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How many are still waiting for their mcat to be marked as received? And how many have submitted their secondary?
How many are still waiting for their mcat to be marked as received? And how many have submitted their secondary?
How many are still waiting for their mcat to be marked as received? And how many have submitted their secondary?
school specific is my understanding.
right, but are we focusing mainly on the osteopathic part or can we be more broad about reasons wanting to attend?
right, but are we focusing mainly on the osteopathic part or can we be more broad about reasons wanting to attend?
I agree with this. I think you're psychoanalyzing this too much @MedBlue515. Just be honest and truthful and you'll be ok. GL!Definitely talk about any and all compelling reasons why you would want to attend/what you like about the school in general.
I agree with this. I think you're psychoanalyzing this too much @MedBlue515. Just be honest and truthful and you'll be ok. GL!
I'm still just waiting for AACOMAS to mark my MCAT as official :|How many are still waiting for their mcat to be marked as received? And how many have submitted their secondary?
For this question I'd like to give a more meaningful response than CCOM's historically impressive performance on boards/residency placements and the fact that Chicago is close to family in MI and a fun place to live. Where can I gather some more information? Their website hasn't proved....fruitful ha :/Definitely talk about any and all compelling reasons why you would want to attend/what you like about the school in general.
For this question I'd like to give a more meaningful response than CCOM's historically impressive performance on boards/residency placements and the fact that Chicago is close to family in MI and a fun place to live. Where can I gather some more information? Their website hasn't proved....fruitful ha :/
What I did for secondaries is I'd typically choose one or two parts of the mission that I really connect with and use that to explain why I'd be there. I think for CCOM I focused a lot on service and how my history of services lined up well with the school's mission. I eventually sent in two update letters with that theme and I believe it helped me get my II. After all, mission statements are meant to be broad so find something you can really write about well and stick to it. Good luck!For this question I'd like to give a more meaningful response than CCOM's historically impressive performance on boards/residency placements and the fact that Chicago is close to family in MI and a fun place to live. Where can I gather some more information? Their website hasn't proved....fruitful ha :/
My official MCAT scores showed up on AACOMAS last week, but CCOM still is not showing them as received... anyone else in this situation? Should I call CCOM?
Is the 1500 character limit including or excluding spaces?
Crap (thank you).Including.
The campus is located in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. The city is plenty diverse while the suburb may not be (as typical with many metropolitan areas) and there are many hospitals in the Chicagoland area, with one minutes from campus.Is anyone familiar with the area of the campus? Is it a diverse location and close to many hospitals? I have searched extensively through their website and can't find much information
The campus is located in Downers Grove, a suburb of Chicago. The city is plenty diverse while the suburb may not be (as typical with many metropolitan areas) and there are many hospitals in the Chicagoland area, with one minutes from campus.
I'm not a student yet, I start in August. I grew up here and would say the area is diverse. Check previous threads for information about rotations by upperclassmen.So would you say as a CCOM student, you would be serving a diverse population? Where do most students do their clerkships? Thanks!
You're a student. You have your face glued to medical textbooks for two years. By all means, use your free time as you wish. The south side is only a short drive away.So would you say as a CCOM student, you would be serving a diverse population? Where do most students do their clerkships? Thanks!
So would you say as a CCOM student, you would be serving a diverse population? Where do most students do their clerkships? Thanks!
How do you see it being received as official?Also waiting on MCAT, though AACOMAS did attach the official score a few days ago, so I assume CCOM will update soon.
How do you see it being received as official?
I mean that's a fairly misleading statement. DG itself is 50K and if you drive 10 miles in any direction you're pushing > a million people, sooo....
Oh? It looked like it was in the middle of nowhere on google maps, crap.
Even wikipedia calls it a "village"
Are you saying I can't refer to it as a small town on my personal statement?
I mean, I'm really not sure what you are seeing on your end. It seems like a pretty populous area on google maps over here.Oh? It looked like it was in the middle of nowhere on google maps, crap.
Even wikipedia calls it a "village"
Are you saying I can't refer to it as a small town on my personal statement?
Maybe it's because we've grown up in a large metropolitan area, but "very small town" in my mind would mean something like Kirksville (and their population is 1/3 of the size of the suburb I went to high school in)Oh? It looked like it was in the middle of nowhere on google maps, crap.
Even wikipedia calls it a "village"
Are you saying I can't refer to it as a small town on my personal statement?
i just heard from the previous pages here that lors need to have aacomas ID attached to it. i don't even know what this means. anyways, aacomas has already received my lors from interfolio a long time ago and, in fact, i've already received secondary complete emails from most of my submitted secondaries. does being complete mean absolutely everything is ok?
also, is there a commute to ccom? i want to live walking distance to school, if possible. how is the rent and crime around the suburb?
DG, especially where ccom is located, is uber safe. If you find the ccom apartments aren't to your liking, and want something less expensive, then you can get solid apartments for good pricing in Woodridge or Lisle. I'd avoid trying to rent in Hinsdale/ Lombard/ Naperville etc. Unless you want to pay outrageous prices. Most of Downers is kinda pricey too (not sure about Westmont or Darien etc.).i just heard from the previous pages here that lors need to have aacomas ID attached to it. i don't even know what this means. anyways, aacomas has already received my lors from interfolio a long time ago and, in fact, i've already received secondary complete emails from most of my submitted secondaries. does being complete mean absolutely everything is ok?
also, is there a commute to ccom? i want to live walking distance to school, if possible. how is the rent and crime around the suburb?
Definitely not an underdog. CCOM looks at way more than just scores in order to offer interviews. From my perspective as a student, there were a wide variety of MCAT scores that got accepted as they are only mildly indicative of how you will preform throughout all of school and as a residency.
Good luck!
Definitely not an underdog. CCOM looks at way more than just scores in order to offer interviews. From my perspective as a student, there were a wide variety of MCAT scores that got accepted as they are only mildly indicative of how you will preform throughout all of school and as a residency.
Good luck!
n=1 but my sGPA is 3.15 and I got accepted. As long as you're over the minimum on the website (which I think is 2.75?) you won't be autoscreened.What about a 3.1 sGPA? Is that a cut of here? Website doesnt say so, but just want to know if i should apply or not
Were you in state or oos and do you mind if i ask what your mcat score was? I'm applying late this season- very late-so I just need to know i stand a chance.n=1 but my sGPA is 3.15 and I got accepted. As long as you're over the minimum on the website (which I think is 2.75?) you won't be autoscreened.
Anyone else receive a letter in the mail pretty much saying you should make sure and fill out the secondary? Haha I am trying to judge if this is is a good sign, or just something every applicant who submits a primary gets.
Thanks
Anyone else receive a letter in the mail pretty much saying you should make sure and fill out the secondary? Haha I am trying to judge if this is is a good sign, or just something every applicant who submits a primary gets.
Thanks
What about a 3.1 sGPA? Is that a cut of here? Website doesnt say so, but just want to know if i should apply or not
Not completely sure now, but when I applied mine was basically the same and I've heard of lower so I wouldn't count yourself out. CCOM cares more about who you are than your test scores (although those obviously matter).