Oklahoma - (Prospective) Class of 2010 part 01

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[lfesiam]

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we definitely gotta have another mod 232 party haahahahahhaha

 

[tsthethird]

i'd like to know what the overall perception of OU is. All things considered, is OU a good medical school. Do most of the students get into their residency of choice. How does OU compare to other medical schools in the area (aside of US NEWS rankings)?

 

[oudoc08]

i'd like to know what the overall perception of OU is. All things considered, is OU a good medical school. Do most of the students get into their residency of choice. How does OU compare to other medical schools in the area (aside of US NEWS rankings)?

How do you define a "good school"? I feel OU is an outstanding medical school, however, there are so many variables to consider in choosing a school, that it becomes a matter of individual fit. I very much enjoy being a med student here and feel denied no opportunities. I'd say the students that get their residencies of choice are the students that work hard, get good board scores, good LOR's, etc. The same holds true for any school.
As far as how OU compares to other area schools, again, you have to define parameters, and what is important to you. Do you want to include DO schools? Is cost a factor? Private vs. public? Do you want to stay in this area? etc.
Perhaps you could give us on this forum, a little information about yourself, your academic background, etc., so that we can help you a little better.
Good luck in your endeavors.

 

[docnms]

i have a general question for this thread on what OU med school is looking for in prospective sudents. this is my background - i have an assoc. with about 35 more hours and 2.85 GPA, went to chiropractic school and obtained my doct. and my b.a. in human biology at the same school. i have been out for a couple of years and i have been thinking of applying to OU med school. i have not taken my MCAT (since its not a requirement for chiropractic application). i have a friend that i have lost contact with that graduated from another chiro. school and went the international rt. and i am not interested in it. so would OU even consider my chiro. degree as an accomplishment? if so, to what degree? thanks for the comments.

 

[oudoc08]

i have a general question for this thread on what OU med school is looking for in prospective sudents. this is my background - i have an assoc. with about 35 more hours and 2.85 GPA, went to chiropractic school and obtained my doct. and my b.a. in human biology at the same school. i have been out for a couple of years and i have been thinking of applying to OU med school. i have not taken my MCAT (since its not a requirement for chiropractic application). i have a friend that i have lost contact with that graduated from another chiro. school and went the international rt. and i am not interested in it. so would OU even consider my chiro. degree as an accomplishment? if so, to what degree? thanks for the comments.

Sure, OU would consider your chiropractic degree an accomplishment, however, any previous experience, medical or otherwise, doesn't exempt you from fulfilling other requirements, such as taking the MCAT, and completing required prereq classes. Your GPA is going to be a major drawback, if that is your cumulative including undergrad and doctorate work, and will likely cause your application to be denied regardless of other factors, as OU's minimum GPA for admission is 3.0.

Here is a list of requirements from the OUHSC website.



Applications for admission to the College of Medicine are processed through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). The application is an electronic application and is located at AAMC. The deadline for filing an application with AMCAS is October 15th.

All applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold a permanent visa at the time of application. Minimum requirements to the College of Medicine are 90 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and a Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) average score of 7.0.

A candidate for the M.D. degree must have abilities and skills of five varieties; including observation; communication; motor; conceptual, integrative and quantitative; and behavioral and social.

All applicants must have verification of the following prerequisite courses (to be completed by matriculation):

General Zoology/Biology (including lab) - one semester
General Chemistry - two semesters
Organic Chemistry - two semesters
English - three semesters
Physics - two semesters
Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Humanities and Foreign Languages (any combination) - three semesters
Histology, Genetics, Embryology, Cellular Biology or Comparative Anatomy (any of these) - one semester
A letter grade of "C" or better is required in prerequisite courses. Pass/Fail grading, advanced placement and CLEP courses are accepted if a subsequent higher course is taken for a letter grade.

 

[Quazimodo]

i'd like to know what the overall perception of OU is. All things considered, is OU a good medical school. Do most of the students get into their residency of choice. How does OU compare to other medical schools in the area (aside of US NEWS rankings)?

OU doesn't rank well, at least not in the top 75 schools. You should only consider going to OU if you want to spend all of eternity in Oklahoma.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

OU doesn't rank well, at least not in the top 75 schools. You should only consider going to OU if you want to spend all of eternity in Oklahoma.

why do you say that? only about 50% of of ou grads do their residencies in oklahoma, so about half of the students get out after their four years. even if you do your residency in oklahoma, i doubt there's anything holding you back from moving to another state and practicing there. from my understanding, a us md is a us md. last i looked, ou was also ranked in the top 75 for primary care.

editing to add actual usnews data -- ou is ranked 58 in the primary care section, and its 2 year average for people instate residencies is 37.5%. those are good odds for leaving if you ask me.

 

[oudoc08]

OU doesn't rank well, at least not in the top 75 schools. You should only consider going to OU if you want to spend all of eternity in Oklahoma.

Thanks for your completely baseless opinion. Why did you even bother to accept an interview, if you feel this way? Sounds like a disgruntled premed who couldn't handle a challenging interview to me. "Oh, no! A stem cell/abortion/cloning question! Damn you, OU!".
Sounds like the interview committee had good intuition to me.


Good luck at your "elite" school" where you'll be free to roam, and won't be handcuffed like us poor Sooners.

 

[Jalopycat]

OU doesn't rank well, at least not in the top 75 schools. You should only consider going to OU if you want to spend all of eternity in Oklahoma.

Sounds to me like sour grapes

 

[Quazimodo]

That's fine, attack someone with a different opinion. I can take it. But I would think that if someone asks a questions about "general" perceptions, then they're entitled to get an honest answer - which includes, heaven forbid, a criticism.

I did have a crappy interview at OU, and I've had fabulous experiences at other schools. I have 3 acceptances so far, so I do have a choice, and I will make it based on the facts as I see them. In my OPINION, OU has a sub-par program, compared to the other schools I've visited. If that doesn't sit well, maybe you should take some lessons in objectivity. I wouldn't put much stock in what med-students have to say about their school choice, there is so much politics involved if you even think of criticizing your school.

But good luck to you all. You can make the most out of it, and have a good life, as I'm sure you will.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

That's fine, attack someone with a different opinion. I can take it.

I did have a crappy interview at OU, and I've had fabulous experiences at other schools. I have 3 acceptances so far, so I do have a choice, and I will make it based on the facts as I see them. In my OPINION, OU has a sub-par program, compared to the other schools I've visited. If that doesn't sit well, maybe you should take some lessons in objectivity. I wouldn't put much stock in what med-students have to say about their school choice, there is so much politics involved if you even think of criticizing your school.

But good luck to you all. You can make the most out of it, and have a good life, as I'm sure you will.

it's fine that you have a poor opinion of ou, but i think it would be more useful if you gave us more information about why you think ou is subpar instead of just stating that it is. the statements you made in your above thread about having to stay in oklahoma are incorrect, so that one's not valid. i'm certainly open to different opinions -- i'd just like some support for them.

 

[docnms]

Sure, OU would consider your chiropractic degree an accomplishment, however, any previous experience, medical or otherwise, doesn't exempt you from fulfilling other requirements, such as taking the MCAT, and completing required prereq classes. Your GPA is going to be a major drawback, if that is your cumulative including undergrad and doctorate work, and will likely cause your application to be denied regardless of other factors, as OU's minimum GPA for admission is 3.0.

Here is a list of requirements from the OUHSC website.



Applications for admission to the College of Medicine are processed through the American Medical College Application Service (AMCAS). The application is an electronic application and is located at AAMC. The deadline for filing an application with AMCAS is October 15th.

All applicants must be U.S. citizens or hold a permanent visa at the time of application. Minimum requirements to the College of Medicine are 90 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and a Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) average score of 7.0.

A candidate for the M.D. degree must have abilities and skills of five varieties; including observation; communication; motor; conceptual, integrative and quantitative; and behavioral and social.

All applicants must have verification of the following prerequisite courses (to be completed by matriculation):

General Zoology/Biology (including lab) - one semester
General Chemistry - two semesters
Organic Chemistry - two semesters
English - three semesters
Physics - two semesters
Anthropology, Psychology, Sociology, Philosophy, Humanities and Foreign Languages (any combination) - three semesters
Histology, Genetics, Embryology, Cellular Biology or Comparative Anatomy (any of these) - one semester
A letter grade of "C" or better is required in prerequisite courses. Pass/Fail grading, advanced placement and CLEP courses are accepted if a subsequent higher course is taken for a letter grade.

a couple of other questions. what if i were to retake my gen. and org. chem to boost my science GPA. i only received C's in these coarses. i also believe i recieved a "B" in a few other classes like biology and anatomy. which these classes would be very easy to me.
in grad. school i had some very tough issues outside of school that had a major affect on my GPA. would OUhsc be more interested in my undergrad, grad. or both? thanks

 

[Quazimodo]

I can't quantify an opinion for you. If you think 58th is good, and I think it's bad, then where are we?
If you had a chance to go to a top 20 school, where there are limitless opportunities for involvement, and it's much easier to get into your residency of choice, and you have the one-on-one support from the faculty demonstrated by their presence on the interview day, which would you choose?

 

[docnms]

I can't quantify an opinion for you. If you think 58th is good, and I think it's bad, then where are we?

i dont care were one goes to school or what they go to school for. its what you one makes of it. just because someone goes to a school that is ranked by a magazine higher certainly does not mean one will be a better doctor because of it.

 

[Quazimodo]

i dont care were one goes to school or what they go to school for. its what you one makes of it. just because someone goes to a school that is ranked by a magazine higher certainly does not mean one will be a better doctor because of it.

You're certainly entitled to that opinion. But I think it does make a difference, and those rankings are based on something - not just hot air.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

I can't quantify an opinion for you. If you think 58th is good, and I think it's bad, then where are we?
If you had a chance to go to a top 20 school, where there are limitless opportunities for involvement, and it's much easier to get into your residency of choice, and you have the one-on-one support from the faculty demonstrated by their presence on the interview day, which would you choose?

well, fine, but it makes your posts here rather unhelpful. if you're gonna bash a school, i think the onus is on you to have a reason why. i said 58 because you said ou wasn't in the top 75 in your original post. what you meant by top 75, i don't know, and certainly ou is not a premier research institution, nor do they aspire to be so. sure, 20's better than 75. whatever. ou doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is -- a state school designed to train future clinicians. if that's not for you, then, yes, you'd be happier elsewhere.

 

[IAMS]

let it go

 

[Dr.MISHKA D.O.]

I will open by saying this is just a friendly cross state poke at OU from one of the Pokes. (not meant as a flame war.)

But if you want to go to the best medical school the state of Oklahoma has to offer, go to OSU. That's right, a mere DO school out ranks OU. OSU is ranked 54th and I was not aware that OU was even ranked in the top 100, much less 58th.
As well, it is know by many that OU residencies (save a few like surgery, etc) prefer OSU students.
Finally I will add that OU and OSU students work together in Tulsa at the "bedlam clinic" and I as a mere 3rd year would kick their 4th years asses in diagnosis, treatment, and speed of seeing pts. 👍

Boomer What? Sooner Who?
GO POKES!!! 😀

Best Wishes

The Mish

 

[Quazimodo]

well, fine, but it makes your posts here rather unhelpful. if you're gonna bash a school, i think the onus is on you to have a reason why. i said 58 because you said ou wasn't in the top 75 in your original post. what you meant by top 75, i don't know, and certainly ou is not a premier research institution, nor do they aspire to be so. sure, 20's better than 75. whatever. ou doesn't pretend to be anything more than what it is -- a state school designed to train future clinicians. if that's not for you, then, yes, you'd be happier elsewhere.

For the record, I said OU doesn't rank well.

And thank you for permitting me to have an opinion.

 

[putzeled]

When it comes time to get that great residency how important are the US News rankings? Just about as important as the ranking of your undergrad institution was when you applied to med school. The bottom line is that you get out of med school what you put into it. If you bust your butt at a bottom 20 school, learn your stuff, kick ass on the boards, get good grades, impress people on your rotations, etc... you will get a good residency spot. If you go to a top 20 school, barely get by on grades and boards, suck on your rotations, and don't give the effort you will not get a good residency and you will not be a good doc. Super stars and slackers are at every med school in the country. Residency directors want docs who know their stuff, are dedicated, have integrity, and will be a pleasure to work with regardless of where you went.

That being said, if you are really interested in research as opposed to being a clinician then there are definitely better schools for you than OU. However, if being a clinician is what you want, you can't go wrong at either OU or OSUCOM. There are match lists floating around somewhere on these boards from last year that will show that OU and OSU grads get into top-notch residency spots across the country. And I don't mean to imply that there is no research being done at OU. In fact, there are lots of great researchers at OU, but we simply aren't as big time in that area as the "top-tier" schools.

As far as OU vs OSU I think you will have the opportunity to get a great education at either place. I was lucky enough to get accepted at both places and would have been happy going to OSU, but I just felt OU was the better fit for me.

And when you are in practice nobody is going to care if you went to a top 20 school or not. Your patients and colleagues will only care how good of a doc you are, and that is all up to you and how hard you work at it.

 

[oudoc08]

a couple of other questions. what if i were to retake my gen. and org. chem to boost my science GPA. i only received C's in these coarses. i also believe i recieved a "B" in a few other classes like biology and anatomy. which these classes would be very easy to me.
in grad. school i had some very tough issues outside of school that had a major affect on my GPA. would OUhsc be more interested in my undergrad, grad. or both? thanks

Retaking classes with C's will definitely help. Keep in mind that MD schools take all grades into the cumulative, whereas DO schools take only the highest grade. It is a frequent reason that many students in similar situations tend to go the DO route. However, if you want the MD, I think you stand a good chance if you get your GPA up at least to 3.00, and make a good MCAT score. Once you have at least minimum numbers to be considered, your experience, other EC's, LOR's, etc. can make a huge difference.

 

[oudoc08]

I'm not sure how this thread got hijacked into a "my school is better than yours" fiasco, but let me attempt to reason it to an end with the following statement.

A major factor in selecting a medical school is the opportunities it opens up to you. Some people want the opportunity to become an academic reasearcher at a top 20 Ivy league institution. In those cases, I would strongly advise them to pass not only OU, but also any other state school, and shoot for an elite, private school such as HMS, Johns Hopkins, etc.

Some people want to be family practice doctors in Poteau, Oklahoma. In those cases, I would advise that person to consider a top notch DO program such as OSU, which admittedly outranks OU and many other MD programs in primary care.

It is a little argued point that neither Harvard, nor OSU offers their students potenial for the others golden egg. (Sure, people (mainly premeds) will probably argue that a Harvard grad can do anything). But the question is, how many Harvard grads are going to come practice family medicine in rural oklahoma, and how many of them could get their nose down far enough to make sense of Bob Jones' dialect, and culturally understand where he's coming from.)

As well, there lies a HUGE gap between these two, and a fair stretch in the middle that is best provided for by middle tier MD schools.

In short, if you want to be the next Nobel prize in medicine winner, go to Yale.
If you want to do primary care, apply to DO schools as well.
If you don't know what you want to do, or are pretty sure you want to do one of the 98% of positions out there, OU or a similar school offers you a great opportunity.

One caveat: Grades, Board scores, LOR's, are going to decide your residency, so don't make the mistake of thinking that you'll sink that derm residency just because you managed to get in a top 20 school. It may well turn out to be the opposite. Think "little fish : big pond", and how that relates to class ranking.

 

[docnms]

I'm not sure how this thread got hijacked into a "my school is better than yours" fiasco, but let me attempt to reason it to an end with the following statement.

A major factor in selecting a medical school is the opportunities it opens up to you. Some people want the opportunity to become an academic reasearcher at a top 20 Ivy league institution. In those cases, I would strongly advise them to pass not only OU, but also any other state school, and shoot for an elite, private school such as HMS, Johns Hopkins, etc.

Some people want to be family practice doctors in Poteau, Oklahoma. In those cases, I would advise that person to consider a top notch DO program such as OSU, which admittedly outranks OU and many other MD programs in primary care.

It is a little argued point that neither Harvard, nor OSU offers their students potenial for the others golden egg. (Sure, people (mainly premeds) will probably argue that a Harvard grad can do anything). But the question is, how many Harvard grads are going to come practice family medicine in rural oklahoma, and how many of them could get their nose down far enough to make sense of Bob Jones' dialect, and culturally understand where he's coming from.)

As well, there lies a HUGE gap between these two, and a fair stretch in the middle that is best provided for by middle tier MD schools.

In short, if you want to be the next Nobel prize in medicine winner, go to Yale.
If you want to do primary care, apply to DO schools as well.
If you don't know what you want to do, or are pretty sure you want to do one of the 98% of positions out there, OU or a similar school offers you a great opportunity.

One caveat: Grades, Board scores, LOR's, are going to decide your residency, so don't make the mistake of thinking that you'll sink that derm residency just because you managed to get in a top 20 school. It may well turn out to be the opposite. Think "little fish : big pond", and how that relates to class ranking.

i work with doctors that come from very, very good schools according to magazine rankings. i also work with doctors that come from schools that may or may not be ranked. i will add on and say there are doctors i will never work with again that come from these high ranking schools (ofcoarse not all) and there are doctors that i will continue to work with that come from the other schools. i will also add i would send my family to as well. i believe the patient just wants to get better and back on their feet. do you think for one moment that a patient will call you office and ask what school you went to before making an appt. NO!

 

[lfesiam]

grow up, big head premeds

my advice: go out and have some fun, sex, party, drink, travel, and enjoy your senior year in college.

 

[Amxcvbcv]

...where there are limitless opportunities for involvement, and it's much easier to get into your residency of choice, and you have the one-on-one support from the faculty demonstrated by their presence on the interview day...

Yes, I cut off the top 20 part.

Everything else in your above quote applies to OU.

I'm getting a fantastic education and am going to be a fantastic doctor.


I had a nice argument all typed up, but I realize it's just not worth it. If it takes Ivy league and/or $50,000 in tuition and expenses per year to cultivate the doctor in you then I guess that's what it takes. I'm truly sorry if it does.

 

[oudoc08]

If it takes Ivy league and/or $50,000 in tuition and expenses per year to cultivate the doctor in you then I guess that's what it takes. I'm truly sorry if it does.

Ouch, that's some true tough love, I hope some people take it to heart.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

Ouch, that's some true tough love, I hope some people take it to heart.

man, i'm going to have to pay that much to go to ou since i'm oos. that's what those of us in states that don't care about admitting their instate people have to do. 🙁 stupid oregon.

so i guess literally that is what it takes. 🙂

 

[Jwax]

grow up, big head premeds

my advice: go out and have some fun, sex, party, drink, travel, and enjoy your senior year in college.

Well said (even though I'm also a big head premed...)! I don't know about ya'll, but that pretty much sums up my New Year's Eve!!! 😀

 

[Quazimodo]

... If it takes Ivy league and/or $50,000 in tuition and expenses per year to cultivate the doctor in you then I guess that's what it takes.

Well, you get what you pay for.

 

[Amxcvbcv]

Well, you get what you pay for.

I'm not going to disagree with you there.

I do, however, respectfully disagree that Oklahoma has anything less to offer.

 

[eagle9208]

Well, you get what you pay for.

That rough interview really got to you it seems! Why so much OU hate? Do you mind telling us which other two schools are lucky enough to have you attend? I assume they are ranked higher than OU but I'm just curious.

 

[Quazimodo]

That rough interview really got to you it seems! Why so much OU hate? Do you mind telling us which other two schools are lucky enough to have you attend? I assume they are ranked higher than OU but I'm just curious.

The interview process is a two way street. It's not just about the school deciding which students they want, but also for us to decide which is the right school.

I don't want to shake up your thread, I just shared some straight forward impressions, for which someone else asked to be given. I don't hate, I have an honest opinion. I don't happen to think that OU is the ****, and for that, I've been addressed with venom. I'd rather not post my other acceptances here to be chewed on. I'm still in the application cycle, and I haven't yet made up my mind.

I do wonder what happens to the med student at OU who happens to disagree with the consensus, or has a different opinion. Are they treated this same way?

To me, freedom of thought and expression is probably the most important aspect of education. Diversity of opinion is invaluable, especially in a field as demanding and rigorous as medicine. If you can't express your mind without fear of retribution, what must 4 years of that be?

 

[docnms]

ok quaz, you have said your peace. now go somewhere else. its not what this thread is about. you say your not trying to ruffle any feathers but you just keep on with the negative crpa. bye

 

[oudoc08]

The interview process is a two way street. It's not just about the school deciding which students they want, but also for us to decide which is the right school.

I don't want to shake up your thread, I just shared some straight forward impressions, for which someone else asked to be given. I don't hate, I have an honest opinion. I don't happen to think that OU is the ****, and for that, I've been addressed with venom. I'd rather not post my other acceptances here to be chewed on. I'm still in the application cycle, and I haven't yet made up my mind.

I do wonder what happens to the med student at OU who happens to disagree with the consensus, or has a different opinion. Are they treated this same way?

To me, freedom of thought and expression is probably the most important aspect of education. Diversity of opinion is invaluable, especially in a field as demanding and rigorous as medicine. If you can't express your mind without fear of retribution, what must 4 years of that be?

I happen to agree. Interviews are very important, and ultimately allow both parties to determine compatibility. I better not say any more. The powers that be are probably watching this board to make sure I don't step out of line 🙄
Give me a freaking break. Just because we're located in a rather conservative area of the country, all of a sudden, we're a bunch of narrow-minded idiots who can't tolerate anybody's ideas other than our own?

One thing I don't tolerate are "enlightened" premeds who come to stereotypic, unjustified conclusions about a entire population of a medical school based off of a bad interview experience?

You don't seek diversity of opinion as you claim, otherwise OU would be ideal. Our school is comprised of individuals who run the gamut, politically and otherwise. Many cultures, ethnicities and religions are represented, including yes, dare I say it...
the white, conservative, Christian male (but those aren't supposed to count, right?)

So, unless you're a 3-legged Eskimo, I'm fairly certain that you fit somewhere within the spectrum at OU, and can only come to the logical conclusion that your bad interview was as a result of the committee discerning aspects of yourself that deemed you not a desirable candidate.
You can blame it on whatever you want, but please don't come in here and tell me that because you support stem-cell research, abortion, or whatever, that somehow that those are alien views to OU students, and you were "picked" on. It sounds to me like you had a rather high opinion of yourself coming into the interview, figured on OU being a cake-walk shoe-in, and were unpreparedly taken by surprise. Oops.

 

[Doctor Bagel]

You can blame it on whatever you want, but please don't come in here and tell me that because you support stem-cell research, abortion, or whatever, that somehow that those are alien views to OU students, and you were "picked" on. It sounds to me like you had a rather high opinion of yourself coming into the interview, figured on OU being a cake-walk shoe-in, and were unpreparedly taken by surprise. Oops.

Just to add, I actually *gasp* mentioned that I supported stem cell research in my interview and was still admitted.

 

[oudoc08]

Just to add, I actually *gasp* mentioned that I supported stem cell research in my interview and was still admitted.

Amazing. It's a good thing for you that all three of your interviewers were too busy working on their three-part "Dueling Banjo's" harmony for the white coat ceremony, to notice.

 

[Jwax]

Amazing. It's a good thing for you that all three of your interviewers were too busy working on their three-part "Dueling Banjo's" harmony for the white coat ceremony, to notice.

 

[Quazimodo]

... Our school is comprised of individuals who run the gamut, politically and otherwise. Many cultures, ethnicities and religions are represented, ...

If this is indeed true, I shouldn't be so down on OU.

Between the interviewers and the student tour guide describing the virtues of intelligent design, I thought I had it pegged. Perceptions are fascinating buggers.

 

[Mr. Freeze]

So, unless you're a 3-legged Eskimo

I hope it is the Eskimo that makes it hard to fit in...

 

[oudoc08]

If this is indeed true, I shouldn't be so down on OU.

Between the interviewers and the student tour guide describing the virtues of intelligent design, I thought I had it pegged. Perceptions are fascinating buggers.

So what you're saying is, that those people's opinion make the school somehow substandard? I thought you wanted diversity of opinion 😕


Let's see... Oh yes, here it is.

I do wonder what happens to the med student at OU who happens to disagree with the consensus, or has a different opinion. Are they treated this same way?

To me, freedom of thought and expression is probably the most important aspect of education. Diversity of opinion is invaluable, especially in a field as demanding and rigorous as medicine. If you can't express your mind without fear of retribution, what must 4 years of that be?

Oh, I see. So basically, you mean you want to go to a school where everybody has "diverse opinions" so long as they agree with yours. Hmmm.

 

[Jalopycat]

You know Quazimoto, there's a reason why you interview for med school. It's to see if you are a good fit for the school, and more importantly, to see if the school is a good fit for you. It sounds to me like both you and OU have a mutual feeling that you would be happier elsewhere.

What I don't understand is why, if OU does not meet your high standards, you even bothered applying. You took an interview slot from someone who would have been perfectly happy at OU.

I don't think you are going to convince anyone on this thread that OU is all the horrible things you are claiming, and I don't really know why you care. Being rejected somewhere feels really bad, but you said yourself you got other acceptances. My point is, move on and go celebrate your acceptances on those schools' threads!

 

[GoBroncos!]

i dun think quazimodo is even 4 real.. whats that bit about intelligent design lol? anyways can we not let him take over this thread, whens the next admissions meeting? all this waiting stinks =/. I think ppl on the deferred list like me can still get rejected! so the whole process starts again red letter or white letter =o

 

[Jwax]

i dun think quazimodo is even 4 real.. whats that bit about intelligent design lol? anyways can we not let him take over this thread, whens the next admissions meeting? all this waiting stinks =/. I think ppl on the deferred list like me can still get rejected! so the whole process starts again red letter or white letter =o

I don't think they are discussing us deferree's until the full board review meeting on February 19th. Then, we could end up being rejected, waitlisted, or accepted. So really, we still have about a 65% chance of not getting rejected, and there seems to be lots of past movement off of the waitlist... so... The waiting stinks so much. I have to take Organic Chem Lab when I was really planning on not having to (b/c OU med school is the only med school that I'm applying to that doesn't require it). Boo on O-chem lab. Boo on waiting for results for med school. Only 6 more weeks.

 

[Quazimodo]

Oh, I am for real.

 

[oudoc08]

Oh, I am for real.

I notice you edited this post and took out all that crap about being deferred, coming to OU to be somebody's anatomy partner, etc. etc.

I'm glad you realized it looked as nonsensical and poorly written as the rest of us who no doubt saw it.