*** The Official LECOM Class of 2023 Interview/Acceptance Thread ***

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I have recieved a password and username to access portal. But no instructions on how to submit the supplemental application....
 
BatedPenguin said:
I have recieved a password and username to access portal. But no instructions on how to submit the supplemental application....
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Once you log in, you can access the supplemental app under the Admissions tab. Fill out the online form and submit it there.
 
On the portal it says I have been invited for an interview, but havent got the email yet to schedule. How soon after did you guys get the email?
 
randomdentist1096 said:
On the portal it says I have been invited for an interview, but havent got the email yet to schedule. How soon after did you guys get the email?
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Mine came about 10-15 min after I noticed the portal update. Not sure how long the portal had been updated but I guess 1-2 hours.
 
Anyone got an interview between the 13th to the 27th of September?
 
Anyone know if Oct 4 will open up? Debating if i should take a day off to get it done in september...
 
Does anyone who submitted in late June still have nothing showing up under required letters and credits? Wondering if I should call and make sure they recieved everything or just keep waiting?
 
TXgirl47 said:
Does anyone who submitted in late June still have nothing showing up under required letters and credits? Wondering if I should call and make sure they recieved everything or just keep waiting?
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I submitted mid July and still have nothing showing up
 
TXgirl47 said:
Does anyone who submitted in late June still have nothing showing up under required letters and credits? Wondering if I should call and make sure they recieved everything or just keep waiting?
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Same here. It just says they received my supplemental on the portal
 
Did anyone who interviewed have their status changed to “a decision has been made on your file. An official letter will be mailed in 30 days”?

I’m not expecting a physical letter in the mail as it hasn’t shown up for people in the past but idk what to make of it.
 
Nulqil said:
Did anyone who interviewed have their status changed to “a decision has been made on your file. An official letter will be mailed in 30 days”?

I’m not expecting a physical letter in the mail as it hasn’t shown up for people in the past but idk what to make of it.
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Fingers crossed for good news!
 
Does anyone want to shed some light on the interview and what to expect?
 
has anyone’s portal status changed post-interview?
 
Submitted July 12th. Interview notification August 14th. Interviewing September 27th.

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MidEastDentalStud said:
does the decision show up?
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Nope. Says I’ll recieve an official letter in the mail within 30 days. But I think they use this same message for the med students who are on rolling. They can’t notify until December 1. They just have the same set of prepared messages to fill in the portal status.
 
Not to be crass, but I believe that's a rejection, if they move forward you'll get information regarding an interview. I received the same thing last cycle.
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Mine says they’ve made a decision.
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ooopepper said:
Not to be crass, but I believe that's a rejection, if they move forward you'll get information regarding an interview. I received the same thing last cycle.

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I already interviewed
 
carisc21 said:
Hi guys!!!

I'm also a current D1 at LECOM SDM. (Hi, @Stanelz , my dude you're killing it)
So if you ever have any questions, post them here for current students or feel free to send me a message any time. I get notified on my e-mail when I get a message. I normally don't monitor the feeds anymore since I'm kept pretty busy at school, but I also feel that when I was applying I couldn't really find any information about LECOM, which was frustrating. Especially when it came down to choose which school I wanted to attend. There is also, unfortunately, a lot of discouraging opinions or false information about our school out there, and I would like to try to dispel any of those myths.

A little background about me: I interviewed in December of last year and found I was accepted in January. I've only been here for about a month now, but I can already tell that this is the perfect school for me. I'm from out of state but have been a Florida resident for the past few years. I don't think LECOM really looks at whether or not you're IS/OOS. What they are looking for are people that are people. Have genuine hobbies and interests and a personality! Lol! So just be yourself at your interview. They all say that, but it's true. They also are interested in the people that ask questions and are genuinely interested in attending. Send thank you notes after your interview and follow-up with them before and after your interview. Consider thanking your interviewers too. Let me go into some more details about LECOM and tell you a bit more about the interview process at the end.

Learning Environment / Classmates:

LECOM is PBL. That's the number one thing people usually know about us. But a common misconception is that we also have lecture classes; in fact we have quite a few right now and haven't even started our PBL sessions yet. Those start in September for us. Our didactics are graded this year, so no more P/F, that is true. This was changed to help the students that are interested in specializing out. The faculty and staff here are extremely friendly and attentive to us, and I am more than excited to work alongside them these next few years. The learning environment is also very open and collaborative. We have tons of PBL rooms in our library (it's where you'll have your interview!) that foster collaboration and team work.

My classmates are also likable, personable, and friendly. It isn't a competitive environment at all, and we all have been helping each other out. Some of my classmates have even been sharing their notes or apps/outside resources they use to study! We're really close as a class already, and it just makes coming to dental school every day that much more enjoyable. It's pretty surreal to know that these people are my colleagues, and that we will all be dental professionals one day.

Anatomy is self-directed, yes, but also faculty guided as we have weekly "checklists" to complete. It helps us focus our studies and know what we can expect to see on the weekly quizzes we're given. Now if I'm being completely honest, this isn't the way I pictured that I would be learning anatomy, but after a couple weeks learning anatomy this way, I don't mind it. I wish there was more of a visual component sometimes to really picture some of the structures, but the textbooks/atlas/online resources out there don't make that too difficult to accomplish. Our anatomy course is only about 6 weeks long I believe, and we finish the class by the time our PBL classes will begin. So it's definitely very fast-paced, but completely manageable.

This leads me to the adjustment between undergrad (or a gap year) and dental school. I was initially worried about it and adjusting to the workload, but when you're surrounded by other students that are going through the same thing you are and want to succeed just as much as you, we motivate each other to study and find ways to learn the material together (or on our own). I've studied in groups and independently so far, and both have been working great for me.

We haven't had any major exams yet, but they're starting next week and we have a ton as we enter midterms. Our classes are set up in blocks (though we run on a semester calendar). So a bulk of the classes we're taking now will end for us around the end of September when we enter a new block of classes. For us, that includes starting PBL, our restorative dentures class in sim lab, and hygiene patient clinic (where we start practicing on one another).

Even during my interview, I knew that the type of learning environment that is fostered here would be perfect for me. The workload is definitely more than undergrad so far, but I'm able to stay afloat (for now).

Financial Aid:

A majority of my class has taken out federal loans, including myself. You'll get a whole presentation at your interview that is easy to understand, and they will make it very clear what the cost of attendance is to you. It's already been said that it's around $370k, which is not bad for a private school. That's the standard. There are a handful of students in my class on the HPSP scholarship and a few that are interested in the NHSC scholarship. Apparently there are 9 that are self-pay! Must be nice, haha.

Bradenton:

So far I love Bradenton and the surrounding areas! I've only been here for a few weeks, but I already fell in love with the area. The beaches are beautiful, the nightlife in downtown Sarasota/St. Pete/Tampa is a lot of fun, and there are really cute places to find in Bradenton like the Riverwalk, cute cafes/restaurants, a seasonal Farmer's Market, etc.

Textbooks:

All online! Make sure you love your laptop or invest in a good one because you'll be using it A LOT. Most students take notes on the computer, including myself. And I used to be someone from undergrad that hand wrote everything! Now while I will still hand write some things outside of class, like when I'm studying, I type my notes in class and while at school in group study/PBL because it's faster and more convenient. I can catch more of what our professor says.

Patient Population / Specializing:

I was very curious about this when I was deciding whether or not to come here. They seem to not have any problems, but I'm still a D1 so I haven't even been over to the clinic side yet. But the D3s and faculty seem to keep plenty busy over there. Plus the D4s have their dental clinics they're working at that see tons of patients too, so you definitely won't have to worry about your clinical hours. It's something LECOM prides itself on. They have specialists here in the clinics (orthos, oral surgeons, etc.) that come in so I'm sure you can always learn from them, ask them questions, work a lot of cases with them, etc. to really get a good feel for all of the specialties if you want. They also have a ton of specialty clubs here that get speakers in and have activities geared towards learning more about a particular specialty. LECOM also gives you time off if you want to go and do an externship at a residency program too. I think they only allow you like 5 days, but don't go off that number specifically, I'm trying to remember what they told us off the top of my head.

LECOM also is more geared towards a general dentistry focus, because it IS an osteopathic school to begin with, but if you want to specialize, they will make sure you get into residency and they will set you up for success. I really love the whole osteopathic approach and philosophy though in terms of patient care and their educational model overall.

Research:
I actually just came back from a meeting with the research group here on campus about how to get involved in research. LECOM is very active in research and publish all of the time. They really encourage that students get involved in research, and it seems like there are lots of opportunities for it. I think we're also in a really unique position for research because we also are able to collaborate/involve/work with students from the med/pharmacy schools on research as well. So your project can be as broad or specific as you want it to be.

Interview:
Yeah, seriously don't bother practicing for the soap carving. I think my soap ended up as a little lumpy blob instead of an eraser when I gave it back to them. Yet here I am! So don't worry about it at all. It's just supposed to be something cutesy and fun that they do so enjoy the activity rather than worry about it! 🙂
Group interview = 2 faculty, 6 people (including you) in the room. Nothing hard. 'Why dentistry' does come up - tell a story! Be yourself! Respond to others' stories because they will be extraordinarily interesting to hear about! Don't worry too much about it. In my interview, we all took turns answering and took turns in what order we answered. No one wanted to steal the spotlight or step on anybody's toes/interrupt/etc. We also had a couple of questions that turned into some pretty funny discussions, so just have fun with your interview! You have the scores and the numbers to get the interview, now celebrate that you made it this far and enjoy the experience. Interview season goes by so fast. Also don't fret about pre-/post-December interviews at LECOM - they easily interviewed/accepted people into the month of April! Just keep reaching out and communicating with them. They really like that.

Just LECOM things:

-You will have PBL and Lecture-based classes.
-You start in Sim Lab right away as a D1 doing tooth drawings to learn dental anatomy/tooth morphology and wax-ups. We actually start wax-ups on Thursday!!
-Dental Kits are expensive. Around 10,000 for the first year kits. You get huge 4 boxes though and it's really exciting/amazing it's like Christmas haha 🙂
-We start seeing patients and drilling on real teeth(not attached to patients yet though) in the spring of our first year.
-LECOM is year round. We get a week off for Thanksgiving, about 2 weeks for the December holidays, a few 3-day weekends here and there, and about a 10 day break for "summer" in May. Not sure how that's gonna be yet but I have a feeling Nov/Dec is about to become my favorite time of year hahaha!
-Living in Florida is awesome. Seriously the beach is right there and you wake up to palm trees every morning, what more could you want? It drops below 70 degrees MAYBE 1 week out of the year in January!
-Yeah there are clowns in the hallways - you get used to them though and sometimes they start looking kinda cute when you're there studying really late at night.... LOL kidding. But. Yeah. You get used to them.
-Security is very tight! You must bring your ID to get into the building (I forgot mine this morning and had to turn around and go home which sucked haha. I barely made it to sim lab on time)
-Every single person here is smile-y and friendly and so helpful! 🙂
-You wear the same scrub color for all 4 years that you're here. They also recycle colors so they class of 2023 will have these sort of pretty, dark teal scrubs that the current D4s are wearing.
D1s - Wine
D2s - Hunter Green
D3s - Royal Blue

I love LECOM so much so far! Feel free to ask any questions!! 🙂 Hope that helps clear some things up about LECOM!
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Wow, thank you for the run-down! A few questions, do yall have cadavers for gross anatomy? What are these clowns you mentioned? and How do you only have a few weeks off each year? Many other schools give the summer off.
 
shollisgrant said:
Wow, thank you for the run-down! A few questions, do yall have cadavers for gross anatomy? What are these clowns you mentioned? and How do you only have a few weeks off each year? Many other schools give the summer off.
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They go 48/52 weeks because they stress clinical experience. They do not have cadavers.
 
roadtodmd1 said:
@IdleKoala my status on my ADEA AADAS portal still says "Verified" and then "None" is this normal?
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I don't know if its normal, but my status for MUSC says "None," even though my application is complete according to MUSC's portal. So I emailed them and they said that the information I receive from them is more accurate than AADSAS and told me that my application was complete even though AADSAS says "None." I do not know if the same is true for LECOM.
 
I never received an application complete/under-review email from LECOM. Submitted everything sometime in June, should I email admissions?
 
MavsFanForLife said:
I never received an application complete/under-review email from LECOM. Submitted everything sometime in June, should I email admissions?
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I got an Application Confirmation email a few weeks after I submitted, but I didn't get an email saying my app. was processed until the day I received my interview invite.
 
shollisgrant said:
Wow, thank you for the run-down! A few questions, do yall have cadavers for gross anatomy? What are these clowns you mentioned? and How do you only have a few weeks off each year? Many other schools give the summer off.
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I have heard that our provost or maybe the owner of LECOM really like the Ringling Bros. so they chose to put some clown figures in the display cases. They have removed a fair amount and replaced them with other things.
 
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