VCOM post-bacc: who's in it now?

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Is anyone here currently or have been in that program? I know people on here (from searching the other threads) have been accepted into their program, but that was a year or so ago.

My question is if you did attend how did you like it? Did it help you advance to medical school, and how was the overall environment?

Thanks.
 
Bump again. In searching I haven't seen any recent discussions on VCOM's post-bacc program. I applied last month and am waiting on some good news (hopefully!).
Anyone else waiting to hear back or already accepted?
Matriculation %s seem pretty good, but any thoughts from recent students?
 
I applied both here and LECOM, still waiting on both =)
anyone know if you can matriculate to either campus from the post back program?
 
I am still waiting! =) Was told that we can pick which campus we would like to matriculate to!
 
I was told I should be emailed a decision in late may. I hope it doesn't really take that long to hear back.
 
I was accepted last week, don't think I will be attending. I'm probably be doing DCOMs masters program but just wanted to let people know that they have accepted people. Good luck to everyone. Seems like a good program.
 
Thank you for letting us know they have started sending out acceptances! Yes Alisa told me between 2-3 weeks, 8 days ago because they are doing a lot with the current students right now. Does anyone know what percentage of their post bacc students go into VCOM in the fall and where else the other students go/do?
 
matriculation:
2010: 77%-18 accepted to VCOM, 3 to other osteopathic schools
2011: 89%-25 accepted to VCOM, 1 to another osteopathic school
program completion:
 2010: 96%, one student did not successfully complete
 2011: 93%, two students did not successfully complete
 
No problem! those are their statistics so they should be pretty accurate. I also found somewhere else that they have some 'automatic' admission process. I forget the exact numbers but I think it was a 26 and a 3.6(in their program not undergrad) or something like that, you can automatically matriculate to their school...not sure if that is accurate or not. Otherwise you apply, your chances are still much higher than if you did not attend the post bacc. I am not sure if ill get in or not though, I do not qualify as underserved or underrepresented and I know that is important to the school.
 
sdmember1989 said:
No problem! those are their statistics so they should be pretty accurate. I also found somewhere else that they have some 'automatic' admission process. I forget the exact numbers but I think it was a 26 and a 3.6(in their program not undergrad) or something like that, you can automatically matriculate to their school...not sure if that is accurate or not. Otherwise you apply, your chances are still much higher than if you did not attend the post bacc. I am not sure if ill get in or not though, I do not qualify as underserved or underrepresented and I know that is important to the school.
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There is an automatic admissions agreement. You must get recommended from your professors in the program, a 3.6 gpa in the program and a 24 on the MCAT (and I was recently told they will accept sub scores from more that one MCAT, so if you've taken the MCAT twice for instance and got a 9/7/7 the first time and a 7/8/8 the second time they would consider your MCAT as 9/8/8 so you would then meet the 24 requirement.) I was told all of this info directly from the school very recently.
 
Thank you! Ive asked a couple other people that but they did not know, I figured I would wait til I was accepted to find out more information.
 
Does anyone know how important being "underserved" is for this program? I didn't write anything for that section because I wasn't sure what they meant by it and don't consider myself impoverish.
 
I have been trying to figure this out too. Their whole webpage talks about how the programs is designed to attract underserved. And a decent amount of their class is from underserved areas (appalacians etc.)

Class of 2010
 55.5% male; 44.5% female
 Incoming GPA – 3.3
 9 students from medically underserved areas
 Class of 2011
 58% male; 42% female
 Incoming GPA – 3.2
 6 students from medically underserved areas
 Class of 2012
 41.3% male; 58.7% female
 Incoming GPA – 3.2
 13 students from medically underserved areas

I also found a pie chart (which I of course cant find now) which had the distribution of the students in their program. I forget the numbers but about half the chart was underserved, 1/4 minorities, and the rest was split among VA and Carolinas residents. I am not in any of those categories, so I am not really sure if there is any chance of me getting in.
 
I am a current VCOM post bac, here are our stats as of today (this is our last day). We started with 59 students and lost two last semester. 15 out of 57 students have been accepted and two are going to a different DO school. There may be students who will get accepted later this summer, but that isn't a guarantee. I highly suggest you come into the program with a 24 or higher and get at least a 3.6 first semester for the guarantee. This program is very beneficial and does prepare you for medical school. However, if your stats are not good (as listed above) it is very unlikely that you will be accepted. Overall this is a good program if you have the stats🙂 Hope this helps!
 
Also, the low percentage of acceptance isn't entirely because of students doing poorly in the program, but mostly because of the increased number of highly qualified applicants this cycle. Admissions stated that they have had about 5000 applications this cycle! VCOM post bacc may have a small advantage but you're still competing with all applicants. My advice-->Don't come into the program thinking you will be accepted because of the high percentage listed on the website, work hard and get your A's and 24🙂
 
1017345 said:
There is an automatic admissions agreement. You must get recommended from your professors in the program, a 3.6 gpa in the program and a 24 on the MCAT (and I was recently told they will accept sub scores from more that one MCAT, so if you've taken the MCAT twice for instance and got a 9/7/7 the first time and a 7/8/8 the second time they would consider your MCAT as 9/8/8 so you would then meet the 24 requirement.) I was told all of this info directly from the school very recently.
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does the VCOM DO school normally do that (if you were to apply normally and not while in the program)? of taking the best of each sub score from more than one MCAT??
 
That definitely helps! Thank you! Are you going to VCOM in the fall? And...has anyone heard anything yet?
 
nope. I was told end of may. I got into LECOMs program and I am most likely going there regardless of VCOMs decision, especially after hearing the small percentage of people who got into the school this year.
 
dnc004 said:
I am a current VCOM post bac, here are our stats as of today (this is our last day). We started with 59 students and lost two last semester. 15 out of 57 students have been accepted and two are going to a different DO school. There may be students who will get accepted later this summer, but that isn't a guarantee. I highly suggest you come into the program with a 24 or higher and get at least a 3.6 first semester for the guarantee. This program is very beneficial and does prepare you for medical school. However, if your stats are not good (as listed above) it is very unlikely that you will be accepted. Overall this is a good program if you have the stats🙂 Hope this helps!
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To anyone reading this; the Post-Bacc class of 2012 had a lot of movement off the waitlist for the DO program in the summer, so if you aren't in after first semester all hope isn't lost. Congrats on your acceptance to LECOM.

Still, definitely best to rock out the first semester and either come in with the required MCAT or get it on your first try.
 
Accepted into VCOM's post bacc program for the fall and I am stoked! =)
 
Can you choose to go to the Spartansburg campus after doing the post-bacc program?
 
vtfuturedoctor said:
Can you choose to go to the Spartansburg campus after doing the post-bacc program?
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Congrats!

You can let them know that's where you prefer to go. They don't technically guarantee which campus you will get in to but I don't know of anyone that didn't get their choice once they were accepted.

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Thank you! When is the MCAT prep? And when do most students take the MCAT during the program? Wish the program didn't start so early in the summer!
 
Hey guys,
Not to hijack the thread, but for anyone accepted to the post bacc program (or med student) I have a two bedroom apartment that I recently put a deposit on and am looking for a roommate.
Its at the Knollwood Reserve, a brand new apartment complex right across the street from VCOM. The move in date is July 15th.
The total rent is $1100, but I'll rent the second room for $500 with split utilities. I'm a little older (30), have furniture for the common living area, and really just want a normal roommate that studies more than parties.

PM me if your interested.
 
I remember reading somewhere that the VCOM post bacc program offers a committee letter if needed. I have two top choices for med school, VCOM and USUHS. A letter would be very helpful for my USUHS application, but I'm thinking that a letter may not be offered until late into the program. Can any past or present student share some insight on these letters or if there are standard policies for LORs in general?
Thanks!
 
I was accepted as well in the program Friday 🙂

Is there a facebook page already for this class? Does anyone know?
 
congrats on everyone who got in! I'm still waiting to hear back....how does this program relate to LMU's post bac in terms of gaining admissions. Seems like a 3.6 is steep compared to LMU's 3.0
 
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