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Received via snail mail today, looks like they're ramping up:


Dear Applicant:

This is to acknowledge receipt of your supplemental application and appropriate application fee to Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for our class entering in August 2008.

All of your credentials are complete and will be reviewed as soon as possible.

The Faculty Committee on Admissions begins to interview candidates in mid-September and continues through March. Once your credentials are complete and the Committee determines that you are qualified, you will be invited to come to PCOM for a personal interview via e-mail. Please check your e-mail account on a regular basis, as we will use the address provided on your AACOMAS application to contact you.

I am pleased to know of your interest in Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and look forward to evaluating your credentials. Please be sure to contact me if I can be of assistance to you in the admissions process.

Sincerely,
Deborah A. Benvenger
Director of Admissions

 

[Jpc984]

I got that also. I thought it was a rejection.

 

[146233]

I got that also. I thought it was a rejection.

Me too, haha.

 

[Tanner82]

same thing here, got it today

 

[Ilikescience]

yep

 

[Dr JPH]

I got that also. I thought it was a rejection.

It is

 

[Dr JPH]

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.Wait. I lied. Its not.

 

[146233]

Funny AND a doctor! A double threat guy!

 

[bioteach]

Me too. Medical schools should not be allowed to send out single sheet letters unless they are rejections. I got a "skinny envelope" from OHSU as well, freaked me out. It was just an invite for a secondary. Don't med schools know all of us applicants are paranoid neurotics anyway? Don't mess with me like that!!!!! I can't take it!

 

[medhacker]

Being a paranoid neurotic is a pre-requisite to being admitted 👍

 

[mastamark]

same thing here, got it today

Maybe I should have read this post before today. When I saw that small envelope I nearly freaked out. It took me about 15 minutes to open it only to find out it was an update. this was extremely funny after the fact. My wife almost popped a gasket laughing at me.

 

[Dr JPH]

Funny AND a doctor! A double threat guy!

Im here all week.

 

[MaximusD]

Im here all week.

yo JP you were mentioned today... not by name... but you were mentioned as a "surgical intern who was formerly an OMM fellow that is excited to use OMM...".

When can Animus and I come to surgical grand rounds... and where are they? (A PM might be necessary lol)

 

[Dr JPH]

yo JP you were mentioned today... not by name... but you were mentioned as a "surgical intern who was formerly an OMM fellow that is excited to use OMM...".

Oh yeah? Im famous.

I was on campus today and had a chance to meet some of your classmates. Seem like nice people. Scared, but nice.

When can Animus and myself come to surgical grand rounds?

Next Tuesday 10am.

 

[MaximusD]

Oh yeah? Im famous.

I was on campus today and had a chance to meet some of your classmates. Seem like nice people. Scared, but nice.



Next Tuesday 10am.

Let me know next time your on campus!! I was there until mid-afternoon.

 

[MossPoh]

Me too. Medical schools should not be allowed to send out single sheet letters unless they are rejections. I got a "skinny envelope" from OHSU as well, freaked me out. It was just an invite for a secondary. Don't med schools know all of us applicants are paranoid neurotics anyway? Don't mess with me like that!!!!! I can't take it!

I remember applying to college back in the day. I got two acceptances that were in tiny thin envelopes. Virginia Tech was one...can't remember the other. VT was this skimpy little letter and I was all pissed off...then I read it and went. OH...weird. Other schools send these huge envelopes that weighed about 15 pounds. (slight exaggeration)

 

[Dr JPH]

Let me know next time your on campus!! I was there until mid-afternoon.

Every Tuesday from 10a-1p

 

[146233]

I remember applying to college back in the day. I got two acceptances that were in tiny thin envelopes. Virginia Tech was one...can't remember the other. VT was this skimpy little letter and I was all pissed off...then I read it and went. OH...weird. Other schools send these huge envelopes that weighed about 15 pounds. (slight exaggeration)

Me too. Penn State sent their acceptance in this tiny, one-page deal. A week later, the giant package showed up.

 

[Bacchus]

Me too. Penn State sent their acceptance in this tiny, one-page deal. A week later, the giant package showed up.

Penn State's acceptance for me, c/o 2005, had CONGRATULATIONS on the front of the envelope. I didn't freak out because my heart wasn't in PSU. Looking back, the financial deal would have been a bit better than what I have now.

 

[MossPoh]

Penn State's acceptance for me, c/o 2005, had CONGRATULATIONS on the front of the envelope. I didn't freak out because my heart wasn't in PSU. Looking back, the financial deal would have been a bit better than what I have now.

What is this "financial deal" you speak of. My heart was never into PSU for undergrad either, but I wound up there. I spent about 10 minutes applying out of boredom. My ROTC scholarships at Vanderbilt and VT fell through. Anyway, continue with your pcom stuff. I hijacked the thread a bit. 😉

 

[pamolive]

I'm doing PCOM's biomedical sciences program and in the process of applying for the DO program. I gotta say, I love it there so far. Great facilities, and the people seem amazing. DO's, enjoy your bar crawl tonight!

 

[Bacchus]

What is this "financial deal" you speak of. My heart was never into PSU for undergrad either, but I wound up there. I spent about 10 minutes applying out of boredom. My ROTC scholarships at Vanderbilt and VT fell through. Anyway, continue with your pcom stuff. I hijacked the thread a bit. 😉

I'm at a private university with expenses around $25k a year or so when scholarships aren't taken into consideration (10k when they are). At PSU, despite their lack of financial aid from what I saw, I'd be paying maybe $3k a year. I'm happy where I am at though so its fine, I guess.

 

[MaximusD]

I'm doing PCOM's biomedical sciences program and in the process of applying for the DO program. I gotta say, I love it there so far. Great facilities, and the people seem amazing. DO's, enjoy your bar crawl tonight!

The bar crawl was Thurs night, wasn't it? It was aweeesome... the hangover Friday, however, was not.

 

[Dr JPH]

The bar crawl was Thurs night, wasn't it? It was aweeesome... the hangover Friday, however, was not.

I think I saw some of you guys at Kildares

 

[Animus]

JP you were at Kildares?

Max and I were on the dance floor there all night. We are going there again tonight come out!!!

Max is the goofy looking guy with glasses and I'm tall dark and handsome. LOL

 

[MaximusD]

Actually you can find me by looking for the guy dancing in the middle of all the girls, while Animus is the one dancing off to the side with his drink 😉

Kildares was great... if you saw someone acting like an ass that night... it was probably me... I can't remember portions of the evening. Bar crawls kill me.

 

[MossPoh]

I'm at a private university with expenses around $25k a year or so when scholarships aren't taken into consideration (10k when they are). At PSU, despite their lack of financial aid from what I saw, I'd be paying maybe $3k a year. I'm happy where I am at though so its fine, I guess.

Hmmmm. With housing factored in, I was forking out around 28k+. I was out of state and the tuition got crazy by the end though.

 

[Bacchus]

Hmmmm. With housing factored in, I was forking out around 28k+. I was out of state and the tuition got crazy by the end though.

I can believe it. Nothing wrong with PSU, either. I had a professor here yell at me for not going there, haha. Luckily I was instate, but it still was really expensive with little aid.