Current OMS-1 here. I enrolled because I couldn't get into an MD school. MCAT 504, GPA 3.8. This wasn't my first choice, but I'm here. I know a lot of my peers were re-applicants and many got in super later, like this summer to matriculate Fall 2021. That said, it's a long road so don't give up.
As I stated above, this wasn't my first choice so I'm not gun-ho about PCOM. There's a lot they need to work on. For instance, our class was the first to go through the new curriculum, PCOM-One where they merged all their campuses (Philly, GA, and SGA). GA-PCOM was the last to merge. SGA merged last year. Honestly, most of us - at GA - are constantly flipping through SGA/PA's slides to learn content info ((shared off a student run Google Sheets)) as tests are the same across all campuses. All professors from each campus agree on test questions, but we've had multiple questions dismissed from tests/quizzes because our professor (from GA) didn't cover a test question which was written by another campus prof.
That being said, everyone is still adjusting and hopefully, it will be better next year. To be truthfully honest, I wish I applied to PCOM-Philly as their rotation sites are better and you will have a better chance of matching to competitive specialties (ortho, derm, etc) - look at match lists. I've talked to our Dean at GA-PCOM and she shared that it's because GA-PCOM is new and there is a stigma in the South, so we don't have the best rotation sites - we're also competing with Emory and Morehouse, but this is a goal of hers to achieve - obtaining better rotation sites. However, we do have access to all required rotation sites, just not speciality sites (listed above) you'll need to find those opportunities on your own. On the flip side, Philly does offer speciality rotation sites because they have their own hospital. Not a bad thing, but take it into consideration.
Regardless, medical school is hard. I'll try to respond if you have any questions. All in all, I'm NOT saying don't go here. At the end of the day, you'll be a DR and that's all that should matter.
