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Elizabeth Brooks emailed me randomly on the 31st, asking for my grades from this past semester. Anyone else have this happen? Hopefully my grades and courses will grant an interview...love this school.
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I'm not sure how they are giving out interviews, but I was just offered one (OOS). It's for next Wednesday, so I'm sure it's filling the spot of somebody who withdrew. I don't know if that means they are done scheduling interviews and will only grant them in the case of withdrawals. Good luck to those still waiting.
 
UVAbme2009 said:
I'm not sure how they are giving out interviews, but I was just offered one (OOS). It's for next Wednesday, so I'm sure it's filling the spot of somebody who withdrew. I don't know if that means they are done scheduling interviews and will only grant them in the case of withdrawals. Good luck to those still waiting.
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I was also offered one on short notice (invite 12/30, interview 1/7) but I had to reschedule because of work. They offered me 2/18, 2/25, and 3/2.
 
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I also got the sudden invite for 1/14. I've read a lot of good things about the school, hope it goes well.
 
Chemist0157 said:
So....since Jefferson silently rejects, when should I give up hope with this school? I've been complete since late-July/early-August, and I haven't heard a peep!
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Don't give up hope yet buddy. I just got a random invite in late late December for late January. I've been complete since August too. There is still a chance! Send em an update or something. Its what I did.
 
Chemist0157 said:
So....since Jefferson silently rejects, when should I give up hope with this school? I've been complete since late-July/early-August, and I haven't heard a peep!
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Is there a reason why Jefferson holds some particular appeal for you? If not, why do you care? You've been accepted to four schools. You thought Penn State was too far from home? Jefferson is even farther. You've done well this admissions cylce. Be happy with what you've achieved. Don't worry about schools that you haven't heard from. There are plenty of people on here who would give their right arm for just one of your acceptances.
 
aertzin said:
Is there a reason why Jefferson holds some particular appeal for you? If not, why do you care? You've been accepted to four schools. You thought Penn State was too far from home? Jefferson is even farther. You've done well this admissions cylce. Be happy with what you've achieved. Don't worry about schools that you haven't heard from. There are plenty of people on here who would give their right arm for just one of your acceptances.
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Whoa now. I didn't come in here complaining about why Jefferson hasn't accepted me yet, nor do I feel like they should have accepted me a long time ago. I just asked a question. I care because I spent ~$100 on applying to this school, and I would like some kind of result, even if it's a silent rejection. Don't lecture about how I shouldn't care since I already have acceptances because I already know I've been very fortunate.
 
Chemist0157 said:
Whoa now. I didn't come in here complaining about why Jefferson hasn't accepted me yet, nor do I feel like they should have accepted me a long time ago. I just asked a question. I care because I spent ~$100 on applying to this school, and I would like some kind of result, even if it's a silent rejection. Don't lecture about how I shouldn't care since I already have acceptances because I already know I've been very fortunate.
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Sorry you don't like being lectured to. I guess I should have realized that someone who thinks he "spanked the MCAT" has nothing to learn from those who are older and wiser for having been through the process. :laugh:

By the way, what does " ... I would like some kind of result, even if it's a silent rejection" mean? Don't you, at this point, already have that? :laugh:
 
aertzin said:
Sorry you don't like being lectured to. I guess I should have realized that someone who thinks he "spanked the MCAT" has nothing to learn from those who are older and wiser for having been through the process. :laugh:

By the way, what does " ... I would like some kind of result, even if it's a silent rejection" mean? Don't you, at this point, already have that? :laugh:
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:confused: I don't know where you get off buddy, but you didn't exactly offer to teach me anything in your original post. Instead, you just provided me with empty words that didn't really answer my question.

And apparently, I don't necessarily have a silent rejection at this point, as a couple of more helpful posters have pointed out. Anyways, I got my answer. Good luck to the rest of you!:luck:
 
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Yeah, I wouldn't lose hope yet. I know that Jefferson interviews all the way until late March and even early April if needed. I heard back from them pretty late (late January I think) and ended up interviewing in the middle of March and it worked out fine.
 
Rutgers06 said:
Yeah, I wouldn't lose hope yet. I know that Jefferson interviews all the way until late March and even early April if needed. I heard back from them pretty late (late January I think) and ended up interviewing in the middle of March and it worked out fine.
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I bet there are a number of people getting kind of anxious at this point (myself included) because they haven't heard anything from schools. If you haven't heard anything (it's January, 6 months of waiting for Pete's sake!), how likely are you to be granted an interview at this point in the game? Do you suppose schools are fully booked and just giving a few interviews for spots that open up along the way? Could any med students or previous applicants shed any insight? Thanks
 
nico07 said:
I bet there are a number of people getting kind of anxious at this point (myself included) because they haven't heard anything from schools. If you haven't heard anything (it's January, 6 months of waiting for Pete's sake!), how likely are you to be granted an interview at this point in the game? Do you suppose schools are fully booked and just giving a few interviews for spots that open up along the way? Could any med students or previous applicants shed any insight? Thanks
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I think there is still hope until the second week of February. At that point, I would come up with a plan to improve for the next year. I have heard the stories of someone getting a call in March to come to an interview and on that day be sure to play the lottery.
 
NicoDuval said:
I think there is still hope until the second week of February. At that point, I would come up with a plan to improve for the next year. I have heard the stories of someone getting a call in March to come to an interview and on that day be sure to play the lottery.
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Any particular reason you suggest the second week of Feb as the cutoff mark?
 
just to let you know, according to LizzyM cutoff is jan 21
 
bluesmd said:
just to let you know, according to LizzyM cutoff is jan 21
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that's just the date based on her school. it sounded more like she threw a somewhat arbitrary # out there just to quiet the SDN masses haha. but yea, consider the end of January to be the cutoff for sure.
 
rocketbooster said:
that's just the date based on her school. it sounded more like she threw a somewhat arbitrary # out there just to quiet the SDN masses haha. but yea, consider the end of January to be the cutoff for sure.
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the thing is her school is a top ranking school, so i would guess it has a shorter interview season. thus it gives neurotic sdners an earlier date to legitimately panic and c'mon do we want to deny them an excuse :laugh:
 
rocketbooster said:
that's just the date based on her school. it sounded more like she threw a somewhat arbitrary # out there just to quiet the SDN masses haha. but yea, consider the end of January to be the cutoff for sure.
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Wow, now I feel like I'm waiting for divine intervention on death row.. :(
 
Hi,
Does anybody know whether Jeff has accepted anybody off of the "high priority waiting list"? I was placed on this list in October and told that the earliest they would accept people off of this list was December. Just curious whether anyone knew anything about this...
Thanks!
 
When checking my status on the page, all that comes up is my personal information... for those of you who have received interviews, exactly where did the notification show up on the status page?
 
nico07 said:
Wow, now I feel like I'm waiting for divine intervention on death row.. :(
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lol. now you sound like lincoln burrows on death row from prison break. If that's the case, it's a good thing! g' :luck:
 
They just sent an email about Second Look Weekend and it's during finals week:wow:. It's April 30 to May 1. Since Jeff is the school I'm going to be attending, I should go but I will probably have a final.
 
Dude, seriously? f*ck your final. You're already in medical school. Try talking your way into doing it earlier or something.

Also I have an interview coming up in a couple of weeks and I'm trying to get pumped up for this school. Can you guys tell me what you love about the school so much?
 
haha yeah. i totally agree with droshan. the final is NOT important anymore. i mean work hard for it but if you want to go see jeff, go see jeff but hantra i thought you had already decided on jeff for sure
 
I did already decide on Jeff (unless PSU gives me an interview and wows me off my feet). I want to go to the 2nd look weekend because they give you information about housing (their medical fraternity vs. apartments), and you get to meet some of your fellow classmates.

I can't really speak about the interview unless you're interviewing for the Physician Shortage Area Program because all the questions they asked were about me growing up rural.

FYI, though, don't be alarmed when you see 30 other people interviewing. They only interview 1x a week, and there will be a lot of you.
 
did anyone get a call yesterday from jeff? i interviewed before xmas break, and was under the impression we would hear this week. they seem to make calls wednesday afternoons. also if you are deferred or wait listed how are you notified?
 
furby said:
did anyone get a call yesterday from jeff? i interviewed before xmas break, and was under the impression we would hear this week. they seem to make calls wednesday afternoons. also if you are deferred or wait listed how are you notified?
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Just had my interview yesterday. Really nice school and everyone was very friendly. The impression that I got was that they will notify you when your interviewer attends the weekly meeting and presents you. Some people hear in a week, some people have to wait a few weeks. It sounded like they make a decision as soon as you are presented and let you know that day. They call for acceptances, but you might have to wait for a waitlist or rejection.
 
furby said:
did anyone get a call yesterday from jeff? i interviewed before xmas break, and was under the impression we would hear this week. they seem to make calls wednesday afternoons. also if you are deferred or wait listed how are you notified?
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It took the full four weeks before a few of us heard after our interviews so don't stress about any particular Wednesday. Sometimes your interviewer can't make it to an Adcom meeting.

Acceptance is normally a phone call on Wednesday afternoon followed by a postcard sized envelope. I think the waitlist is snail mail.
 
Thanks so much for the info!! Will continue waiting...
 
nope still waiting...
 
Ugh, this is the slowest school ever!
 
I have an interview at Jefferson on the 28th. Any advise for me? I looked through the feedback page, and there really wasn't too much there from this cycle. Mostly I got the feeling that it is a laid back interview. Anyone with good tips?
 
hey dude, i'll be there too. I'm the short persian guy. Say hello!
 
anyone hoping to hear a decision tomorrow besides me?
 
cubssox2000 said:
I have an interview at Jefferson on the 28th. Any advise for me? I looked through the feedback page, and there really wasn't too much there from this cycle. Mostly I got the feeling that it is a laid back interview. Anyone with good tips?
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For the most part the interviews are about being yourself and letting the interviewers get to know who you are and what makes you tick. Jefferson's interviews are indeed laid back, but you still have to take them seriously. The student interview is really all about whether the interviewer can see you as a colleague. Good luck on the interview tomorrow.
 
dtown: thought i'd hear wednesday as well, but no call came. still waiting...
 
I sent a letter to Jeff saying that I'll be attending and I sent them the $100. When do that actually start giving me all the information that I need (fin aid info, info about orientation, first day of class, etc).

Oh, and I'm kind of excited about getting a @jefferson.edu email address. When does that happen?
 
OMG, I just figured out how to access Jeffmail and blackboard to give me access to all the information about Jefferson. :soexcited: This is almost as good as the day I got accepted!
 
Did anyone get a phone call last week? Maybe there wasn't an Adcom meeting because of the snowstorm?
 
han14tra said:
OMG, I just figured out how to access Jeffmail and blackboard to give me access to all the information about Jefferson. :soexcited: This is almost as good as the day I got accepted!
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I've been accepted and I sent in the deposit. Does that mean I can access Jeffmail too?
 
JFrusciante said:
I've been accepted and I sent in the deposit. Does that mean I can access Jeffmail too?
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Probably, you just need to find the "Campus Key" look up page and get yours. Then you can set a password and it will give you access to email, etc.
 
Classic, I was hoping for a phone call but did not get one last week.
 
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