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2008-2009 Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) Secondary Application Thread

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Congrats! Is MCW your first choice due to location?

Location is part of it as is tuition and cost of living in Milwaukee compared to other schools. The other part is just their program - from what I have seen and from people who go their that I've talked to, I think the school would simply suit my personality and learning style the best. In addition to this, the school offers a number of opportunities that I am very interested in.
 
Just as a heads up - my MCW invite went to my spam folder, so be sure to check there if you don't do so regularly
 
Just got the invite. Pretty excited to meet the nice people I talk to on the phone.
 
for those who got interview invite today, when were you guys complete and when did you guys receive the small-pool email? I was complete on Sept 9 and haven't head anything yet.
 
Yeah. just got an invite today. my first one. I was put in a small pool a while back.. so don't lose hope. Completed sometime in July. Small pool on Sept 03. Invite Oct 07
 
Congrats everyone who got interview invites from the small pool today!

I received mine as well today, was complete in July and small pooled on Sept. 3rd.
 
I was complete 8/4 and small pooled 9/3. Otherwise haven't heard anything. Hopefully I'll hear something soon - this is beginning to get ridiculous.
 
Congrats to all those who got interviews today. I was just wondering, did you guys receive the email invites in the morning, or are they sending them out throughout the course of the day?
 
Congrats to all those who got interviews today. I was just wondering, did you guys receive the email invites in the morning, or are they sending them out throughout the course of the day?

I got mine at 9am. I don't know about anyone else
 
I got my email notification at 9am also (I luckily checked my email at 9:02).
 
complete 8/4, pool 9/3, no invite yet.
 
Congrats to all of you who just received interviews!🙂 Out of those of you who just received an invite, did any of you receive the small pool invite after 9/3?
 
I just got an interview today as well!! I got lucky tho! I was complete 9/10, small pooled 9/29, and received interview invite today 10/7! I'm in state however. I'm interviewing 11/7/08. They have such a weird order and process of interviewing people but I'm just glad I got one! MCW is basically my number one choice because I need to stay near Milwaukee. It's between UW and MCW! I hope I get as lucky at UW for a quick interview!!! Good luck everyone and remember that God already has our futures planned out! We gotta just relax and enjoy the ride!
 
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Istwan, Michael <[email protected]>? Thanks! and congrats to those with invites!
 
Got the small pool e-mail today. While its not particularly good news, its the best news I have received thus far from any medical school because I was complete at most schools since only mid-late September. Here's to us small poolees receiving an interview:luck:
 
Got the small pool e-mail today. While its not particularly good news, its the best news I have received thus far from any medical school because I was complete at most schools since only mid-late September. Here's to us small poolees receiving an interview:luck:

Do you mind me asking when you were complete at MCW?
 
anyone knows when the next round of invivtations is going out?
 
I received my pre-interview rejection in the mail yesterday so that should free up a spot for one of you 😉
 
hey i have been completed sine 9/13 and havent heard anything back from mcw yet, not even small-pooled email. does this mean i got rejected?
 
hey i have been completed sine 9/13 and havent heard anything back from mcw yet, not even small-pooled email. does this mean i got rejected?

Not necessarily. It seems that they send the "small pool" emails out in batches, much like the rest of their mailings. It took a month before I heard anything (which was a small pool notification), so I guess all I can say is sit tight - which seems to be the theme this year for every school.
 
Not necessarily. It seems that they send the "small pool" emails out in batches, much like the rest of their mailings. It took a month before I heard anything (which was a small pool notification), so I guess all I can say is sit tight - which seems to be the theme this year for every school.

im in the same boat-no email no nothing since early august.
its better than an outright rejection
 
I received my pre-interview rejection in the mail yesterday so that should free up a spot for one of you 😉


i'm sorry about that......did u get small pooled though?..
 
i just got the rejection letter in the mail. too bad.
good luck to everyone else!:luck:
 
do they send rejections to small pooled ppl as well...
 
You don't have to bump if you subscribe.... Which you already are....

1) thanks for answering my question
2) i bumped it so someone who might be able to answer it could see it on the first page. im not sure how many people would see it on the 3rd page, which is where it was, i think, when i did the deed
 
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1) thanks for answering my question
2) i bumped it so someone who might be able to answer it could see it on the first page. im not sure how many people would see it on the 3rd page, which is where it was, i think, when i did the deed
3) pls don't give your opinion when it hasn't been asked for; it's just good manners 😉


I'm sure you'll do well in your interviews.


The problem with bumping is that it can be useless, especially when your post goes onto a new page and isn't tied to the question you asked. Next time you want to bump, re-ask the question.

Most people who are applying here will either have this thread already subscribed or will search for it, so they probably can't answer your question. Top three pages are 90% school threads, so getting pushed to the third page will happen.

Subscription is a good way to see if someone has answered your question.
 
3) pls don't give your opinion when it hasn't been asked for; it's just good manners 😉

I understand this is the internet and you are being anonymous, but seriously.....
 
Yo peeps, here is the latest interview info:

We are having two sessions in November:

Friday, November 7th from 12:30 – 4:00 and

Friday, November 21st from 12:30 – 4:00

Invites should be out already for these.


Re: Scholarships
MCW does offer some scholarships, but like every other medical school in the country, they are far and few between.

Re: Where you went to school.
From an MCW perspective, yes and no. A top 20 undergrad may save your butt if your GPA is borderline (under 3.5) but if your GPA is 3.7+, it really makes no difference.
 
I was in the first pool, and I still haven't received an invite.

Does that mean I'm basically rejected already, or will they still offer out interviews to first poolers down the line?


And here I thought MCW was my safety, and yet I don't even have an interview here. Just goes to show that in the med school process, there are no safeties.
 
Small pooled on 9/3 too and no interview.
 
I was in the first pool, and I still haven't received an invite.

Does that mean I'm basically rejected already, or will they still offer out interviews to first poolers down the line?


And here I thought MCW was my safety, and yet I don't even have an interview here. Just goes to show that in the med school process, there are no safeties.

Applied last year, got small pooled sometime in October, and got an interview in January. With their convoluted process, you may get an interview soon, or you may have to wait until they get to their "interviewing for alternate spots only" dates. But I wouldn't say you're rejected at this point in the game.
 
I just got an email this morning at 8:43AM telling me I got accepted into MCW. I interviewed on 10/17/08. My stats are 29MCAT with 3.5 science gpa and 3.7 overall. EC's are mediocore and I really thought the interview went just okay so I never expected to get accepted so for all those out there, never lose hope. Seriously, if I can do it, anyone can do it!
 
were you smalled pooled? Out of state?
 
I applied really early so I wasn't small pooled and I'm in state.
 
I'm not sure of the exact date but I was complete around July 30'th.
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I was complete 8/4, and I got small pooled, darn I should of just used a different set of LORS and I could of been complete 7/20
 
*sigh* got rejected today. 🙁 The snail mail letter pretty much said that they are a state school and didnt grant me an invitation because I was out of state. Its weird bc the msar shows that they take people mostly from out of state. I was small-pooled also on 9/3, so I had hope that I would get an interview. My stats were pretty much exactly what they have in the msar too.

Oh well, can't get em all right? Good luck to the rest of you guys.
 
*sigh* got rejected today. 🙁 The snail mail letter pretty much said that they are a state school and didnt grant me an invitation because I was out of state. Its weird bc the msar shows that they take people mostly from out of state. I was small-pooled also on 9/3, so I had hope that I would get an interview. My stats were pretty much exactly what they have in the msar too.

Oh well, can't get em all right? Good luck to the rest of you guys.


Wow, that's really wierd because I definitely thought that they were private, or if they were state that they were extremely friendly to OOS.
 
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