I wouldnt worry. you just had a bigger chance to impress them with side of your application.
What were your thought on the school?
Thanks to all for the reassurance. Just seems crazy to me... haha. What do you mean by "side of [my] application"?
BMEN, I thought TCOM was excellent. The fact that they encourage a second degree enrollment (including MPH!) and the amount of research they have going on there surprised me - considering my conversations with allopathic physicians implied DO schools were not as competitive or comprehensive in research.
The new MET building is also incredible. We went through the new sim labs, the OMM training area, and gross anat lab - they had cadavers out and students actively dissecting. My first time seeing this, so I was uber excited
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What impressed me the most was how proud all of the faculty and students seemed to be of osteopathy and the DO degree. My first interviewer went so far as to say that an osteopath was an allopath and a chiropractor combined, with more common sense than either of the two
the incredible diversity of students (almost half of the incoming class was already married!) also was particularly appealing. But taking a look at their COMLEX and USMLE performances, especially when compared to some MD schools, and their rather excellent match list, I can see why they're very proud.
The first year curriculum seems to be very intense, however, and only getting more difficult. From what I understood, there were also very few breaks for a school that does ~45 hours/week of class time and is in class 46 weeks of first year. I was disappointed by not getting more of a "Q&A" with the second years, because the lunch and tour were rather short and inopportune to ask questions. Also, other than a single week-long trip per year, mainly to Latin/South America, there doesn't seem to be a lot of opportunity for international experiences. I'm willing to learn Spanish, but seeing as French is my second language, schools that have Caribbean or African trips are very appealing to me.
tl;dr:
pros: many opportunities for dual degree even after matriculation, new facilities and equipment, proven curriculum, comparable results to top MD schools with respect to USMLE performance and osteopathic, military, or allopathic residency placement.
cons: intense 8am-5pm days, 46 weeks of 5-day-a-week classes the first year, perceived a lack of international experience opportunities, numeric grading system in most classes
