Take it lol unless your stats indicate you can get in somewhere else
Never heard of this being done before. You might have a good chance of starting here this August. Just know that ICOM still doesn’t qualify for federal loans this year so you will have to take out private loans. Federal loans will probably be available for the 2023-2024 cycle though. If you don’t mind that then you should definitely go for it.
I don't think my stats are competitive at all lol. I was very surprised to get the call!
Oh that's good to know, thank you! Interview is on Tuesday!
I think you have a solid chance of getting into an MD school. The WWAMI program would give you instate preferences and they have a branch at the university of idaho. If I were you I’d take the interview at ICOM and see if you get an offer for this cycle. Once you have the acceptance offer then weigh your options. Are you not interested in pursuing a competitive specialty? Are you okay with just matching into primary care? are you okay with taking out private student loans for a year with higher interest rates? if you’re okay with all of that and really want to stay in Idaho then I’d go for it. Starting med school a year earlier means one more year of attending salary. ICOM is a great school. Love being an ICOM student. You’ll most likely graduate and match if you go here. BUT, if I had your stats I would have probably gone to an MD school instead or a more established DO school. Being a DO student has its drawbacks.
I totally agree. I spoke with my friend in medical school and he said the exact same thing. Thank you so much for your quick response!
Very OOS friendly
That's what I thought! Anyone know if they have sent out secondaries yet?
Hello! just curious how the interview went?
It went great! They called me the next day and offered me a seat! I told them I couldn't accept for this summer, so they have me as an early acceptance for next year!! I'm thrilled!
Wow congrats!
Thanks so much! I'm still very much in shock lol
Yes, is this a red flag of any kind?
I don't think so, afaik RVU, TouroNV, AZCOM, ICOM, and ACOM all have done the same this cycle from different reddit and sdn threads
When did you submit your secondary?
A couple of weeks ago, 7/18
So you submitted your secondary last week and received that email a few days later? Or are you saying you submitted your secondary weeks before 7/18?
Ok so it wasn’t a couple of weeks ago, it was last week then. I’ll let you know if I receive that same email!
I received the same email! I think they send it to everyone just to let everyone know that their application is complete.
Congrats! Mind sharing your stats?
Yeah! LizzyM score 70. Idaho resident.
I called too see what could count as a substitute from my lors, they were really friendly!So the secondary states "One letter of reference from a science faculty member who holds a PhD or is a pre-medical/pre-health advisor is required." Do you think a letter from a math professor specifically Calculus with a PhD would suffice? My other science faculties dont have one
When were you complete?
Mid June
I would call admissions. They’re super friendly and happy to helpSo the secondary states "One letter of reference from a science faculty member who holds a PhD or is a pre-medical/pre-health advisor is required." Do you think a letter from a math professor specifically Calculus with a PhD would suffice? My other science faculties dont have one
Haha I wouldn't worry too much about it, I recently did that too. I think it's just a weird feeling to email a photo of yourself... I wish they had like an upload area on the actual website.
Nothing in my spam, but I did send it friday at 1:30 mountain time, so maybe its just after hours or something
Have some questions prepared for them! They will inevitably ask you, "Do you have any questions for me?", and it shows interest if you have a few questions ready to go.
My interview went really well! There were some questions I was unprepared for but feel I answered them in an OK manner! Now just to wait until September 22nd!!
