Hi! Yes, I was interviewed on the 13th! And thank you for the information. I am so excited!
Touro COM - New York (TouroCOM-NY) Discussion Thread 2012 - 2013
- Thread starter JamesLMT
- Start date
One more question. If you don't mind me asking, how do you plan to commute to the school? I live in Queens so I am not sure if I should commute from there. It takes around an hour.
G
gmcguitar4
The commute is manageable but in my opinion, every minute will count in med school. You will be spending 2 hours of your day commuting, if the trains are running well. You also spend time getting all your stuff ready to leave and all that. That is a lot of precious study time gone.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
I was hoping to find an apartment within walking distance (one to two miles) to the college. Anyone have any advice about which apartments might be better? Or if walking distance isn't the best idea? I'm still on the waitlist, but hopeful that good news will be coming my way soon. I currently live in Reno, Nevada so I am trying to get as many ducks in a row as possible.
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2010
- Messages
- 341
- Reaction score
- 17
Could someone please please be a doll and let me know what the secondary questions were?
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2012
- Messages
- 1,595
- Reaction score
- 1,230
Here she is:
Please discuss how your background, experience or academic program has prepared you for meeting the Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine Mission, Goals, or Objectives. Limit your essay to 2 pages. Consider addressing a few areas: Why Osteopathic Medicine? Why Harlem? Have you been exposed to a diverse environment? How did you contribute? How have your academic background and personal experiences prepared you for medical school? How were you influenced by a shadowing experience?
Please describe any interruption in your educational timeline, if any.
Have you ever been convicted of a misdemeanor?
Have you ever been on probation, suspended or dismissed from any college you have attended?
- Joined
- Feb 19, 2010
- Messages
- 341
- Reaction score
- 17
thanks!
G
gmcguitar4
You will definitely be able to find something within half a mile. There are just so many buildings...just get on it fast!
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Thanks! I would love to get on an apartment fast! Now if Touro would be kind enough to send me an acceptance letter this month that would be amazing ;-)
Do you know if the area is a good area to be living in? I don't know much about New York City. Thanks!
G
gmcguitar4
Yea it is good. Manhattan is super safe. The area is slowly becoming gentrified and there are new stores/apt. buildings popping up all over.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Great, thank you so much! And congratulations on your acceptance!
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2012
- Messages
- 40
- Reaction score
- 0
anyone heard *anything* about the waitlist or status?
I heard that there is a second tuition deposit due in a couple weeks so that will move the waitlist.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Hope so!!!
For majority of the students (ie the ones accept before May), the deposit was actually due May 17th
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
That's what I thought too. Maybe for people accepted after May? Or Master students? I think I saw somewhere that they hold a certain number of spots for master students.
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2012
- Messages
- 1,595
- Reaction score
- 1,230
Welcome!
Search Touro COM NY 2017 in FaceBook and the group will come up. Someone will accept you once you put the request in. The group has a lot of info about places to live and all of that. Deposits and all of that kind of stuff can be found on the website and again on the FB page.
Is that for the D.O. class or the masters class?
- Joined
- Jan 26, 2010
- Messages
- 56
- Reaction score
- 0
Hey Everyone!
I will try this again! I was in the Master's Program and will be a first year in the fall! I am currently looking for the female roommate. I would need someone by July 1st, this would be perfect for someone who is taking the summer anatomy or histology course( WHICH I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!). My apartment is a 5 minute walk from school! Rent is 1100 per month for your share message me for more info! Thanks!!
I will try this again! I was in the Master's Program and will be a first year in the fall! I am currently looking for the female roommate. I would need someone by July 1st, this would be perfect for someone who is taking the summer anatomy or histology course( WHICH I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!). My apartment is a 5 minute walk from school! Rent is 1100 per month for your share message me for more info! Thanks!!
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
I would love to help you out! Unfortunately, I am still in wait list limbo. So until I get accepted, I can't look for any apartments. Where is yours located for when I do get to start looking? (I'm very hopeful). Hope you find a new roommate soon!
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2012
- Messages
- 40
- Reaction score
- 0
Hi,
I am also wait-listed and am avidly hoping for an acceptance. i love your positive attitude. may i ask, do you have reason to be so positive? is the wait-list expected to move much at this point? thanks and good luck!
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Nope, just very hopeful. But since there is nothing else I can really do of (that I know of???) at this point, positive thinking is all I have going for me. I would love to hear something sooner rather than later since I will be moving from Reno, Nevada and would like to have a little bit of time to get there. I haven't heard anything about movement in the waitlist, but the way I look at it is, there is still a little more than a month left before school starts. With that, there is a lot of potential for movement with others getting acceptances to other schools from waitlists and taking those spots instead, which would open up spots at TOURO COM for us! I have sent Mr. Ruiz an e-mail regarding my continued interest.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Nothing yet
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
I have no idea. I haven't heard anything since my waitlist e-mail in May. I know one of the guys who came in to answer questions for us was a first year and said he got a call the first day of school that he had a spot. So really, who knows what kind of movement there might be.
Do you know when orientation is this year?
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
I believe July 29, 2013.
- Joined
- Dec 5, 2012
- Messages
- 1,595
- Reaction score
- 1,230
That is correct.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Congratulations!! And thank you for the update! It is hard not knowing if there is any movement.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Nothing other than what people have posted on here. I wonder if there is a contact person at TOURO COM who would be able to give out that information?
I called on Monday and they said they expect to make a few calls this week. I think there is still hope. Otherwise we will have to wait for whatever happens literally last minute.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Looks like I will be keeping my phone VERY close to me for the rest of the week.
It's definitely by phone. The director said he will be making phone calls based on committee decisions made earlier this week.
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
Has anyone heard anything yet? Was it for sure they were making calls this week?
- Joined
- Dec 26, 2012
- Messages
- 40
- Reaction score
- 0
hi,
can someone with knowledge about Touro NYC speak to some of the pros and cons of the school? other than being in NYC, why do people want to go here? just looking for insight and info. thanks!
can someone with knowledge about Touro NYC speak to some of the pros and cons of the school? other than being in NYC, why do people want to go here? just looking for insight and info. thanks!
- Joined
- Feb 2, 2011
- Messages
- 3
- Reaction score
- 1
@Herewego2013,
The fact that it is in NYC is definitely a big draw especially considering that it is centered in the Harlem community which it serves. Outside of the advantages of it's location, the reputation of Touro is rising very fast. In addition to Touro-NY's Match success, Touro is becoming a nationwide name in medical education with its existing campuses in NV and CA, recent acquisition of NYMC and opening of a new campus in Orange County, NY (which definitely needs it-I'm from the area). With that, I haven't heard much bad press about these schools, meaning that they are probably placed and managed pretty well. The mission/goals of Touro-Harlem, in my opinion, are some of the most targeted objectives of many medical schools in the country (more than just the "educating physicians and investigators of tomorrow" line), and the school's class sizes permit much collaboration between the administrators, faculty and the community. Lastly, I was surprised by the state-of-the-art facilities that they had. From my experiences touring medical schools in the Northeast (MD and DO), their facilities rivaled and, perhaps, were better than most.
This is all my opinion, of course, but I'd think that most people would agree that Touro-Harlem is a school that is taking more steps forward than back as it continues to establish itself in NYC. Hope this helps!
...so, how about that waitlist? 😉
The fact that it is in NYC is definitely a big draw especially considering that it is centered in the Harlem community which it serves. Outside of the advantages of it's location, the reputation of Touro is rising very fast. In addition to Touro-NY's Match success, Touro is becoming a nationwide name in medical education with its existing campuses in NV and CA, recent acquisition of NYMC and opening of a new campus in Orange County, NY (which definitely needs it-I'm from the area). With that, I haven't heard much bad press about these schools, meaning that they are probably placed and managed pretty well. The mission/goals of Touro-Harlem, in my opinion, are some of the most targeted objectives of many medical schools in the country (more than just the "educating physicians and investigators of tomorrow" line), and the school's class sizes permit much collaboration between the administrators, faculty and the community. Lastly, I was surprised by the state-of-the-art facilities that they had. From my experiences touring medical schools in the Northeast (MD and DO), their facilities rivaled and, perhaps, were better than most.
This is all my opinion, of course, but I'd think that most people would agree that Touro-Harlem is a school that is taking more steps forward than back as it continues to establish itself in NYC. Hope this helps!
...so, how about that waitlist? 😉
Last edited:
- Joined
- May 25, 2013
- Messages
- 85
- Reaction score
- 60
I was very impressed and intrigued by the teaching style of Touro COM. I like the idea of being able to watch the lectures on my own time, as well as being able to pause, rewind, etc. I also like that they being to prep you for the boards right away with their questions being in the same style as the boards. It would seem that it is good for the "self-starter" type students, more so than the students who need to be in the classroom to pay attention. But I could be way off with that part, it was just my impression. Overall, the school seems to be very much in line with current technology, and really want their students to succeed.
Regarding the wait list: I spoke to Mr. Ruiz this morning. He indicated that there has been very little movement this year on the wait list. He said this week he only called two people. He did say that the committee gets the list of wait listed students (I meant to ask how many students are on the wait list, but I forgot) and they give him four students to call. If those four all have accepted seats somewhere else and do not want to accept to Touro COM, then it goes back to the committee and they give him four new names.
He did say that there is still hope.
Regarding the wait list: I spoke to Mr. Ruiz this morning. He indicated that there has been very little movement this year on the wait list. He said this week he only called two people. He did say that the committee gets the list of wait listed students (I meant to ask how many students are on the wait list, but I forgot) and they give him four students to call. If those four all have accepted seats somewhere else and do not want to accept to Touro COM, then it goes back to the committee and they give him four new names.
He did say that there is still hope.
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2012
- Messages
- 785
- Reaction score
- 6
Is it true what they say about Touro and the biology section of the MCAT ? They won't look at you unless you have a 10 or above?
Similar threads
