Touro COM - New York (TouroCOM-NY) Discussion Thread 2013 - 2014
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I just got mine. If they really are doing alphabetical order, I'm in the middle of the S's.
I called the admissions office and that's what the guy told me. I guess there is some slack room for the screen. Nonetheless, congrats to those receiving secondaries! If it is indeed alphabetical and they reached last names with S I didn't make the cut with a 12 on BS 🙁
Hope I get one later today or this week. Keeping my fingers crossed 😎
Btw, anyone know if and how heavily they favor in state applicants???
i didnt get one 🙁
Maybe that's the cutoff for the ii or acceptance...
You could be right. That makes more sense since people are getting secondaries with 8 BS.
But the man from admissions office told me that was the screen for receiving a secondary. I suppose the screen was not gold leaf Rutherford style lol
anyone else not get one?
I just got it... what is up with the $200 secondary fee? If we get a secondary does that mean that we are basically accepted? #medicalschoolapplicationsareburningaholeinmywallet
Lol...
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Lol yo fwd me the touro email. I'm just gonna fill it out and mail it in, like it belongs in my file even tho I didn't get a secondary yet! #underthetabletouroadmission
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Look again: they're asking for up to 2 pages (double spaced) for the prompt on the the sixth page.
Just received. Still waiting on a physician letter... I moved cross country and have been out of touch with the docs I used to work with 🙁 Didn't plan with interfolio very well in the past. Derrr.
Also interested in knowing the ratio of secondary to interview. I mean, I made it this far so I'll dish out the $200, but I'd like to know the odds. Haha.
Also interested in knowing the ratio of secondary to interview. I mean, I made it this far so I'll dish out the $200, but I'd like to know the odds. Haha.
I'd like to know the chances of acceptance after secondary invite too.
You guys think it might be a tad easier with the Middletown campus opening up as well?
You guys think it might be a tad easier with the Middletown campus opening up as well?
Last year's thread gives the impression that secondary is "closing in on 100% interview."
Wow really?
Just got the secondary, but my BS is 8.....$200 is a lot, I am keeping my finger acrossed, hopefully I will get an ii.
Just got a secondary invite. 11 on BS/3.6 GPA. I hope it's true what I'm hearing about a high probability of an interview if you receive the secondary.
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I actually spoke with an admissions assistant and he said there is a 3.0 cgpa, 3.0 sgpa, and 24 mcat cutoff. But he said if you are hovering close to a 3.0 in the cgpa, they may look at other things such as grade trends, courseload, bio and hard science performance, etc 2 when it comes to receiving a secondary. He said the BS section average (weighted greatly by Touro) was around a 10.5 last year for average matriculants but expects that to drop with the addition of 135 spots at the Middletown campus.
FYI: This was today around noon when I called admissions so it is about as current of info possible.
No offense to anyone from there but as a fellow New Yorker, Middletown, NY isn't the greatest of places to be living at. Totally respect this school's ideals but its hard to justify paying 200 bucks where I would have to live in Middletown or heck even Harlem for 4 years.
Secondary Invite! I already pre-wrote my essay 2 months ago, so I just did a quick review of everything and popped it in the mail.
Does this mean a guaranteed interview (as long as you didn't f-- up the essay)? I put Middletown as my 1st choice because its closer to HK
Does this mean a guaranteed interview (as long as you didn't f-- up the essay)? I put Middletown as my 1st choice because its closer to HK
You don't have to live in Harlem if you go to the school... that's just where you commute to.
You obviously can if you want because rent is cheaper there, but that occurs analogously in any city. The same could be said if you work anywhere in NYC... you can live in Harlem if you want because it's cheaper but the entire island of Manhattan is your playground. With that said, I would not pass up applying to the Harlem campus if you have the stats. The new campus will have lower stats because of the location and because it's new, however.
The Harlem campus with continue to have an increase in stats because of the prime NYC location. Many students are committed to being in NYC, for one reason or another, and choose this option above all else - including out of area MD schools. Second, the research and networking possibilities are second-to-none in NYC.
Don't freak out about not having a secondary yet, they move a little slow in September. As others have said, the school is closed for a lot of days because of the Jewish holidays in September. This was the last secondary I received and was the 1st school I applied to. Don't be frightened by the $200 secondary fee, it's worth it IMO. I turned down multiple DO and interviews after receiving an acceptance.
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You're really concerned about a 200$ supplemental? Really…
Last time I checked, it costs about $200,000 to get a degree.
Yes, the NYCOM supplemental is at 80$ but it will probably cost you more money to get out there for the interview anyway. Regardless, its almost irrelevant in the grand scheme of debt up to your eyeballs.
Rather than taking everyone's money (like the majority of other medical schools) they charge a little more by sending out fewer supplementals. I know if I'm not qualified I don't want to waste my money either.
so how exclusive are secondaries this time around? is it a nod towards an interview or just meeting minimums? not debating whether or not to send it in... just want to feel special..
so how exclusive are secondaries this time around? is it a nod towards an interview or just meeting minimums? not debating whether or not to send it in... just want to feel special..
Who cares man, feel special when you get your acceptance. Not when you get a secondary.
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Is anyone else having problems with the PDF secondary? I can't even fit my last name into the appropriate box.....
Are you guys handwriting your responses? Also, any idea how they screen? Is it really suggestive of an interview?
If I also applied to another Touro school, should I have a touro ID number?
If I also applied to another Touro school, should I have a touro ID number?
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according to AACOM, a secondary invite preludes an II. This is not 100% always the case though. As long as you answered the essay properly and followed directions, your chances are high. They do a heavy screening for secondary, so an II is right around the corner for those that passed the screening.
as for the touro ID# i don't it applies to the COM. Because I applied to both Touro CA & NV with II and haven't gotten any ID#.
I hand wrote some of the stuff on the application that was hard to do on my laptop. It didn't say it needed to all be typed (unlike Touro-CA).
as for the touro ID# i don't it applies to the COM. Because I applied to both Touro CA & NV with II and haven't gotten any ID#.
I hand wrote some of the stuff on the application that was hard to do on my laptop. It didn't say it needed to all be typed (unlike Touro-CA).
Got a secondary, so apparently I passed the cutoffs with my 9 in BS.
I wonder if it's worth it to submit a secondary? I really don't care about Harlem, so it's going to be hard addressing "why Harlem" beyond superficial bs like "to help the underserved."
I wonder if it's worth it to submit a secondary? I really don't care about Harlem, so it's going to be hard addressing "why Harlem" beyond superficial bs like "to help the underserved."
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