2009-2010 Indiana University Application Thread

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I interviewed back in November, and still have not heard anything. I am disheartened to hear that IU is cutting back their class size. I don't see how that will be beneficial considering medical schools are cash cows and Indiana is already desperate for doctors. It would have been nice if they would have actually informed those individuals who interviewed before the holidays. I guess decency doesn't exist in the world of medical school admissions. Keeping my fingers crossed. Anyone know anything about rejections? I haven't heard of any happening for awhile.
 
I interviewed back in November, and still have not heard anything. I am disheartened to hear that IU is cutting back their class size. I don't see how that will be beneficial considering medical schools are cash cows and Indiana is already desperate for doctors. It would have been nice if they would have actually informed those individuals who interviewed before the holidays. I guess decency doesn't exist in the world of medical school admissions. Keeping my fingers crossed. Anyone know anything about rejections? I haven't heard of any happening for awhile.

I concur with everything that you have said. Again, I am an OOS that interviewd in November and thus far...silence. No one has posted a rejection so I'm assuming none have been going out? Or perhaps we are all waitlisted? I am going to call on Monday and inquire as to my status because this wait is getting tiresome.
 
Does anybody know what IU's policy is on deferment of matriculation for a year? I never considered deferring before now, but an interesting opportunity has come up...I couldn't find anything about it on their website.
 
interview rescheduled for 2/17 ...

I have a late interview on the said date as well.
Are you IS or OOS, driving to or flying in?
..I have a reservation at the University Place Hotel for 02/16, a stones throw away from Van Nuys, if you wanna split the doubles for $.
PM me if interested! 😛
 
Just got the postcard today. Hopefully I get a decision in February!! I interviewed on January 13. :xf::xf:
 
Best of luck! I interviewed then as well. My interviewer said that decisions wouldn't be mailed out on Feb 15, and that the next round going out would be March 15.

Wait!! Are you serious!?!? Mine said February 15. Oh the wait....grrrrr...🙁
 
Wait!! Are you serious!?!? Mine said February 15. Oh the wait....grrrrr...🙁

My interviewer didn't tell me about when the decision would be made, and I completely forgot to ask, but it is disappointing to hear that no decisio will be made until March 15...
 
I have a late interview on the said date as well.
Are you IS or OOS, driving to or flying in?
..I have a reservation at the University Place Hotel for 02/16, a stones throw away from Van Nuys, if you wanna split the doubles for $.
PM me if interested! 😛


My interview is also 2/17.....

I am IS, and excited and nervous...had quite a few friends who have had some nighmare-ish interviews, but each one was different and a nightmare for different reasons. I am hoping for the best and going in as prepared as possible. Had to submit my application later than planned due to personal issues, but I am doing my best to stay confident! Good luck to all us, and for those waiting.. I am sure those acceptances will come soon!
 
My interview is also 2/17... I am IS, and excited and nervous.

See you there and Good Luck to you as well!
Btw, I'm still trying to find someone to split the hotel with, if interested.
..FYI. The University Hotel isn't cheap!
 
See you there and Good Luck to you as well!
Btw, I'm still trying to find someone to split the hotel with, if interested.
..FYI. The University Hotel isn't cheap!


Ahhhh, I am in state, live not so far away. I know the university place hotel quite well, it is nice and they have good food/drinks in the den sports bar... I may end up there after the interview 😉. I know the prices for that place are quite steep but it is a great location for the interview, if I had to do a stay I would stay there just for the ease. Will see you on interview day and absolute best of luck!!!!!!!!
 
😍I told some of my mates this same thing (that Indiana don't have a secondary) but they denied it, but after their own background investigations, they came back confirming it to me.
 
Not to be a downer, but no one is guaranteed to hear anything until June 1st.

I interviewed 10/7 but have yet to hear anything, and I have many friends in the same boat. So my thought is that if you interviewed in January, you are definitely not for sure going to hear anything in February or even March (although I do hope that you do!)...

Also, I called the office of admissions to inquire about the cut from 360 to 280, and the woman who answered the phone confirmed it - saying that it had gone into effect and this years the class would only consist of 280 students.

I'm sorry I feel like this is kind of a depressing post, but goodluck to everyone! Some of you might get really lucky and hear next month, who knows!
 
I have a late interview on the said date as well.
Are you IS or OOS, driving to or flying in?
..I have a reservation at the University Place Hotel for 02/16, a stones throw away from Van Nuys, if you wanna split the doubles for $.
PM me if interested! 😛

i'm an in-state applicant... i live about an hour north of indy so i'll be driving down. i'm looking forward to meeting everyone on interview day 🙂 *keeping my fingers crossed for an acceptance*
 
I interviewed back in november and got the acceptance letter about a week ago, wooohooo! Hopefully ill see all you guys there in August!

In regards to the class size dispute; during my interview they said that they were hoping to keep the class at 322 with the possibility of an increase.

Good Luck to All!
 
They rank applicants for review heavily on MCAT and GPA. My interviewer told me that the MCAT score holds about 40% weight on who gets reviewed and accepted before other people.
 
My interviewer thought that they weren't going to meet in February, although he wasn't entirely certain.


I received an e-mail (last week) from IUSM asking me questions about one of my letters of recommendation. The admissions office needed to make sure the professor who wrote one of my letters actually taught me (I know my professor outside of class, so he forgot to tell them that he taught me in a class lol. They say it happens all the time). So once I got that figured out, I realized I must be under review since they are obviously reading my letters. lol I interviewed not too long ago.
 
I find it real hard to believe that they are going to go an entire month without a committee meeting and/or a round of accepts and rejects. It's starting to get real late in the cycle, and with March 15 approaching I just don't see something like that happening.

But what do I know.
 
does anyone know how full the class may be and how many spots are left to be filled? i know there are interviews for Feb 10th and Feb 17th so I am curious how filled the class is at this point or if people interviewing are interviewing for waitlist spots
 
They rank applicants for review heavily on MCAT and GPA. My interviewer told me that the MCAT score holds about 40% weight on who gets reviewed and accepted before other people.

That makes a lot of sense; I did well on the MCAT and GPA, but my extracurriculars probably weren't that impressive compared to some of the other people I interviewed with (a lot of in-state people and also researchers, including an NIH fellow).
 
Anyone else interested in the medical spanish programs or the medical mission trips to latin america?
 
Anyone else interested in the medical spanish programs or the medical mission trips to latin america?

I am VERY interested in Medical Spanish programs and mission trips. Those are just a couple of the things I made sure IUSM had before applying! Now for me to be accepted!!! Fingers crossed for a positive decision on February 15!!! :xf:😀
 
I wonder how many acceptances Indiana has released thus far and what the class looks like. I am also curious as to how many students IUSM takes off the waitlist or perhaps the better question, how many students decline their acceptances? Unfortunately, being snowed in (yep I live in Washington D.C.) gives me time to ponder all these things...
 
Wow b85 thanks for the thorough response and analysis! It puts this waiting process into perspective.

Hi Wolff,

When I was wait-listed at IUSM last year, I believe that the letter from the Admissions Office stated that there are about 100 people on the wait list and they take between 40-75 people off the list. With that being said, I can't imagine they have given out all of their acceptances yet or are only interviewing for spots on the wait list. However, since they will probably have to be more conservative with the number of admission offers this year due to the recent budget-related reduction in class size, I anticipate that they may hold off on offering too many more spots until after May 15th - the time at which students with multiple acceptances must choose one school and some IUSM spots will open up. I guess just try not to worry (easier said than done), because the only thing we are really guaranteed is that we will hear back by July 1st.

Additional note: I just looked in my US News and World Report Medical School Guide. In 2006, IUSM received 2,760 applicants (2,104 OOS*, 656 IS*). They interviewed 953 applicants (330 OOS, 623 IS) and matriculated 280 (38 OOS, 242 IS). I'm under the impression that schools offer 1.5-2 times the number of spots in the class, as not all accepted applicants will attend. Assuming this is true, IUSM would have offered around 400 acceptances, then waited to May 15th to see who declined the offer. At that point, they may start pulling people from the 100-person waitlist, eventually accepting ~40-70 from the wait list. Despite the fact that that data is from 2006, it may accurately reflect their current admission cycle numbers since they are decreasing their class size back down to the 280 range.

*OOS = Out of State
 
Anyone else have their fingers crossed for a decision? Does anyone know if acceptances are going out tomorrow (someone posted that there may not be decisions in Feb)?

I haven't decided if I'm brave enough to call the office tomorrow.
 
Anyone else have their fingers crossed for a decision? Does anyone know if acceptances are going out tomorrow (someone posted that there may not be decisions in Feb)?

I haven't decided if I'm brave enough to call the office tomorrow.

YES! I called on Friday to see if decisions would be going out on the 15th. I was told they would be going out on or around the 15th. Fingers crossed! I may call again tomorrow or Tuesday. I'm so anxious!

Catalase, when did you interview?
 
I interviewed early January (trying to stay at least a little anonymous). I knew that I wouldn't make the Jan. AdCom meeting, but I'm hoping that I get word this week. Since this would be my first acceptance, I'll probably end up calling tomorrow, because this wait is killing me. Did you interview around the same time?
 
I interviewed early January (trying to stay at least a little anonymous). I knew that I wouldn't make the Jan. AdCom meeting, but I'm hoping that I get word this week. Since this would be my first acceptance, I'll probably end up calling tomorrow, because this wait is killing me. Did you interview around the same time?

I interviewed mid-January. Please let us know the results if you call (I will do the same). This would be my first acceptance as well. :xf:
 
Does anyone know if Indiana does silent rejections? I've been complete for what seems like forever and haven't heard back. Do I call the admissions office or just keep waiting? :/
 
Does anyone know if Indiana does silent rejections? I've been complete for what seems like forever and haven't heard back. Do I call the admissions office or just keep waiting? :/

iu sends rejections by snail mail. they'll most likely drag correspondence until may...or if you're on the waitlist, until august. not to sound cynical, but iu is notorious for draggin these things out. good luck to everyone this month!
 
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Because Monday was a national holiday. Did anyone else receive word today?
 
does anyone know when they sent them?


Well, since yesterday was Presidents' Day there was no mail, so I'm assuming that means the post office was closed. They probably sent out the letters today...just a thought.

My fingers will be permanently crossed for the next few days :xf::xf:

Good luck to everyone!
 
So, does anyone really know how rejection letters are sent out? I've heard that they are mailed and I've heard they're emailed. Good luck to everyone..I know I'm anxiously waiting to hear.
 
I think rejection letters are sent via snail mail, but they aren't necessarily sent on the 15th of each month. I think they can go out anytime, but I wouldn't think too many rejects would go out until around the time they finish up their interviews.
 
Congratulations apmiller21!!!! 😀

When did you interview?? Are you IS?

My interview date was January 13th this year...I am in state so that's probably why I got it so quickly....for whomever is interested the postmark on the package was for the 15th of February so hopefully you'll be getting something in the mail soon too! I feel bad for those who've waited so long I hope this is the week for ya!
 
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