My friend (who doesn't post anything on SDN) just got his letter in the mail today. Accepted! We are both in state and interviewed 10/6.
I need some input about MSU vs. Western from current med students at Western. I will be visiting MSU campus on Oct 27/11 and hopefully will make my decision then. But I like the campus.
I am a Canadian and therefore the OOS tuition for MSU and tuition at Western are very close.
Other than the weather, what else do you guys think that makes Western above MSU?
congratulations to everyone with acceptances! westernu is a great school! hopefully i will have the opportunity to attend with all of you fall 2016. just a quick question, has anyone received any recent interview invites? my secondary stuff was all complete early october. thanks!
hey ooitsrich.... I was complete one week ago and I haven't heard of anything. Let me know when you hear anything? Then i would know when to expect my call (hopefully).
just received an interview invite for november. trying to book cross country flights, particularly my return flight. Can anyone who has interviewed let me know what time the interview day was finished...i'm looking at a 5:30pm departure out of Ontario Airport....thanks!!
hey just wondering what you guys think.. I interviewed on 10/6 but it seems like everyone got their letter already.. I still don't have mine yet.. do they send out a letter if they decide to reject? Duno if I should call and ask about it or just keep waiting...
Did anyone get a scholarship in the mail? I just got home and RANDOMLY got a letter for a fricken $10K scholarship from Western !
I was accepted two days ago! SO CRAZY!
whoa...what are you stats?
that's awesome that you got a scholarship..i wish i got one!cGPA: 3.76
sGPA: 3.64
mcat: 28
lots of extra-curriculars
non-trad student.
i dont think i'm that stellar of an applicant to be 100% honest, but i think my interview went very well. i was just wondering if this is something that they give to everyone, or just a select few.
thanks.
Just received an interview invite for 11/19. I was completed 9/16, so don't give up hope!
I was complete August 5th and STILL haven't heard anything. When I talked to an admissions counselor, they told me that your application has to be reviewed by two adcom members before a decision is made, and my 1st adcom member just took forever and my application is now under review with the second member, so it can be a super long process unfortunately...I was complete one week ago If you guys are hearing 4 weeks later, does that mean I prob won't hear til the end of november?
They received my secondary on Aug 11th, but there was an issue with my committee letter, so I received a 'complete status' more towards the end of August. Don't remember the exact date, though. Hope that helps!congrats on the interview invite and good luck! just out of curiosity, when were you complete at WesternU?
Invite today for the 1st of December, but I'm tired of missing classes or work for interviews so they gave me the 10th instead, which is a Saturday. Totally cool with that. Not super stoked about this MMI thing, though...
The MMI thing isnt too bad. Its quick and not really hard questions.. just gotta be urself
plus Western only has 2 MMI stations, unlike other schools which have like 10
Does Pomona have a subway station that goes to downtown LA? If so, how long does it usually take?
I believe there is a train that goes from Ppmona to union station (Los angeles)
You can check their schedules online and check the schedules for riverside and san bernardino http://www.metrolinktrains.com/
Does Western call you for an interview? Or do they send out interview invites via email? It seems like people have gotten (not 100% certain) interview invites via a phone call. If so, I guess it's possible to get rejected via a phone call as well (though that would seem a bit harsh and doesn't make sense at all lol).
The reason I'm asking is because I was left a message on my phone today, unfortunately I didn't get the time to check my message until this evening. In the message, I told that it's regarding my application and that was it. I will call them tomorrow, but it would be nice to know why I received the call. Don't want to call them tomorrow and hear some type of bad news.
I am 100% sure WesternU will contact someone via phone for an interview, or at least that's how it was last application cycle. I am not sure about rejections though. They also might have called because there was some deficiency in your application like they were missing an LOR or something like that. Hopefully you are correct and did receive an interview invite! Do you mind me asking when you were complete? Please let us know if you did indeed receive an invite :]
Thanks for the info. Yeah I hope it's an invite. Suspense! lol I wish I could call now.
I was complete late September, but I didn't receive a official complete email. So I waited two weeks and contacted them in mid October. Then I was told that I should have received a "complete" email, but they would be now (meaning mid October) forwarding my app to the committee. So I guess I was officially complete about two weeks ago even though I should have been complete late September. Not sure what happened, but I'm gonna be excited if the call was in fact for an invite!
Sorry I had a quick question! I also did not receive a confirmation email saying that my file was complete and ready for review. Do you think you could check the online Banweb and tell me what yours says under Application Status? Mine says: Application Status:Application Materials Received. I should call them tomorrow to check and make sure everything is alright with my application file.
Sorry I had a quick question! I also did not receive a confirmation email saying that my file was complete and ready for review. Do you think you could check the online Banweb and tell me what yours says under Application Status? Mine says: Application Status:Application Materials Received. I should call them tomorrow to check and make sure everything is alright with my application file.
My interview is coming up this Saturday and reading the questions on Interview Feedbacks is making me so nervous lol.
I'm trying to find a place to live, and I came across these 3 areas, anyone want to shed some light?
1) Claremont
2) Walnut
3) Diamond Bar
ive lived in all 3 areas (with my parents) if you wanna PM me with specific questions ill be happy to answer
of the 3 I prefer Claremont because it is very close to western and its a really nice neighborhood (if u have kids) and the claremont village is lovely to go out to for food/studying
How long of a commute are we talking about from Claremont to campus (worst-case scenario)?[/QUOTE
3 of my friends have been accepted but haven't joined the fb group...don't wanna join until i'm sure i'm goingIt's really interesting to note that so far from the Sept 22 and Oct 6th interview dates, only less than 15 people actually joined facebook for those accepted.
I wonder if most of these applicants are superb and decided to withdraw or decline the offer in favour of other schools or maybe they just don't want to join the facebook page.
How long of a commute are we talking about from Claremont to campus (worst-case scenario)?