OSU-COM Cherokee Nation

Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine at the Cherokee Nation (Tahlequah) Tahlequah, OK · Public · DO

Average MCAT: 500.9
Average GPA: 3.75
Tuition: $53,299 (per year, nonresident)
Out-of-state applicants: Limited

Deadlines

AACOMAS deadline: Feb. 28, 2027
Secondary deadline: March 30, 2027

Essays

Elective program interest (—)

Which of the following Elective Programs are you interested in? Global Health/ Rural Medicine/Tribal Medicine/Urban Underserved. Please explain what interests you about this elective program?

Essay (300 words)

What experiences have motivated you toward a career in osteopathic medicine? Please share a meaningful experience you have had while in the health professional field.

Optional (500 words)

Optional: Is there any additional information you would like the college to know about you?

Editor's notes

Ignore the late deadlines. Admissions are rolling, the college tells you to start by June 1, and interviews run from late summer to April. A file that's complete in July is read while every seat is open; one that arrives near Feb. 28 is not.
The letter rules are specific, and a letter that misses one can hold up an otherwise complete file. Letters must be dated within two years, on letterhead, and say how the writer knows you. An adviser's letter or a letter packet doesn't count as a committee letter. Check each one before March 30.
The Cherokee Nation campus is chosen, not assigned by default. You state a preference on the supplemental and pick your campus when admitted. If Tahlequah is your first choice, your essays should show why rural and tribal primary care is where you're headed, and the elective-program answer is the natural place to do it.
Oklahoma applicants get preference. Admitted students from Arkansas, Kansas and Missouri with a 500 MCAT and a 3.5 GPA get an out-of-state tuition waiver, so the non-resident price isn't the whole story for them.