2006 VCU Central

[madi]

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Just realized I don't know Dr. H's email address. Please can someone provide it.
Thanks

Just enter her name into the VCU directory:
http://search.vcu.edu/

 

[Pewl]

Heh, freakin' Richmond. =P

 

[Mixtli]

Where's VCU financial aid package? Ugh...it's hard for me to withdraw without aid information. Does VCU give any grants at all to OOS?

 

[Vizsla]

Where's VCU financial aid package? Ugh...it's hard for me to withdraw without aid information. Does VCU give any grants at all to OOS?

prob very little...didnt you already get a scholarship?

 

[Mixtli]

Yes, then again, I don't believe it until the real thing arrives.

 

[nolamd2b]

Nothing meaningful to say, just couldn't let more than 10 hours go between postings 😀

Have a good weekend everyone.

 

[North Shore]

Congratulations to all of the M-4's who graduated yesterday. (even though I doubt any will see this post.

 

[Vizsla]

using my 500th post to bring us back to pg 1....

 

[FDoRoML]

Hey, how is everyone here? Shy, you still waiting to hear? I just thought I'd check in on you all and keep VCU at or near Page 1. Keep the faith! This coming week promises more movement at a good clip.


FD

 

[blee]

A friend came over and we put up molding in three rooms, routed some new cable, and moved some seriously heavy stuff from one floor to another. I'm still tired.

 

[ShyRem]

FD, I'm still waiting to hear. Still waiting.

 

[ShyRem]

Blee, I understand. My parents were here for a week and we did door trim for 6 doors, painted doors, baseboard in the entire house, closet doors, stair trim, trim around the landing edge... dang.

 

[bikedoc1021]

this is gonna be the week folks. i just have a good feeling. or maybe i've just gone so nuts from waiting that i can't tell how i feely anymore. god, i just don't want to do the AMCAS again so please let me in VCU!!! good luck to everyone.

 

[Vizsla]

god, i just don't want to do the AMCAS again

My sentiments exactly...good luck you guys

 

[Mixtli]

Sorry guys for dragging this out a little bit from last week. I'm very grateful for VCU for giving me the 1st MD acceptance and letting me know what I'm going to do next year. VCU was in the middle of my list and was the only school I was holding onto on May 15th. Even though VCU is slow in giving out the financial packages, I still find it hard to go to VCU if I get a "good" financial aid package over one of my top choices (Dartmouth or Rochester). I'm withdrawing my OOS acceptance. I hope one of you guys get it.

 

[madi]

I'm withdrawing my OOS acceptance. I hope one of you guys get it.

Good luck at whatever school you decide on, Mixtli

 

[bikedoc1021]

ok folks, i think it's about time to email dr. h. having never sent her an email regarding my waitlist status, i was wondering if any of you who have contacted her could inform as to how you went about asking her. i know its the policy of vcu not to give out an info about rank, but she seems to give out some so...how were you successful in getting some info? basically, how did you word your email? any help would be appreciated.

 

[gogo110182]

emailed her last week, haven't heard anything back......... just fyi

 

[seh]

emailed her last week, haven't heard anything back......... just fyi

Let me know when you hear from her...I emailed last week too, and have not heard yet...

 

[madi]

...must...stay...on Page 1....

 

[wistarrat]

...must...stay...on Page 1....

Bumping this back to page 1.

Anyone going to visit VCU tomorrow? I'm driving down from Philly in the early morning. Lunch, anyone? Or want a ride? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? 😎

 

[christi5784]

Bumping this back to page 1.

Anyone going to visit VCU tomorrow? I'm driving down from Philly in the early morning. Lunch, anyone? Or want a ride? Anyone? Bueller? Bueller? 😎

Is there something special going on tomorrow?

 

[christi5784]

It should be our mission to get this thread back up to 5 stars.

 

[wistarrat]

Is there something special going on tomorrow?

nothing special, well... to my knowledge. i just wanted to check out Richmond catch up with a few students while they're still there this week.

 

[MC Tasty]

Hey all, I am on the in-state waitlist with my fingers crossed, but as a backup plan I am going to get my masters at MCV. So pretty much I will be in Richmond next year. Anyway, I am looking for a roommate.

I just finished the Post-Bacc program at VCU and I am in the Richmond area so I can scout out apartments and whatnot. Send me a PM if you are interested at all. Cheers.

 

[bikedoc1021]

any news from the WL today folks? and mc tasty...which post bacc did you do at VCU? i have been accepted to the SMP at EVMS but i think i may rather be in richmond and the VCU post bacc programs are much cheaper. just wondering what your thoughts are.

 

[paceac]

I was pulled off the waitlist on May 18th. I am an out-of-stater.

 

[mbawife]

Congratulations!

 

[madi]

bump...
....come on people, am I the only one left working to keep this thread on Page 1?

 

[Bee09]

ok folks, i think it's about time to email dr. h. having never sent her an email regarding my waitlist status, i was wondering if any of you who have contacted her could inform as to how you went about asking her. i know its the policy of vcu not to give out an info about rank, but she seems to give out some so...how were you successful in getting some info? basically, how did you word your email? any help would be appreciated.

i got off the list july of last year....i basically emailed her like every 2 weeks after May 15 "to check on the status of the waitlist" and "see how much movement there has been"....well, may went by, and june went by, so i decided to ask her if i should be sending out my amcas again, just to let her know i was impatient/serious about getting in/scared to death. she told me to fill it out and send it "just in case".

so anyway i filled out my entire amcas (for the 3rd time) and was working on the final draft of my essay, when i got my offer (right after 4th of july weekend, like 2 weeks after she told me to re-apply)

so it just goes to show that they really can't tell you anything definitive, b/c they don't know how many ppl will withdraw.

long story short, you should ask her if you should be working on amcas, and that might give you a clue as to what your status is, BUT be prepared for an ambiguous response from her, b/c she cant make promises and prob. won't want you to jeopardize next year's app by waiting...

 

[dakotacassidy]

i got off the list july of last year....i basically emailed her like every 2 weeks after May 15 "to check on the status of the waitlist" and "see how much movement there has been"....well, may went by, and june went by, so i decided to ask her if i should be sending out my amcas again, just to let her know i was impatient/serious about getting in/scared to death. she told me to fill it out and send it "just in case".

so anyway i filled out my entire amcas (for the 3rd time) and was working on the final draft of my essay, when i got my offer (right after 4th of july weekend, like 2 weeks after she told me to re-apply)

so it just goes to show that they really can't tell you anything definitive, b/c they don't know how many ppl will withdraw.

long story short, you should ask her if you should be working on amcas, and that might give you a clue as to what your status is, BUT be prepared for an ambiguous response from her, b/c she cant make promises and prob. won't want you to jeopardize next year's app by waiting...

thanks so much for this post! very helpful to all of us.

 

[seh]

ok folks, i think it's about time to email dr. h. having never sent her an email regarding my waitlist status, i was wondering if any of you who have contacted her could inform as to how you went about asking her. i know its the policy of vcu not to give out an info about rank, but she seems to give out some so...how were you successful in getting some info? basically, how did you word your email? any help would be appreciated.

Any response from Dr. H from anyone???

 

[itnstalln]

bump to page 1

 

[crazy_cavalier]

Does anyone know how much WL movement is going on? I imagine the Waitlist moves most rapidly around May 15th, with a sharp drop-off as the days increase past May 15th. Honestly do we have any hope left? Just curious.

 

[itnstalln]

Does anyone know how much WL movement is going on? I imagine the Waitlist moves most rapidly around May 15th, with a sharp drop-off as the days increase past May 15th. Honestly do we have any hope left? Just curious.

I'm thinking (and hoping, I'm on 6 waitlists with no acceptances) most of the waitlist movement would occur after the 15th. Schools would need to sit down and sort through all the letters/emails people mailed just before the deadline and see what they are working with.

 

[crazy_cavalier]

I'm thinking (and hoping, I'm on 6 waitlists with no acceptances) most of the waitlist movement would occur after the 15th. Schools would need to sit down and sort through all the letters/emails people mailed just before the deadline and see what they are working with.

Not this school. This school uses a computer that does all this automatically. I secretly fear the class is already filled, all 184 seats are full. This is just what I think personally, may not be the case, but it would certainly make sense.

 

[Vizsla]

Not this school. This school uses a computer that does all this automatically. I secretly fear the class is already filled, all 184 seats are full. This is just what I think personally, may not be the case, but it would certainly make sense.

yeah...the computerized system along with the fact that they only have 184 offers out at one time makes the withdrawal/acceptance off waitlist extremely efficient. If you think of it in this way, the class has ALWAYS been filled until an applicant withdraws and another offer is promptly extended, thus filling the class again. What we should really be praying for (at least us Out of staters) is for waitlists at OTHER schools to move quickly so that students might turn down their VCU acceptance for a state/higher ranked school. Of course im sure there are some waitlisted applicants who have recently been accepted at VCU and are waiting for their aid packages before they make a decision to matriculate.

 

[Bee09]

oh, i forgot to mention that they made four other offers at the same time as me.

FOUR. on one day. in JULY.

that's a lot, if you ask me.

don't forget, you can still get in up until the week of orientation (2nd/3rd week of august). we had 3 ppl that didn't show up on the first day of orientation, which according to SOM policy, meant that they lost their spots and they went to 3 very lucky waitlisters.

 

[itnstalln]

oh, i forgot to mention that they made four other offers at the same time as me.

FOUR. on one day. in JULY.

that's a lot, if you ask me.

don't forget, you can still get in up until the week of orientation (2nd/3rd week of august). we had 3 ppl that didn't show up on the first day of orientation, which according to SOM policy, meant that they lost their spots and they went to 3 very lucky waitlisters.

Does that mean that they do mini batches or have a mini offer day then?

 

[mbawife]

I noticed a thread by christi5784 and she has two schools in consideration still. I think some are still deliberating over the schools that they may have gotten into after May 15th - they do have 2 weeks to respond, right?

 

[Vizsla]

I noticed a thread by christi5784 and she has two schools in consideration still. I think some are still deliberating over the schools that they may have gotten into after May 15th - they do have 2 weeks to respond, right?

Applicants who are accepted off the VCU waitlist have 2 wks to decide but this might vary according to the school

 

[WHO]

yeah...the computerized system along with the fact that they only have 184 offers out at one time makes the withdrawal/acceptance off waitlist extremely efficient. If you think of it in this way, the class has ALWAYS been filled until an applicant withdraws and another offer is promptly extended, thus filling the class again.

I'm afraid this is not quite the case. I had a phone appt with Dr. H about a month ago and she said although the computerized system helps sort and rank applicants who have gone before the committee, it does not *automatically* pick the next candidate in the alternate list to send a status update email (acceptance notification). The office receives a withdrawal (either via website or snail mail) and then an admissions official logs into the system to find the next candidate to notify.

Point being: there is a human component in this process hence the lag period between someone withdrawing and the next candidate being notified (on this, I followed up with the admissions office and I was told that even if they receive a withdrawal it could be, at latest, one or two days before the next person is notified). Hope this helps! 🙂

I'm also an in-stater waiting to hear something soon!!

 

[Vizsla]

I'm afraid this is not quite the case. I had a phone appt with Dr. H about a month ago and she said although the computerized system helps sort and rank applicants who have gone before the committee, it does not *automatically* pick the next candidate in the alternate list to send a status update email (acceptance notification). The office receives a withdrawal (either via website or snail mail) and then an admissions official logs into the system to find the next candidate to notify.

Point being: there is a human component in this process hence the lag period between someone withdrawing and the next candidate being notified (on this, I followed up with the admissions office and I was told that even if they receive a withdrawal it could be, at latest, one or two days before the next person is notified). Hope this helps! 🙂

I'm also an in-stater waiting to hear something soon!!

well when i said "prompt", I didnt mean that the computer actually extends the offer...I meant that the offer was sent out relatively quickly ( 1-2 days is a pretty fast turnaround time for a med school). Its interesting how we can get so much information out of VCU's admissions office whereas at other schools they act as if it's govt classified...

 

[bikedoc1021]

bump!!! e-mailed dr. h today. we'll see when she gets back to me and i'll let ya'll know. anyone get an acceptance this week?

 

[lilmissangel]

. Its interesting how we can get so much information out of VCU's admissions office whereas at other schools they act as if it's govt classified...

I was wondering the same thing. After reading this thread on SDN I wonder how all of you know so much about the admissions procedure at VCU. It sounds quite intricate. I didnt know there were EXACTLY 184 seats. Seems like a pretty random number doesnt it? And its pretty high for a med school class right?
Dont most other schools have around 100 or so? What does UVA or EVMS have? Anyone know?

 

[Mixtli]

I was wondering the same thing. After reading this thread on SDN I wonder how all of you know so much about the admissions procedure at VCU. It sounds quite intricate. I didnt know there were EXACTLY 184 seats. Seems like a pretty random number doesnt it? And its pretty high for a med school class right?
Dont most other schools have around 100 or so? What does UVA or EVMS have? Anyone know?

If you want to be strict, there are 184 seats, but around 14-20 of the seats go to BS/MD (non AMCAS applicants) according to the '06 MSAR. Same thing goes to other schools such as Drexel, Northwestern, Rochester, Boston.

 

[Dr.Phil]

BS/MD students eh? ARG that whole concept just makes me infuriated!! 😡 😡 For one this program should not even be allowed to exist because it is simply NOT FAIR to other students... everyone should be on equal footing when applying to medical school, these guys get a huge advantage by being admited so early. Second...statistically speaking these BS/MD F&#$ERS do the WORST academically once they begin medical school compared to the rest of the medical students. These programs MUST be eliminated!!!

BS/MD Student Motto: ALL YOUR SEAT ARE BELONG TO US

ok I am done ranting... kk thanks

 

[dakotacassidy]

BS/MD students eh? ARG that whole concept just makes me infuriated!! 😡 😡 For one this program should not even be allowed to exist because it is simply NOT FAIR to other students... everyone should be on equal footing when applying to medical school, these guys get a huge advantage by being admited so early. Second...statistically speaking these BS/MD F&#$ERS do the WORST academically once they begin medical school compared to the rest of the medical students. These programs MUST be eliminated!!!

BS/MD Student Motto: ALL YOUR SEAT ARE BELONG TO US

ok I am done ranting... kk thanks

whenever you want to rant about this i'm up for it. my biggest problem with it is that whomever is choosing these students ends up admitting the biggest cheaters i've ever seen in my life. every year. constant cheating. it's insane. and i'm referring to vcu undergrad, i have no idea what they do once actually in med school but i'm assuming more of the same. though i suppose it's possible to have a moral revelation right before matriculating to med school. *edited to add that this explains your knowledge of their academic performance once in med school.

 

[Dr.Phil]

Unfortunately there is NO moral revelation once they get into medical school. The cheating still continues albieit in a more discreet fashion, but its a little bit less than in their undergraduate career. This is because in undergrad it does NOT matter if you catch them or not because they will get out of it because they have goons looking out for them unlike the rest of premed population. They are treated like kings while the rest of the premed community are treated like common trash. And yes this is 100% FACT, not rumor or speculation.

 

[Vizsla]

Unfortunately there is NO moral revelation once they get into medical school. The cheating still continues albieit in a more discreet fashion, but its a little bit less than in their undergraduate career. This is because in undergrad it does NOT matter if you catch them or not because they will get out of it because they have goons looking out for them unlike the rest of premed population. They are treated like kings while the rest of the premed community are treated like common trash. And yes this is 100% FACT, not rumor or speculation.

well rest assured you cant cheat on the boards so they better wise up before they start med school