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Gathering info for next application cycle.
Also which schools have the biggest seat number?
Also which schools have the biggest seat number?
Gathering info for next application cycle.
Also which schools have the biggest seat number?
http://www.aacpm.org/wp-content/uploads/2017-2018-CIB_DIGITAL-FINAL.pdf
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***Official Pre-Pod What Are My Chances Thread***
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***Official Pre-Pod What Are My Chances Thread***
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Which schools give the largest scholarships? And if it is possible, what schools give full-rides and what are the average stats needed for a full ride?
Lol. Full ride days are over. Most scholarship $ based on merit (I believe) is up to 25%. I believe my school has two tiers of scholarship offers- 5k and 10k per year.
A full ride would require outside scholarships, but most of those are 5k max, so you'd have to get a bunch of them. Stats wise, basically be at or almost DO level competetive (old mcat 27+, >3.5 gpa)
Hardest school to get into is prolly a tie btw AZPOD and DMU
after that is prolly temple or scholls, then western.
After that, all the standalone schools are pretty easy: Kent, NY, Barry.
I think I'm missing one more school.
You're missing Samuel Merritt who I think are a hybrid of everything
That's right, California.
I would be very weary of attending a school that did not have integration with MDs or DOs. Something tells me that the rigor of those schools help to prep for boards.
I also would be weary of attending a school with more than 100+ people.
I agree with you. The smaller class size was way better and I had a lot more pod experiences in the 1st and 2nd years than those that went to DO integrated schools.Lol but the MD & DO boards are different from pod though. And schools like NY were founded solely with the purpose of being a podiatry school. I don't think they even have an undergrad. Everyone else does. That's unique in my opinion. It reinforces that podiatry is its own separate "thing".
I'm a fan of small class sizes and institutions myself. I get intimidated in larger crowds and student bodies. I would rather attend a community college in Nebraska than Harvard. But it's all preference.
Sometimes I wonder if podiatry should have been a bachelor's degree like in Australia then you can climb up and specialize to get a doctorate if you want. Schools can mix the curriculum with med tech, nursing, bio, then have students go out during the last year for an internship or whatever....
That's right, California.
I would be very weary of attending a school that did not have integration with MDs or DOs. Something tells me that the rigor of those schools help to prep for boards.
I also would be weary of attending a school with more than 100+ people.
That's right, California.
I would be very weary of attending a school that did not have integration with MDs or DOs. Something tells me that the rigor of those schools help to prep for boards.
I also would be weary of attending a school with more than 100+ people.
DeleteDont worry too much about integration with MD's or DO's. Samuel merrit apparently (according to their dean had a 100% passrate). I still wouldnt attend that school if you paid me to go there.
In my opinion, I think the integration with MD's and DO's is overrated and don't understand the fixation with it.
also western university is integrated with a DO school and has a horrible pass rate. Down at midwestern the student ambassador made me feel like he was over worked beyond he could handle.
Everyone I spoke with at Kent state seemed like they were able to do well in school and balance life with it. Which is idealistic (for me)
If we are going make an accurate comparison in regards to board pass rates we need to compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges.
Ex: MW had 30 students * 98% pass rate = (29.4) so 29 students * 3=87 students if we triple!!!
Lets say Kent had 100 students go to boards * 86% pass rate= 86 students/ so 86 to 29 students. Kent's pass rate is more impressive to me! If we take Kent's top 30 students, Kent has a 100% pass rate to MW 98% in an apple to apple comparison!!!
I'd like to know your thoughts about your p and f values and if they are of significance?!?!?If we are going make an accurate comparison in regards to board pass rates we need to compare apples to apples and not apples to oranges.
Ex: MW had 30 students * 98% pass rate = (29.4) so 29 students * 3=87 students if we triple!!!
Lets say Kent had 100 students go to boards * 86% pass rate= 86 students/ so 86 to 29 students. Kent's pass rate is more impressive to me! If we take Kent's top 30 students, Kent has a 100% pass rate to MW 98% in an apple to apple comparison!!!
Go to the school which is the best fit for you and study your tail off, learn, pass boards, and match! Best of luck to all of my future colleagues at ALL of the schools!!!
P.S. It's your residency training that is going to make or break your career according to the Podiatrist that I shadowed!!!! Arguing or Debating about which school is the best is juvenile in my opinion!!!
Please disregard that post under my username!!!! A buddy of mine was logging into my account & made a couple of posts on this thread!!! I changed my pw so everything should be good now!!!I'd like to know your thoughts about your p and f values and if they are of significance?!?!?
Kent also had a 86% board pass rate while Midwestern has a 98%. I'll take the latter, even if it means being miserable.
Please disregard that post under my username!!!! A buddy of mine was logging into my account & made a couple of posts on this thread!!! I changed my pw so everything should be good now!!!
True friend right there.
I know really! Those two posts on this thread is something I would never post!!!True friend right there.
I know really! Those two posts on this thread is something I would never post!!!
also western university is integrated with a DO school and has a horrible pass rate.
To politely correct you, WesternU's pass rate for the C/O2018 was 97% (https://www.westernu.edu/bin/podiatry/dashboard2016.pdf)
I'd also like to echo the sentiments "feetsreets" expressed about being self driven and self motivated irrespective of location.
No matter where you'll go you will be at a top 10 podiatry school my DPM would say.
Their avg pod GPA is almost a 3.6? Dang. I didnt know it was that highdid anyone notice that AZPOD's average overall GPA (for accepted students) is a bit higher (3.59) than AZCOM's GPA (3.50).
I thought that was kind of funny.
Their avg pod GPA is almost a 3.6? Dang. I didnt know it was that high
Si senor!
Thats higher than quite a few of the DO school GPA's I've seen while being nosey and looking up random data. lol
There MCAT is also on par with the lower tiered DO programs at 25. I was very surprised I was given an interview there.
Benefits of having a small class size is that the school can be picky. Good for them though. It just means that I have to kill the MCAT so I can go there.
I just looked up there on campus housing....it's cheap as hell!!!
Western wants $1300 for a studio and AZPOD studio is $700.
Im down.
Yeah thats crazy haha i need to kill this MCAT then.. midwestern is my top school.. its 15 minutes from where I grew up haha
How close was it to the school?I was looking at 800$ 2 BR townhouse in Ohio... That is cheap lol.
How close was it to the school?
i'm having difficulties choosing where to live at kent. need to figure out soon..
i'm having difficulties choosing where to live at kent. need to figure out soon..