Accepted! Crazy! Interviewed 3 weeks ago.
For those who want to know, LM ~65. Bad MCAT; good GPA. Great EC's and LOR's.
Did they ask you about your MCAT score?
Accepted! Crazy! Interviewed 3 weeks ago.
For those who want to know, LM ~65. Bad MCAT; good GPA. Great EC's and LOR's.
*waits extremely patiently*Cancelled my interview on Mar 7. Hope it will come to one of those who are waiting!
2 people from my interview group (in august) recieved a post-II denial letter 1 month after our interview.Does nova only do silent rejections post-interview? I feel like I haven't seen an actual rejection in this thread yet
Afford to attend? Almost everyone takes out loans so money shouldn't be a major problem if it's going to help you with your grades.Hey guys, anyone here a current NSU student? I have a question about why they charge money for their reviews. They seem to have developed this model where their class reviews are run by different clubs, so the clubs use it as a chance to raise money and CHARGE the students to attend exam reviews. That just seems really screwed up to me. Sure the clubs have to earn money, but you're restricting access to exam reviews to those who can afford to attend. And the reviews are run in many cases by the fellows, who are basically employed by the school to stay behind a year and teach. Are there free exam reviews? What about tutoring for struggling students? This just gives me a very money-grubbing vibe.
Hey guys, anyone here a current NSU student? I have a question about why they charge money for their reviews. They seem to have developed this model where their class reviews are run by different clubs, so the clubs use it as a chance to raise money and CHARGE the students to attend exam reviews. That just seems really screwed up to me. Sure the clubs have to earn money, but you're restricting access to exam reviews to those who can afford to attend. And the reviews are run in many cases by the fellows, who are basically employed by the school to stay behind a year and teach. Are there free exam reviews? What about tutoring for struggling students? This just gives me a very money-grubbing vibe.
Even with loans, for a student with 4 kids, being able to throw down $20-30 for a tutoring session every other week is just not realistic.Afford to attend? Almost everyone takes out loans so money shouldn't be a major problem if it's going to help you with your grades.
Thanks for that info. My biggest concern is the school not supporting students who struggle. Not that I plan to have that problem, it's more of a reflection on the character of the school.Exam reviews are done by different clubs and a fee is charged or it is included with joining specific clubs. Some students put on review sessions
And donate the proceeds to charity. There is also free tutoring put on by the MBS students during lunch. If you are failing a class you qualify for free tutoring with an MBS student who got an A in that class the year before. Other than OPP usually tutoring is only required your first year for classes like physiology or micro (second year you start systems). Unfortunately medical school is expensive but tutoring is well worth paying for if it helps you pass a class!
Understandable. Raising a family is very tough while in med school.Even with loans, for a student with 4 kids, being able to throw down $20-30 for a tutoring session every other week is just not realistic.
Some students have reached out and said about half the class goes to ones led by the fellows. Again, I've never heard of a school charging to attend review sessions. Private tutoring, sure, but never review sessions. Just gives me a yucky feeling. I have a masters in anatomy, so I'll try to offer free reviews of gross anatomy when that time comes.Understandable. Raising a family is very tough while in med school.
As for tutoring, do most students go to those sessions? I find myself to be an independent learner, but I keep hearing that even those types of learners realize that they need tutoring once in med school.
Hey guys, anyone here a current NSU student? I have a question about why they charge money for their reviews. They seem to have developed this model where their class reviews are run by different clubs, so the clubs use it as a chance to raise money and CHARGE the students to attend exam reviews. That just seems really screwed up to me. Sure the clubs have to earn money, but you're restricting access to exam reviews to those who can afford to attend. And the reviews are run in many cases by the fellows, who are basically employed by the school to stay behind a year and teach. Are there free exam reviews? What about tutoring for struggling students? This just gives me a very money-grubbing vibe.
Understandable. Raising a family is very tough while in med school.
As for tutoring, do most students go to those sessions? I find myself to be an independent learner, but I keep hearing that even those types of learners realize that they need tutoring once in med school.
My friend got squeezed in for March 28. That's the latest I've heard. He emailed for a follow-up and they got right back to him to schedule. They were very accommodating.Does anyone know when the last interview date is?
Anyone else have no response since completion? I thought Nova doesn't silent reject...
Ughh wow. Same here, I've called them 3 times already. I'm guessing it's an implicit rejection seeing that all the interview dates are full. If they'd just interview me (and accept me) I'd 100% attend, since I live 5 minutes away from campus. Is it a GPA thing? I've noticed a couple other applicants not getting any response with <3.4 even with decent MCAT.I've had no response since July. I've called the admissions office twice this cycle and each time they tell me the same thing. "Your file is currently under review." I called them today and they said the same thing.
Did they ask you about your MCAT score?
Would I be a competative applicant here with a 3.85+ cgpa, 3.85+ sgpa and 506 mcat?
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Your stats are def competitive, but keep in mind that competitive stats don't automatically equate to an II.
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Would I be a competative applicant here with a 3.85+ cgpa, 3.85+ sgpa and 506 mcat?
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ive been accepted here, interviewed back in september, with identical stats
not too sure honestly. but there were a fair number of oos students at my interview date from all over
They did not. However when I talked to another interviewee, they asked about their C in a class. I also had one C, but didn't get asked about it. I mainly got asked why I waited to go to college/why it took me 5 years to complete. So they tend to focus on your "biggest gap" in your application - if they ask at all. It's a short interview that they try to fit a lot of questions in, so if they do ask just give a good answer and move on
Would anyone mind sharing what this school's grading system is like? (P/F, A-F or whatever) & also, does anyone knows if they rank the students
Most classes are A-F. Few easy ones are P/F. They rank all the students. When I was there (graduated in 2016) they had just added + and - grades to the GPA but I'm not sure if they still do that. They usually curve the hard classes which is nice. I believe no more than 10% of students can fail a class. Some of the current students may way in on this if I forgot anything.
Would anyone mind sharing what this school's grading system is like? (P/F, A-F or whatever) & also, does anyone knows if they rank the students
Would anyone mind sharing what this school's grading system is like? (P/F, A-F or whatever) & also, does anyone knows if they rank the students
Most classes are A-F. Few easy ones are P/F. They rank all the students. When I was there (graduated in 2016) they had just added + and - grades to the GPA but I'm not sure if they still do that. They usually curve the hard classes which is nice. I believe no more than 10% of students can fail a class. Some of the current students may way in on this if I forgot anything.
Ours were percentage; not sure if that's what you mean by A-F. The GPA percentage was then calculated by averaging out the percentage grades and weighing them based on the number of GPA hours (credits) for each class.
Also w/ regards to ranking- the MBS students take the more difficult courses the year before without having to worry about other classes like OPP, physical diagnoses, and humanism. As a result they tend to perform better and would have an advantage if they were included in the general class ranking. However, they're apparently ranked alongside the regular class, instead of mixed in with it. This means that more than one person can be given a specific rank.
I interviewed some applicants from NSU this past cycle and there are rumors/talk I'm curious about:
1. Where is the incoming MD class being housed? I initially heard it was the North Miami campus but now I hear the DO class may be moved there?
2. I hear the research center is only partially leased at this point? What are the chancellor's grand plans for it?
3. I hear they're building the new plantation hospital around the stand alone ER in university plaza? When is it scheduled for completion?
4. Why did they not simply call it the NSU College of Medicine?
If they move the DO students to the North Miami campus they aren't getting a single dollar in donations from me. All of what they've done is great PR from the outside looking in but unless things have changed drastically since my time there, it strikes me as a money/prestige move at the expense of not pouring in existing resources to make the DO program better.
I remember they said the allopathic college would fill classes of about 70-80 students, so I highly doubt they'd move it into a space accommodated for 250. It seems more likely that they would put the new school on a separate campus or perhaps in a building attached to the new hospital.I interviewed some applicants from NSU this past cycle and there are rumors/talk I'm curious about:
1. Where is the incoming MD class being housed? I initially heard it was the North Miami campus but now I hear the DO class may be moved there?
2. I hear the research center is only partially leased at this point? What are the chancellor's grand plans for it?
3. I hear they're building the new plantation hospital around the stand alone ER in university plaza? When is it scheduled for completion?
4. Why did they not simply call it the NSU College of Medicine?
If they move the DO students to the North Miami campus they aren't getting a single dollar in donations from me. All of what they've done is great PR from the outside looking in but unless things have changed drastically since my time there, it strikes me as a money/prestige move at the expense of not pouring in existing resources to make the DO program better.
Does anyone know if you are supposed to get a phone call or receive an email upon acceptance?
not everyone who applies to osteopathic school is applying there because they cant get into allopathic school lol
Anyone know how many interviews NSU had/will have this year? Been reading past forums and it sounds like they've been sending fewer invites in the past couple years.
I interviewed some applicants from NSU this past cycle and there are rumors/talk I'm curious about:
1. Where is the incoming MD class being housed? I initially heard it was the North Miami campus but now I hear the DO class may be moved there?
2. I hear the research center is only partially leased at this point? What are the chancellor's grand plans for it?
3. I hear they're building the new plantation hospital around the stand alone ER in university plaza? When is it scheduled for completion?
4. Why did they not simply call it the NSU College of Medicine?
If they move the DO students to the North Miami campus they aren't getting a single dollar in donations from me. All of what they've done is great PR from the outside looking in but unless things have changed drastically since my time there, it strikes me as a money/prestige move at the expense of not pouring in existing resources to make the DO program better.
Does anyone know if you are supposed to get a phone call or receive an email upon acceptance?
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At interview day they said 11k primaries completed, 7k secondaries completed, 5.5k secondaries completed "that met standards", and about 10% interview rate from the 5.5k (so about 550). I'm assuming "met standards" meant competitive gpa and mcat. It was also mentioned that last year around 100 were pulled from the waitlist, and to expect something similar this year.
I know George Washington U gets like ~13k primaries lolHoly crap, 11k primaries? That's insane! I'm glad I applied 4 years ago since I probably wouldn't get accepted if I was applying nowadays