Most people that go to medical school follow a similar pattern. Majority of my classmates went through their undergrad courses and mixed the pre-med courses into their majors and minors. I, however, didn’t do that.
When I started going to college I was already 21 years old. After high school I lived in Hokkaido, Japan, for two years. After that I came home and started school. I always felt that I wanted to work in the medical field, but I wasn’t sure what level I could handle. Undergrad had its ups and downs, fortunately more ups, By the time I applied to medical school I was 27 years old and we were expecting our second child.
The nice thing about osteopathic schools is that they have a fair number of “non-traditional students.” One of the nice things about not being a typical applicant meant that I had a lot of non-traditional things to talk about during interviews. Over the next while I’ll be touching on a few topics that have come up in my med school journey thus far. Topics ranging planned are:
- Applications
- Letters of Recommendations
- Shadowing
- Interviews
- Choosing a School
- Paying for School
- Grades in Undergrad
- Grades in Medical School
- Remembering Everything From the First Two Years
- Preparing for the COMLEX / USMLE
The newest addition to MCAT and GPA stats is another Touro school. This time we just added averages for Touro University Nevada College of Osteopathic Medicine (TUNCOM). Take a quick look at 
I just added MCAT scores and average GPAs for students starting at Touro University College of Osteopathic Medicine in California (TUCOM-CA). On their site TUCOM provides brief class profiles for the classes of 2011 and 2012. I like when schools give a year to year update of their stats. It lets you see that schools are quickly becoming more and more competitive. Take a quick look at 
We just added the most recent 
Osteopathic Med Student has posted more new GPA and MCAT scores. This time the numbers are for Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine. If you are interested in applying to OU-COM you should take a look at 
Again OMS has been busy finding more MCAT and GPA information for another osteopathic medical school. Today’s school is the Western University – College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific. 
When I was applying to osteopathic medical schools I was very intrigued by the Edward Via – Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine. I don’t know why, but I made sure that I took a look at VCOM. I would recommend that you take a look at them too. I would make sure that I checked the profile links to VCOM’s site to see where the majority of their students come from. VCOM seems to highly favor the students from the Appalachian region; however, I wouldn’t let that stop you from applying if VCOM is where you really want to go. To help with your investigation take a quick look at 
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