Does anyone know how full the class is right now?
I believe the class is full and a wait-list has been begun.
How do you Know? Because, I just got invited for an interview. If it is full than they won't invite me.
I have an interview there next week. Do you know how quickly they let you know if you've been accepted?
I can vouch for the class not being full just yet because I just got back from interviews on 4/27 and I had one with NECO last Friday (4/23) but received my acceptance letter on Monday. I'm not sure why I was lucky enough to get it so soon, but the acceptance was dated the day of. So if people are lucky enough to go back through committee that soon you may hear good news even sooner!
I'm actually going to NECO for their last round of interviews on May 14. I really hope they're not too full, as I was not too impressed with ICO's facilities.
Really? Not to knock N.E.C.O., but I preferred I.C.O.'s facilities to theirs. Were you underwhelmed by anything in particular?
I HATED NECO's facilities. The building was cool that it was in a mansion and I loved the city of Boston. After thinking about the quality of the program though and the equipment I had to go with ICO. It's a no brainer when comparing facilities.
Really? Not to knock N.E.C.O., but I preferred I.C.O.'s facilities to theirs. Were you underwhelmed by anything in particular?
JennieJoy ICO 2014... you are biased. "no brainers" don't exist in choosing your future, glad you're excited about the choice you made. at one point, I had the same choice and went down the other fork in the road and have never regretted it.
how am i biased?
You've already chosen ico. In order to avoid cognitive dissonance, it's best to reflect on the choice as though it was easy.
I wish you the best in your future career but I disagree that its a no brainer, that's all.
That's a presumptuous attitude the poster must be tricking herself into feeling her decision was easy so not to permit the threat of remorse? Maybe, for her, it was a "no-brainer." I'm not suggesting this must be an easy choice for any person to make, but if you're stating it can't be simple, for anyone, I think your claim is baseless.
I think both sides have been misunderstood a bit due to lack of tone and such when on the internet.
Yes, the decision can be easy for some. But hopefully everyone can understand that for folks who haven't had a chance to visit both campuses for themselves, that when they see its a "no brainer" they might incorrectly conclude that neco is not worth a visit (which I obviously disagree with)
I've visited ico before and I loved both facilities for totally different reasons, I also think both schools have excellent clinical programs.
Anyway, I apologize if I came across as presumptuous, I just don't think anything is black and white.
For me, as well, making the decision was anything but cake: I ruled out S.U.N.Y. Optometry and N.E.C.O. without a great deal of difficulty (I'm not knocking either school; it's just, neither was right for me I hate that, on these boards, one constantly is afraid of sounding aggressive or flippant, so falls on the reflex of making these defensive remarks); when it came down to I.C.O. and P.C.O., though, I clobbered my brain for what I think might have been weeks, avid to find an adequate number of flaws or boons in either to dismiss it with extreme prejudice or embrace it unconditionally. Of course, I did finally choose, but, in my instance, too, the process could never be called a "no-brainer."
I interviewed there two weeks ago, and I still haven't heard back from them
It seems that they are quick to inform the students that have gotten accepted. So, I'm taking this as a bad sign.