Is your file complete?
Medical school applicants live this scenario everyday. You remember filling out a bunch of application forms and you're pretty sure you remembered to ask for all the appropriate letters of recommendation, but each school asks for something a little different! How do you know if you've completed all the application steps for OU-COM? It's easy. Just refer to our seven step outline to see if your file is complete.
Step 1.
Submit primary application to AACOMAS.
This process includes forwarding MCAT scores and transcripts to AACOMAS in
addition to filling out the AACOMAS application. If you have questions
about the status of your primary application, you will need to contact
AACOMAS directly. OU-COM's AACOMAS application deadline is
January 2, 2003.
Step 2.
Complete the OU-COM Secondary Application.
This application will be mailed to you if you meet our initial selection
criteria. The secondary application is composed of the following
pieces:
Application Information (Introduction and instructions)
Secondary Application Form ($30 fee)
Confidential Evaluation (use of our form not required)
Contract of Admission (non-Ohio residents only)
Letter of Recommendation from a D.O. strongly encouraged
Step 3. Completing your
file. Once all parts of the secondary application are returned
to our office, your file will be considered complete and will be eligible
for committee review. The committee will only review files that are
complete (refer to pieces in Step 2). If you have questions about the
status of any part of your secondary application, please contact the
Admissions Office via
email or by telephone 1.800.345.1560. If contacting us by email,
please include your first and last name or your social security number in
the request so that we can locate your file.
Step 4. Evaluation of
complete files. The admissions committee will review all
complete files in an effort to determine interview candidates. Each
file is evaluated individually and is reviewed with the utmost care.
Due to the careful nature in which files are reviewed, immediate answers
with regard to status are not always available at this stage.
Step 5.
The interview. Candidates selected for an
interview will be notified via regular mail. Interview days are select
Tuesdays and Wednesdays between the months of October and April. The
interview day lasts from 9:45 am until 3:30 pm and contains, a college
overview, tour of facilities, lunch with current medical students and three
one half hour individual interviews with OU-COM biomedical science and
clinical faculty members. OU-COM administrators may also serve on the
interview teams as well. Admission decisions are made on the
candidates the day of the interview. All applicants will be notified
by regular mail within seven days of their interview regarding their status.
Step 6. Admissions status.
There are three status decisions that could be rendered on your behalf.
The first is accept. If you are accepted, you will be asked to
submit a $100 initial deposit and another $500 deposit by June 15 in order
to secure your spot in the entering class. The second status is
alternate. If you are selected as an alternate, you still have a
chance at being accepted. The committee will review your file in April
to determine your position on the alternate list. College policy
prohibits us from revealing your ranking on the list. Generally,
students on the alternate list do not begin to hear of any change in their
status until June. In past years, students have been selected from the
alternate list even through the first week in September. The third
decision is reject. Although we don't wish this status for any
of our applicants, we are available to counsel students on what they might
want to do in order to strengthen any future applications.
Step 7.
Matriculation. Orientation and classes
for MS I's begin in early September. Be watching your mail for
important information regarding immunizations, reading lists and orientation
information.
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