***Official 2005 Applicants Progress***

[Ypo.]

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Way to go yposhelley!! You're in a very good position, you can choose where you want to go!
Many congrats and have fun making your decision!

Thank you!

 

[MsEvolution]

Update!

Undergrad State: Washington
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.49
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.55

MCAT Physical 7, Verbal 10, Bio 10: 27P

Volunteer/Research Activities: MMEP, Shadowed Dr., Worked part time at Cancer Research Center

Schools Applied: KCOM, CCOM, DMU, NOVA, PCSOM, and Western

AACOMAS Submitted Week: Today, 7/7/2004

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 7/21

Interview Invites: COMP, DMU, KCOM (to date)

Denied: none

Withdrew Application: none

Waitlisted: COMP

Accepted: DMU


Good luck to all of us!

 

[Nate]

Well, that's it. Just gave up my last two interviews so I have heard from all schools that I applied to and made my decision. It is good to be done, so this will be my last update on this thread.

Undergrad State: New Jersey
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.25
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.01

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 8 Physical, 12 Verbal, 8 Bio

Volunteer/Research Activities: 3+ years in-vivo research plus publications, 1+ year ED volunteer work, shadowing, veterinary assistant, diverse work experience including giving care to penguins and alligators in an aquarium to managing a retail store, strong LORs, public utilities scholarship, phi theta kappa, Kenpo Karate instructor, Trips to Honduras

Schools Applied: LECOM, LECOM-Bradenton, NYCOM, NOVA, OUCOM, PCOM, UMDNJ, UNECOM, VCOM,

AACOMAS Submitted Week: 6/17ish

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 6/22

Secondary: NSU, PCOM, UMDNJ, VCOM, OUCOM, LECOM, LECOM-Bradenton, UNECOM, NYCOM

Interview Invites: NSU, UMDNJ, VCOM, OUCOM, LECOM, UNECOM, LECOM-Fl, PCOM, NYCOM

Denied: none

Withdrew Application: OUCOM, LECOM, LECOM-Fl, NSU, VCOM, PCOM, NYCOM, UNECOM

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: NSU, UMDNJ, UNECOM, VCOM

 

[CC81]

Undergrad State: California
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.25
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.15
Graduate Ed: n/a
Cumulative Graduate GPA: n/a
Science Graduate GPA: n/a

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 8, 10, 9
2nd MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 10, 13, 11

Volunteer/Research Activities: UCSF Pediatric Volunteer, Research Assistant working w/ company on gene therapy targeting hepatocytes

Schools Applied: AZCOM, CCOM, COMP, NYCOM, PCOM, TUCOM...and some allopathic schools

AACOMAS Submitted Week: AUG '04

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): SEPT '04

Secondaries Received: AZCOM, CCOM, COMP, NYCOM, PCOM, TUCOM, allopathic schools

Interview Invites: AZCOM, University of Arizona

Denied: none

Withdrew Application: CCOM, COMP, NYCOM, PCOM, TUCOM

Waitlisted: University of Arizona

Accepted: AZCOM

 

[vimal98]

Update:

Undergrad State:Gujarat (INDIA)
Major : Chemical Engineering
Grad State: Connecticut
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: ~3.6
Science Undergrad. GPA: ~3.53
Graduate Ed: MS Biotech
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.25
Science Graduate GPA: 3.15

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 11,10,05
2nd MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio (if applicable):

Volunteer/Research Activities:

Volunteered in ER for 6 months
Shadowed MD for one month.
Three years of Research experience, two publications, two posters in international conferences.
Two years in Dean't List while doing Masters

Schools Applied: PCOM CCOM UHSC DMUC NYCO WUHS UNEC

AACOMAS Submitted Week: week of 8/14

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 9/07

Interview Invites: DMU-11/05
Denied: none

Withdrew Application:none

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: DMU-11/15

 

[irishlaydi]

Undergrad State: NY
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.53
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.4
Graduate Ed: U.Rochester SMD - Neuroscience
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.2 (bad semester b/c of illness and then medical leave)
Science Graduate GPA:3.2

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 7,9,8,R (2000 so don't think schools can count it anymore)
2nd MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio (if applicable): 6,10,9,O

Volunteer/Research Activities: Tutor (Biology, French) - 2 yrs in college, Helping Hands (work with homeless children) - weekends in college, Saturday School (tutor 6th grader)- saturday mornings in grad school, Inpatient pedieatrics 3hrs/wk, Literacy Volunteers of America - volunteer at office and tutor ESOL, Lot's of undergrad research, a few pubs, semester internship at Boston Children's Hospital (Neuro Lab), spent year at NIH clinical research training program post-bac, 2 years of PhD program, shadowed family medicine D.O.

Schools Applied: KCOM, CCOM, LECOM, NYCOM, PCOM, UNECOM, VCOM, PCOM-Atlanta, UMDNJ, KCUMB, DMU, PCSOM

AACOMAS Submitted Week: 10/3

Schools Received AACOMAS Date: 10/23 -

Secondaries Received: All

Interview Invites: NYCOM

Denied: none

Withdrew Application: none

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: none

 

[drtongue_danger]

Application transmitted: 6/29/04 and 8/30/2004

Undergraduate State: Utah
Cumulative GPA: 3.4
Science GPA: 3.6


August 04 MCAT: V 5, B 8, P 7 = 20 Damn VR

Schools applied: , PCOM,LECOM-B, NSUCOM,Touro-NV, New England AZCOM, KCOM, DMU

Secondaries received: all that i applied to

Rejects: none

Interview invites: Touro-NV

Withdrew: none

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: touro-NV!!!!!

 

[Nate]

nudge

 

[Old_Mil]

Undergrad School: Notre Dame
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 2.90
Postbacc GPA: 4.0
Science GPA: 4.0
Postbacc Institution: William Penn University

MCAT: 33Q (PS:12, VR:11, BS:10)

Volunteer/Research Activities: Volunteered at local hospital for 1.5 years (300 hours), shadowed 3 family medicine D.O.

Schools Applied: KCOM, DMU, MSUCOM, MSUSHM, OSUCOM, University of Iowa, Wisconsin, MC Wisconsin, Minnesota/Duluth, Creighton, Kansas, Saint Louis University, OHSU, Mayo Clinic, New Mexico, Missouri

Secondaries Received: KCOM, DMU, MSUCOM, MSUSHM, University of Iowa, Wisconsin, MC Wisconsin, Minnesota/Duluth, Creighton, Kansas, Saint Louis University, OHSU

Interview Invites: KCOM, DMU, University of Iowa

Denied: Wisconsin, MC Wisconsin, New Mexico, Missouri, Mayo Clinic

Withdrew Application: MSUCOM, MSUSHM, OSUCOM

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: DMU, KCOM

 

[vimal98]

Update:

Undergrad State:Gujarat (INDIA)
Major : Chemical Engineering
Grad State: Connecticut
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: ~3.6
Science Undergrad. GPA: ~3.53
Graduate Ed: MS Biotech
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.25
Science Graduate GPA: 3.15

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 11,10,05
2nd MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio (if applicable):

Volunteer/Research Activities:

Volunteered in ER for 6 months
Shadowed MD for one month.
Three years of Research experience, two publications, two posters in international conferences.
Two years in Dean't List while doing Masters

Schools Applied: PCOM CCOM UHSC DMUC NYCO WUHS UNEC

AACOMAS Submitted Week: week of 8/14

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 9/07

Rejected Post Interview: NYCOM

Interview Invites: DMU-11/05, UNECOM 01/12
Denied: none

Withdrew Application:none

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: DMU-11/15

 

[DD214_DOC]

Undergrad State: South Carolina
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.31
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.17
Graduate Ed: n/a
Cumulative Graduate GPA: n/a
Science Graduate GPA: n/a

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 5, 10, 7
2nd MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: n/a

Volunteer/Research Activities: Shadowed DO family physician and MD general surgeon; martial arts study/practice; youth mentor through church; after-school tutor for church; musician (saxophone) for 10 years; peer leader/assistant instructor for University 101 program; volunteered in ED for 4 months.

Schools Applied: LECOM-Bradenton, PCOM-Atlanta, PCSOM, WVSOM, NYCOM, VCOM, Nova. May add more later.

AACOMAS Submitted Week: 06/24

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 07/07

Secondaries Received: NSU (did not complete), VCOM, WVSOM, PCSOM (did not complete), LECOM-Bradenton (did not complete), PCOM-Atlanta.

Interview Invites: VCOM, WVSOM, PCOM-Georgia

Denied: VCOM, PCOM-Georgia

Withdrew Application: NYCOM, WVSOM

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: none

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Hooray, what a waste of time and money. Here's to next year.

 

[WestcoastMedicine]

Undergrad State: Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.38
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.45
Graduate Ed: n/a
Cumulative Graduate GPA: n/a
Science Graduate GPA: n/a

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 8, 9, 9 ~26P

Volunteer/Research Activities: Shadowed DO oncologist for 120 hours. Shadowed a ER Physician(MD) for 120 hours. Spent five years as an active EMT volunteering 12 hours per week. Did two 12 hour overnight shifts(8pm-8am) during the week throughout my entire college career(imagine working from 8pm-8am and then going straight to class!!!) Tutored human physiology and biomechanics. Spent 3 spring breaks doing habitat for humanity. Eagle Scout. University Honors Program.

Schools Applied: LECOM-Erie, PCOM-Philly, UMDNJ-SOM, DMU-COM, Temple, Drexel, UMDNJ-Newark, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson

AACOMAS Submitted Week: 06/28

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 07/14

Secondaries Received: All schools applied too.

Interview Invites: PCOM-Philly, LECOM-Erie, DMU-SOM

Denied: Drexel

Withdrew Application:

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: PCOM-Philly, LECOM-Erie

 

[AmeliePoulain]

I was wondering how you all would rate the difficulty of admission to U.S. DO schools. I know the process comes down to more than a gpa and mcat, but which schools are the most/least competitive? Most likely this varies from year to year, even so - any opinions on the matter? Congrats to those who have been accepted!

 

[medic170]

I was wondering how you all would rate the difficulty of admission to U.S. DO schools. I know the process comes down to more than a gpa and mcat, but which schools are the most/least competitive? Most likely this varies from year to year, even so - any opinions on the matter? Congrats to those who have been accepted!

It is VERY competitive. Only SLIGHTLY less than allopathic admissions. Check out www.AACOM.org and check out the publications section to get the admissions stats. Off the top of my head, I would say that the newer schools may be SLIGHTLY less competitve than the older more established schools. State schools are hard for out-of-staters to get into. Since I researched MSUCOM a lot, I know that it is one of the more competitive schools judging by statistics(average GPA and MCAT). It is all very relative though, so check out the stats at AACOM and see what you think. U.S. news also does some stats which, if you search, you will likely find a thread with them listed.

 

[Fanosportz27]

Undergrad State: Pennsylvania State University - Main campus
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: 3.48
Science Undergrad. GPA: 3.15
Graduate Ed: Radford University
Cumulative Graduate GPA: 3.9
Science Graduate GPA: n/a

1st MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 9, 9, 9 ~27Q

Volunteer/Research Activities: Volunteered in ER at Simi Valley Hospital in California and volunteered in ER at Kent Hospital in Rhode Island. I shadowed a DO in the summer of 2004.

Schools Applied: LECOM-Erie, LECOM-Bradenton, PCOM-Philly, PCOM-atlanta, Western U/COMP, NSUCOM, UNECOM, VCOM, AZCOM, CCOM, TUCOM-MI, TUCOM-vegas

AACOMAS Submitted Week: 09/02

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 10/04

Secondaries Received: All schools applied too.

Interview Invites: LECOM-Erie, LECOM-Bradenton, PCOM-atlanta, Western U/COMP, NSUCOM, VCOM, AZCOM, CCOM, TUCOM-MI, TUCOM-vegas

Denied: none

Withdrew Application: LECOM-Erie, PCOM-atlanta, Western U/COMP, VCOM, CCOM

Waitlisted: none

Accepted: PCOM-Philly, LECOM-Erie, TUCOM-MI, TUCOM-vegas

 

[Nate]

Look what I found digging in my sandbox.

 

[Rotcod]

Undergrad State: Louisiana
Cumulative Undergrad. GPA: ~3.2
Science Undergrad. GPA: ~3.3
Graduate Ed: M.S.
Cumulative Graduate GPA: ~3.4
Science Graduate GPA: ~3.4

MCAT Physical, Verbal, Bio: 10, 9, 9

Volunteer/Research Activities: Volunteered 100 hours, Shadowed a DO from OUCOM

Schools Applied: CCOM, NYCOM, PCOM, UMDMJ

AACOMAS Submitted Week: week of 11/04/04

Schools Received AACOMAS Date (approximate date): 11/11/04

Interview Invites: CCOM

CCOM interview coming up. I'm waiting to hear from NYCOM, PCOM, UMDMJ. Is it getting late?

 

[Nate]

Bumping this for the new applicants coming up asking about last year’s applicants. Start from the end as many people updated their listing later on.

 

[mikeynj]

Nate, I was wondering if you you could help me out. I was thinking of applying to UMDNJ-SOM. I was a bio major and took the MCAT but didn't apply to med school (partly because I wasn't sure about it and because I was mad at the score). While doing an accelerate BSN program I realized that I would like to go to med school. My stats:

Undergrad degrees: Biology and Nursing
GPA: 3.6 (even though it was calculated by admissions site at 3.7 for some reason, but I didn't argue with it). My nursing GPA is ~3.9.
I've been an EMT/1st responder since 16, have worked for doctors in HS and of course the nursing thing.
My MCAT: Bio/physical/verbal: 9/7/6
I took it before taking physics
In order to get into UMDNJ-SOM, do you think I should retake the MCAT?
Also, as a general question, I'll be 26 or 27 by the time I'd be matriculated (if I get in). Do you guys think it's work it financially? Nurses make more than residents, even though I'd still rather be doctor. Do you think there will be good jobs/pay for DO's in the future of medicine?

Thanks so much, any info you could give would really help!

 

[Nate]

First of all, DOs make the same amount as MDs since they are in the exact same positions within hospitals/community/practices. The only difference is their ability to bill extra for OMM if that is your cup of tea. I’m 30 and starting this year and I am not worried in the least about paying off my loans or making enough money.
Your application looks great but that 22 MCAT is going to be a huge obstacle at UMDNJ. I believe you should retake it this August and really go all out on studying. Here is my advice: Take a month to review the basic science (buy some MCAT review books from EK or Kaplan) and then take two weeks of boot camp where you take practice tests in realistic conditions and time constraints over and over and then review the answers. (Use your vacation time at work for these two weeks or take them off, you really need the whole day to do a practice test) Use the official MCAT practice tests and this will train your mind to think in the MCAT format and it will train you for verbal. For verbal, I got a 12 in that section, and my advice is to do practice paragraphs over and over. When you read the paragraph read slowly and really take it in, but the catch is only read it ONCE. Always keep the author in the back of your mind, not the content. What is the author trying to do to me? Is he trying to influence me? What is his opinion? Think of it as if the author of the paragraph is your enemy trying to feed you some BS and you are not going to fall for it! Do not go back to the paragraph ever, when you get to the questions zip through them and choose the answer you feel is best first. If this doesn’t work for you then I suggest doing different things in the time limit and see what does. You absolutely need to figure the verbal out before the test day; this is the most important thing. Throughout the whole test the most important thing to do is finish each section within the time limit. If you have the money to spend and you lack discipline you should take a course like Kaplan or Princeton Review.
In all, this is what I feel your plan of attack should be to apply to medical school this year and make it in to UMDNJ.
1) Request letters of recommendation now, get a few from professors, one or two from DOs that you work with, and one from your supervisor. If you don’t know any DOs you will need to contact one and shadow and get that letter.
2) Start writing your personal statement for AACOMAS and start writing your UMDNJ essay. The UMDNJ essay topic is on their website som.umdnj.edu and it has no limit so really let it all out when your write, mine was a page and a half typed but yours can be any length that is effective.
3) Fill out the AACOMAS application and request transcripts sometime in May. Do not submit yet but get it filled out.
4) Live, breath, eat, sleep MCAT for July and August.
5) Download the UMDNJ application from their site and type in the answers and attach your essay you have already written, make any last minute revisions.
5) As soon as you get your MCAT score (and it is favorable) hit submit on AACOMAS. You will not be very early in the process but early enough and UMDNJ really goes slow with the interview process.
6) Check your AACOMS status daily and the exact same day it lists that your application was sent you should send off your already filled out UMDNJ application certified mail. You should also request that your letters of recommendation be sent off from your undergrad or letter service where they are being held.

That should do it, this is my opinion and you should do what you feel is best of course. You can, of course, submit your AACOMAS earlier if you feel that is best and look for other opinions. Good luck

 

[FutureDocDO]

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[HunterGatherer]

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