facilities are going to be state of the art and the faculty seemed more experienced and motivated.
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Also recieved multiple acceptances but I just feel like Liberty University is best for me as a medical student. I put little stock into what people say on the various platforms on SDN about the school, as I imagine not many even interviewed here and form biased opinions off other comments they have read. I truly loved Lynchburg, the community, the faculty and the hometown feeling I felt while there. I think we have a great community of applicants thus far and look forward to meting everyone in person.
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Anyone know how big the class size will be this year?
Anyone have a rough estimate on how many seats might still be open? I know the facebook page has 43 people that will be attending LUCOM. There are probably many more who don't even go on studentdoctor and that are accepted.
Anyone have a rough estimate on how many seats might still be open? I know the facebook page has 43 people that will be attending LUCOM. There are probably many more who don't even go on studentdoctor and that are accepted.
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160 is the class size
Did they increase it? I thought I read 150 for some reason.
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Yeah we were told 150. And that's if they decide to fill up the spots. They said they'd go in with significantly less then 150 if they felt necessary. It's just if they find the right people to fill it up.
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I could have sworn it was 160 but I can't find that number anywhere. 150 it is. I highly doubt they will have less than that in their first class.
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I kept hearing 150 at the interview also. Dean Martin was adamant about the fact that they will have the right students there, whether it be 1, 15, or 150. They are under no pressure to fill all seats for the first class, and are more concerned with having the right people in those seats (is the impression I had anyway.)
Also, they are being tight lipped about how many acceptances they've currently given. Any previous official revelation of this number was by mistake and the admissions office wants to make sure that everyone that goes to interview has the same advantage that everyone before them had. So if there is 1 seat left or 150 seats left, they want all applicants to be as at ease as possible. This is also just my personal opinion based on what I heard during our interview process on 19 December.
The FB group had just under 50 in it, with a few of those being Liberty admin I think. Be advised that the FB page is not officially sanctioned so far as I know, and there is no official check of the members actual acceptance status when they join. It could be very under or over representative of actual class size this far.
As always, keep calm and carry on. There is always plenty of movement on wait lists at the end of every cycle, for basically every school, for multiple reasons. Like I said earlier, TCOM for example gives out over twice (almost three times) as many acceptances as they have seats to fill for this very reason. Not sure how Liberty will fair this cycle, but I can't imagine it will be too drastically different.
Also, they are being tight lipped about how many acceptances they've currently given. Any previous official revelation of this number was by mistake and the admissions office wants to make sure that everyone that goes to interview has the same advantage that everyone before them had. So if there is 1 seat left or 150 seats left, they want all applicants to be as at ease as possible. This is also just my personal opinion based on what I heard during our interview process on 19 December.
The FB group had just under 50 in it, with a few of those being Liberty admin I think. Be advised that the FB page is not officially sanctioned so far as I know, and there is no official check of the members actual acceptance status when they join. It could be very under or over representative of actual class size this far.
As always, keep calm and carry on. There is always plenty of movement on wait lists at the end of every cycle, for basically every school, for multiple reasons. Like I said earlier, TCOM for example gives out over twice (almost three times) as many acceptances as they have seats to fill for this very reason. Not sure how Liberty will fair this cycle, but I can't imagine it will be too drastically different.
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For all of you still waiting to hear back...chin up!! I was reading a few posts on the previous page. They only have 43 members on Facebook and at least 7 of them are admins or part of the school. That means that there are LOTS of spots to fill!! Im sure not everyone uses Facebook but I would guess that most people do. I would guess that there are at least 100 more spots to fill.
And about the ACA question...I got it too lol. I think that I answered that question pretty well...I had done some research beforehand. For those of you doing interviews in a few days or the near future, just do a little research, ask some doctors or current med student friends... I asked my family doc before I went. She was more than happy to give her opinion and I was able to use her response as a part of mine 🙂
And since the other accepted students are doing it... here are my stats 🙂
cGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.3
MCAT: 23 (I panicked! lol)
bio: 8 (shoulda had a 9....bummer)
verbal: 8
phys: 7
LOTS of volunteer hours including some overseas on medical missions trips. My weakest point was DEFINITELY my MCAT I felt....I guess thats what you get when you try to take full time classes, work full time, and study for the most important test of your LIFE!! haha. Oh...and wait to take physics till after the MCAT...also very dumb. But I have been accepted! So I am VERY thankful that they review applications as a whole...otherwise I would literally be on an island right now -St. Georges University in Grenada 🙂.
And about the ACA question...I got it too lol. I think that I answered that question pretty well...I had done some research beforehand. For those of you doing interviews in a few days or the near future, just do a little research, ask some doctors or current med student friends... I asked my family doc before I went. She was more than happy to give her opinion and I was able to use her response as a part of mine 🙂
And since the other accepted students are doing it... here are my stats 🙂
cGPA: 3.6
sGPA: 3.3
MCAT: 23 (I panicked! lol)
bio: 8 (shoulda had a 9....bummer)
verbal: 8
phys: 7
LOTS of volunteer hours including some overseas on medical missions trips. My weakest point was DEFINITELY my MCAT I felt....I guess thats what you get when you try to take full time classes, work full time, and study for the most important test of your LIFE!! haha. Oh...and wait to take physics till after the MCAT...also very dumb. But I have been accepted! So I am VERY thankful that they review applications as a whole...otherwise I would literally be on an island right now -St. Georges University in Grenada 🙂.
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Regarding the Facebook page, only Ben Smith is from the school. The 7 admins as well as all others are accepted students! Just a clarification 🙂
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