Which interviews should I attend?

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Well, if you already have an acceptance, it would follow that you would only attend interviews at programs you would choose over the acceptance you already have.

In any event, cancel your UIW interview. Attending UIW over a Caribbean would be a real toss-up at this point.
 
Last year, what i ultimately ended up doing once I had an acceptance was to look at the schools I had II's to, and decide if I would go to them over the school i was accepted at already. If you look at these and say no, cancel. If you're on the fence, I'd probably attend. Ultimately, decide what you want in a school and whether or not a certain distance would be a problem, or anything else regarding the school.

I ended up cancelling three interviews because of this
 
Definitely attend ACOM. Please. It is so awesome. I could speak volumes to that schools' awesome-ness. (sift through the ACOM '16/'17 thread for reasons why: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/th...ine-acom-discussion-thread-2016-2017.1196873/)

I enjoyed TUNCOM. It wasn't a great fit for me personally... But if you are into big/fun cities or rock climbing/hiking... You'll obviously love the environment over there. One thing I didn't like is that the students have to share resources with the other programs there (PA, nursing, PT, etc.)

KYCOM seems like a good school (I visited a week ago.) They are definitely primary care driven, so if you are interested in primary care, especially in the Appalachian area, it's a good choice for you. You've seen the location though, would you be happy in a small town in the middle of nowhere like that?

CUSOM I have heard is a great school with new facilities and a bright future (similar to that of ACOM.) I have heard it is extremely rural where the school is, though (again, if you dig that kind of thing, go for it.)

I can't comment on WCU or UNE, I know little to nothing about those schools. I have heard WCU has trouble scoring well on boards, but that is merit-based... So don't let that deter you if you want to practice in that area or really like the school.

As for the deposit, since you won't be hearing back from any other schools by December 14th, I would recommend saving your seat (just in case.) I'm sure you will yield other acceptances if you have one already, but you don't know that for sure and don't want to risk it.

In summary: I would attend ACOM (seriously... do it) & TUNCOM interviews for sure. I would attend CUSOM if you like rural areas, and I would ask someone else about UNE and WCU. I would also pay your deposit at KYCOM.

Good luck! You are in a great position.

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I'd go to Campbell and skip ACOM. They're both new schools with mandatory attendance, so I wouldn't interview at one even farther from my preferred geographic area.

TUNCOM seems like it would be cool, but that's pretty far away from PA.

If you want to stay in PA, why not apply to LECOM?

I'd skip uiwsom and wcu. One's brand new, and the other is notorious for underperformance all around.

Congrats

Edit: I think you might qualify for campbells scholarship with your stats. That alone is reason enough to attend.
 
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NecrotizingFascitis said:
Definitely attend ACOM. Please. It is so awesome. I could speak volumes to that schools' awesome-ness. (sift through the ACOM '16/'17 thread for reasons why: https://forums.studentdoctor.net/th...ine-acom-discussion-thread-2016-2017.1196873/)

I enjoyed TUNCOM. It wasn't a great fit for me personally... But if you are into big/fun cities or rock climbing/hiking... You'll obviously love the environment over there. Plus they have the dean that brought the board scores for RVU and KCU to the top, so it's probably safe to assume he will do the same at TUNCOM. One thing I didn't like is that the students have to share resources with the other programs there (PA, nursing, PT, etc.)

KYCOM seems like a good school (I visited a week ago.) They are definitely primary care driven, so if you are interested in primary care, especially in the Appalachian area, it's a good choice for you. You've seen the location though, would you be happy in a small town in the middle of nowhere like that?

CUSOM I have heard is a great school with new facilities and a bright future (similar to that of ACOM.) I have heard it is extremely rural where the school is, though (again, if you dig that kind of thing, go for it.)

I can't comment on WCU or UNE, I know little to nothing about those schools. I have heard WCU has trouble scoring well on boards, but that is merit-based... So don't let that deter you if you want to practice in that area or really like the school.

As for the deposit, since you won't be hearing back from any other schools by December 14th, I would recommend saving your seat (just in case.) I'm sure you will yield other acceptances if you have one already, but you don't know that for sure and don't want to risk it.

In summary: I would attend ACOM (seriously... do it) & TUNCOM interviews for sure. I would attend CUSOM if you like rural areas, and I would ask someone else about UNE and WCU. I would also pay your deposit at KYCOM.

Good luck! You are in a great position.
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Def agree with this post. Well though out!

Just some pedantica: So dr Dougherty the current dean at TUNCOM actually had nothing to do wth the board scores because he was the dean of clinical education at kcu and not the college of medicine dean. It was dr Dubin who brought that to kcu and rvu!


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AlteredScale said:
Def agree with this post. Well though out!

Just some pedantically: So dr Dougherty the current dean at TUNCOM actually had nothing to do wth the board scores because he was the dean of clinical education at kcu and not the college of medicine dean. It was dr Dubin who brought that to kcu and rvu!


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Thank you for the correction!
 
Thanks for all the helpful replies everyone! I am highly considering attending my ACOM interview now!

@Ho0v-man, I did apply to LECOM PA but they haven't invited me for an interview 🙁 I would definitely be down to go there if they would invite me!! I interviewed at LECOM FL but was waitlisted :/
 
Zinc14 said:
Thanks for all the helpful replies everyone! I am highly considering attending my ACOM interview now!

@Ho0v-man, I did apply to LECOM PA but they haven't invited me for an interview 🙁 I would definitely be down to go there if they would invite me!! I interviewed at LECOM FL but was waitlisted :/
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I'd send admissions an email saying something about being honored to have an acceptance, but ideally would like to stay closer to home in order to provide for the rural areas of your home state.

It's a serious oversight if you didn't get an interview there with your stats. Make sure your application is complete.


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EODguy said:
Well, if you already have an acceptance, it would follow that you would only attend interviews at programs you would choose over the acceptance you already have.

In any event, cancel your UIW interview. Attending UIW over a Caribbean would be a real toss-up at this point.
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If you ask five people, you're going to get six different answers.

I recommend TUNCOM and ACOM (quality reasons). I do NOT recommend WCU.

I also pick UNECOM > KYCOM.

CUSOM? Required class attendance turns me off big time.

UIW? Curriculum seems impressive, but news schools are a big gamble.


Zinc14 said:
Hi everyone!

I was fortunate enough to be accepted to KYCOM but I'm now wondering which of my remaining interviews I should attend. I will definitely attend my PCOM interview in January as this is my first choice school. I have other scheduled interviews at CUSOM, ACOM, UIWSOM, WCUCOM, and TUNCOM.

I have a strong preference for schools that are relatively close to PA (or at least drive-able to) since I am a PA resident. Therefore, I was considering attending my CUSOM and PCOM interviews and cancelling the rest...? I've of course been reading about each school to help make my decisions but I'm honestly still so confused! Does anyone have any suggestions regarding whether or not I should attend any of the other interviews? How do you think these other schools might compare with KYCOM? Would you say that the other schools are pretty much on par with KYCOM (or "below" or "above"?) I know these are extremely loose terms... but I just want to gain a sense of what other people think because in the end, I of course want to go to the best school overall that I can get into. I also hope to specialize if that adds anything to this discussion.

I also have a separate question... KYCOM is currently my only acceptance and I will need to pay the $1000 deposit by 12/14 without hearing back from most other schools before then. What is the best course of action to take in this situation? I am assuming I would just have to forfeit the money if I end up getting in/going to another school? Of course I wouldn't lose anything if I do end up going to KYCOM.

I am waiting for my UNECOM decision to come in but I am assuming it should come in during the next 2 weeks. If I were to get into UNECOM, would you recommend UNECOM or KYCOM? I'm just trying to have as much of my decision planned out before 12/14 arrives and I need to pay a deposit!

Any help would be greatly appreciated--thanks so much!!

(Stats: 506 MCAT, 3.5 GPA (after lots of grade replacement), lots of clinical volunteering/clinical research/leadership experience, Ivy undergrad, 1 year informal post-bacc)
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Like most religious institutions, UIW is a profit motivated beast in disguise, mired in layers of hypocrisy. In addition, their buildings aren't finished. Their clinical rotation agreements are unsigned. If you want to do FM in south texas, you'll be fine going there. Anyone else should probably give the Caribbean a look.
 
Goro said:
If you ask five people, you're going to get six different answers.

I recommend TUNCOM and ACOM (quality reasons). I do NOT recommend WCU.

I also pick UNECOM > KYCOM.

CUSOM? Required class attendance turns me off big time.

UIW? Curriculum seems impressive, but news schools are a big gamble.
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Any reason for why not WCU? I mean is there a thread that I should look at as to why you wouldn't recommend WCU...?
 
EODguy said:
Like most religious institutions, UIW is a profit motivated beast in disguise, mired in layers of hypocrisy. In addition, their buildings aren't finished. Their clinical rotation agreements are unsigned. If you want to do FM in south texas, you'll be fine going there. Anyone else should probably give the Caribbean a look.
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Why don't we give UIWSOM a chance first before jumping to such rash conclusions?
 
medschoolplease123 said:
Any reason for why not WCU? I mean is there a thread that I should look at as to why you wouldn't recommend WCU...?
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Oh man where do I start. They have mandatory attendance, their board scores are terrible (blamed their students for it), faculty don't care about student concerns. And their rotations have very few GME. For the amount of time it has been around, it hasn't done anything to boost its rep.
 
kovalchuk71 said:
Why don't we give UIWSOM a chance first before jumping to such rash conclusions?
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Such conclusions are reached from significant exposure and careful consideration of facts.

If you've ever been to UIW, their campus has what appears to be a beautiful chapel and a new nice buildings. However, if you look at it from the side, you notice that it's an elaborate facade. That, as an analogy, tells you everything you need to know about UIW.
 
I'm a student at KYCOM. It's fine and dandy here, but attend any interviews at places you can see yourself going to. If you want to stay close to home and that would be a deciding factor than cancel anything further away. If you think you would chose KYCOM over certain schools, don't go to the interviews.


But pay your deposit here. If nothing else pan out at least you have a seat somewhere. You will lose it if you go elsewhere, and get it refunded if you go here. I only interviewed at 2 places and cancelled an interview and withdrew applications from everywhere else after I paid the deposit here. I just couldn't afford to pay 2 deposits.
 
EODguy said:
Like most religious institutions, UIW is a profit motivated beast in disguise, mired in layers of hypocrisy. In addition, their buildings aren't finished. Their clinical rotation agreements are unsigned. If you want to do FM in south texas, you'll be fine going there. Anyone else should probably give the Caribbean a look.
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Lol this is generalizing quite a bit. Loma Linda is a pretty religious institution, and I don't think it's a hypocritical place to study. Not every school is like Liberty. As a Texan, I've seen the UIW campus (didn't apply), and I don't really see the facade. To tell someone to go to the Caribbean instead of an American school because you dislike the religious aspect of it is horrible advice.
 
GinnyWeasley said:
Lol this is generalizing quite a bit. Loma Linda is a pretty religious institution, and I don't think it's a hypocritical place to study. Not every school is like Liberty. As a Texan, I've seen the UIW campus (didn't apply), and I don't really see the facade. To tell someone to go to the Caribbean instead of an American school because you dislike the religious aspect of it is horrible advice.
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This. I would choose UIW over the best Caribbean school. Easily.
 
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