2023-2024 Rocky Vista University College of Osteopathic Medicine (RVUCOM-Montana)

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Currently live in billings if anyone has any questions about what life here looks like.
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Devboy said:
Currently live in billings if anyone has any questions about what life here looks like.
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Thanks! What is there fun to do? In terms of nature and the city life. Just curious, never been to Montana
 
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Happylife3 said:
Thanks! What is there fun to do? In terms of nature and the city life. Just curious, never been to Montana
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We are not the typical image of Montana in terms of beautiful mountains and all of that. It’s located in more eastern Montana which does have its own charm but more of a prairie look to it. We do have a natural rock face that goes around the city that’s referred to as the “rims”, great place to go on a walk or rock climbing if that’s your thing. The city is also right next to the Yellowstone river which is one of the largest in the state. It’s a mid sized city around 115,000 people. We are slowly growing, we just got a chick fil a lol. Most people go out to the bars on the weekends here which we have plenty of, also gambling is legal so there is a casino on every other block. Our downtown leaves a bit to be desired, pretty small and dangerous for how small we are. If you are looking for housing here eventually I would try to shoot for places on the west end, it’s the current area of development, has a new Costco about to open, our zoo, movie theater, places to eat, and the school is on the west end as well. There is a large Native American presence here as we are about 20 minutes from the largest reservation in our state. Housing can be a bit spendy for the size of town we are, probably looking in the range of $800-$1500 for a one bed room. We have two of the largest hospitals networks in our state. If you do want to get involved more in the outdoor scene redlodge has a great ski resort and plenty of hikes and fishing but it’s about 1.5 drive out. Our winters can take some getting used to, for example it snowed last week. Overall not a lot to do city wise but some great experiences for outdoor stuff if you look for them.
 
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Devboy said:
We are not the typical image of Montana in terms of beautiful mountains and all of that. It’s located in more eastern Montana which does have its own charm but more of a prairie look to it. We do have a natural rock face that goes around the city that’s referred to as the “rims”, great place to go on a walk or rock climbing if that’s your thing. The city is also right next to the Yellowstone river which is one of the largest in the state. It’s a mid sized city around 115,000 people. We are slowly growing, we just got a chick fil a lol. Most people go out to the bars on the weekends here which we have plenty of, also gambling is legal so there is a casino on every other block. Our downtown leaves a bit to be desired, pretty small and dangerous for how small we are. If you are looking for housing here eventually I would try to shoot for places on the west end, it’s the current area of development, has a new Costco about to open, our zoo, movie theater, places to eat, and the school is on the west end as well. There is a large Native American presence here as we are about 20 minutes from the largest reservation in our state. Housing can be a bit spendy for the size of town we are, probably looking in the range of $800-$1500 for a one bed room. We have two of the largest hospitals networks in our state. If you do want to get involved more in the outdoor scene redlodge has a great ski resort and plenty of hikes and fishing but it’s about 1.5 drive out. Our winters can take some getting used to, for example it snowed last week. Overall not a lot to do city wise but some great experiences for outdoor stuff if you look for them.
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Thank you!! this is was a great insight.
 
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Congrats!!! did you also receive your app is under consideration for interview email?
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Sure did. Got that email from both Colorado and Montana. I think they were like a week apart. Still waiting to hear back from Colorado
 
OOS II this morning!! LM 64-65. Also received the email that my app is under consideration for an interview on 11/06. Interviewing 12/18 which was the soonest opening!
 
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kpremed18 said:
OOS II this morning!! LM 64-65. Also received the email that my app is under consideration for an interview on 11/06. Interviewing 12/18 which was the soonest opening!
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Congrats!
 
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So if you got that email, there’s probably a decent chance at an II?
 
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For those who interviewed, how did it go? Is there any site that could help with interview questions/practice.
 
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Happylife3 said:
For those who interviewed, how did it go? Is there any site that could help with interview questions/practice.
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This site, search up RVU to see the post interview feedback and pay attention to the questions as I saw some of them in my interview!
 
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I also got the email saying I was under consideration for an II. The wait is killing me on whether or not I’ll get an II lol
 
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We have an accepted MCOM student GroupMe so if you’re interested in joining send me a DM! 🙂
 
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OOS II! Not sure when exactly, just happened to check the portal and it was there! LM 62
 
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Has anyone else received the “you’re under consideration for an interview invite” email but hasn’t received an II? What does the email mean?
 
ijustwanttobeasurgeon said:
Has anyone else received the “you’re under consideration for an interview invite” email but hasn’t received an II? What does the email mean?
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I got the same email for the Colorado campus but haven’t received an invite yet!
 
For the deans overview presentation, is there any interview style questions or icebreakers we are asked?
 
TheKidHzz said:
For the deans overview presentation, is there any interview style questions or icebreakers we are asked?
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Not really, just to introduce yourself in the chat. Otherwise they mostly focus on presenting the school and then answering questions from students
 
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Received the "under consideration" email on 11/03. OOS II today. Just happened to check the portal and saw it. Scheduled for 12/11!
 
For anyone that has been interviewed/accepted, what has been the turnaround time for an interview decision? Facing a deposit deadline to another school and any insight would be SO helpful :)
 
colorado2023 said:
For anyone that has been interviewed/accepted, what has been the turnaround time for an interview decision? Facing a deposit deadline to another school and any insight would be SO helpful :)
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I interviewed on the 5th of September and got accepted on the 26th!
 
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colorado2023 said:
For anyone that has been interviewed/accepted, what has been the turnaround time for an interview decision? Facing a deposit deadline to another school and any insight would be SO helpful :)
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Mine was less than a week apart (interviewed 11/20, accepted 11/28)
 
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I will most likely be withdrawing my interview on 12/12 here in the next couple days. Be on the lookout if you're trying to get an earlier spot. Good luck everyone!
 
did anyone else get a student ambassadors zoom link invite and if so are yall going?
 
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Just withdrew my A hope it goes to one of you! GOOD LUCK!!
 
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Withdrawing my II for 1/8 if anyone is looking for an earlier date! Best of luck everyone :hello:
 
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My very first one to medical school, so thrilled. Haven't received call/email yet, beat them to the punch on my portal.
Complete 7/21, interviewed 12/18
 
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FutureDrHub said:
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My very first one to medical school, so thrilled. Haven't received call/email yet, beat them to the punch on my portal.
Complete 7/21, interviewed 12/18
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Hahaha. Same, no call or email. I saw your post and checked the portal. Accepted! Congratulations on that A! Huge relief when someone says yes!
 
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Same here! Just happened to check the portal and saw the update! Congrats to all!
 
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A!!! Got the call about an hour ago! Interviewed 12/04
 
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Congratulations everyone!! DM me for the accepted student GroupMe if you’d like to join
 
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Hi everyone! How did you all prep for the interview? Did you feel that mock interviews were enough prep along with research about the program, etc. ?
 
alpal620 said:
Hi everyone! How did you all prep for the interview? Did you feel that mock interviews were enough prep along with research about the program, etc. ?
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I would suggest looking at the RVU interview feedback on this website! Otherwise I read the Interview prep book from the premed playbook series by Dr Gray. Good luck!
 
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alpal620 said:
Hi everyone! How did you all prep for the interview? Did you feel that mock interviews were enough prep along with research about the program, etc. ?
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Definitely use RVUCOM’s SDN interview questions to prep, it helped me a lot! My interviewers were very nice and it was super conversational
 
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Did yall have your cameras on for the deans presentation?
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I think I saw from earlier posts that people did have their cameras on! I am preparing to have my camera on for the presentation tomorrow, just in case
 
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