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Full house! As of today, I have the full set of rejections from all the schools where I had a completed application. Good luck with fin aid 2014 people, I will be moving to the next thread.
Well, this sucks, but at least you finally have a closure. I'm certain you'll get accepted to a good school in the upcoming cycle.Full house! As of today, I have the full set of rejections from all the schools where I had a completed application. Good luck with fin aid 2014 people, I will be moving to the next thread.
Yes, I have been planning this post for a while. Don't forget to study between all the rooting too.Well, this suck, but at least you finally have a closure. I'm certain you'll get accepted to a good school in the upcoming cycle.
Stop by this thread, don't be a stranger
And we'll be rooting for you!
Full house! As of today, I have the full set of rejections from all the schools where I had a completed application. Good luck with fin aid 2014 people, I will be moving to the next thread.
I'll likely be in there with you, I'm at 28 rejections and 3 WL's.
Congrats! Minnesota loves the nontrads- I'll be a couple hours north of youHey @familyaerospace and all the nontrads, I hope you make it off the waitlists! Things might start moving soon, so good luck!
As for me, I've picked a school! I'm going to Mayo!
Rooting for you, family aerospace. Any idea of wl rankings yet?
Third year applying
16 applications, 16 secondaries, 4 interviews, 2 waitlists, so far zero acceptances. I applied MD and international (was rejected from the international schools). This has been my best year so far even though I applied late.
You've probably discussed this before, but why did you apply late in your third app cycle?!?!?!?!
Because I was sitting on the waitlist during my second cycle at my top choice school and I was considering not applying again and considered going to rabbinical school instead because I experienced a lot of discrimination because I am Jewish and LGBT.
The previous two cycles I submitted on the first day and got one interview in 2011 (rejection), two in 2012 (one waitlist), and yet in the year I applied late (some applications were not added until November 2013 and one in Jan 2014), I had four interviews and two waitlists. Nothing else in my application changed and many of the schools were repeats two of which I applied three times too. I also applied internationally not through AMCAS, rejected from all of them. Still sitting on my top choice waitlist and now waitlisted on number 2.
Contrary to what the people at SDN will swear up and down, applying late does not hurt you.
Contrary to what the people at SDN will swear up and down, applying late does not hurt you.
Are you trying to win by wearing them out? (Please don't be offended, I'm saying it lightheartedly.)Nothing else in my application changed and many of the schools were repeats two of which I applied three times to.
It's not just people on sdn, I think the aamc highly recommends applying early, and I've heard it from several admissions departments during the interview season. Just because something happened to be true (and you don't know, because you didn't apply early this year) in your case doesn't mean it applies universally.
On a different note, did you apply DO?
Are you trying to win by wearing them out? (Please don't be offended, I'm saying it lightheartedly.)
It's kind of hard for me to believe that you've achieved more success with your application without changing anything at all. So OK, no new classes or new MCAT score, but new activities/ achievements? Updated essays? It may seem like a minor point, but quality of essays - how well you present yourself - does matter.
I agree that there is a certain degree of randomness in the application process and that it's a numbers game to some extent... but it's hard for me to believe it's a numbers game to the extent you're describing; something must have changed between your applications.
I'm sorry you've experienced discrimination in your application process. Unfortunately, medicine is still a mostly conservative profession, and it may be hard for some of its members to accept people who are not quite like them as colleagues. Top schools tend to be more progressive, but then it's hard to get into any of these schools to begin with. You're in a tough situation, but I really hope you get accepted this time.
The AAMC book that I have says no such thing. Legally they have to consider you provided you get things in before the deadline. I have heard from sources at top 20 medical schools that it is fine so as long as your SECONDARY is not late.
I applied DO and MD my first year, not my second or third year. Since DO schools informed me that they HAD to have a balanced class for OMM courses that would require them to accept a mtf to balance me as an ftm. And yes GA-PCOM said that on the tour without me asking. MD schools have no such requirement and they did not attack me nearly as bad for being LGBT.
I'm half curious what top schools don't care when you submit, but that's not really the population you're targeting, is it? I would think that at this point you'd like to get into any medical school, not just top ones. Perhaps mid to low tier schools might have different opinions.
Did you ask for feedback from any of these schools? Maybe instead of applying over again with little to no change you can figure out where your app could use some work. Doing the same thing over and over again doesnt strike me as much more than a waste of time and money.
Good luck!
Well Emory is a top school and that is where my mentor (an adcomm) works. I've heard the same from Yale and Harvard. Apparently there is at least one adcomm on here that works for one of the above schools (I know which one) who specifically messes with students.
I have asked for feedback. They are consistently saying that my MCAT is the only part of my application that is not above average.
The feedback from two top schools (plus MCG) which is my top choice was "Your only problem is your MCAT and you should take a prep course." And then they go off to say that a 25 is the point that shows people are able to do the medical school work. My score is above a 25 and my score is higher than three of the places I interviewed. I am only low for MCG. The interviewer at MCG said my credentials are excellent and my letters are impressive and that literally the only thing was my MCAT which meets their minimum. I have had multiple people floored at my ECs.
I was on FAP so applying is not a waste of money for me. However given I have no money, I cannot afford a prep course that is more than I make in a year. The schools that mention it are aware of it.
25 may be the point at which some people say an applicant can handle school, but if they've loads of other applicants with higher scores why would they choose the lower scoring candidate? Just because something is a limit, a requirement, or deadline, doesn't mean it is by rights good enough, if you get my gist.
Regarding the mcat, if you want my unsolicited opinion, I'd say if you got a 27 or 28 and you've already applied a couple times, maybe take a year off, study, and take it again before applying next cycle. You don't need a prep course, just buy yourself the Berkeley review set with the money you're saving by not interviewing or missing work. Time and discipline got me my score. In any case, a lot of schools won't accept an mcat over three years old, not sure if that applies to you.
All the best to you
Better than nothing. Glad you're finding housing!Got an email from a student today about a $900 month 3bd/2bath house with a garage and backyard. Exactly what we are looking for. I've seen people already buying houses and people already moved but the logistics of starting school is a major headache. No financial aid for another month. Then it won't be dispersed until the first week of school. A lot of people are saying get a place now before they are taken but I don't see how. Might be time to make some awkward calls to family members to see what I can borrow from them before I borrow from the government lol.
I hope something happens, to a fellow ohioan!Just got an email today, top 1/3 of waitlist at U Cincinnati
still deferred at Ohio State and waitlist (unranked) at NEOMED.
**Oh, also rejected at the rest. One silent, the rest actually said so. One said something a month ago but it was in my spam folder.
Congratulations!Got the phone call at 1400 yesterday. Accepted at WCUCOM-my top choice!
Mazel tov! I guess this means people are finally starting to hit waitlists!
Ee! Good luck! I am so annoyed for you about the "equal" DO classes. I hope this is the year for you. And if not, being a rabbi would be pretty cool, too!
Isn't that crossover funny? Good luck!Thank you, it annoys me too when everyone says that I should apply DO as that seems to be the default comment. I've gotten more attention and love from the MD schools.
Being a rabbi would be interesting if nothing else. Some of the skills cross over ironically.
Congrats and welcome!Hi Everyone!
I'm new to SDN and not exactly sure how I came across this thread, but I'm glad that I did! It's great to know there are so many nontraditional students.
I will be matriculating at the University of Maryland this fall and am looking for a (preferably female) roommate to share a 2bd/2bath apartment in a great area and within walking distance to campus. If there are any future UMD students on this thread, feel free to send me a PM.
Congrats to all those who have been accepted; good luck to those still waiting and re-applying!
That's great! Congrats!Finally got more financial aid info back and was pleasantly surprised with a scholarship to my top acceptance. Happily turned down all my other acceptances and will be matriculating at Temple!
That's great! Congrats!
Congratulations! Happy for you!Finally got more financial aid info back and was pleasantly surprised with a scholarship to my top acceptance. Happily turned down all my other acceptances and will be matriculating at Temple!
Would anyone be interested in a Facebook group for nontrads class of 2018? Or even a more general nontrads group?
same goes for me.I'd consider joining, but at the rate this cycle is going (AGAIN) I am likely not going to get in which means this is it for me.
heck yes. if you make it I'll joinWould anyone be interested in a Facebook group for nontrads class of 2018? Or even a more general nontrads group?