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Western/COMP Discussion Thread 2009-2010
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Use those for your reason then. "Hi, I know you don't normally rely admission decisions over the phone, but depending on my status at Western will determine if I buy plane tickets and go to other interviews or not."
I talked to admissions in person at the end of my interview to get permission to call and then I called them to find out my final status.
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Pomona isn't the worse of areas. I lived across WesternU, in The Helix, for two years, although you would get kind of tired waking up in the morning and the first thing you see is school. Claremont and Chino Hills are both nice areas within 15 min drive of campus. There are other nearby cities that are much nicer if you're willing to drive.
I didn't grew up in California, but from my experiences so far the attendings at the hospitals I've rotated through are very open minded about DOs, and I have been able to perform OMM on patients in every rotation despite having all MD attendings so far.
Those buildings were suppose to be ready in time for the optometry, dental, and podiatry school to begin classes in fall of 2009. Sadly there was delays in construction resulting in the optometry students sharing classroom with the osteopathic students in a room that is not large enough to hold all of them. Who knows if they will be done in time for the class starting in 2010.
... im the same 🙁 Does anyone know how Western works with pre-interview holds. Meaning, is Western pre-interview hold happy. I feel like this is a rejection.
Every indication that we've been given is that the buildings should be open in December and will be used next semester.
If anyone else has clarification on this, I think quite a few people would like to know.
what were your stats?
Sorry if I'm being redundant. So, you didn't get put on hold and you just got rejected?
I interviewed the first day for this cycle and our group was told that ~50 or 60 (if my memory is correct) seats were filled already from the previous year.
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Does anyone, from last cycle, prior knowledge, etc, have any information about thos pre-interview hold emails? Are they nice rejections? Do they ever lead to interviews? Anything to increase chances, etc??
It's a 'not equal' sign, if you look closely you can see a line going through the equal marks. != is also used, which stems from computer programming
I'm interviewing this week and got a call from Western to confirm that I'm still attending. The # that was left on the message was garbled though, and I was unable to make it out. I tried calling their main office, but got an answering machine. 🙄 I left a message, but who knows how often they check that thing. Anyone know how important it is to call back to confirm?
haha same thing happened to me
when i called back they said i didnt really need to call back, they were just reminding me.
when i called back they said i didnt really need to call back, they were just reminding me.
congrats
i interviewed same day... waiting for the mail to come now
i interviewed same day... waiting for the mail to come now
I'm interviewing tomorrow, anyone else out here going tomorrow as well??
Interviewed 10/1, slightly thick letter in the mailbox today!!!
As will I. Don't think I've ever been so nervous in my life.
Dont' be nervous; they make the day very comfortable. The 30 minutes in the interview itself was not the best of times, but it wasn't bad. The day is good and the people are very informative/helpful/nice.
Good luck!
yesssssssssssssssssssssssssssss 👍
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Yeah, mine wasn't so hot either. Liked the dean though, that guy seemed pretty chill.
Did you have a bad interview? Seemed like everyone was so nice, and I got to meet some really cool fellow interviewees. My interview went by SO fast. I couldn't believe that 30 minutes was over. I was even a little disappointed that I didn't get to answer more questions cuz I wanted to go into other aspects of my application in more depth. 😛 Overall I liked the school though. Solid curriculum and really approachable staff/students.
Yes, I'm interviewing next saturday. *high five* I was really excited getting my interview, but now I'm really nervous. It's my first interview and its at my top choice school. I just hope i don't screw it up. I guess I'll see you there then. Good luck!
congrats to all those who have been accepted!
I am too....👍
Oh no, don't get me wrong everyone was way friendly and I loved what I saw, my interviewers were just really dry and it wasn't at all conversational like I'd hoped/expected.
Anyway, good luck to all those interviewing in the coming weeks!
Accepted! Woot!
Has anyone been asked about bad grades, in their interview? What is the best way to respond for secondary app questions that ask to describe your academic accomplishments and why you will do well at western or is a good fit for the university, when you have some discrepancies on your transcripts?
I was asked about a class I failed. I immediately drew attention to the fact that I repeated it and earned an "A" the second time around. Then I explained the unique circumstances that lead to my failing grade. It wasn't too bad. I ended up getting accepted.
By the way, I just started the 2014 class thread over in the med student forums, check it out:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=8763095
🙂
By the way, I just started the 2014 class thread over in the med student forums, check it out:
http://forums.studentdoctor.net/showthread.php?p=8763095
🙂
Woops, I just realized you asked about the secondary as well as the interview. As far as I remember, there aren't any questions on the secondary that ask applicants to explain poor academic performance. I do, however, remember there being a question about the criteria one employed in selecting medical schools and how/why WesternU meets that criteria.
I basically answered by highlighting a few aspects of the school (location, curriculum, overall environment) and demonstrated how these aspects make WesternU a good school for me. For example, I said that the systems-based curriculum is truly ideal for my learning abilities. I learn best when information is broken into groups/chunks. I have an easier time digesting that information and then subsequently connecting it with other information, thereby understanding the larger picture.
Best of luck!
I basically answered by highlighting a few aspects of the school (location, curriculum, overall environment) and demonstrated how these aspects make WesternU a good school for me. For example, I said that the systems-based curriculum is truly ideal for my learning abilities. I learn best when information is broken into groups/chunks. I have an easier time digesting that information and then subsequently connecting it with other information, thereby understanding the larger picture.
Best of luck!
Those were the choices I had, yes.
I got one of those 🙁and then got called to interview🙂. I didn't do anything though.
On interview day, they told us that "hold" means that they're waiting for something in your file to be complete before making a decision. Could they be waiting for a letter or a score or a transcript update possibly?
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Right on! I'm looking over the past interview threads on studentdoc.net at http://more.studentdoctor.net/interviewlist.php?school=22 It's got TONS of interview questions asked by Western.
My suggestions:
Know your research if you have done any
Read up on ethical issues
Strengths/Weaknessess
Why Medicine, DO, and Western
I'm Brendan and will be wearing a green tie. See you there!
If you can't impress them with fact, baffle them with bullsh$*
My suggestions:
Know your research if you have done any
Read up on ethical issues
Strengths/Weaknessess
Why Medicine, DO, and Western
I'm Brendan and will be wearing a green tie. See you there!
If you can't impress them with fact, baffle them with bullsh$*
It says optional, so I am not planning on sending one.
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