Nova Southeastern Univ (NSU-COM) Discussion Thread 2012 - 2013

[coloradoguy]

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Hey,
Can anyone tell me how long after they completed their file at Nova before they heard back about getting an interview or not?

 

[dudeliness]

Ok, I believe I've asked before, but any SDNers joining me for an interview this Thursday the 6th? I'm getting in this afternoon and I'll probably hit the beach, but am open to meeting for dinner or something. PM me of you're interested.


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[UCFKnight]

I got an email this morning saying these documents have been received: DRESSC and CCONDU. I'm assuming these are forms we signed at our interview. Anybody else get this email?

 

[dsoz]

Hey,
Can anyone tell me how long after they completed their file at Nova before they heard back about getting an interview or not?

For me, it was almost a month. Secondary submitted on 7/18. Complete email on 7/31. Interview invite on 8/29. I was able to schedule for 9/11, the day after my interview at LECOM-B. Good timing.

Look at my MDApps under my avatar. I have kept up on recording all those pesky stats.

Dude- good luck with the interview. Let us all know how it went. 🙂

dsoz

 

[Napoletana1007]

I got an email this morning saying these documents have been received: DRESSC and CCONDU. I'm assuming these are forms we signed at our interview. Anybody else get this email?

I did. That's what I think they are, too.

 

[angldrps]

For me, it was almost a month. Secondary submitted on 7/18. Complete email on 7/31. Interview invite on 8/29. I was able to schedule for 9/11, the day after my interview at LECOM-B. Good timing.

Look at my MDApps under my avatar. I have kept up on recording all those pesky stats.

Dude- good luck with the interview. Let us all know how it went. 🙂

dsoz

So jealous you were able to do this. I have been checking everyday and they have had no dates in September. 🙁

 

[qwerty2012]

Looks like this school has already filled all spots for interviews until next year. Scary to think that it is only Sep.

 

[NeuroLAX]

I got an email this morning saying these documents have been received: DRESSC and CCONDU. I'm assuming these are forms we signed at our interview. Anybody else get this email?

I did. That's what I think they are, too.

That is precisely what they are. It's a good thing! 🙂

 

[Napoletana1007]

That is precisely what they are. It's a good thing! 🙂

Does this mean that we should be hearing something back pretty soon?

 

[UCFKnight]

Does this mean that we should be hearing something back pretty soon?

Keeping my fingers crossed for that!

 

[jgalt42]

Is anyone interviewing on the 13th?

 

[Night Hawk]

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[dudeliness]

Just landed in Miami. So I'll be all by my lonesome then? Sadface
Wish I knew somebody here, lol


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[jgalt42]

I'll be thurrr! Still trying to figure out where to park lol

Awesome. Are you spending the night beforehand? I'm down to grab lunch or dinner the night before the interview. I'm renting a car so I can drive us around.

 

[QualityProcess]

This school is odd... I've had all my stuff in for a just under a month (confirmed by phone), but they haven't evaluated my application because they haven't updated their system. I've called four times and its always the same thing. Bogged-down...

 

[Night Hawk]

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[Night Hawk]

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[QualityProcess]

Same thing happened to me, I wouldn't worry

haha not worried... just impatient

 

[NeuroLAX]

Does this mean that we should be hearing something back pretty soon?

Keeping my fingers crossed for that!

It just means they received the forms you signed at the interview and have added them to your file. It has nothing to do with when you will hear about decisions. Probably not what you wanted to hear, sorry! I know these next fee weeks will seem like forever. Hang on there!

 

[NeuroLAX]

Just landed in Miami. So I'll be all by my lonesome then? Sadface
Wish I knew somebody here, lol


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You got a hotel near Davie, right? Where are you staying?

 

[dudeliness]

You got a hotel near Davie, right? Where are you staying?

Yes, I'll be at the ft lauderdale travelodge. Yeah, ballin pad!
Let me just say that I knew that the Spanish language would be more prevalent here than in the vegas area/southern Utah, but I had NO idea! ¡Me encanta!


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[NeuroLAX]

Yes, I'll be at the ft lauderdale travelodge. Yeah, ballin pad!
Let me just say that I knew that the Spanish language would be more prevalent here than in the vegas area/southern Utah, but I had NO idea! ¡Me encanta!


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Lol Welcome to South Florida, where every other radio station is in Spanish.

 

[Night Hawk]

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[DocScrooge]

hey guys I'm in an odd situation... I haven't submitted any primaries yet and I was wondering if it would be worth it for me to give it a shot... I really wanna go to nova!

I have about a 3.45 sci gpa/3.3c gpa and a 32 mcat... but i have an F in a math class and a withdraw in organic chem lab. i've taken biochem though so i'm hoping that that I will meet the chemistry requirement for nova.. (it says 16 hrs on the website, doesn't specify exact courses).

do you guys think its still worth it for me to try? thanks!

 

[MedPR]

I got an email this morning saying these documents have been received: DRESSC and CCONDU. I'm assuming these are forms we signed at our interview. Anybody else get this email?

Same.

I did. That's what I think they are, too.

+1.

That is precisely what they are. It's a good thing! 🙂

+1!

Does this mean that we should be hearing something back pretty soon?

4-6 weeks.

 

[NeuroLAX]

hey guys I'm in an odd situation... I haven't submitted any primaries yet and I was wondering if it would be worth it for me to give it a shot... I really wanna go to nova!

I have about a 3.45 sci gpa/3.3c gpa and a 32 mcat... but i have an F in a math class and a withdraw in organic chem lab. i've taken biochem though so i'm hoping that that I will meet the chemistry requirement for nova.. (it says 16 hrs on the website, doesn't specify exact courses).

do you guys think its still worth it for me to try? thanks!

I would apply.

 

[rawsauceroc]

Still haven't heard back... What's a normal mcat score for this school ?

 

[MedPR]

Still haven't heard back... What's a normal mcat score for this school ?

high 20s.

 

[dsoz]

hey guys I'm in an odd situation... I haven't submitted any primaries yet and I was wondering if it would be worth it for me to give it a shot... I really wanna go to nova!

I have about a 3.45 sci gpa/3.3c gpa and a 32 mcat... but i have an F in a math class and a withdraw in organic chem lab. i've taken biochem though so i'm hoping that that I will meet the chemistry requirement for nova.. (it says 16 hrs on the website, doesn't specify exact courses).

do you guys think its still worth it for me to try? thanks!

You have a great MCAT, and an OK GPA. But remember the words "Rolling admissions" because they will kill you this cycle.

If you submit later in the cycle, you still need to get transcripts verified, which can take up to 4-6 weeks.

Then you wait for secondaries, up to another 4-6 weeks.

Then you submit secondaries (minimum of October by now), and all the interview spots have been given out through March...

March interview spots are usually for waitlist only because the classes are usually full by February.

If you want to give it a shot, then go for it. But my advice, take it or leave it, is to wait for next June and submit your application on the first day. With your MCAT you will be able to almost choose the school you go to (as long as you are not an idiot-savant or a total gunner jerk-wad). Spend the next year taking classes, volunteering, shadowing a DO and improving your application in other ways.

If you do apply now, the only thing you have to waste is your application money, and you might just get lucky with an acceptance somewhere.

dsoz

 

[theboobooshoo]

You have a great MCAT, and an OK GPA. But remember the words "Rolling admissions" because they will kill you this cycle.

If you submit later in the cycle, you still need to get transcripts verified, which can take up to 4-6 weeks.

Then you wait for secondaries, up to another 4-6 weeks.

Then you submit secondaries (minimum of October by now), and all the interview spots have been given out through March...

March interview spots are usually for waitlist only because the classes are usually full by February.

If you want to give it a shot, then go for it. But my advice, take it or leave it, is to wait for next June and submit your application on the first day. With your MCAT you will be able to almost choose the school you go to (as long as you are not an idiot-savant or a total gunner jerk-wad). Spend the next year taking classes, volunteering, shadowing a DO and improving your application in other ways.

If you do apply now, the only thing you have to waste is your application money, and you might just get lucky with an acceptance somewhere.

dsoz

as far as NOVA goes it might be a stretch and you're right in that regard, but my friend submitted his primaries in oct. last year got an interview in late jan, and was accepted. although it was lecom, its still early in the cycle and i would definitely get everything in asap because you still have time, but you might not have your choice of school.

 

[Whiteshoes]

Is anyone else getting the same email from this school like every other day just to log in and check the webstar? I keep thinking it's an Interview invite but am always disappointed

 

[Sophocles]

Oh NOVA, why won't you tell me your decision already!!!!😀

 

[Night Hawk]

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[JaBoomDay]

I called to check the "special Nova rate" with the Hampton Inn and the woman on the phone tells me it's $99 per night.

I get online and check the price without the special Nova rate and it's $75 per night.
😏

 

[selttiks288]

I called to check the "special Nova rate" with the Hampton Inn and the woman on the phone tells me it's $99 per night.

I get online and check the price without the special Nova rate and it's $75 per night.
😏

Worth it. They made my interview experience soooo much easier. If can get it at a cheaper price I would book it that way. When I went 99 was a discount compared to all the other prices I found.

 

[MedPR]

they made my interview experience soooo much easier.

+1.

 

[JaBoomDay]

Worth it. They made my interview experience soooo much easier. If can get it at a cheaper price I would book it that way. When I went 99 was a discount compared to all the other prices I found.

Did you stay at the Hampton Inn Ft Lauderdale/Plantation?

 

[selttiks288]

Did you stay at the Hampton Inn Ft Lauderdale/Plantation?

Yup. They were great. Picked me up from the airport within 15 minutes after I called and the next day they held my luggage while I was at my interview, then brought it with them when they picked me up from NSU ad were able to take me straight to the airport. They have a continental breakfast but I didn't eat it so I have no idea how good that is but they were awesome.

 

[zoner]

Yup. They were great. Picked me up from the airport within 15 minutes after I called and the next day they held my luggage while I was at my interview, then brought it with them when they picked me up from NSU ad were able to take me straight to the airport. They have a continental breakfast but I didn't eat it so I have no idea how good that is but they were awesome.

wasnt there a post recently that said that there was bedbug at Hampton?

 

[zoner]

for those of you who have gotten interviews at both Nova and Lecom B and they can't schedule your interviews back to back, how are you gusy dealing with the flight and traveling? i am not sure what to do... i might just try to make for one and not the other,, or just bite my tuongue and fork over another 500 for the trip.. argh......

 

[dsoz]

Yup. They were great. Picked me up from the airport within 15 minutes after I called and the next day they held my luggage while I was at my interview, then brought it with them when they picked me up from NSU ad were able to take me straight to the airport. They have a continental breakfast but I didn't eat it so I have no idea how good that is but they were awesome.

Did anyone else eat at the breakfast? I would like some comments on how it was. Should I allow time to find breakfast on my way to the interview next week?

dsoz

 

[dsoz]

wasnt there a post recently that said that there was bedbug at Hampton?

I thought that was the Marriott... I was glad that it was not where I was staying.

dsoz

 

[selttiks288]

wasnt there a post recently that said that there was bedbug at Hampton?

That was a different hotel and chain all together. Not Hampton.

 

[dudeliness]

Interview here was SPECTACULAR, I can see why MedPR decided to move this school up towards the top of his list. Oh and thanks neurolax for showing me around. Very helpful!

More to come once I get to the airport.


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[selttiks288]

Interview here was SPECTACULAR, I can see why MedPR decided to move this school up towards the top of his list. Oh and thanks neurolax for showing me around. Very helpful!

More to come once I get to the airport.


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Right? Did they give your interview group a time frame on when you would hear back? They told us 6-8 weeks but it was half that last year. A little piece of me is holding on to the idea that we might hear sooner that.

 

[angldrps]

Interview here was SPECTACULAR, I can see why MedPR decided to move this school up towards the top of his list. Oh and thanks neurolax for showing me around. Very helpful!

More to come once I get to the airport.


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wow! I am looking forward to read what impressed you so much. Making me wish I had an earlier interview date.

 

[dudeliness]

Right? Did they give your interview group a time frame on when you would hear back? They told us 6-8 weeks but it was half that last year. A little piece of me is holding on to the idea that we might hear sooner that.

Did you just interview last week? The process is that the committee makes a recommendation on each app but no official decision is sent out until the files/recommendations are taken to the dean for his final approval. He usually follows the committee's recommendation, but it's up to him. Now what I've been leading up to. He is out if town. He has been for at least a few days and wont be back to review this next week. They were saying that he hasn't reviewed the last batch of 60 or so applicants and probably won't get to our batch on the next review when he's back. Otherwise she said it could be more like 2-3 weeks before you get an email. Since there's that little delay, she said to count on it being more like 4-6 weeks.


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[selttiks288]

Did you just interview last week? The process is that the committee makes a recommendation on each app but no official decision is sent out until the files/recommendations are taken to the dean for his final approval. He usually follows the committee's recommendation, but it's up to him. Now what I've been leading up to. He is out if town. He has been for at least a few days and wont be back to review this next week. They were saying that he hasn't reviewed the last batch of 60 or so applicants and probably won't get to our batch on the next review when he's back. Otherwise she said it could be more like 2-3 weeks before you get an email. Since there's that little delay, she said to count on it being more like 4-6 weeks.


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Awww so you guys didn't get to meet the dean?

 

[dudeliness]

Awww so you guys didn't get to meet the dean?

No, but he's in the video so I did see his mustache. Did he hug you guys or kiss anyone? I've heard he's very friendly, boisterous and Italian. Lol


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[selttiks288]

No, but he's in the video so I did see his mustache. Did he hug you guys or kiss anyone? I've heard he's very friendly, boisterous and Italian. Lol


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Hahaha no none of that but he was really cool to have lunch with.