Best admissions staff in the country?

[Val14]

I see a thread started in 2001 for the “worst admissions staff in the country” continues to be resurrected.

What are people’s thoughts on the best admissions staff in the country?

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[BluMist]

the one(s) that will accept me

 

[Mad Jack]

It's pretty easy to tell who is bad, but who is good is much more difficult. There's just too many good ones out there, and it's much easier to stand out by being horrible than by being awesome when everybody else is awesome.

 

[Lucca]

Pritzker has a whole pod cast dedicated to MD admissions and they have an episode that answers basically any question you could have about med admissions or Pritzker in general. I haven't applied but that podcast helped me plan things out as a freshman so their office is good in my book. Similarly, the Tri-I MD/PhD office has a podcast that was also super helpful later when I decided I wanted to do the dual degree.

Admin Office grading rubric:
1. Transparency - 50%
2. Timeliness of acceptance and rejection - 30%
3. Being nice and helpful people (give good, honest feedback, do not insult you or turn their nose up at you) - 20%

 

[Lost in Translation]

Georgetown bar none.

 

[bunchesonothing]

Pritzker has a whole pod cast dedicated to MD admissions and they have an episode that answers basically any question you could have about med admissions or Pritzker in general. I haven't applied but that podcast helped me plan things out as a freshman so their office is good in my book. Similarly, the Tri-I MD/PhD office has a podcast that was also super helpful later when I decided I wanted to do the dual degree.

Admin Office grading rubric:
1. Transparency - 50%
2. Timeliness of acceptance and rejection - 30%
3. Being nice and helpful people (give good, honest feedback, do not insult you or turn their nose up at you) - 20%

I was rejected here today, but overall they've been pretty fabulous.

 

[ResidencyHopeful123]

+1 for Pritzker: friendly, transparent, and very approachable staff

 

[Dizziness and Giddiness]

Georgetown bar none.

 

[clippers50fan]

Pritzker has a whole pod cast dedicated to MD admissions and they have an episode that answers basically any question you could have about med admissions or Pritzker in general. I haven't applied but that podcast helped me plan things out as a freshman so their office is good in my book. Similarly, the Tri-I MD/PhD office has a podcast that was also super helpful later when I decided I wanted to do the dual degree.

Admin Office grading rubric:
1. Transparency - 50%
2. Timeliness of acceptance and rejection - 30%
3. Being nice and helpful people (give good, honest feedback, do not insult you or turn their nose up at you) - 20%

Where's this podcast? I'd be extremely interested (as I assume others) in listening to it!

 

[Lucca]

Where's this podcast? I'd be extremely interested (as I assume others) in listening to it!

I found it on the iPhone podcasts app! Search for "Pritzker Podcast".

 

[ResidencyHopeful123]

Where's this podcast? I'd be extremely interested (as I assume others) in listening to it!

I think this is what Lucca is talking about: http://pritzkerpodcast.com (very helpful!)

 

[clippers50fan]

I found it on the iPhone podcasts app! Search for "Pritzker Podcast".

I think this is what Lucca is talking about: http://pritzkerpodcast.com (very helpful!)

Wow this is amazing to find. Thank you so much. I'll start it soon!

 

[ResidencyHopeful123]

Wow this is amazing to find. Thank you so much. I'll start it soon!

Just as a heads up, some of the "higher impact" stuff, like discussions about applications, etc. are earlier on in their podcast series (Episode 8 is/was particularly helpful for me).

 

[medic86]

Your screen name isn't Yblaj so this thread automatically sucks.

 

[clippers50fan]

Just as a heads up, some of the "higher impact" stuff, like discussions about applications, etc. are earlier on in their podcast series (Episode 8 is/was particularly helpful for me).

I was planning on starting on episode 1 and going through it linearly.

 

[Dr.TonySoprano]

gonna give it to University of Central Florida. they have a fairly transparent system and they let you know more or less in what group you stand in the waitlist. The Admissions director REL is very approachable.

 

[HarryH00d]

Michigan.

 

[ls2412]

Michigan.

Agreed

 

[ImmunoLove]

Pritzker is really friendly. Also loved Pitt, and Mayo, and UCSF. And Dartmouth. All were really transparent and friendly.

 

[justadream]

Michigan.

/thread

 

[Vermilion_Parish]

They may not have podcasts or anything like that, but I've had the privilege of interviewing at several schools and felt University of Cincinnati had amazing staff. It may be because of my unusual background but even for the decent sized pool of people they knew my application very well. It made me feel like they had really taken the time to scour what people had written. The head for the MD side of applications sought me out to talk to me about who I was and what I've done. I'm not sure if anyone else had this experience, but it made me feel like I wasn't just cattle.

 

[neurotroph]

Michigan.

Yep. They were the clear standout for me.