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According to the admissions office, they do!
Oh whattttt i was going off their website so i was afraid to send them anything
According to the admissions office, they do!
Oh **** I didn't even see that lol! Well n=1, maybe others could chime in or you could contact them yourself? They're actually super niceOh whattttt i was going off their website so i was afraid to send them anything
Not a current student but if you go back a few pages, there were some very thorough posts from current and past students talking about the rotations.Are there any current students that can speak to the clinical rotations at NYITCOM?
I am sitting on my rotation right now and would love to kill time talking about them.Are there any current students that can speak to the clinical rotations at NYITCOM?
no idea! I'd imagine that WL movement will be driven by people w/ MD acceptances withdrawing, as well as some people choosing other DO schools. That tends to pick up at the end of the month, so I can't imagine movement will start until like Mid-MayThink anyone will hear back today?
no idea! I'd imagine that WL movement will be driven by people w/ MD acceptances withdrawing, as well as some people choosing other DO schools. That tends to pick up at the end of the month, so I can't imagine movement will start until like Mid-May
blaze itYea i was just hoping for something this week bc last yr this thread had movement on 4/20 :/
Thank you so much! Seems like it is very difficult to get honors... What would you suggest to make the most out of our rotations?I am sitting on my rotation right now and would love to kill time talking about them.
In general: they vary A LOT. Some you get good residents and attendings who teach and include you as a part of them team. Other times you rotate for 8 weeks and they don’t even know your name but they’re still expected to evaluate you. I, and others, think that clinical rotations are were DO schools differ greatly from MD schools. You get a sense of what rotations are good or not from the classes above you and try to go there, but sometimes you end up in a bad one and just have to make the best of it for 4 weeks. It’s mostly true that you get out of a rotation what you put into it, but there are sometimes that no matter what you do you’ll never get above a 5/7 on evaluations or feel comfortable asking for a letter or feel like you learned anything. Grades are Pass/High Pass/Honors. You need a 6/7 on evaluation and a 110 on the COMAT (shelf) for High Pass, then a 115 on the COMAT and 6/7 eval to get Honors. 110 is 84th percentile and 115 is 93rd percentile.
Another user in the previous pages mentioned a lot about rotation sites and I agree. The expansion of MD schools rotations has made it harder for the school to hold onto really good quality rotations. Right now I would say they are “alright”. If you have some specific questions I can try and answer them! Like scheduling, what sites are available, the process of getting them etc.
I, and others, think that clinical rotations are were DO schools differ greatly from MD schools.
I trynna be like you lol. Congratulation!!!!!Accepted off WL
OW campus. Email got sent out about an hour ago.Omg congrats!!! Just curious, is this for JB or OW campus??
Congratulation. That's awesome!! Hopefully, I will catch the next round of waitlist movement.OW campus. Email got sent out about an hour ago.
Group hug, yall. Group hug.Congrats to those accepted! Can u guys say when u interviewed and got WLed im dying over here
II in November,Congrats to those accepted! Can u guys say when u interviewed and got WLed im dying over here
Was waitlisted on March 15 as well. I guess there is still ranking system even they said it’s not ranked.II in February, Interviewed March 3, waitlisted March 15 (lol), A today (old westbury)
I did, yesdid anyone accepted off the waitlist send in a LOI?
Yes, I sent one a week after I got wait-listed.did anyone accepted off the waitlist send in a LOI?
Just try to learn Step 2/COMLEX 2 relevant information and appear interested in the field even if you aren’t. On the teams where you have a good relationship with the residents or attendings and feel like they pay attention to you ask for letters or see if there are case reports to do. Some places will try and waste your time so just be mentally prepared for this and all the busy work they like to give. If you try hard, seem interested and don’t actively slack so hard they notice it’s not too hard to get a 5-6/7. Some rotations there is no hope in getting above a 5/7 and you’ll hear which ones from the class above you.Thank you so much! Seems like it is very difficult to get honors... What would you suggest to make the most out of our rotations?
One thing is MD schools all have a home institution, a home hospital connected to the school. I think these hospitals are more interested in teaching and training their medical students so they have competent and good residents at the end of school. Additionally those hospitals don’t usually take many, if any, students from other schools so your rotations are probably less crowded there. I haven’t been on a rotation where I was the only school there. A lot of the rotations in the Queens/Brooklyn area there are students from the Caribbean schools, other DO schools. On my IM and Surg rotation especially I was 1 of like 12-20 students which makes it rough to get noticed and have a decent letter of rec cause everyone else is going to be asking for it too. Some of these hospitals it is a whole business to have students there and the Caribbean schools spend millions securing spots for their students. I can’t blame them it’s competitive and a chokepoint in the training to get all your students through.Can you elaborate on this, in terms of what you'd get at an MD school that would be different than your experience?
Thank you for the infoOne thing is MD schools all have a home institution, a home hospital connected to the school. I think these hospitals are more interested in teaching and training their medical students so they have competent and good residents at the end of school. Additionally those hospitals don’t usually take many, if any, students from other schools so your rotations are probably less crowded there. I haven’t been on a rotation where I was the only school there. A lot of the rotations in the Queens/Brooklyn area there are students from the Caribbean schools, other DO schools. On my IM and Surg rotation especially I was 1 of like 12-20 students which makes it rough to get noticed and have a decent letter of rec cause everyone else is going to be asking for it too. Some of these hospitals it is a whole business to have students there and the Caribbean schools spend millions securing spots for their students. I can’t blame them it’s competitive and a chokepoint in the training to get all your students through.
This trouble carries over to 4th year as well. Since we don’t have a home institution we have to apply for rotations through our “partner hospitals” which were extremely limited. And the bulk of our rotations are expected to come from VSLO, which is a national application service for students doing electives. 15$ per app and you just kinda shoot your shot and hope for the best since people from all over the country are applying. I know some MD students use this as well, but at least at my school most people are hoping for like 2-6 acceptances on VSLO, which can be competitive. Or you can contact doctors you know and set up your own rotation. In general, I think that as a DO student, especially in NY, you have to hustle during 3rd and 4th year compared to our MD colleagues, at least from what I’ve heard from their experience.
I am sure there is more to say about it and I could go on and on about the differences between MD and DO schools, but either path leads to being a doctor. It’s competitive out there and I just hope everyone gives themselves the best shot at succeeding.
I interviewed in Sept and have been waitlisted since January. I sent in an LOI in January a week before I got waitlisted. I think my chances of getting off the waitlist are low since I wasn't accepted in the first round of movement last week. Should I send an update letter?
I feel you v.v, just have to hurry up and keep waiting I guess.Kind of in similar boat, interviewed oct waitlisted jan sent my LOI as soon as i got waitlisted .. was surprised to see them accept ppl who interviewed late in the cycle and got WLed later, just wonder what order they are doing things in and if i have no chances. I know people say theres a lot of WL movement but with sending in a full LOI i thought it would have some impact but i guess not lmao
Yeah it seems like they haven't accepted people who got waitlisted in Jan yet. Most of the people who got accepted were waitlisted in Feb - March.Kind of in similar boat, interviewed oct waitlisted jan sent my LOI as soon as i got waitlisted .. was surprised to see them accept ppl who interviewed late in the cycle and got WLed later, just wonder what order they are doing things in and if i have no chances. I know people say theres a lot of WL movement but with sending in a full LOI i thought it would have some impact but i guess not lmao
@10-13 got accepted from a January interview!Yeah it seems like they haven't accepted people who got waitlisted in Jan yet. Most of the people who got accepted were waitlisted in Feb - March.
Based on last year's thread, after the first round, the next movement occurred in mid-May. So we'll probably have to wait 2-3 more weeks till the next round of movement
I don’t know how they determine who get accepted off the waitlist either. Adcom said they will review waitlisted applicants again later to make a decision. So I feel like even this isn’t a ranked waitlist, there’s still “ranking” involved. I’m really worried that my waitlist will be a soft rejection from them lol. Oh well, hopefully we will be seeing more movement soon! Manifesting good vibes!
Guys let’s remember not every premed student is on SDN telling you if they got off the WL or not. So please take everything that’s said on here with a grain of saltI am hopeful there will be more WL movement after the May deadlines for narrowing down your As and all. I think that those people that were lucky enough to get off the WL last week were probably top applicants that either completed later or were just chosen for interview later? Can't be sure but im holding onto hope. There were so few compared to last year that I wonder if most people with As to NYIT are planning to enroll or if people are holding some As in hopes of getting financial aid packages at different schools.
That's definitely true, but we can also assume that they take people off the WL in batches. We've only seen one burst of people on this thread get off the WL, so I think it's still safe to assume that they've only done one round of admissions off the WL so far and that there'll probably be at least one or two (albeit maybe smaller) batches coming in the next few weeks.Guys let’s remember not every premed student is on SDN telling you if they got off the WL or not. So please take everything that’s said on here with a grain of salt