, but just so you're not surprised in case they don't let you know or you missed it!I have had a very similar experience and the same sentiment to what you described here. This is an awesome school and I'm having a really hard time justifying not moving across the country to enroll after a recent acceptance near my hometown. The culture here was impressive and ARCOM is no doubt a great school.
yes, it was a VERY difficult decision to make when I received the acceptance closer to home. I was also willing to move across the country to enroll and attend. I had even picked out a house there. But, I had to make the wisest decision with my money and the cost of moving so far along with being so far from family just ended up being too much when I had another option open up. I still have some guilt and hope I made a good decision because, man, ARCOM is amazing. They are definitely going to be making a name for themselves the longer they are around. I think the doctors who come out of that school are going to be setting an extremely high standard for DOs and MDs alike.
Pick the school close to home! Nothing at ARCOM is that unique or special to forgo any resemblance of a support network. Cultures change and ARCOM hasn’t been around long enough to impress you on subjects that truly matter; even if you feel they’re headed in the correct direction.
I'm certainly staying home, but it was a hard decision nonetheless. This school had the strongest positive impression relative to others during interview day. The tuition is decent for a new DO school, like $60k cheaper than the ones over here.
You may submit multiple deposits and the schools you've been accepted to would not know at this time. Yes, you can forfeit your seat for a different offer. Per AACOMAS: "Starting April 1, osteopathic medical colleges are asked to report to AACOMAS the names and identification of candidates who have paid a deposit, hold a position at an osteopathic medical college entering class or both. After May 15, AACOMAS reports to each institution the names and candidates for its entering class who hold an acceptance(s) at additional institutions. An osteopathic medical college may rescind an offer of admissions to a candidate who has paid deposits to or holds positions at multiple institutions. If the osteopathic medical college chooses to withdraw the candidate from the entering class, the college must give the candidate a minimum 15-day notice. After the 15-day notice, if the candidate does not respond and is withdrawn from a college, the deposit is forfeited, and the seat may be given to another candidate. Therefore, prior to May 15, applicants need to withdraw from any college(s) which they do not plan to attend and only hold a position at one COM to avoid having positions withdrawn. After May 15, each school may implement specific procedures for accepted students who hold one or more seats at other schools."
I would cancel & pay online.
Another poster asked an identical question some pages back. Yes, 3:45pm works fine. The airport is 5 miles away from the school and extremely small, security gate takes no time.
Thanks! I found a cheaper flight with my points that leaves at 2:20pm. would i still be good if the interview ends at 1:30pm or would that 2:20pm flight be pushing it?
Honestly, it'd probably be fine, but I wouldn't risk it unless you're saving some significant money and had some sort of good insurance.
I would not risk that
The only scholarship we got was a $1000 which went into our Doctor's bag and stethoscope. But you can still apply for other scholarships if you want. The school has a list of scholarships available you can apply for somewhere on the website I think. Grants from fafsa? No, you don't get those anymore in graduate level. You only get federal loans from now on.
I'm not sure we'll get Step 1 stats since I think less than half the inaugural took both USMLE and COMLEX. You can expect COMLEX stats this coming semester though as hopefully everyone has taken it by now.
Feel free to read the thread, this question has been discussed at length. Good luck with your interview!
what date are you interviewing?
From my experience not very reliable, nothing was available the day of my interview.
did you rent a car?
No, my wife ended up having to drop me off (we had our daughter and didn’t want to wake her if we didn’t have to). I know two of the hotels in the area do shuttle to the campus.
do you know which 2 hotels those are?
Hampton and home 2 suites probably. I went to hampton cause I didn’t know that home2suites shuttled (the suites is probably cheaper than Hampton; I noticed most students took the their shuttles). They shuttled me to and from the school and airport from the hotel every which way.
did you have to pay extra or was it included in the hotel price?
included
I believe it is. If I recall correctly they said they will send forms in the spring time?
It depends on your style. Plenty of people don’t wear their shirts tucked in. What you described is pretty typical on campus.
Lol I wear untucked polo shirts (sometimes I slip in with a T-shirts with a sweater on top) and khaki pants with a pair of black vans shoes everyday, and I wear sweatpants and t-shirts to FOPC and OMM lab (you don't have to wear the OMM uniform or scrubs especially if it's cold outside). Definitely only wear the green scrubs for anatomy lab though. The only time I wear button-up shirt with dress pants and a tie is for patient encounters and Sim labs because in these scenarios you're basically playing Doctor, and that's how they will expect you to show up for your COMLEX level 2 PE.
Can a woman comment on what she wears also?
Can you copy and paste what was wrote? I don't know how to find it that way lmao
