TOUROCOM NY Discussion Thread 2011-2012

Discover Your Odds of Getting into Medical School
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guydudcl371 said:
Jesus...has anyone gotten in with not so great MCAT scores this year? haha
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I received my interview with 26 but only my vr was atrocious. Afterwards, my 2nd mcat score came in few days b4 my interview and got 31.
That said, I don't think my new mcat score really mattered. I think even without my rewrite, I would have gotten in cuz I rocked my interview 😎 (or so I wish)
 
guydudcl371 said:
Jesus...has anyone gotten in with not so great MCAT scores this year? haha
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Yeah I got in with a 28. No worries. They told us that only the bio section indicates anything regarding success on the boards. VR apparently means all of nothing to them (which was good for me). I hope that helps!
 
If you guys don't mind me asking, what were your scores on the bio section?
 
9. When you look for any user-submitted information or feedback online, you're going to find that the extremes are over-represented. Someone with a 12 is more likely to volunteer their score than someone with a score below 10.

Know that people get in to Touro NY every year with very low scores, and that people elect to go to the school with very high scores and multiple acceptances.

If you're worried about your application, use that energy to follow up with the school. The acceptances I've received have all been from schools where I've done everything possible to demonstrate interest. Touch them. Make them feel loved.

-P
 
perpetual labor said:
9. When you look for any user-submitted information or feedback online, you're going to find that the extremes are over-represented. Someone with a 12 is more likely to volunteer their score than someone with a score below 10.

Know that people get in to Touro NY every year with very low scores, and that people elect to go to the school with very high scores and multiple acceptances.

If you're worried about your application, use that energy to follow up with the school. The acceptances I've received have all been from schools where I've done everything possible to demonstrate interest. Touch them. Make them feel loved.

-P
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Yeah I got a 9 in bio and my overall score was closer to 20 than 30. I also applied late and still got an interview and waitlist. If I can do that then you guys with 30's shouldn't worry so much.
 
Aydee said:
If you guys don’t mind me asking, what were your scores on the bio section?
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11 (I thought i was gonna get 9 cuz my BS section was mostly orgo and i didn't study for orgo lol)

I highly doubt there's anyone with lower than 9 in BS got accepted, not to even mentioned getting interviewed.
I'm saying this b/c Dr. Camarrata told us they only invited students with 9+ on BS
 
Kliffmeister said:
11 (I thought i was gonna get 9 cuz my BS section was mostly orgo and i didn't study for orgo lol)

I highly doubt there's anyone with lower than 9 in BS got accepted, not to even mentioned getting interviewed.
I'm saying this b/c Dr. Camarrata told us they only invited students with 9+ on BS
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This is true. I got a 9 and was invited for Dec/early jan interview but declined.
 
i have an 8 and i am interviewing tomorrow.
 
So, I have a question regarding this school. I currently live in NJ and my application has been complete for a few months, and today I finally received a secondary. Do they screen heavily before offering them? I do have a decent GPA, average MCAT, but really great EC's. Any feedback would be appreciated.
 
perpetual labor said:
9. When you look for any user-submitted information or feedback online, you're going to find that the extremes are over-represented. Someone with a 12 is more likely to volunteer their score than someone with a score below 10.

Know that people get in to Touro NY every year with very low scores, and that people elect to go to the school with very high scores and multiple acceptances.

If you're worried about your application, use that energy to follow up with the school. The acceptances I've received have all been from schools where I've done everything possible to demonstrate interest. Touch them. Make them feel loved.

-P
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Thank you ! When I saw the 12’s all I could think was “OH MAN 🙁“ HAHAHAH thank you once again for your input. I have an interview scheduled for later this month and am getting so nervous. From what I can tell Its going to be rough. Im just worried that they’ll ask me a biochem question and I might not be able to recall the information :X
 
any tips or advice anyone???
interview in less than 24 hours and i havent had a chance to even read or look at anything regarding this school or the interview format. just came back from out of state yesterday
please helppppppp
 
Laiba said:
any tips or advice anyone???
interview in less than 24 hours and i havent had a chance to even read or look at anything regarding this school or the interview format. just came back from out of state yesterday
please helppppppp
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Relax, its very informal. Basically you sign in and sit in a conference room from 8-11:30 or so. Throughout the morning various deans and admin people stop by to talk to you and a medical student comes in to answer questions that you are afraid to ask the people who will be deciding your fate. They pull people from the conference room to attend a financial aid meeting and a half hour interview. My interview was with two professors, I found them both to be friendly and felt very at ease. The questions were all fairly standard- why touro? why DO? etc. The half hour flew by for me. Once everyone is done you take a tour of the school, eat lunch and talk to more students, then attend another presentation on the teaching methods of the school and you are free to go around 2:30. My group was offered the chance to sit in on a class later that afternoon but I think almost everyone left.

Good luck!
 
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Yes, the interview is very informal! If I were you, I would just review the school website to have some key points to talk about (just in case), but really it is not necessary. The deans who initially talk to you stress that it is only a "conversation", which it really was! Just be yourself! Good luck!
 
NJMedStudent83 said:
Is it true that's a secondary = interview invite? I know that has been posted several times and would really make my day if this is true.
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Sorry but that isn’t the case anymore 🙁 If you’re looking for an interview at this point I would try to make that known to the admissions committee in some way. Maybe give them a call to check on the status of your application or send an update/LOI as an e-mail. GOOD LUCK !
 
Aydee said:
Sorry but that isn’t the case anymore 🙁 If you’re looking for an interview at this point I would try to make that known to the admissions committee in some way. Maybe give them a call to check on the status of your application or send an update/LOI as an e-mail. GOOD LUCK !
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That was my fear, but at least I have an opportunity to qualify for an interview. Do you have any idea of how many secondaries are sent out, or perhaps some indication of percentage of people that are interviewed? Thanks, I need all the luck I can get.
 
chard said:
Yes, the interview is very informal! If I were you, I would just review the school website to have some key points to talk about (just in case), but really it is not necessary. The deans who initially talk to you stress that it is only a "conversation", which it really was! Just be yourself! Good luck!
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My interview was informal. Both Dr. Quinterro n this social worker (forgot her name) were very nice. They asked general question about DO and the school. Just make sure you understand the principle behind DO and a generalized concept of OMM.
Understand what the school's mission is (focusing on Harlem). I just prepared myself the day before the interview and made sure I knew what I wrote on my primary and secondary app.
They also asked me about my research and I told them quite extensively what I did (wasted about 10min explaining)
That being said, I heard some ppl got good cop bad cop scenerio, but I don't think that is common.
Lastly, be yourself. Be affable and amiable to everyone you meet. But if you are a person full of affectation, make sure you take some good acting classes b4 the interview 😉
If you show compassion, motivation, sincerity, and have a spark in your eyes (as Dr. Camarrata calls it), then you will rock the interview.
 
Laiba said:
any tips or advice anyone???
interview in less than 24 hours and i havent had a chance to even read or look at anything regarding this school or the interview format. just came back from out of state yesterday
please helppppppp
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I am also interviewing tomorrow- just read through my secondary and poked around on their website for a while until I found a few things that interested me about the school. I definitely think focusing on Harlem and its population would be good points to hit, since it's in their mission to specifically help the immediate area the school is in. Good luck 🙂
 
Kliffmeister said:
If you show compassion, motivation, sincerity, and have a spark in your eyes (as Dr. Camarrata calls it), then you will rock the interview.
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Apparently this is what I did while interviewing with Dr. Cammarata. He said it was a "really great interview!" at it's conclusion.
 
ERGAlert said:
Yeah I got in with a 28. No worries. They told us that only the bio section indicates anything regarding success on the boards. VR apparently means all of nothing to them (which was good for me). I hope that helps!
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Will a 11 PS compensate for a 9 Bio? I wish I had it the other way around.
 
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does anyone who got in with what they feel may be a lower mcat care to scare their score? PM me if ud rather not post on here. thanks 🙂
 
Hey everyone been lurking on the forum a while I just wanted to respond and say how impressed I was with Touro at my interview (1/26)...I was one of the fortunate ones to get accepted! I am proof that they look at the entire application....my stats FYI

27 MCAT (9 Bio)
3.3 Masters GPA
3.1 sGPA/cum
 
DO141 said:
Hey everyone been lurking on the forum a while I just wanted to respond and say how impressed I was with Touro at my interview (1/26)...I was one of the fortunate ones to get accepted! I am proof that they look at the entire application....my stats FYI

27 MCAT (9 Bio)
3.3 Masters GPA
3.1 sGPA/cum
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Nice job! I also interviewed 1/26, and got waitlisted. Which one were you?
 
Just wondering...has anyone who interviewed on either 2/1 or 2/2 heard anything yet?
 
interviewed on 2/7, got a letter in the mail today but I am not home to open it 😕 ahhh
 
My interview is on Feb 22nd. I feel nervous as people who interviewed earlier this month are being waitlisted. Is the class full or something?
 
Kliffmeister said:
11 (I thought i was gonna get 9 cuz my BS section was mostly orgo and i didn't study for orgo lol)

I highly doubt there's anyone with lower than 9 in BS got accepted, not to even mentioned getting interviewed.
I'm saying this b/c Dr. Camarrata told us they only invited students with 9+ on BS
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Yeah, I really don't know why Dr. Camarrata said that about the BS section being most indicative of board scores. More often what you hear is that the Verbal score is MOST indicative of overall success in med school and of board performance (USMLE anyway).

Here is a study that correlates verbal skills (including SAT verbal and mcat) with board scores:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8615936?dopt=Abstract

So I was surprised when he said they don't even look at verbal. Either way, I'm sure there are different opinions...studying your butt off probably correlates with high board scores more than anything :laugh:
 
Hey I remember you! Good luck with Touro and the application process...I was the one from PCOM/Philly...sitting in "Dr. Goldberg's seat" towards the middle
 
ManBroDude said:
Nice job! I also interviewed 1/26, and got waitlisted. Which one were you?
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Hey I remember you! Good luck with Touro and the application process...I was the one from PCOM/Philly...sitting in "Dr. Goldberg's seat" towards the middle
 
VenTeaLate said:
Yeah, I really don't know why Dr. Camarrata said that about the BS section being most indicative of board scores. More often what you hear is that the Verbal score is MOST indicative of overall success in med school and of board performance (USMLE anyway).

Here is a study that correlates verbal skills (including SAT verbal and mcat) with board scores:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8615936?dopt=Abstract

So I was surprised when he said they don't even look at verbal. Either way, I'm sure there are different opinions...studying your butt off probably correlates with high board scores more than anything :laugh:
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Agree and Agree! FYI Med schools in Canada Emphasize Verbal. 2 schools I know of only look at verbal, another only looks at verbal and BS and University of Western Ontario set a cut off of 11 Verbal for an interview.
 
Bio: 12

I think this was posted once....but i'm wondering if we know the residency locations for Touro-NYC..need the info to make an informed decision.
 
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