NSU-COM Discussion Thread 2009-2010

[mrsmith]

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'Professional Practice in Nursing'

It was mildly clinical but moreso geared towards professional issues, like delegation etc.

Sounds like it could work. You never know until you try.

 

[Nuke1601]

What email address did you use? I have 2 emails out to them that haven't been answered yet, and I thought maybe there is a better address to send questions to.
Thanks!

I'd advise you to call them...or you could wait like I did in which they never responded to my emails. Funny thing, when they finally emailed me it was an interview invite.

 

[usfbull14]

Uh..I'm a little frightened at the secondary...

I'm applying to 35 MD schools and 10 DO schools...I picked schools based on my stats, location, and any info I could find here or on school websites...NSU facilities are really nice, I like the campus, I can see myself going here, but I'm worried all the MD schools will keep me from even being considered for an interview...I have a 29 MCAT, c: 3.71, s: 3.5, ~300 total hrs volunteering med/non-med, 140 shadowing hrs (all MD though, I'm working on a DO one now)...other ec's of course, but nothing huge...what do you think? Will the large number of schools hurt me?

 

[123165]

Uh..I'm a little frightened at the secondary...

I'm applying to 35 MD schools and 10 DO schools...I picked schools based on my stats, location, and any info I could find here or on school websites...NSU facilities are really nice, I like the campus, I can see myself going here, but I'm worried all the MD schools will keep me from even being considered for an interview...I have a 29 MCAT, c: 3.71, s: 3.5, ~300 total hrs volunteering med/non-med, 140 shadowing hrs (all MD though, I'm working on a DO one now)...other ec's of course, but nothing huge...what do you think? Will the large number of schools hurt me?

I know you are worried, but this has been discussed in this thread already. On the previous page I think. The consensus is that it will not hurt you, but who knows.

 

[Vincent Freeman]

Just curious if anybody else is coming from Canada for interview?

 

[djd2187]

What email address did you use? I have 2 emails out to them that haven't been answered yet, and I thought maybe there is a better address to send questions to.
Thanks!

Just call them, you will get a much quicker response.

 

[beckhunter116]

Anyone know how stringent they are with a letter from a liberal arts prof?

Ive been out of liberal arts classes for years and don't know any profs. I have a strong letter from a nursing instructor. Think that will count?

I think this was addressed earlier in this thread, and I believe that the poster had to get the letter even though they had an acceptance--check the earlier posts. Or give them a call. I would probably do both.

 

[Surgeon44]

if your using orbitz to book a hotel for the interview use the promo code: SUMMERVIN
it just saved me about $15 on the Comfort Suites room. im pretty sure it expires later this week but look online for a newer one.

fyi.

 

[n618ft]

if your using orbitz to book a hotel for the interview use the promo code: SUMMERVIN
it just saved me about $15 on the Comfort Suites room. im pretty sure it expires later this week but look online for a newer one.

fyi.

Priceline name your own price > Orbitz 👍 I got a $50 room on the water with a balcony at the Hilton - 15 minutes from campus.

 

[droogdoc]

Does anyone know where to find a breakdown of the entire Cost of Attendance for NSU? Their website only has the tuition listed and it discusses cost of attendance but doesnt give any numbers.

If anyone knows of any type of chart or spreadsheet with this info (like LECOM & Midwestern) could you please post it.

Thanks!!

 

[ILikeFood]

OMM

Histology

 

[ILikeFood]

I've been here for a week and a half. I still like the school.

I do not like the Histo lecture, but only because dental crowds up the room.

Stay tuned for any changes in opinion

 

[linkDO]

Uh..I'm a little frightened at the secondary...

I'm applying to 35 MD schools and 10 DO schools...I picked schools based on my stats, location, and any info I could find here or on school websites...NSU facilities are really nice, I like the campus, I can see myself going here, but I'm worried all the MD schools will keep me from even being considered for an interview...I have a 29 MCAT, c: 3.71, s: 3.5, ~300 total hrs volunteering med/non-med, 140 shadowing hrs (all MD though, I'm working on a DO one now)...other ec's of course, but nothing huge...what do you think? Will the large number of schools hurt me?

You guys will get someone on here once a day asking this question. Trust me they dont care! Tons of people in my class listed 20-30 schools at a time. Its not a big deal.

Just curious if anybody else is coming from Canada for interview?

FYI-There is at least one kid I know of in our class from Canada this year.

Just call them, you will get a much quicker response.

Best of luck trying to call them. Just dont be surprised if it takes several days to get through. IMO-email worked better for me.

Does anyone know where to find a breakdown of the entire Cost of Attendance for NSU? Their website only has the tuition listed and it discusses cost of attendance but doesnt give any numbers.

If anyone knows of any type of chart or spreadsheet with this info (like LECOM & Midwestern) could you please post it.

Thanks!!

Im attaching the tution numbers for this year. Please note this is NOT what you will pay for a year of school. It is however the maximum amount you are allowed to take out through loans. For instance, you WILL NOT need this much for books, housing, fees, transportation, etc. But the sheet has the tuition on there highlighted in red.

I've been here for a week and a half. I still like the school. I do not like the Histo lecture, but only because dental crowds up the room. Stay tuned for any changes in opinion

Yea- the dental students took away a ton of seats today. But its the only class we have that is shared with another college. So Im okay with it.



back to studying 🙂

 

[droogdoc]

Thanks for posting that data. What is the summer term listed on here? This is the first med school I;ve seen that has a fall, winter, & summer terms. I didnt see anything about that in the college catalog. IF I am just misunderstanding something obvious, please, dont hesitate to tell me!!

Also...dang, you're right. Nova seems to really aim high with the estimates for room & board, expenses, etc. $80,000 a year in loans?? Yeah, I dont think so.

 

[stanner]

Just curious if anybody else is coming from Canada for interview?

I am from Canada and an M1 at NOVA. So yes they are Canadian friendly.

 

[Vincent Freeman]

I am from Canada and an M1 at NOVA. So yes they are Canadian friendly.

Good good. I will be flying from Ottawa on 2nd of September for the interview. Btw Where is the cheapest/closest place to stay near the campus?

 

[danimjo]

Im attaching the tution numbers for this year. Please note this is NOT what you will pay for a year of school. It is however the maximum amount you are allowed to take out through loans. For instance, you WILL NOT need this much for books, housing, fees, transportation, etc. But the sheet has the tuition on there highlighted in red.

Thank you for posting this! I've been thinking about this a lot lately, and I'm equally afraid of taking out too many loans the first year, or not taking out enough, I guess I just need to get really good at budgeting from now until I start school so I'll have some idea of what my average living expenses are now... Anyone else worried about this?

 

[JanikeyDoc]

Thanks for posting that data. What is the summer term listed on here? This is the first med school I;ve seen that has a fall, winter, & summer terms. I didnt see anything about that in the college catalog. IF I am just misunderstanding something obvious, please, dont hesitate to tell me!!

Also...dang, you're right. Nova seems to really aim high with the estimates for room & board, expenses, etc. $80,000 a year in loans?? Yeah, I dont think so.

I notice a lot of universities overestimate the cost of attendance. In a way its for your own safety because for most medical students financial aid will be their only source of income while in school. You do not want to be short of funds while in medical school, its an expensive endeavor and you need to be well financed to pay for living expenses, books, equipment and supplies. If I am not mistaken there is new plan to help medical students pay down their debt through service in areas of need.

 

[danimjo]

I notice a lot of universities overestimate the cost of attendance. In a way its for your own safety because for most medical students financial aid will be their only source of income while in school. You do not want to be short of funds while in medical school, its an expensive endeavor and you need to be well financed to pay for living expenses, books, equipment and supplies. If I am not mistaken there is new plan to help medical students pay down their debt through service in areas of need.

It's not a new plan, it's been in existence for well over a decade. There our two routes on this plan, the first one is the scholarship route, where they cover the cost of tuition and give you a living stipend ($1,200 a month) and for every year you accept the scholarship you have to work one year in an under served area. This portion of the "plan" is highly competitive, only about 1 out of 11 applicants receive the scholarship, and you have to agree to enter a primary care area of practice - family practice, ob/gyn, pediatrics, internal medicine, psychiatry. You have to determine that you are going into a primary care area before you apply for the scholarship, and the national health service discourages anyone from applying for the scholarship if you are not certain you want to go into a primary care field.

The second portion of the 'plan' is that they will repay a portion of your student loans for serving in an under served area. You still have to go into a primary care area, and you still have to serve in an under served area. But for this portion of the plan, for every two years you serve in an under served area they pay $50,000 of your student loans off for you. This also is very competitive. And keep in mind that under served hospitals will pay you less upon graduating (b/t $20,000 and $50,000 less per year).

One last limitation to the "plan", is that to be offered the scholarship your medical school must have had at least one class graduate and enter residency, which means if you are applying to some of the newer schools, you won't be able to apply for the scholarship.

 

[linkDO]

Thanks for posting that data. What is the summer term listed on here? This is the first med school I;ve seen that has a fall, winter, & summer terms. I didnt see anything about that in the college catalog. IF I am just misunderstanding something obvious, please, dont hesitate to tell me!!

This is a way some medical school will break up tuition now. It spreads it across the whole year instead of just two semesters. Because the only summer you have off is between M1 and M2 for about 5 weeks. Other than that all other summers have course/rotations. Its just done to help budget out your money a better instead of forgetting to budget tuition and living expenses for summer in following years.

 

[p30doc]

I notice a lot of universities overestimate the cost of attendance. In a way its for your own safety because for most medical students financial aid will be their only source of income while in school. You do not want to be short of funds while in medical school, its an expensive endeavor and you need to be well financed to pay for living expenses, books, equipment and supplies.

Exactly the only part of cost of attendance that is mandatory is the tuition+minimal fees, the rest is up to you on how much you want to spend on housing, food, transport, books, supplies, etc etc. So nova lets you take up to about 79k out of state and 72k instate (instaters pay less tuition) in loans. Which amounts to ~40k for everything beyond tuition, which is extremely generous. You can always borrow less than that. It is nice to know the extra money is there if you need it. One of the MD schools I was waitlisted at only allowed you to borrow up to ~10k past tuition cost which would have virtually impossible to live on for me.

 

[aterry]

I have heard from multiple people to borrow all that you can at first. You can always give it back if you don't use it! But you will have it if you need it. Its much less stressful to have everything covered than if you don't. For example: my husband and I took out the max thinking we won't need it all and that the transportation estimate was way over....well....his car needed a new engine on our journey down to south florida!! $3500!! So it was nice to know the money was there. Just remember that you can always give it back! Good luck everyone..... Oh and just worry about getting in right now....the money stuff doesn't come for awhile and it is not hard and there are people to help you!!

 

[DoctorDiag]

You can also get discounts for a lot of hotels on top of what you are paying for them through your search engine by telling them you are there for an NSUCOM interview. Cut my hotel price by $50/night.

 

[darwin23]

any essays on the secondary? would someone mind posting if so? thanks!

 

[n618ft]

any essays on the secondary? would someone mind posting if so? thanks!

No.

 

[danimjo]

I have a question about the webstar application status check, does it actually show your status apart from showing that you've submitted your application? I know for other schools there are websites that say things like application under review, application pending and so on. But the webstar just seems to be a summary of my application. Is this what everyone else sees as well?

 

[DocHomer]

I have a question about the webstar application status check, does it actually show your status apart from showing that you've submitted your application? I know for other schools there are websites that say things like application under review, application pending and so on. But the webstar just seems to be a summary of my application. Is this what everyone else sees as well?

That's all I see.

 

[Nuke1601]

I have a question about the webstar application status check, does it actually show your status apart from showing that you've submitted your application? I know for other schools there are websites that say things like application under review, application pending and so on. But the webstar just seems to be a summary of my application. Is this what everyone else sees as well?

Under the application summary there is a subcomponent for Decision. Initially mine showed as pending...now it's: invited for interview.🙂

 

[Surgeon44]

maybe its because i keep checking this thread, but i feel like they are inviting a lot of us for interviews.

 

[wishintobedoc]

Does anyone know when they put your application on hold if they let you know in any way? I have been complete for some time, but it still says decision pending. I have called to check my status and nothing happens. Congrats to those who have invites!!🙂

 

[Masayume]

I'm not even complete yet and next to "Decision" it says "accept-full". What does that mean? I think I may have to call them...

 

[Masayume]

Also, I was wondering what you guys had in the category "campus". Mine says "program online". Does anyone else have that?

 

[HaveHope]

Nova has had all of my materials for a week. I don't even see a "decision" category when I log in. I am confused, especially if people who aren't complete have a "decision" category?

 

[danimjo]

Nova has had all of my materials for a week. I don't even see a "decision" category when I log in. I am confused, especially if people who aren't complete have a "decision" category?

If you do not have a decisions catergory CALL IMMEDIATELY even if you've already called and verified that you were complete. I called NOVA in the last week or so and was told that my application was complete and my status was pending.

Then i called today b/c I don't have a decisions category or anything, and it turns out that my application is "pending" because they're viewing it as incomplete. They filed my LORS and my signature page in a "ghost" file b/c they had difficulty matching them together. I had to speak to fifteen different people, honestly fifteen. But they are now working to match everything together. I am seriously about to cry because I've had everything in to them since July 29th.... grrrr....

Again, call them and explain that your webstar page is not showing any status it's just showing applications pending and applications submitted, no decisions page. Do not try calling the webstar help desk, b/c it's not an IT issue it is an admissions issue so call the Osteopathic admissions office directly. Also, make a note of any person you talk to who tells you anything about your application status, b/c when I said I had called and was told my application was complete and was pending the woman I spoke to said, well if you could verify who you talked to and who told you that then you could prove it was misinformation and I could put a rush on processing your application.

 

[Black Adder]

Does NSU carefully go over the primaries of everyone that applies here and sort of come up with a decision of who they want to interview before people submit their secondaries? I'm asking current students in the event someone would know. I ask this because I submitted my secondary at 10pm last night and I recieved an email with an interview invitation like 5 minutes ago. I havn't even mailed them my "signature page". I had my LORs available to them for some time now through VE, but I don't even fulfull their LOR requirements ( I don't have a committe letter, and I didn't have the 2 science and 1 liberal arts letter as a substitute...). Do they like just run our applications through some computer program? I'm not complaining or anything and am pretty excited, I'm just a tad confused.

 

[wishintobedoc]

Does NSU carefully go over the primaries of everyone that applies here and sort of come up with a decision of who they want to interview before people submit their secondaries? I'm asking current students in the event someone would know. I ask this because I submitted my secondary at 10pm last night and I recieved an email with an interview invitation like 5 minutes ago. I havn't even mailed them my "signature page". I had my LORs available to them for some time now through VE, but I don't even fulfull their LOR requirements ( I don't have a committe letter, and I didn't have the 2 science and 1 liberal arts letter as a substitute...). Do they like just run our applications through some computer program? I'm not complaining or anything and am pretty excited, I'm just a tad confused.

Was your mcat score pretty high? It seems like they are really, really interested in those with medium to high end mcat scores.

 

[Black Adder]

Was your mcat score pretty high? It seems like they are really, really interested in those with medium to high end mcat scores.

It wasn't anything spectacular... I have a 29. The only thing I'm worried about is paying for the airfare and everything and interviewing only to find out I didn't meet their LOR critria and getting dinged for that...

 

[Masayume]

what is the number you use to contact admissions? i've been calling and still no one is picking up!

 

[danimjo]

It wasn't anything spectacular... I have a 29. The only thing I'm worried about is paying for the airfare and everything and interviewing only to find out I didn't meet their LOR critria and getting dinged for that...

I would definitely talk to them about that before you go, my understanding is they are pretty firm on what they require for LORS. It'd be a shame to schedule the flight and have them not want to interview you without the LORS...

 

[Black Adder]

So for most schools, they only offer interview invitations to people who have met all of their requirements and the admissions committe has descided to offer an interview invitation. NSU doesn't do this? They offer interviews to people who have a particular gpa/mcat score without looking at anything else and only after the interview they check for requirments? This seems like a strange admissions process.

 

[droogdoc]

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[Grey Wind]

how does nova issue interview invitations?

 

[Nuke1601]

how does nova issue interview invitations?

Got mine via email.

 

[Grey Wind]

Got mine via email.

congrats! how long after you were complete did you receive your invite?

 

[Nuke1601]

congrats! how long after you were complete did you receive your invite?

Spanks...about 2 weeks I think.

 

[beckhunter116]

So for most schools, they only offer interview invitations to people who have met all of their requirements and the admissions committe has descided to offer an interview invitation. NSU doesn't do this? They offer interviews to people who have a particular gpa/mcat score without looking at anything else and only after the interview they check for requirments? This seems like a strange admissions process.

NOVA doesn't do this. Last year, some people had acceptances but had to take another class because something didn't count for what they wanted, and I think someone else had the same problem of needing another LOR to fulfill a requirement. CALL them!!!

 

[123165]

NOVA doesn't do this. Last year, some people had acceptances but had to take another class because something didn't count for what they wanted, and I think someone else had the same problem of needing another LOR to fulfill a requirement. CALL them!!!

Definitely call them. Why would you risk it? If they know, and don't care, then you are safe. If they don't know, they are going to find out when you interview.

 

[Tizoc]

Hey guys, just got an interview invite via email today. For those wanting to know, they received my secondary on the 19th and responded two days later. Crazy!

 

[Grey Wind]

i called them yesterday to check my status and they said they were still waiting on my interfolio letters (which i sent over a week ago electronically). they said sometimes it takes a while for interfolio letters to upload to the system. anyone else have this experience?

i resent the letters via interfolio.

 

[LAS10886]

Just got an interview two minutes ago via e-mail. Yay first one!