OHSU screening process

[idealist]

does anyone know how ohsu screens? they make it seem like they have eligibility requirements (cutoffs or something) but do they screen based on more than that? i just got the secondary, and i want to know how meaningful it is that i got it, considering im out of state. also, they emphasize that they prefer oregon, wiche states, urm's, md/phd, mph, people with interest in working with underserved/rural/primary care or exceptional people..does that mean that they accept few out of state normal premed types..i got a 32/3.5, lots of research, one paper being prepared for publication, 1 2-yr volunteer experience working with adolescent psychiatric patients, and ive expressed interest in working with underserved populations..i really do have the interest; i just havent been off to some 3d world country proving it. any thoughts on my chances, or the meaningfulness of my receiving a secondary? or anyone else receive the secondary and want to divulge their qualifications?

thanks..

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[indo]

the majority of OHSU's students are from out of state (53-55%). Since Oregon spends more money on our urban "campground" for homeless people than it does on its future physicians OHSU is pretty much a private school. This means that the out of state students who pay slightly more tuition have their applications reviewed and interviews conducted before the in state students.

It is good news that you received a secondary application (not to me since i'm an in state applicant) so you should take advantage. On the secondary, find every way possible to indicate that you are interested mainly in primary care and rural primary care at that. OHSU is highly ranked in primary care so make sure that they know that you know that.

That is all I've got for now.

 

[TheMightyAngus]

the majority of OHSU's students are from out of state (53-55%). Since Oregon spends more money on our urban "campground" for homeless people than it does on its future physicians OHSU is pretty much a private school. This means that the out of state students who pay slightly more tuition have their applications reviewed and interviews conducted before the in state students.

It is good news that you received a secondary application (not to me since i'm an in state applicant) so you should take advantage. On the secondary, find every way possible to indicate that you are interested mainly in primary care and rural primary care at that. OHSU is highly ranked in primary care so make sure that they know that you know that.

That is all I've got for now.

Is this true and verifiable?

 

[nockamura]

Confirmed. They make more off of out-of-staters so those are given preference.

 

[indo]

Yea, man...it is worse than I thought. I just stumbled upon ohsu's 2004 stats and they matriculated 57% out of state.

Has anyone heard anything about the Eugene branch of OHSU they were supposedly going to open?

 

[TheMightyAngus]

They do, however, give a preference to Oregon residents for interviews, granting them to most in state applicants

 

[Mistress S]

Hey indo, they just told us today that the ratio for our class this year was 68 OR resident/44 out of state (or 60% in-state)--definitely a change from the trend of recent years, so the tide could be turning. I wonder if it has anything to do with the funding getting restored, i.e. maybe the OR legislature put pressure on them to take more in-staters in order to keep their full state funding (they haven't said anything like this, so that's just a guess--I really don't know, but it's certainly a change from the steadily increasing non-resident to resident ratio that had been going on). Hopefully they will continue this trend for next year's class and it will work in your favor.

I don't know about out-of-state apps getting reviewed first, but I don't think it's true either that most in-staters automatically get an interview--I know a lot of reasonably well-qualified OR applicants that didn't get interviews in past admission cycles. They do give in-staters a preference though, interviewing a higher proportion of them relative to the number of apps received. I do know that last year they interviewed >500 applicants (out of ~3600 total applications) for the 112 spots in the class, so competition is increasing here. Given that they did accept more OR residents this past year and they screen out-of-state applicants more heavily, it is obviously a good sign that the OP got a secondary, although it is also just the first hurdle as I think they do send secondaries to most applicants.

I haven't heard a peep about the Eugene campus since it was mentioned briefly at my interview, I think it is in the hypothetical/early planning stages and probably will not come about for several years, if ever. It would be a good idea though, OR certainly needs more MD's. Good luck!

 

[SanDiegoSOD]

C'mon OHSU! Send a secondary my way!
I'm a big fan of any MD/MPH program that is thoughtfully combined, and the fact that it's on the left coast is another plus. Plus Portland weather - It's like San Diego, but without the vapid SoCal douchebags.

 

[indo]

Hey indo, they just told us today that the ratio for our class this year was 68 OR resident/44 out of state (or 60% in-state)--definitely a change from the trend of recent years, so the tide could be turning. I wonder if it has anything to do with the funding getting restored, i.e. maybe the OR legislature put pressure on them to take more in-staters in order to keep their full state funding (they haven't said anything like this, so that's just a guess--I really don't know, but it's certainly a change from the steadily increasing non-resident to resident ratio that had been going on). Hopefully they will continue this trend for next year's class and it will work in your favor.

I don't know about out-of-state apps getting reviewed first, but I don't think it's true either that most in-staters automatically get an interview--I know a lot of reasonably well-qualified OR applicants that didn't get interviews in past admission cycles. They do give in-staters a preference though, interviewing a higher proportion of them relative to the number of apps received. I do know that last year they interviewed >500 applicants (out of ~3600 total applications) for the 112 spots in the class, so competition is increasing here. Given that they did accept more OR residents this past year and they screen out-of-state applicants more heavily, it is obviously a good sign that the OP got a secondary, although it is also just the first hurdle as I think they do send secondaries to most applicants.

I haven't heard a peep about the Eugene campus since it was mentioned briefly at my interview, I think it is in the hypothetical/early planning stages and probably will not come about for several years, if ever. It would be a good idea though, OR certainly needs more MD's. Good luck!

Hey! How the hell are ya? How's your boyfriend?

This is all good news to me! The Oregonian (newspaper...for you out of staters) laid into OHSU pretty hard for taking so many out of staters (since they're pretty much always going to practice medicine out of state) and they also were where I read about the Eugene expansion. Supposedly they're expanding to keep up with physician demand. Who knows? I'd wonder how much clinical experience you can get in Eugene anyway. Although, STDs and free clinics are numerous there.

68% in state ehh? That's pretty good. Are they stepping away from privatization or what?


Side note... Did they ever catch the pervert peeping tom guy who was up there around OHSU? I seem to be missing a pair of Hanes boxer briefs from when I lived on Capital Hwy. 😀

 

[jon stewart]

68% in state ehh? That's pretty good. Are they stepping away from privatization or what?

correction, its 68 students not 68%.

 

[Centinel]

Hey! How the hell are ya? How's your boyfriend?

This is all good news to me! The Oregonian (newspaper...for you out of staters) laid into OHSU pretty hard for taking so many out of staters (since they're pretty much always going to practice medicine out of state) and they also were where I read about the Eugene expansion. Supposedly they're expanding to keep up with physician demand. Who knows? I'd wonder how much clinical experience you can get in Eugene anyway. Although, STDs and free clinics are numerous there.

68% in state ehh? That's pretty good. Are they stepping away from privatization or what?


Side note... Did they ever catch the pervert peeping tom guy who was up there around OHSU? I seem to be missing a pair of Hanes boxer briefs from when I lived on Capital Hwy. 😀

If Oregon cares so much, maybe they should (novel concept ahead) build a public medical school!

At the same time, I wish Nevada would demolish ours so I could have been eligible to apply under a modified (Nevada-inclusive) WWAMI. Maybe Oregon should follow this same policy. 😎

 

[TheMightyAngus]

If Oregon cares so much, maybe they should (novel concept ahead) build a public medical school!

At the same time, I wish Nevada would demolish ours so I could have been eligible to apply under a modified (Nevada-inclusive) WWAMI. Maybe Oregon should follow this same policy. 😎

Agreed. Wouldn't it be great to have preference for multiple schools like UW and UCSF, and not just one lousy one that is obsessed with $$$? Ahh, to think we could actually go to a public school that serves its purpose of educating the state's residents. Take your tram OHSU and shove it up your......

 

[anystream]

was the secondary via email or snail mail?

 

[indo]

correction, its 68 students not 68%.

Good catch. I got all excited when I saw a number over 47 involving in state acceptances. 60% = 68 students of 113 or 114 total

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Hey indo, they just told us today that the ratio for our class this year was 68 OR resident/44 out of state (or 60% in-state)--definitely a change from the trend of recent years, so the tide could be turning. I wonder if it has anything to do with the funding getting restored, i.e. maybe the OR legislature put pressure on them to take more in-staters in order to keep their full state funding (they haven't said anything like this, so that's just a guess--I really don't know, but it's certainly a change from the steadily increasing non-resident to resident ratio that had been going on). Hopefully they will continue this trend for next year's class and it will work in your favor.

I don't know about out-of-state apps getting reviewed first, but I don't think it's true either that most in-staters automatically get an interview--I know a lot of reasonably well-qualified OR applicants that didn't get interviews in past admission cycles. They do give in-staters a preference though, interviewing a higher proportion of them relative to the number of apps received. I do know that last year they interviewed >500 applicants (out of ~3600 total applications) for the 112 spots in the class, so competition is increasing here. Given that they did accept more OR residents this past year and they screen out-of-state applicants more heavily, it is obviously a good sign that the OP got a secondary, although it is also just the first hurdle as I think they do send secondaries to most applicants.

I haven't heard a peep about the Eugene campus since it was mentioned briefly at my interview, I think it is in the hypothetical/early planning stages and probably will not come about for several years, if ever. It would be a good idea though, OR certainly needs more MD's. Good luck!

it's perfectly reasonable for the legislature to demand that they accept more instate applicants in exchange for funding, so hopefully that really did go on. the numbers are reassuring, and even in the past, it does seem like they've always given preference to oregonians with interviews. still, oregon's a bad place to be premed.

 

[dsherida]

As for screening:
In state: MCAT >24 and GPA>2.7
Out of State: Not as sure, but I think GPA of like >3.0 and MCAT >30? Not totally sure of out-of-state, but I know they are higher than the instate requirements. Good luck

 

[Nakhrewali]

was the secondary via email or snail mail?

Snail mail...you get a letter with a login and password. Mine was postmarked around 8/11/05 and I'm an out-of-stater.

 

[idealist]

but does the instate # include the WICHE states or is that included in the out of state #, cause if it's the latter, my chances are pretty low as a ny'er

 

[StartingLine3]

I recieved the secondary from Oregon today, not sure if I am going to complete it considering my current success in Texas. The cut-off for the MCAT is lower than a 30 because I recieved a 29 on the MCAT. This is assuming the cut-off is the same for URM and normal applicants.

 

[TheMightyAngus]

Any Oregon residents receive the OHSU secondary?

 

[calcrew14]

the majority of OHSU's students are from out of state (53-55%). Since Oregon spends more money on our urban "campground" for homeless people than it does on its future physicians OHSU is pretty much a private school. This means that the out of state students who pay slightly more tuition have their applications reviewed and interviews conducted before the in state students.

It is good news that you received a secondary application (not to me since i'm an in state applicant) so you should take advantage. On the secondary, find every way possible to indicate that you are interested mainly in primary care and rural primary care at that. OHSU is highly ranked in primary care so make sure that they know that you know that.

That is all I've got for now.

How long has it been since OHSU accepted that many students from out of state? And those stats too, how long have they been around? I always had an impression that only 10% got in from out of state.
I should have bought a new MSAR two years ago. But the one I had was only a year old.

 

[indo]

I got those numbers from the 2004 aamc data.

 

[calcrew14]

I got those numbers from the 2004 aamc data.

Thanks

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[barcelona-bound]

I recieved the secondary from Oregon today, not sure if I am going to complete it considering my current success in Texas. The cut-off for the MCAT is lower than a 30 because I recieved a 29 on the MCAT. This is assuming the cut-off is the same for URM and normal applicants.

yup, got my OHSU secondary today...cutoffs? i only have a cumulative MCAT of 26 (2 x 24 🙁 )...non-URM...3.65 GPA...out-of-state...good luck everyone!

 

[Flopotomist]

I got a secondary from OHSU, and my MCAT was 28...GPA is perfectly bland as well. I love Portland though, crossing my fingers.

 

[Indryd]

Any Oregon residents receive the OHSU secondary?

Oh, yeah, I got mine like 8 days ago, just didn't notice this thread. I'm an OSU/OR resident with 36/3.8ish +++EC/LORs