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I wore a suit, but many guys wore khakis and a dress shirt/tie.Thanks! I think I am going to go on the campus visit. What do folks usually wear?
Just paid my $1000 last night. It's official!
I wore a suit, but many guys wore khakis and a dress shirt/tie.Thanks! I think I am going to go on the campus visit. What do folks usually wear?
After you get the packet at your visit, how much time do you have? Is it till December? Also, do you get done at 3:30 like the schedule suggests, or do you get done earlier?
I have a question on accepting the offer. I replied by email saying that I accept the offer and MSU-COM sent me the admission documents. The deadline to submit completed documents and cash is Dec 1st. My question is if I do this by Dec 1st, is that going to be the final decision? In case I want to withdraw later to go some other school, what would I do?
I am waiting on some more schools and also have an acceptance from Wayne.
Thanks.
My understanding is that the large majority of com students live in off-campus housing. Berrytree seems to be very popular. I signed a lease on an apartment in Okemos, which is about 4 miles east of campus.Alright, I am going to commit a SDN crime. I am double posting, one in pre-osteo and one on this thread... I apologize.
I have seen the dorms at CCOM, but wanted to know more about MSU's dorms. Do a lot of COM students stay in the dorms first year? Would that be at Owen hall? Also, is it open in the summer for Anatomy?
My understanding is that the large majority of com students live in off-campus housing. Berrytree seems to be very popular. I signed a lease on an apartment in Okemos, which is about 4 miles east of campus.
When filling out the MSU graduate school application, did you guys put every little job for the "activities section" or did you guys just put the big stuff?
I am so nervous about screwing up on it and getting my acceptance taken away...I even know it is just a formality!
Sorry I didn't reply sooner, but I lost this thread when it was moved here from the Pre-Osteopathic forum.![]()
Here's my quick bio:
I grew up in Wixom, MI (East side of State), but now live in Kalamazoo, MI. I got my BS in Biology at Ferris State in 2001. GPA was around a 2.9. I did a year of Pharmacy school there but hated it (GPA around 1.8). I went and got my associate in Medical Laboratory Technology in 2003 (GPA 3.8). I took the MCAT in 2004 (almost too long ago!) and got a 29P. I think that the reason I was accepted to MSUCOM was mainly due to my non-academic pursuits. Namely my participation in professional organizations and my work experience. I've been working as a Medical Technologist for the past 5 years. I've got a wife and 1 year old son but will probably be renting a studio or something in Lansing while my wife stays in Kalamazoo, but we're still working out the details. Any other questions and you can PM me. 🙂 Nice to be joining all of you!
Hi all, newly accepted this week, very excited as this is my first acceptance! Just trying to pull as much info as possible as quickly as possible as I don't have nearly as long as you earlier accepting individuals did in making your decisions about turning in that nice little deposit they are requesting! I'm a non-trad that will be commuting in on the regular. I live near Huron Valley Sinai Hospital ~ one of the base hospitals for the clerkship years! Any current MS's at MSUCOM can you give me a quick heads up about how the clerkship years work, do you have your choice of base hospital and if you get it are you there for the duration of your clerkship? This will make a difference in my decision making process so your help would be greatly appreciated. I am still awaiting decisions from 3 other schools including MSUCHM where I have interviewed. How MS-3 & MS-4 will work will factor largely into my final decision as I have a family who will be making a lot of sacrifices over the duration of this experience! (although it will be so worth it!!!) I am really excited about MSCOM's Class of 2012 and unless something drastically changes I will be seeing you all in June! I scheduled my visit for 1/22 any of you that have already visited how did it go? Did you get a lot of information that was helpful?
Hi. I am in your class but... base hospitals are chosen via a lottery system. I do not know how long you stay there. I think there is more info on the MSU site. I will try to find it.
http://ap.com.msu.edu/clerkship/
There are a predetermined number of spots at each base hospital. If the number of students wanting to go to a specific base hospital does not exceed the number of slots, you don't go to lottery. If there are, for example, 15 spots at a base hospital, but 18 students want to go to that base hospital, it goes to lottery. If there are extenuating circumstances like you are caring for an ill relative and really need to have a particular base hospital, you can apply for special consideration and may be guaranteed a spot. But the reason really has to be pretty major and they don't consider owning a home or having kids or a spouse with a job in a specific area a good enough reason to give a student special consideration. Most people get their first choice of base hospitals, but there's always a few who are disappointed.
Hope this helped a little. Good luck in med school.
My understanding is some hospitals are more popular depending on the year.
They give practice exams for physiology and pharmacology too. Definitely do those for each exam and for the final. (At least they used to give practice exams for those)EDIT: and as far as old exams go...it depends on the class. for biochemistry and gentics, we have the old tests going back about three years. also, for each unit, they provide questions that are similar in difficulty and content to the real test questions. some professors will even use the exact questions from the study guide on the test...depends on the professor
They give practice exams for physiology and pharmacology too. Definitely do those for each exam and for the final. (At least they used to give practice exams for those)
If the old exams are not available, are there clubs that give old test packets if you join or pay for them?
I don't think so. MSUCOM has students that help each other because it's pass/fail. I can't imagine being charged for an old exam. Some courses have them, some don't. Many of the first year courses have them, but not too much of the second year courses have them. But, a lot of instructors give "hints" about what will be on the exams.
Hey fellow classmates, a bunch of you that had an earlier acceptance had received an update email with some info like start date and such, would any of you be willing to share that with me....I'm in and official and will be sending in my deposit as soon as I get back from vacation...heading home for Xmas!! Thanks!! PM for email address..thanks a bunch..just trying to gather as much info as I can... I am gettin so psyched and I know June will be here before we know it!
Hello all, I just recieved an e-mail from MSUCOM and want to know if anyone else has:
"The Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine is pleased to offer you a place on our waiting list for admission into the Class of 2012. The completeness of your application materials and the quality of your achievements convinced the Admissions Committee that an interview would be superfluous. We would, however, be delighted to host a visit day for you, which would be your opportunity to interview us."
I just called admissions last week to ask if there are spots available for the class of 2012 and was told there are. Do I even have a shot of getting admitted? Should I go to the visit day? I've never heard of this before.
Thanks!🙂
I was accepted back in October and have been lurking here for a while. I'm having a tough time deciding between COM and CHM so I've enjoyed reading what everyone has to say about the program. Right now, I'm holding a spot at both schools.
Any insight into the strength of the clinical training is really appreciated. I know it's a crap shoot no matter what school you go to, you can get screwed in the lottery. Thanks to drchick331 for posting more info about the hopsitals.
Does anyone know what the expected 2012 class size will be? I'm still waiting to hear from the school, not a word yet. This is my number one choice and feeling sick to my stomach at the moment.![]()
How about average number of applications and also average stats of accepted applicants?
Is CHM pass fail? I think that is a benefit of COM...
Are you interested in OMM? If not, maybe CHM is the right path for you.
Nonetheless, I will see you in the summer or fall!
I was accepted back in October and have been lurking here for a while. I'm having a tough time deciding between COM and CHM so I've enjoyed reading what everyone has to say about the program. Right now, I'm holding a spot at both schools.
Any insight into the strength of the clinical training is really appreciated. I know it's a crap shoot no matter what school you go to, you can get screwed in the lottery. Thanks to drchick331 for posting more info about the hopsitals.
I don't know if this matters to you or not, but I was told by the COM folks that CHM tends to focus on the west side of the state and that COM tends to focus towards the east side of the state. If your base hospital location matters a lot to you, this could be part of your decision basis. That being said I'm from Kalamazoo and I know MSUCOM has a base hospital out here.
If you want my advice, I'd go with COM. They cover the same stuff at the CHM students (even sharing some classes), except that with COM you will also learn OMM. Both colleges are great at providing quality primary care physicians, but I personally think that the whole-body approach that osteopathy is known for would lean me in that direction.
Ok, I'm a little confused. On the MSUCOM website, they show a huge list of schools that they say are all 'base' hospitals...some of them have asterisks next to them, and a few don't. Can somebody list the eight that you are going to be based at? I was under the impression that I could choose Genesys as my base hospital for years 3 and 4, but now I am wondering about that.
I thought there were more than 8 base hospitals... Genesys has an asterisk next to it so I assume you can pick it as your base hospital. Remember, it is on a lottery system so, just because you like the site doesn't mean you will get it.
http://www.com.msu.edu/scs/hospitals/?source=unit3
Isn't it only a lottery if more people want it than there are spots? If there are ten openings for Genesys, for example, and nine people put it as their top choice they all would get it. It's not a complete lottery in that people are just randomly placed...only when say 15 people want somewhere with 10 spots does it go to a lottery system.