I just got an email from UW:
I got in!
Just to give you all some data:
I got my interview invite 2 weeks ago.
Went on my interview 6 days ago.
Got put under consideration 3 days ago.
Got accepted 5 minutes ago.
There is a lot of waiting. But when it happens, it happens fast.
Good luck everyone!
I just called UW to ask when Alaska applicants will be receiving interview invites or rejection letters, as the first interviews in Anchorage are three weeks away, and not only did they say that invites should be going out soon but I HAVE AN INTERVIEW!!!!!
This is exactly what I needed. The economy sucks, I took a demotion to get a job, and I have spent $3k on apps with no luck anywhere else... it was looking pretty bleak.
But now I have a strange urge to play Huey Lewis and the News.
For those still waiting to hear, try giving UW a call. They were very, very nice.
It feels so good to move a tiny step along this journey. Good luck to everyone else!
I got in!
This is exactly what I needed. The economy sucks, I took a demotion to get a job, and I have spent $3k on apps with no luck anywhere else... it was looking pretty bleak.
But now I have a strange urge to play Huey Lewis and the News.
For those still waiting to hear, try giving UW a call. They were very, very nice.
It feels so good to move a tiny step along this journey. Good luck to everyone else!
At least they cashed my check last week, I'll take it as a sign of progress.
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This after approximately 11 weeks of waiting. Complete on 10/1, check cashed on 12/10, and FWIW I called on 12/17 (three days ago) to check on my status and they told me that they were waiting on one last reviewer on my app. Now I have exactly 10 days to prepare.
Yay, UW came through after all with an interview for me!!
That gives me hope since I was complete a week after you were, and my check was cashed recently too.did they email or did you call?Yay, UW came through after all with an interview for me!!
Congratulations!!!
Yay, UW came through after all with an interview for me!!
anyone know where/what method to send and LOI?has anyone sent a letter of interest to UW? i've been complete 2+ months and i'm getting antsy....
Good luck!! 
You can have one of mine! Yes, that's right, they have now sent me TWO rejection letters 5 months apart!!! I mean, I get it, they don't want me, but really rejecting me twice?! That's harsh
i read that book too, its great! i highly recommend it, and when i was at NYU interviewing my student host saw me reading it and said they use in their patient-physician-society class.Hello Nina (and all). My interview was definitely a mixed bag. I was a bundle of nerves after lunch, but my head interviewer was actually SUPER nice and understanding about it.
Aside from that, all of my interviewers asked fair questions and did not seem antagonistic at all. I got asked a difficult ethical question, but I stood my ground on my position. There were some health care questions that I was fairly comfortable with after reading "Understanding Health Policy" by Bodenheimer (specifically useful for UW's interview, I think). All in all, the interview was as difficult as I had expected, so it's up to the adcom (and their tape recording of it) to judge if I have what it takes.
Wait, Jan 7th is only for Alaska? I thought the box is green on the interview calendar thing though...how confusing! Isn't Alaska pink? Hm..
They said (for the third time) that I'm in the screening process and it will be another four to six weeks. If you add up all the "four to six weeks" I've been told it must be more than 18-24 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!
They said (for the third time) that I'm in the screening process and it will be another four to six weeks. If you add up all the "four to six weeks" I've been told it must be more than 18-24 weeks!!!!!!!!!!!
