2009-2010 Boston University Application Thread

[Bryson17]

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anyone.

Don't bug them. They won't lose your app. That's my advice. Others may think otherwise. I just think it's a waste considering they take forever to tell people they are invited to interview.

 

[ElegantWeapon]

I have an interview coming up, and I was wondering what the general consensus is? Laid-back? Intense? etc.

I found mine to be fairly laid back. He basically said tell me about yourself, then a few questions that were basically like go into more detail about X thing that you said or Y activity. They apparently are mandated to ask about an ethical dilemma (or talk about one), and so (strangely) he made me come up with one...it was quite a weird experience on that part of it, but not too bad. We ended up just talking about some problem I came up with that I had encountered in medicine. Good luck!

 

[oze]

anyone going in tomorrow morning?

 

[smmypnts]

Is the turn around time for interview invites (and other status changes) still at about 6 weeks? Or has it been pushed closer to 2 months at this point?

I'm about at my 6th week "under review" and I'm curious if I should expect to get some sort of decision soon.

 

[roaming]

Is the turn around time for interview invites (and other status changes) still at about 6 weeks? Or has it been pushed closer to 2 months at this point?

I'm about at my 6th week "under review" and I'm curious if I should expect to get some sort of decision soon.

i'm at 80+ days since completion...hold on tight because it's a long wait!

 

[ScronCron]

At the interview, they said that they have two interview periods - September through early/mid December and early/mid January through February/March. They send out interview invitations about a month in advance, so they're probably about finished inviting for the first interview period. I imagine that those who have been complete a while and are still in the running are probably being considered for the second interview period and will likely hear about invitations in December and January. Good luck!

 

[redsquareblack]

At the interview, they said that they have two interview periods - September through early/mid December and early/mid January through February/March. They send out interview invitations about a month in advance, so they're probably about finished inviting for the first interview period. I imagine that those who have been complete a while and are still in the running are probably being considered for the second interview period and will likely hear about invitations in December and January. Good luck!

The Admissions Committee meets in December. At this meeting, they will decide the disposition of interviewed applicants (Accept, Decline, Defer), and most likely begin the process of selecting interviewees for the next round.

 

[tulli]

The Admissions Committee meets in December. At this meeting, they will decide the disposition of interviewed applicants (Accept, Decline, Defer), and most likely begin the process of selecting interviewees for the next round.

That is odd. From the 30 day notice it sounded like they were going through applicants on a continual basis. ~sigh~ And interviews seemed to be trickling in based on some of the previous responses. I wish schools were more transparent

 

[redsquareblack]

That is odd. From the 30 day notice it sounded like they were going through applicants on a continual basis. ~sigh~ And interviews seemed to be trickling in based on some of the previous responses. I wish schools were more transparent

Don't misunderstand me - I know the committee meets in December. What I don't know is whether they are reviewing apps for interview on a continual basis. I imagine, however, that invites for this first round are either exhausted completely, or very nearly so.

Oh, and good use of "continual"!

 

[tulli]

Don't misunderstand me - I know the committee meets in December. What I don't know is whether they are reviewing apps for interview on a continual basis. I imagine, however, that invites for this first round are either exhausted completely, or very nearly so.

Oh, and good use of "continual"!

🙂

Well it's good to know they meet in December. Maybe the trickle represents the few interview slots that open up from cancellations. I waited this long, I might as well wait another month or two to hear from them.

 

[bringindafunk]

i'm going to go to boston for the entire weekend to check out the city. anyone who wants go to exploring, let me know and pm me

good luck all

 

[OneMCATAway]

i'm going to go to boston for the entire weekend to check out the city. anyone who wants go to exploring, let me know and pm me

good luck all

i was just listening to a song and "bring da funk" was stuck in my head when i read your post loll but in response to your post if you are gonna be there in the weekend def. explore the city its pretty small so you can walk through it in one day 😉

 

[evn705]

Interview Invite - Complete 8/19!!!!!

 

[roaming]

Interview Invite - Complete 8/19!!!!!

congrats! what were the available interview dates (or rather, your assigned date)?

 

[dw2158]

now that other people have gotten invites i'll ask again 😛

anyone else gonna be at BU on december 2nd?

 

[evn705]

congrats! what were the available interview dates (or rather, your assigned date)?

I believe the dates for January 15th, 20th and 22nd. I'll be there on January 15th!

 

[smmypnts]

At the interview, they said that they have two interview periods - September through early/mid December and early/mid January through February/March. They send out interview invitations about a month in advance, so they're probably about finished inviting for the first interview period. I imagine that those who have been complete a while and are still in the running are probably being considered for the second interview period and will likely hear about invitations in December and January. Good luck!

Is the general consensus that applicants complete after end of August will get an invite (or rejection) during the second review round?

And even if I do get an interview for the second round, the committee won't meet to decide on me until end of March?

I should have requested my committee letter earlier 🙁

 

[NotSur]

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[redsquareblack]

Does anyone know if BU responds to "in the area" emails? I'm hesistant to overload there admissions any more, but then again, it would save me a couple hundred dollars...

I suppose it depends when you're in the area. November/December? Good luck.

 

[roaming]

interview invite! complete late august. i have an option of early december or early january. is there an advantage of interviewing in early december? i know that admissions sends out acceptances once in december for people interviewed up until december, but how many acceptances are sent out then, and do people who interview in january have the same chance?

 

[tulli]

interview invite! complete late august. i have an option of early december or early january. is there an advantage of interviewing in early december? i know that admissions sends out acceptances once in december for people interviewed up until december, but how many acceptances are sent out then, and do people who interview in january have the same chance?

Congrats!! I'd say interview earlier ... how will it hurt you and usually it can only help you

 

[roaming]

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[redsquareblack]

Congrats!! I'd say interview earlier ... how will it hurt you and usually it can only help you

ABSOLUTELY. Interview earlier. This means that effectively you'll be considered twice. Once in the December meeting, and then again in March. It can only help.

 

[roaming]

ABSOLUTELY. Interview earlier. This means that effectively you'll be considered twice. Once in the December meeting, and then again in March. It can only help.

dang...what should i do now...🙁

 

[tulli]

Guess it depends on how badly you want this school and/or how confident you that you will get in somewhere... good luck on making your decision. That is definitely a tough choice. Meanwhile, I will continue to hop around hoping BU will eventually take notice of me 🙂

 

[chickensandwich]

interview invite. was complete in september.

mind sharing when in september? i know bu goes in somewhat chronological order and i'm excited invites have finally gotten into september 😀

 

[roaming]

Guess it depends on how badly you want this school and/or how confident you that you will get in somewhere... good luck on making your decision. That is definitely a tough choice. Meanwhile, I will continue to hop around hoping BU will eventually take notice of me 🙂

thanks! good luck 🙂 waiting long is a good thing (i waited 3 months).

 

[alljazz]

Anyone going in this Friday the 20th??

 

[Dunkmaster Funk]

interview invite! complete late august. i have an option of early december or early january. is there an advantage of interviewing in early december? i know that admissions sends out acceptances once in december for people interviewed up until december, but how many acceptances are sent out then, and do people who interview in january have the same chance?

Grats on the interview. I'm in pretty much the same boat. I've been complete since August 24th, and I've dodged all the rejection waves so far. What day were you complete?

 

[dukejen04]

yay! i got an interview invite!! for md/phd though....anyone done one of those? looks like there is stuff on thursday and friday.

wow, that feels good!

btw- i was complete 10/09

 

[D and D]

Anyone going in this Friday the 20th??

I'll be there!!!

 

[estoril]

just got an interview today.. complete 8/25 so dont give up hope yet if you were complete for a long time and havent heard anything. only interview dates i could pick were jan 29th and feb 5th and another early feb.. hope im not just interviewing for a spot on the waitlist. good luck to everyone else who hasnt heard back yet

 

[Tikka36]

just got an interview today.. complete 8/25 so dont give up hope yet if you were complete for a long time and havent heard anything. only interview dates i could pick were jan 29th and feb 5th and another early feb.. hope im not just interviewing for a spot on the waitlist. good luck to everyone else who hasnt heard back yet

i got an interview today too, complete 8/20. the dates that i could choose from were a little earlier in jan though...

 

[estoril]

haha probably because they want you more with those crazy stats

 

[tulli]

BU hates me 🙁 They just want me to suffer 🙁

 

[PhiAlpha]

Anyone going in this Friday the 20th??

i am

 

[Tikka36]

haha probably because they want you more with those crazy stats

eh, stats aren't everything...maybe while im at bu ill walk across the river and see whats up with that other boston school that doesnt seem to like me...

 

[slowbutsteady]

i got an interview today too, complete 8/20. the dates that i could choose from were a little earlier in jan though...

Tikka's interview invite should put to rest the "BU rejects people with high stats" myth.

Good luck Tikka!!!

 

[dw2158]

eh, stats aren't everything...maybe while im at bu ill walk across the river and see whats up with that other boston school that doesnt seem to like me...

just fyi, hms isn't in cambridge. although i'm sure it would help your chances if you demonstrated your walking-on-water abilities 😛

 

[evn705]

Does anyone know the stats for # interviewed, # accepted, # matriculated for BU from last year's class or previous classes?

 

[Tikka36]

just fyi, hms isn't in cambridge. although i'm sure it would help your chances if you demonstrated your walking-on-water abilities 😛

oh yeah, haha i totally knew that. you think harvard likes that kind of stuff? maybe ill try and turn some water into wine for the adcom 😛

 

[mdeast]

Does anyone know the stats for # interviewed, # accepted, # matriculated for BU from last year's class or previous classes?

Overall: 10870 applied, 1034 interviewed, 531 were accepted, 178 enrolled
In-State: 716 applied, 124 interviewed, 73 were accepted, 25 enrolled
Out of State: 10154 applied, 910 interviewed, 458 were accepted, 153 enrolled

 

[elementals]

Welp. My head rolled.

Complete 10/28
Rejected 11/18
Undergrad GPA 3.48
PhD GPA 3.65
MCAT 41T

First rejection for me due to my late start. Boston wasn't my first choice but it still stings!

 

[sportsfreak]

i just had my interview at this school and it blew me away, everyone was so nice and informative, the interview went extremely well, the med students were really helpful

this school just jumped to the top of my list, hopefully ill hear good news in january

 

[Homoochan]

From last year's thread, good news starts sprinkling down from Jaunary 7th. Almost 2 months away still LOL

 

[jturkel]

Welp. My head rolled.

Complete 10/28
Rejected 11/18
Undergrad GPA 3.48
PhD GPA 3.65
MCAT 41T

First rejection for me due to my late start. Boston wasn't my first choice but it still stings!

sorry to hear that. i was complete on the 27th of Oct and havent heard anything yet. was this an email, snail mail, or status update online?

 

[elementals]

I got an email saying I had a status update, and then farther down the email the bad news began... 🙁

I suspect in my case it was lack of ECs (other than research) and potentially my crappy secondary essays. I put important info (how having a PhD prepares me for and relates to a future career in medicine/med research) into the optional essay, and the required essay was basically just some drivel about my background.

Oh well! Best of luck to everyone else. Boston's a great place (city and school).

 

[driftkitty]

Completed 9/10. No word yet (other than my 30 day email).

 

[Question123]

So, I keep hearing about these "ethical" questions that BU gives during interview, but haven't found any mentioned. What sorts of questions have people been asked?

 

[sportsfreak]

i got asked 0 ethical questions
my interview was just a discussion of various topics (my childhood, immigration, BU and their various programs and life in general)
no question answer format at all