I got an e-mail asking for a pre-requisite clarification request.
I then got a response to that stating that I should expect to receive the request within 48 hours.
Marcy at Mayo is very helpful indeed!
Oh no.
Congrats. I love Mayo. everybodys
Here's how it went down:
Them:
Hey bamtuba, we need to clarify that you did/will take X. Let us know so we can process your app.
Me:
Cool. You are awesome. I plan on taking X soon.
Them:
Cool. We know we are awesome. You can expect to receive a request for LORs in the next 48 hours. Keep in touch.
Me:
Hey SDN, it looks like the wheels are a-movin'
Everybody else:
Me:
Here's how it went down:
Them:
Hey bamtuba, we need to clarify that you did/will take X. Let us know so we can process your app.
Me:
Cool. You are awesome. I plan on taking X soon.
Them:
Cool. We know we are awesome. You can expect to receive a request for LORs in the next 48 hours. Keep in touch.
Me:
Hey SDN, it looks like the wheels are a-movin'
Everybody else:
Me:
When did you pay your fee to Mayo?
Since you seem to have such a good connection with Mayo, tell them to review my app too, please...
I paid less than one week ago.
Um...I ain't got no connections. They just needed some clarification and decided to share things with me after I responded.
I wouldn't worry about it yet. Besides, its just one more step in the process.
(crossed fingers, and knocking on wood).
Here's how it went down:
Them:
Hey bamtuba, we need to clarify that you did/will take X. Let us know so we can process your app.
Me:
Cool. You are awesome. I plan on taking X soon.
Them:
Cool. We know we are awesome. You can expect to receive a request for LORs in the next 48 hours. Keep in touch.
Me:
Hey SDN, it looks like the wheels are a-movin'
Everybody else:
Me:
happiest girl alive tonight. My $100 wasn't wasted!Letters of recommendation!!!
No letter request
. I absolutely love Mayo and I want them to get a chance to read my LORs before they reject me. The 2AM emails don't make things any better
Haha. I appreciate your sympathy. And, to be honest, I AM freaking out
I got a letter of rec request!!
Good luck to the rest of you!!
This was the email if anyone is curious:
Dear *********,
Thank you for your application to Mayo Medical School. To continue the review of your application we request that you submit letters of reference.
For the 2010 Admissions Cycle, we are accepting recommendation letters only through the AMCAS letter service. We will not accept any letters sent directly to our office.
When letters are requested, please visit the AMCAS Web site, http://www.aamc.org/students/amcas/faq/amcasletters.htm, for more information on how to submit letters of recommendation to Mayo Medical School. To ensure the efficient processing of your letters by AMCAS, please carefully follow all instructions.
We require three letters of reference or a composite letter from a premedical committee. You may submit additional letters if you desire. Your references should be written by persons who know you well and whose opinions have bearing on the likelihood of your success in medical school. At least one of the references should be from a member of the science faculty. A letter from a teaching assistant is acceptable. Please ask your letter writers to include your AMCAS identification number on all letters of reference.
The review of your application file will continue upon receipt of the letters of reference. You will be notified via email when a change is made to your application status.
Sincerely,
Patricia Barrier, M.D., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Student Affairs
Chair, Admissions Committee
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Me too! Thank god for the weekends... I had four on my plate and finished them on Friday, now I'm just rotating them around people for proofreading over the weekend. I can definitely deal with that! lolThis weekend is boring. I have no secondaries left to finish. I felt it was important for me to tell all of you this...
