2008 - 2009 University of Colorado Secondary Application Thread

[LanMan]

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I hear you guys. I'm going nuts here. I interviewed in early December and may be a borderline candidate regarding getting an acceptance now (i.e. today). Either way, I wanna know when they send em out. Someone get me away from this computer before it kills me.

 

[MedYEP]

I interviewed at the end of October and still have not heard anything...it sucks... 🙁

 

[thewiseguy]

Well here is to all of us hearing something today.

 

[BuffGold]

I am also waiting. I think the turnaround time would be more than 2 days.

Not necessarily. Someone here had a really quick turnaround on a decision already. By the time you go home on your interview day they have already talked about you and given you your ranking, so if you were ranked in the part that they accept, you could be hearing soon.

Hang tough everyone! I was in the same boat with the compulsive email checking. I got my email at 1:50p when I got accepted, not sure if that means anything though.

It is hard, but go distract yourself. . . do anything, make Christmas cookies or go play in the snow (did the front range get any out of the storm that pounded the mountains??).

I know you all know this, but not getting one today doesn't mean that one won't come.

 

[BuffGold]

I was accepted to CU in Nov, but I haven't made up my mind yet. I also was accepted at USF in FL. Does anyone know if there is an official class of 2013 thread for CU? 🙂

Read over this the first time, sorry. Congrats! No, I don't think there is a class thread. There doesn't seem to be a very big CO contingent on SDN.

Are you a CO resident? If not, that might influence your decision, because CU is pricey for OOS. It is a travesty IMO, but CO ranks extremely low (49 out of 50 at one point) in funding higher ed. Hence expensive for the students. From what I hear this isn't going to change any time soon (stupid economy).

Regardless, I think CU is an awesome school, and I can't wait to go. I know nothing about USF though. Normally my posts like this are a little more biased (like: Come to CU, who cares if you got into HARVARD or STANFORD? Colorado is where it is at!) I love this state so much it is hard for me to offer objective advice beyond cost comparisons.

 

[nontrdgsbuiucmd]

Accepted today, notified by e-mail within the past hour.

so excited that I'm shaking. It's still sinking in. This has been a long haul as a reapplicant. My wife started to cry when she heard. I almost did too.

interviewed in september, instate, 31 balanced mcat, upper 3.7s overall, mid/upper 3.7s science. And one heck of a lot of soul searching and prayer.

very very very happy and excited!

 

[Default]

I have been refreshing all morning, the good news is that i can stop now =). I know i can still get in but I kinda wanted to put a nice (understatement? just maybe...) chapter in my reapplicant journey as well. Here hoping for another three months!

 

[MedYEP]

OK I'm getting rather worried now about not having been accepted yet...

 

[rockydoc]

OK I'm getting rather worried now about not having been accepted yet...

Man, me too!! I think I've accepted the fact that Im probably gonna have to wait till march......and Im really thinking that the fact that im coming straight out of college is hurting me at this school (they seem to really shoot for those re-applicants / older people)

 

[rockydoc]

I was accepted to CU in Nov, but I haven't made up my mind yet. I also was accepted at USF in FL. Does anyone know if there is an official class of 2013 thread for CU? 🙂

Man i would totally go for CU over USF. I know both places because I go to school in florida but live in CO. The only thing FL has goin for it is the beach....and that gets old after awhile....in my opinion, when you look at Florida apart from its beaches, the state sucks (sorry if you live there or something).

But as buffgold said, it would probably depend largely on where you are a resident.

 

[mtnman12]

accepted today by email and phone!

 

[Default]

So from what i understand, not all the accptances go out in these earlier rounds, just select few from every interview group (4 or so) get invited early. The remainder of acceptances, all waitlists and all rejections go out march 30. Take hope though because even if (and I repeat IF) you don't get an acceptance right away, in the past the entire top third of their waitlist has been offered an acceptances. Sometimes a very rare few from the the second third do too. Good Luck!

 

[MedYEP]

Man, me too!! I think I've accepted the fact that Im probably gonna have to wait till march......and Im really thinking that the fact that im coming straight out of college is hurting me at this school (they seem to really shoot for those re-applicants / older people)

I have no idea what could be hurting my application...which is rather frustrating...

 

[cast128]

Yeah I really think the fact that I'm coming straight out of college is hurting me to....which I don't agree with at all. The fact that I don't have an extra year of more of the same experiences won't change my 'life-outlook.'

 

[CUistheone]

For those of you guys who have interviewed and may have to wait until March, do you guys plan on writing a Letter of Intent or is that not a good thing to do when you have yet to receive a final decision?

 

[cast128]

For those of you guys who have interviewed and may have to wait until March, do you guys plan on writing a Letter of Intent or is that not a good thing to do when you have yet to receive a final decision?

Asked Sean about it and he said that you could send it in but mentioned that it was doubtful it would ever be looked at. Your rank doesn't change once you are ranked following your interview. So basically.....no.

 

[nontrdgsbuiucmd]

Yeah I really think the fact that I'm coming straight out of college is hurting me to....which I don't agree with at all. The fact that I don't have an extra year of more of the same experiences won't change my 'life-outlook.'

yes and no.. I'd agree that 2 yrs of an experience is not much different from one year of that experience. But when asked in the interview "tell me about a stressful situation" I referenced a recent professional venture of starting a company and having extreme financial stress in the first few years -- I discussed how I reacted physically and emotionally to receiving a foreclosure note on my house (w/2 kids) and repo notices on our cars; I relayed how under this amount of stress I assessed the situation, made needed changes in the business, and developed the support network that got me through, and how the company became quite successful in later years. I relayed this experience to the interviewer to show that I can handle stressful situations in which I am the leader (of my staff, the office, etc).

For me, undergrad was a good experience, I did fine and got through fast, self-funded around 1/2 of it. But in the years since, I've gotten other experiences that have made me more emotionally mature than I was years ago.

re: number of early acceptances - I've read the same thing in previous year posts, that a relatively small number of acceptances (10-25) are sent out monthly starting in October, and that the majority of interviewed candidates do not hear until after March 15; this year Sean mentioned that, typically, top 1/3 of waitlist is accepted, also. Good luck all, the waiting is the hardest part!

 

[zenlike]

I got an acceptance yesterday. 🙂

 

[rockydoc]

Question: So say that I wait until march and find out that I am on the top 1/3 of the waitlist. When do you think they actually accept those on the top 1/3? I ask b/c I have other acceptances and we all know that I have to decide on one of those by May 15th. So if Im on the top 1/3 of CU's waitlist and they dont officially accept me before May 15th then that means I have to chose another school even though I supposedly would have a very good chance of eventually being accepted at CU.

I dunno, this whole 5 month wait crap is driving me crazy. Every other school just told me straight up in a few weeks.

 

[BuffGold]

Accepted today, notified by e-mail within the past hour.

so excited that I'm shaking. It's still sinking in. This has been a long haul as a reapplicant. My wife started to cry when she heard. I almost did too.

interviewed in september, instate, 31 balanced mcat, upper 3.7s overall, mid/upper 3.7s science. And one heck of a lot of soul searching and prayer.

very very very happy and excited!

Congrats!

accepted today by email and phone!

Congrats!

I got an acceptance yesterday. 🙂

Congrats! We interviewed together Zen.

It sounds like many of you are sold on CU. Awesome!

For everyone else still waiting to hear, hang tough and get distracted!

 

[zenlike]

Congrats! We interviewed together Zen.

Thanks. Were you the guy with the same first name as me?

 

[fahimaz7]

Thanks. Were you the guy with the same first name as me?

He was the one with pink, princess socks.

 

[BuffGold]

He was the one with pink, princess socks.

They are good luck!

And yes, Zen, I believe so.

 

[nontrdgsbuiucmd]

Question: So say that I wait until march and find out that I am on the top 1/3 of the waitlist. When do you think they actually accept those on the top 1/3? I ask b/c I have other acceptances and we all know that I have to decide on one of those by May 15th. So if Im on the top 1/3 of CU's waitlist and they dont officially accept me before May 15th then that means I have to chose another school even though I supposedly would have a very good chance of eventually being accepted at CU.

I dunno, this whole 5 month wait crap is driving me crazy. Every other school just told me straight up in a few weeks.

my understanding is that around March 15 the school lets everyone know if they're accepted or waitlisted, and if waitlisted, which 1/3 they fall in, I'm not sure if people are outright rejected also on this date.

I can't figure out what schools look at even after speaking with them - I spoke with Michael @ MCW and Garland @ Creighton, both reviewed my app this spring, stated I'd be a strong candidate as a reapplicant, and neither school has even offered an interview yet 3+ months after completing the secondaries (which at this point I'd turn down anyway)

I think not getting a definite yes or no several weeks after the interview means a candidate does not fall within the definite yes or no category for that school; too highly ranked for a no but not highly ranked enough for a yes.

For waitlist timing - waitlist candidates are accepted as other candidates who had accepted change their mind - not necessarily by mid-May or whenever the deadline is - a doc I shadowed found out he was accepted to med school in late July off a school's waitlist. So if someone's thinking Colorado or Pritzker, and they turn in the deposit to both, and notify Colorado in July that they're going to Pritzker, one candidate is pulled off the Colorado waitlist and given that spot. In previous years' posts, writers stated that Sean was very good about notifying candidates if they were next on the waitlist. I think the only cost to deciding to attend Colorado late would be 1) higher moving costs possibly and 2) giving up the deposit to the other school that you'd previously accepted.

 

[BuffGold]

my understanding is that around March 15 the school lets everyone know if they're accepted or waitlisted, and if waitlisted, which 1/3 they fall in, I'm not sure if people are outright rejected also on this date.

I can't figure out what schools look at even after speaking with them - I spoke with Michael @ MCW and Garland @ Creighton, both reviewed my app this spring, stated I'd be a strong candidate as a reapplicant, and neither school has even offered an interview yet 3+ months after completing the secondaries (which at this point I'd turn down anyway)

I think not getting a definite yes or no several weeks after the interview means a candidate does not fall within the definite yes or no category for that school; too highly ranked for a no but not highly ranked enough for a yes.

For waitlist timing - waitlist candidates are accepted as other candidates who had accepted change their mind - not necessarily by mid-May or whenever the deadline is - a doc I shadowed found out he was accepted to med school in late July off a school's waitlist. So if someone's thinking Colorado or Pritzker, and they turn in the deposit to both, and notify Colorado in July that they're going to Pritzker, one candidate is pulled off the Colorado waitlist and given that spot. In previous years' posts, writers stated that Sean was very good about notifying candidates if they were next on the waitlist. I think the only cost to deciding to attend Colorado late would be 1) higher moving costs possibly and 2) giving up the deposit to the other school that you'd previously accepted.

What is the date at which students may only hold one acceptance?

Also, according to Mr. Spellman's latest email signature line, he is transitioning out of admissions throughout January. Hopefully his replacement will be on the ball with the waitlist stuff too!

 

[fahimaz7]

May 15th.

 

[BuffGold]

Thats what I thought. So people who get off the waitlist in july must be taking spots that waitlisters turned down.

 

[fahimaz7]

It's more complicated that than.. Before May 15th, you can get a refunded deposit if you give up an acceptance.. After that, you forfeit the deposit. So, in theory, one could hold multiple acceptances well into June (which does happen) if they are willing to forfeit the $100 or so in deposit.

My school said that after May 15th, they can "see" where their applicants have been accepted and where they are still holding an acceptance. For those that are holding multiple acceptances, my school starts to pressure the students into making a decision (ie we will reject you if you don't make up your mind). This "pressure" happens around the first week in June. Down here, it's the reason why you see two waves of acceptances (~May 20th and June 10th) after the "deadline"

<3

 

[BuffGold]

It's more complicated that than.. Before May 15th, you can get a refunded deposit if you give up an acceptance.. After that, you forfeit the deposit. So, in theory, one could hold multiple acceptances well into June (which does happen) if they are willing to forfeit the $100 or so in deposit.

My school said that after May 15th, they can "see" where their applicants have been accepted and where they are still holding an acceptance. For those that are holding multiple acceptances, my school starts to pressure the students into making a decision (ie we will reject you if you don't make up your mind). This "pressure" happens around the first week in June. Down here, it's the reason why you see two waves of acceptances (~May 20th and June 10th) after the "deadline"

<3

This guy knows his stuff.

 

[bballluvr34]

interview 12/19, accepted 12/24!!! yay!!! good luck to everyone!

 

[Kona07]

Anybody know when acceptances/rejections will come out this month? I get excited every month and so far I have been let down every month. But maybe January will be my lucky month.

 

[fahimaz7]

Anybody know when acceptances/rejections will come out this month? I get excited every month and so far I have been let down every month. But maybe January will be my lucky month.

Your mdapplicants profile is priceless!

 

[Kona07]

Your mdapplicants profile is priceless!

Yup a lot of good info. I have never actually clicked on that link to see if it works, oops.

 

[ragoldop]

For those of you concerned about the lack of a campus gym, a 20 million dollar facility is being built and scheduled to be complete in 2010, so not to worry.

 

[furby]

it seems like acceptances have gone out the 3rd wednesday of each month. so hopefully 1/21? have not read the entirety of this thread, so could be wrong...

 

[scottyT]

I was accepted to CU today. This is, unfortunately, a bittersweet moment for me. My family has been in Colorado for well over 100 years and I was born and raised there. I graduated from both high school and college in state and have paid Colorado taxes every year since I filed my first return at 14 ... except for the last two years. Therein lies the problem.

I came to California to be with my significant other when I graduated college in 2006. It looks like I won't be considered a resident because of the state's requirement for 12 months of domicile immediately prior to their decision. Once they determine you are "accountable" for tuition purposes, it is unchangeable. Even if you petition for and gain residency after 1 year, you are still "accountable" for the full out-of-state amount. Choosing to return to my home for medical school will burden me more than if I go to medical school in central LA. I'll submit my paperwork and be honest and hope for the best, but their hands will be tied by the regulations put forth from the state.

Sigh ... I guess there are residencies in Colorado to consider

 

[BuffGold]

I was accepted to CU today. This is, unfortunately, a bittersweet moment for me. My family has been in Colorado for well over 100 years and I was born and raised there. I graduated from both high school and college in state and have paid Colorado taxes every year since I filed my first return at 14 ... except for the last two years. Therein lies the problem.

I came to California to be with my significant other when I graduated college in 2006. It looks like I won't be considered a resident because of the state's requirement for 12 months of domicile immediately prior to their decision. Once they determine you are "accountable" for tuition purposes, it is unchangeable. Even if you petition for and gain residency after 1 year, you are still "accountable" for the full out-of-state amount. Choosing to return to my home for medical school will burden me more than if I go to medical school in central LA. I'll submit my paperwork and be honest and hope for the best, but their hands will be tied by the regulations put forth from the state.

Sigh ... I guess there are residencies in Colorado to consider

Well, I still want to congratulate you, although I hear your problem. While I was poking around the financial aid website the other day I ran across this: http://www.cudenver.edu/Admissions/...ees/Pages/SchoolofMedicineTuitionandFees.aspx

OOS Tuition, not overall cost of attendance, but tuition, is $82,059. Add the other expenses (around $20,000 for other fees, food, shelter, insurance, etc is about what they estimate) and you are looking at over $100k per year. Can this be right? Or is it a typo on their web page, and they really meant $82k is the cost of attendance. I really hope for the latter (and it wouldn't surprise me, they still need to hire a decent web designer).

Either way, it is egregious. Moreover, if I am hearing you correctly, that figure doesn't change even if you become a resident (I heard this from a friend today, too)? That is unreasonable. Graduating nearly half a million dollars in debt is unacceptable. I don't know too much about financial aid from the government or otherwise, but I can't imagine they would front that bill. No wonder nobody wants to do primary care anymore.

I agree with you that the problem isn't the school, the problem is the state. Colorado needs to get its act together in funding higher education. Period.

On an unrelated note, I talked to a friend today who is unaffiliated with these forums and got an acceptance today as well. Just for reference.

 

[scottyT]

Well, I still want to congratulate you, although I hear your problem. While I was poking around the financial aid website the other day I ran across this: http://www.cudenver.edu/Admissions/...ees/Pages/SchoolofMedicineTuitionandFees.aspx

OOS Tuition, not overall cost of attendance, but tuition, is $82,059. Add the other expenses (around $20,000 for other fees, food, shelter, insurance, etc is about what they estimate) and you are looking at over $100k per year. Can this be right? Or is it a typo on their web page, and they really meant $82k is the cost of attendance. I really hope for the latter (and it wouldn't surprise me, they still need to hire a decent web designer).

Either way, it is egregious. Moreover, if I am hearing you correctly, that figure doesn't change even if you become a resident (I heard this from a friend today, too)? That is unreasonable. Graduating nearly half a million dollars in debt is unacceptable. I don't know too much about financial aid from the government or otherwise, but I can't imagine they would front that bill. No wonder nobody wants to do primary care anymore.

I agree with you that the problem isn't the school, the problem is the state. Colorado needs to get its act together in funding higher education. Period.

On an unrelated note, I talked to a friend today who is unaffiliated with these forums and got an acceptance today as well. Just for reference.

Yeah, that's the old rate, the website must have just copied last year's information. They used to charge $82k for tuition then you could gain residency after the 1st year and pay the lower amount. They changed it this year to a rate somewhere in the middle but you have to pay it for all 4 years. The real rate is where it says "medical MD - accountable students."

This change actually came about as the result of the Colorado house passing a law establishing "accountability" for health science professional students. This means that if they determine you to be an accountable (out-of-stater) student, then they won't pay the medical school anything on your behalf for your whole 4 years. Somehow they didn't like the fact that you could gain residency after 1 year. Funny they didn't take into account the fact that 1st year tuition used to be in excess of $80,000.

Here is the current breakdown: http://www.cudenver.edu/Admissions/...ages/NonResidentStudentsSchoolofMedicine.aspx

 

[skiqueen]

I'm really sorry to hear about your predicament as well. I know how nice it would be to attend med school close to your home and family. Colorado is not helping itself by essentially restricting out-of-staters from attending medical school there. I really, really liked the school (plus I love to ski) but due to the cost, I consider it essentially a last resort. Oh well, it was fun to visit.

 

[cast128]

any in staters get in today?

 

[BuffGold]

It is still too much, and that is where funding for the schools comes in. More funding => lower tuition. Or am I too naive about the complexity of the whole thing? At worst it should be on par with a private school (~36k) that is what lots of state schools are.

My friend who got in is IS

 

[fahimaz7]

Quite a few schools have tution that exceeds 45k/year... I was accepted to a school that had a similiar cost of attendence.. The average debt was 300k.

Yo Buff,

My immuno-stimulating complex is going into a phase I trial, at UPENN, for relapsed-AML.

 

[BuffGold]

Quite a few schools have tution that exceeds 45k/year... I was accepted to a school that had a similiar cost of attendence.. The average debt was 300k.

Yo Buff,

My immuno-stimulating complex is going into a phase I trial, at UPENN, for relapsed-AML.

That was osteo tho, no? Fair enough, I guess. The only other school that I noticed with a tuition over 40k was OHSU.

Thats exciting. They should call it Fahimazimab.

 

[San Marzano]

That was osteo tho, no? Fair enough, I guess. The only other school that I noticed with a tuition over 40k was OHSU.

Thats exciting. They should call it Fahimazimab.

U of Illinois OOS tuition is around 56k.

 

[fahimaz7]

mab woudl indicate a monoclonal antibody.. which, it's not!

🙂

Here's tuition+fees for in-state residents (public and private schools)

In-state residents at public schools (MD)

SCHOOL NAME TUITION & FEES
East Carolina - Brody 10234
Puerto Rico 10780
Texas A & M 11564
LSU Shreveport 12043
UT Houston 12128
UT Southwestern 13515
Texas Tech 13636
Mississippi 13646
UT Galveston 14099
UT San Antonio 14179
LSU New Orleans 14618
North Carolina 14736
Nevada 16305
Georgia 16803
Massachusetts 17450
New Mexico 17763
Florida State 18610
Marshall - Edwards 18708
U Washington 19122
Arkansas 19222
West Virginia 20164
Arizona 20320
Alabama 20463
South Alabama 20790
Oklahoma 21162
Tennessee 21469
Buffalo 21875
Utah 21934
South Dakota 21973
South Florida 22456
SUNY Upstate 22476
SUNY Downstate 22665
Stony Brook 22718
East Tennessee - Quillen 23187
North Dakota 24077
UCLA - Geffen 24173
UC San Diego 24579
Nebraska 24809
Wisconsin 25097
Hawaii - Burns 25181
Kansas 25197
Southern Illinois 25200
UC San Francisco 25202
UC Irvine 25795
Maryland 26421
South Carolina 26566
Louisville 26653
Missouri Columbia 26732
Kentucky 27240
UC Davis 27414
Eastern Virginia 27573
Iowa - Carver 27729
Florida 27917
UMDNJ New Jersey 27934
MU South Carolina 27966
Michigan 28005
Connecticut 28168
MU Ohio 28253
UMDNJ - RW Johnson 28419
Vermont 28470
Missouri Kansas City 28810
Colorado 29060
Cincinnati 29289
Wright State - Boonshoft 29585
Virginia Commonwealth 29725
Ohio State 30283
Illinois 30366
Indiana 30541
Wayne State 30611
Northeastern Ohio 31209
Michigan State 31849
Minnesota Twin Cities 34623
Virginia 34626
Penn State 36194
Oregon 36773

In-state residents at private schools (MD)

SCHOOL NAME TUITION & FEES
Baylor 15278
San Juan Bautista 20242
Ponce 22767
Caribe 26720
Mayo 29800
Miami-Miller 32045
Morehouse 32476
Howard 34081
Meharry 35106
MC Wisconsin 35880
Mercer 37976
Loma Linda 39122
Pittsburgh 39486
Mount Sinai 39610
Chicago - Pritzker 40497
Loyola - Stritch 40555
Wake Forest 40888
Vanderbilt 41249
Rochester 41397
Johns Hopkins 41760
Dartmouth 42960
Brown 43022
Harvard 43223
Temple 43232
Emory 43474
Chicago Med - Franklin 43487
Northwestern - Feinberg 44287
Yale 44740
Einstein 44780
Rush 44928
Southern Cal - Keck 45114
Case Western 45286
Creighton 45316
Duke 45549
Washington U St Louis 45550
Stanford 45888
Jefferson 46101
Georgetown 46154
New York Medical 46196
George Washington 46267
St Louis 46571
Drexel 46725
Pennsylvania 46851
Columbia 47092
Albany 47143
Boston 47404
New York University 47476
Cornell - Weill 48418
Tulane 49127
Tufts 51968

 

[nontrdgsbuiucmd]

I was accepted to CU today. This is, unfortunately, a bittersweet moment for me. My family has been in Colorado for well over 100 years and I was born and raised there. I graduated from both high school and college in state and have paid Colorado taxes every year since I filed my first return at 14 ... except for the last two years. Therein lies the problem.

Sigh ... I guess there are residencies in Colorado to consider

I hear you.. had the same thing with IL -- I kept thinking that given I've paid IL taxes until around age 30, (relocated to CO years ago), it would seem fair that I'd get instate tuition! Actually, IL considers where one's PARENTS live, and allow one to pay instate tuition at some schools based on this.

Sounds like you've researched this, but you may want to double check the rules regarding deferrals; for a number of states, one must reside in that state for some time period prior to MATRICULATION for a non-academic reason (quick, find that job at McDonald's in CO!) to be eligible for instate tuition. CO grants quite a few deferrals based on the MSAR figures; if you were to request a deferral to "gain research experience", and then establish CO residency for a year, you may save quite a bit. If this is relevant, PM me if you'd like to hear about a really cool research program - deadline is I think mid-February to apply for a paid research stint among the dozens of ongoing projects in CO.

The questionnaire for CO to establish CO residency was quite lengthy..where are you registered to vote, where do you live, where are you licensed, where is your car registered, where have you filed state taxes, etc.

Yes it stinks to pay a lot for tuition. I'd read that the total cost to educate a med student is around 80K-100K per year, so there is a significant "discount" built in now. Many undergrads cost more than 25-30K per year for tuition alone, at least we'll graduate with the realistic expectation of earning six figures for our full careers.

 

[themule]

This change actually came about as the result of the Colorado house passing a law establishing "accountability" for health science professional students. This means that if they determine you to be an accountable (out-of-stater) student, then they won't pay the medical school anything on your behalf for your whole 4 years. Somehow they didn't like the fact that you could gain residency after 1 year. Funny they didn't take into account the fact that 1st year tuition used to be in excess of $80,000.

Here is the current breakdown: http://www.cudenver.edu/Admissions/...ages/NonResidentStudentsSchoolofMedicine.aspx

Actually it was the Board of Regents that decided that the Med School shouldn't get special treatment with regard to their residency classification. I don't know what your time frame is but you might be able to defer for a year and then come back and rent a PO Box and get your CO driver's license. Or use your folks address as a permanent address if they still live here.

Also as of this past Friday according to Dr. Wagoner they had accepted close to 100 of the approximately 300 that will be accepted overall. They said that by March 30th they will have ranked their wait list and accepted their first round.

For those accepted I started a class thread in the Allo forum. Please post it up and their is currently no Facebook group for the class of 2013 if someone wants to take the initiative to get one started.

Best of luck to those out in limbo. I've been there and it is the worst feeling ever.

 

[scottyT]

Actually it was the Board of Regents that decided that the Med School shouldn't get special treatment with regard to their residency classification. I don't know what your time frame is but you might be able to defer for a year and then come back and rent a PO Box and get your CO driver's license. Or use your folks address as a permanent address if they still live here.

Good call about the Regents. I looked up "Colorado Accountable Students" and found the House bill authorizing it. It seems that they gave CU "permission" to implement the program, so it wasn't the House's idea originally.

Thanks for your (themule and nontrdgsbuiucmd's) suggestions about deferring a year and research/etc... I'm going to submit my residency paperwork and use my parent's address as my permanent address and just be honest about how Colorado is my home. If I'm not determined to be a resident then so be it. I've been accepted to some great schools and I'm not willing to delay my education by another year.

 

[deepsnow]

scottyT - I wouldn't give up hope yet. I'm kind of in the same boat; after a lifetime of living CO, I spent last year doing a graduate program in Illinois and now I'm working in Georgia to be with my girlfriend. I have kept my CO driver's license, car registration and voted in CO this entire time, but now I'm worried about the "physical presence" part of the domicile requirement.

Reading their 2007 tuition requirements, though, it looks to me that establishing "physical presence" doesn't necessarily mean that your feet have to be on CO soil for 12 months. It seems that they evaluate each student on a case-by-case basis, and while there are lots of important guidelines for establishing "physical presence" it's clear that they don't have an absolute formula for doing so. You just need to make a series of pursuasive arguments on your behalf.

The most important factor, it seems, is filing CO state tax returns. It hurts you that you haven't filed a CO return for a couple years, and likewise it also hurts that I assume you did file CA returns. However, their tuition forms states that you do have the right to back file CO returns. Additionally, it states that for back filed returns you "will receive a credit for taxes withheld by or paid to another state." So it sounds like it might not cost you much (if anything) to back file a couple CO returns, and I think that might be worth a shot.

The bottom line is that while it is difficult to establish CO residency, it is also difficult for them to take it away. Simply living and working in another state for a relatively short period of time does not necessarily demonstrate your intent to permanently adopt residency elsewhere.

Or perhaps that's just wishful thinking on my part...

 

[themule]

Good call about the Regents. I looked up "Colorado Accountable Students" and found the House bill authorizing it. It seems that they gave CU "permission" to implement the program, so it wasn't the House's idea originally.

Thanks for your (themule and nontrdgsbuiucmd's) suggestions about deferring a year and research/etc... I'm going to submit my residency paperwork and use my parent's address as my permanent address and just be honest about how Colorado is my home. If I'm not determined to be a resident then so be it. I've been accepted to some great schools and I'm not willing to delay my education by another year.

Good luck with that I have tried that in the past and the bastards still screwed me with out of state residency. My family has been here prior to Colorado being a state but because I was honest on the residency application they declared me out of state even though I had a CO license, CO car title, paid CO tax in each year that I was "out of state", I was gone from august to august. Truly I wish you the best but I would lie on your residency application unless they have some way to prove otherwise.