I submitted my primaries in the middle of July, and I started the master's program at the end of July. I had most of my secondaries submitted by the first week of school.
I put that I was enrolled and which classes I was taking, and then I sent transcripts after fall grades posted.
There's no such thing as guaranteed acceptance to the COM. And I know that we did not state or insinuate that in last year's thread. I don't know my exact class rank, but I would guess I was somewhere in the top 20. And I did not get waitlisted for the COM. What you do while you're in the program matters almost as much as your GPA. I did a lot of volunteering and shadowing through Touro. GPA isn't everything. That being said, don't expect to get into the COM with something like a 3.0....
I didn’t have a qualifying MCAT score and needed some DO shadowing and a letter. My advice is do well in the program, at least above a 3.5. Also get letters from the faculty there. If you can do that you have a great chance to get admitted.
I had a 23 from 3 years prior so the score was expired. They wouldn’t have cared about the score if it did qualify since they only care about your graduate gpa. I had a 2.9 sGPA and a 3.2 cGPA and I got a 3.6 GPA in the MSMHs program. I would say number one is do to well. If you do bad then you will kill you chances to get into medical school. This is an audition to see if you can hambsle the curriculum.
It's nothing like undergrad, not even comparable with the level of difficulty and the amount of material. Treat it like it's med school. I started with a sGPA of 2.75, a cGPA of 3.25, and an MCAT of 26 (ps 6, bs 10, vr 10), which I think is a 501 by the new score. I finished my 1st semester with a 3.48 and my second with a 3.51. But Touro's grading scale is a little weird. You can find it here: http://studentservices.tu.edu/_resources/docs/registrar/formspage/Grade_Scale.pdf According to AACOMAS, my fall GPA was over 3.55 if I remember correctly. Clinical experience before starting the program is important. It's also important to do stuff with Touro. Thankfully there is no lack of volunteer and shadowing activities. Touro also puts a heavy emphasis on the Osteopathic philosophy and OMM. It's very important that you have at least a baseline knowledge of them and preferably some personal experience (shadowing, being treated, coming to our OMM lab during class, etc)
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I would assume so
Yeah that's a good start, but there's always room for more! As for free time....haha...no, not really. Masters class averages around 30hrs a week and I normally studied between 30 and 40hrs a week on top of that. It's important to not make school your entire life, but do be prepared for it to be a majority of it. I have essentially zero social life outside my study group. I see my family pretty much only on major breaks, and that's only if I don't have an exam coming up (the master's exams are almost always scheduled after holidays, FYI). I usually take most of Friday off to have time for my brain to relax, but other than that, I study at least a few hours every day and pretty much all day Saturday and Sunday. I sometimes use part of lunch to go workout in the gym at school, cuz it seems to be the only chance I usually get.
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MSMHS you’ll have plenty of free time, especially in the spring when research starts. Just make sure to have a good study schedule.
They changed the spring schedule for this year's class. Now they have research internship every Friday and the classes last a whole semester.
Yup. Congrats on getting in btw
Thanks, you too! You know how many others who took a gap year got in?
I know of at least 1 who has been accepted. Haven't heard from another. A third is waiting for their interview.
That’s encouraging news. I know one who was accepted but will be going to RVU instead.
Good luck with studying. When are you planning on taking the MCAT again?Seeing this is encouraging! I am going to finish my application to the MSMHS-COM program in the next couple of days, while I work on retaking the MCAT. I started yesterday and studied for about five hours, and have cranked out seven hours today
Time to get this 502 to a 510!
Good plan. It's a good idea to either take it before you start or after you graduate. Really tough to try to study for the MCAT and the masters and still do well on both.
Need 2 science Faculty and one MD/DO (DO preferred). It is recommended to apply to more than one school because there is more competition with the larger class size. Ask for LORs after the first semester. You will be assigned to an advisor so use that opportunity to form a good relationship with them. One of my letters from the program came from my advisor. I took a gap year so I’m sure @Cal_EMT can provide more insight.
Pretty much what kus676 said about LORs. And I agree that it's best to get one some time in Spring semester, so the person your asking has had a chance to get to know you and know your strengths. While you don't necessarily need a LOR from a DO for the Masters program application, I highly suggest you get one when applying for the COM. I got a letter from one Touro COM faculty (who is also a DO), although I did have another DO LOR before starting the Masters as well.
You need to have the required LORs when you submit your primary application. You can submit additional LORs later in the application cycle though. I submitted my two from Touro around March I think.
I already answered part of your question in post #23. As for applications with other schools, I applied to all of them before I had my fall semester grades from the masters. I ended up with several secondaries and one interview besides touro
How are your stats? If you have an average MCAT then add the new DO schools.
