1st Rejection

[kilroth]

... from University of Chicago. I am a little shocked that I did not at least get an interview.

3.9 GPA, 33R MCAT, in-state resident.

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[rCubed]

don't be discouraged. i guarentee every single person u know will get at least one rejection and u got urs out of the way early

 

[spumoni620]

don't sweat it. admissions is a crapshoot--in some cases, it's just a pure matter of luck. move on...hopefully an acceptance from vandy is on the way...

 

[PrincetonRocks]

Sorry to hear that. I haven't heard back from U of Chicago yet...and I turned in my secondary for over 5 weeks now. I guess my rejection is comming soon! Who needs them !

 

[swankydude]

Hang in there man... Re-examine your application if there are any red flags. To get into medical school, I think you only need to get pass the one or two people who initially screen your application. I have interviewed at many Texas medical schools and it is safe to say that most of my interviewers have absolutely no clue about me or my application, nor do they care to know the specifics. Most interviewers take for granted that the screeners present them with a competitive applicant. All they want to know in an interview is your personality and thought processes. If you get an interviewer who question you about specifics on your application, then they (screeners or interviewers) are probably questioning the sincerity of your application b/c the person in front of them does not project the contents (personal statement, EC, etc.) of the application. I also interviewed at 4 Ivy med schools and the interviews were also "get to know you" type of interview. The people who will interview with you and said that they were grind on the specifics of their application were either (1) probably not projecting the contents of the application, and (2) the interviewers are questioning the truthfulness of the application.

Moral of the story:

Re-examine your primary and secondary application to see if they "tell the same story" and that your extra-curricular activities collaborate with your academic and personal description.

I don't think the application process has anything to do with luck. The only thing that I think one has control over is the content of the application. The time you submit your application is the only luck in the application process in that you can beat the majority of the competition. It is waking-up early in the morning to beat traffic.

Hang in there. Just let me know if you need me to help you with anything

 

[askew01]

Was the rejection by mail or email?

 

[kilroth]

Thanks for your responses everyone. The rejection came through mail. I applied to five schools in Chicago so I am not devastated in the least by this setback. Also, two interviews this month with Vandy and SIU (state school) make me feel much better.

 

[PianoGirl04]

Good luck with your interviews! Just try not to let this one get to you (as difficult as that sounds). It seems like you'll have a good shot at some of these other schools, since you have some pretty good stats.

 

[calebho501]

U of Chicago does puzzle a lot of people. It's true that many competitive applicants are placed on "hold" for a second review instead of interview right away.

Good luck at the other Chicago Schools (Finch and Northwestern are two others, I assume?)

 

[kilroth]

Yes. Finch, Northwestern, Loyola, Rush, UIC (other state school.) I'm holding onto the finch secondary because I'm not sure if I am going to send it. 12 schools total.

 

[Street Philosopher]

The first is usually tough to handle. Coincidentally, my first rejection was from Pritzker too.

 

[calebho501]

Originally posted by Street Philosopher
The first is usually tough to handle. Coincidentally, my first rejection was from Pritzker too.

Hehe....the key is to apply to more schools if you have the $$$$. I applied to 24 schools and my 1st rejection was from NYU. They said they wouldn't review my application b/c I'm neither a U.S. citizen nor a green card holder. Luckily they agreed to give me a refund for the application fee.

 

[askew01]

Hey Kilroth, when was your primary app processed and transmitted to Pritzker? And when was your file complete at Pritzker?

 

[soreed]

Originally posted by calebho501
Hehe....the key is to apply to more schools if you have the $$$$. I applied to 24 schools and my 1st rejection was from NYU. They said they wouldn't review my application b/c I'm neither a U.S. citizen nor a green card holder. Luckily they agreed to give me a refund for the application fee.

hey that wasn't a rejection then. it was a refund

 

[kilroth]

File complete at Pritzker on 8/12.

 

[Tezzie]

Don't think about the rejection too much kilroth. You have 2 interviews coming up. Be proud of that

Congrats and best of luck with the rest of the process

 

[Super Rob]

wow! You got interviews at two great schools! That's awesome!

You'll make it in with your numbers. There are zillions of reasons why UC may have sent you that letter and it's inevitable that all of us will receive at least a few of those letters. The good news is that some great schools are considering you for admission.

Please keep those of us with "active" and "august mcat" profiles in your prayers

Good luck at the interviews!

 

[MDmiracle]

Tulane.... Man this first one is crushing!

 

[Eraserhead]

Tulane is sending rejections too?

 

[MDmiracle]

yeah!, I got an email saying they regret to inform me that I will not be considered further, and a letter was mailed yesterday.

 

[BananaSplit]

Got my rejection from Pritzker too! Came on the same day as the rejection from Mayo. Poopers.

 

[BananaSplit]

Oh, for the timeline people out there.

File completed August 18

 

[mimi1]

Well, I just got my first rejection from Georgetown and I even work here! How rude! They could have atleast given me a courtesy interview. I may go throw a tomato at their door during lunch today and make some mean faces in their windows.

At least I still have an interview somewhere else lined up or else I'd be more upset.

Argh!

 

[Eraserhead]

I've got rejections from UChicago and UWashington.... I'm happy to receive rejections as long as I get interviews at the same time. It feels like I'm getting somewhere...

 

[redleft123]

Your first rejection hurts the most. Although I had been accepted at another school, Pritzker was my first reject. OUCH.

 

[calebho501]

I got a feeling my first rejection will be from Georgetown, as my application should have been completed on 8/4 but no letter or email so far.

I called the admission office and they vaguely said, "Your letter was mailed 3 days ago".....not a good sign

But that's probably fine, when I went to Vanderbilt for an interview, I met a Georgetown undergrad who said how he was holding back his Georgetown secondary b/c he disliked the medical school...

 

[AverageMan]

Pritzker was my first rejection as well; seems like a common theme around here. It hurts too, I've gotten three interview offers since then and this one rejection still stings

 

[Paws]

I think Wake maybe has rejected me, because today I got an email saying: "we have your stuff and if we need to contact you further we will."

Since they screen it doesn't look like I'm getting a secondary.

That's ok, I guess. I'm not much of a southern personality and it can save me the $75 fee.

 

[mackaikai]

well....my first: Tulane..

-_- this hurts ;o

well, what's Tulane's stats anyone know? AHHHHH -_- so many questions so few answers

 

[Eraserhead]

Tulane's stats are on the website... I was put on hold but they don't tell you how many people are put on hold...

 

[JasmoneLUMC]

Rejected from Northwestern already! Grr...

 

[Catalyst]

Got my first rejection from Mayo today...

Ellos me pueden chupar...

Sachin

 

[aqs200]

Stanford...rejected in a less then a week. Wonder if they even bothered reading my essay..oh wells, at least I got screened secondaries elsewhere...

 

[raincrew]

got rejected from vandy today. the first one does hurt.

 

[meme_297]

Got rejected from Vandy too...really sucks....

 

[deez4life]

I too just got the smackdown from Vandy today. This first one stings like hell, but I think we're supposed to "not take this personally".... or something like that. Bah humbug.

deez

 

[calebho501]

I'm psychic....my first rejection is indeed from Georgetown...Oh well, I'm planning to appeal

Originally posted by calebho501
I got a feeling my first rejection will be from Georgetown, as my application should have been completed on 8/4 but no letter or email so far.

I called the admission office and they vaguely said, "Your letter was mailed 3 days ago".....not a good sign

But that's probably fine, when I went to Vanderbilt for an interview, I met a Georgetown undergrad who said how he was holding back his Georgetown secondary b/c he disliked the medical school...

 

[IrishOarsman]

Originally posted by BananaSplit
Got my rejection from Pritzker too! Came on the same day as the rejection from Mayo. Poopers.

Got mine from mayo today as well so consider yourself in good company

 

[premed2]

those rejected from vandy, did you interview there, or did they reject you without offering an interview? im sorry to hear about it, but good luck with the rest of your schools!!

 

[raincrew]

rejection w/o interview for me.

 

[PMED99]

Vandy rejection without interview.

It seems that this new policy of only giving secondaries if you are to interview hurts my chances. I have so much more to offer than the grades and MCAT.

Oh well. 1 school rejection 8 more schools left. I think I might add some more schools to the list.

Everyone who is getting rejections, these all sound like top schools so dont get down on them. They are highly selective, and there is still time to add more schools. The upside to applying so early!

 

[Jonkst]

Got the vandy rejection too.... Ouch... Time to heal my wounds with wine.

I completely saw it coming, and yet it still hurts somehow...

 

[Giving My .02]

Did it come through snail or email?

 

[calebho501]

My Georgetown rejection came through snail mail.

I think most rejection letters come through snail mail though.

 

[Jonkst]

Well, the rejection from vandy came via snailmail, and the wine came in a bottle...

Hope that helps

 

[sounddiver]

I got rejected pre-interview.

 

[Lhickz22]

Add my name to the Vandy rejection club...

 

[Paws]

Ugh, I just got my Northwestern rejection letter. "We are sorry to advise you that we are unable to consider your application further ... "

It wasn't one of my top picks, but still, rejection hurts ...

I think Loyola's might be coming since I haven't heard anything for a while.

 

[premed2]

paws...sorry to hear about the northwestern rejection....just curious, did you get it by snail mail or by email? did you get a secondary from them? man...i think my rejection might be coming soon....

 

[sickofit]

paws-

sorry to hear about that northwestern one -- i got my first rejection yesterday, so i can empathize. i haven't gotten my northwestern one (yet), so i'm wondering if it's on your status page as well. for some sick reason, i guess, i'd like to know as soon as i could if they rejected me.

good luck with the rest of the process. thanks