Which DO schools do NOT automatically give secondaries to those who meet the minimums?

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ATPsynthase123 said:
Almost all of them screen GPA/MCAT below 3.0/500. So far, CUSOM is the only one I have applied to that does a holistic review before sending secondaries


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I disagree with your statement. Just off of the top of my head, LECOM-B, VCOM, and WVSOM all review holistic. I'm sure there are more.
 
pr3m3d3r said:
I disagree with your statement. Just off of the top of my head, LECOM-B, VCOM, and WVSOM all review holistic. I'm sure there are more.
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Holistic review process usually entails that there are no (official) minimum requirements doesn't it? So having a holistic review process could mean that every applicant gets a secondary just as much as it could mean only applicants that the school is seriously considering.
 
gergles said:
Holistic review process usually entails that there are no (official) minimum requirements doesn't it? So having a holistic review process could mean that every applicant gets a secondary just as much as it could mean only applicants that the school is seriously considering.
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From what I understand, every single DO schools reviews holistically to a certain extent.. At least the 9 I applied to and have talked to.. I was more concerned with something thinking there is an end all be all screening process when so many of these schools review even low GPA/MCAT students because of other outstanding traits in their app. I see what you're saying but I was less geared at "serious consideration vs. holistic" and more geared for "screening vs. non-screening".

That being said, schools I've talked to like PCOM and RVUCOM have immediate cut offs and informed me that with sub-500's your app is rejected. Through a lot of research though this does not at all seem to be the trend.
 
pr3m3d3r said:
I disagree with your statement. Just off of the top of my head, LECOM-B, VCOM, and WVSOM all review holistic. I'm sure there are more.
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Really? It can't be too in depth because I got my VCOM secondary within 5 days of AACOMAS verification. I don't know about WVSOM because they have yet to send out secondaries due to technical issues.


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PNWU is pretty regionally biased so I would assume they do GPA/MCAT/Residency/Ties to region/commitment to serving rural or underserved. People may disagree with me.
 
ATPsynthase123 said:
Really? It can't be too in depth because I got my VCOM secondary within 5 days of AACOMAS verification. I don't know about WVSOM because they have yet to send out secondaries due to technical issues.


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What I meant was that they don't screen GPA's or MCAT's for secondaries at a lot of schools. Sorry for the mix up. They review holistically (in my terms holistic = viewing whole app and not only considering GPA/MCAT). For example, I've received a secondary from a school that doesn't give them to everyone, but still sent mine without my MCAT because they review presecondary holistically. Either way the OP's question is long gone lol.
 
I thought everybody got a secondary everywhere...


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CUSOM screens out students who have MCATs below 500 before the secondary, at least that was what I have read several times over on SDN. I did not apply even though I went to a good college 2 hours away from them. As far as "automatically" give out secondaries, well if you are below there minimums you won't get a secondary. It's all relative and fairly obscure to be honest. Anecdotally, I know someone who interviewed at a school after telling them he would be in the neighborhood. He was likely going to be ignored but showed genuine interest despite underdog stats.

edit: I found out after applying to KYCOM that they screen out below 500 so I am pretty pissed about that. I am gonna call them and discuss possible still looking at my app. $75 is a lot of money...
 
Ho0v-man said:
Gee, I thought every school would at least be willing to take your secondary fee money before an autorejected 3-4 minutes later lol.


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I think many of them are catching on that it is kinda crappy to basically steal from students. I would say at least half of the schools I have applied to do a screen and 4-5 of them do some form of a holistic review of the app


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I have gotten a secondary from all the schools I applied to except the following: Touro NY, VCOM, and WCU. I got verified on 6/26 if that makes a difference.
 
Touro-CA has a screen of 502 MCAT. I'm on pre-secondary hold there but I don't think I want to go there anyways so I'm not worried. wish I sent my primary to a different school instead of them
 
pr3m3d3r said:
That being said, schools I've talked to like PCOM and RVUCOM have immediate cut offs and informed me that with sub-500's your app is rejected. Through a lot of research though this does not at all seem to be the trend.
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Just adding onto this, in its own way, some of the schools are exclusionary in other ways. PCOM does not budge from the 3 instructor letter requirement.

It's easy for some people, but as a non-trad, it's a pain in the neck, since almost all of my science professors taught me over 10 years ago. Two letters I have, but 3 I do not.
 
GBCrzzyy said:
Touro-CA has a screen of 502 MCAT. I'm on pre-secondary hold there but I don't think I want to go there anyways so I'm not worried. wish I sent my primary to a different school instead of them
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whats a secondary
 
jcdo said:
whats a secondary
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After you submit AACOMAS/AMCAS to the schools you want to apply to, each school may or may not do their own screening then send you a secondary application if you pass their screening or if they send them to all applicants. it's literally just a smaller second application to fill out. They are usually composed of 1-5 short essay questions about you, your motivations, your failures, why you want to attend that school, etc
 
getfat said:
KCU-COM (Source: currently on their pre-secondary hold)
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I have to say, with the grades they require, might as well go full on allopathic. I'm sure that's the idea, though. They want someone who specifically wants DO.
 
getfat said:
FL Resident | Overall 3.41 | Science: 3.58 | MCAT: 28 (10/8/10)|

I wish the phone app let us see signature. That would be a nice update because I have the same problem when i'm on my phone.
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Yeah I'm still confused by your situation, possibly a glitch/human error?
 
Seems like you are doing well this cycle anyways. Doubt you have anything to worry about.

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