New Schools Update?

[Cranjis McBasketball]

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Whats the status for the new schools that were planning to open up this year (2018): Idaho College of Medicine, Minnesota College of Medicine, and Osteopathic Medical College of Wisconsin?

Asking for a friends

 

[de Ribas]

Whats the status for the new schools that were planning to open up this year (2018): Idaho College of Medicine, Minnesota College of Medicine, and Osteopathic Medical College of Wisconsin?

Asking for a friends

COCA will have their meeting this weekend. One on the list is a question about ICOM, I don't think Wisconsin is on Agenda

 

[de Ribas]

So, if someone applied in June and then later wants to apply again in January with updated GPA, ECs and other stats, can one update the app on AACOMAS or it will still be the same?

 

[DelayedGratification]

So, if someone applied in June and then later wants to apply again in January with updated GPA, ECs and other stats, can one update the app on AACOMAS or it will still be the same?

you can continue to add ECs(but not update old ones)

you can also add new coursework during certain update periods

 

[de Ribas]

you can continue to add ECs(but not update old ones)

you can also add new coursework during certain update periods

So how can people apply in case new schools open in the middle of a cycle?

 

[DelayedGratification]

So how can people apply in case new schools open in the middle of a cycle?

I would presume send your verified application + an update letter shortly after

 

[Goro]

So how can people apply in case new schools open in the middle of a cycle?

They don't open in the middle of a cycle.

 

[Cranjis McBasketball]

They don't open in the middle of a cycle.

Idaho is. They are planning on taking applications in December to start in Fall of 2017

 

[Goro]

Idaho is. They are planning on taking applications in December to start in Fall of 2017

Facepalm time!!!

 

[AnatomyGrey12]

They don't open in the middle of a cycle.

Facepalm time!!!

Eh UNLV and WSU did it last year on the MD side. For Idaho it is probably a facepalm money grab though.

 

[de Ribas]

Eh UNLV and WSU did it last year on the MD side. For Idaho it is probably a facepalm money grab though.

so, how one can send updated app if they start accepting apps in January for example?

 

[de Ribas]

Minnesota College of Medicine,

I missed this one initially.

I wrote about it in some other thread recently. If you mean Gaylord, MN osteopathic school, officially named MNCOM, there is no progress. It is not even on agenda for this upcoming COCA meeting.

They anticipated to open school for 2018, but I spoke to CEO and they said now its 2019, but I highly doubt it as they did not even start any remodeling or anything at the school they were talking about purchasing.

Also, from some other info I have seen, they were not receiving much help but more of an opposition.

 

[de Ribas]

Fall of 2017

to start in the Fall of 2018

 

[Cranjis McBasketball]

to start in the Fall of 2018

I’m embarassed

 

[giguerex35]

@Goro why don't you think it will open in the middle of the cycle? any specific reason, just curious

 

[Goro]

@Goro why don't you think it will open in the middle of the cycle? any specific reason, just curious

They've been trying to do this for a long time (the people who got BCOM off the ground did so with a lot more success and speed, ditto UIW, I think); bureaucratic inertia; and from what I hear, the people trying to pull this off aren't exactly the brightest bulbs in the pack.

The proximity to DMU and CCOM (and MUCOM) may be a drag as well.

 

[Shotapp]

Facepalm time!!!

LOL!