2009-2010 Michigan State Application Thread

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CoffeeCzar said:
Interview invite today for 10/15!!! Email and status page update. I've been complete since 8/4 and I wasn't put on hold.

Hopefully I'm not the only one!
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Nice, CoffeeCzar.

Good luck; you'll do great. They're an incredible group of people. Everyone there is motivated and friendly. Feel free to PM me if I can help in any way.
 
Quicky said:
Interview invite today as well for 10/15 🙂 I've been complete for a while. IS.
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Sweet; good job, Quicky. Let us know how it goes. It's a terrific place. I had a great experience at my interview there; I absolutely loved it.
 
gogreen88 said:
I still haven't heard anything since my interview, but the website says that the first day they're handing out invites for non-EDPs is Oct 15. One of the med students I ate lunch with on interview day said he interviewed in mid-september and didn't hear ANYTHING from them until january! hopefully that won't happen this year :scared:
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Hi, gogreen88. I hope you'll hear something soon. It's still wicked early, though. You are just ahead of the curve for getting an interview so early. That's probably it. I know it's frustrating, but hang in there. I hope you will hear good news soon.
 
gogreen88 said:
I still haven't heard anything since my interview, but the website says that the first day they're handing out invites for non-EDPs is Oct 15. One of the med students I ate lunch with on interview day said he interviewed in mid-september and didn't hear ANYTHING from them until january! hopefully that won't happen this year :scared:
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They're first notification day for non EDP is the 15th, so we just have to wait it out.
 
Hey, ruiner.

How did your interview go? 👍
 
Hey man! Thought they went well, very relaxed. Student did the same exact type of research as me so that was interesting to talk about that with him.
 
gogreen88 said:
I still haven't heard anything since my interview, but the website says that the first day they're handing out invites for non-EDPs is Oct 15. One of the med students I ate lunch with on interview day said he interviewed in mid-september and didn't hear ANYTHING from them until january! hopefully that won't happen this year :scared:
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I don't think the first interview invite for Non-EDP is Oct 15 -- its the first day for final decision for Non-EDP that's Oct 15. If that's what you originally meant -- sorry -- I misunderstood.
 
housemd? said:
I don't think the first interview invite for Non-EDP is Oct 15 -- its the first day for final decision for Non-EDP that's Oct 15. If that's what you originally meant -- sorry -- I misunderstood.
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yeah, sorry, I meant "acceptances", instead of interview invites.
 
Hi all,

I have an interview invite for Nov 10 and was wondering if anyone could tell me the closest airport (is it just Lansing?) or the nearest hotel? I'm from NY so we'll see how my adventure out to Michigan goes.... =)
 
The nearest airport is the lansing airport. As for hotels, the medical school is in south campus, a bit separated from everything else. There is a Red Roof Hotel down there, but not much else. (South of the medical school campus is the agricultural area... read:fields) There are lots of hotels north and east of campus. I wouldn't say any of the hotels are really walking distance, though.

One little known fact is that there IS a host program at MSU. To use it you have to ask the admissions staff if there is one. They do not advertise it.
 
gogreen88 said:
I still haven't heard anything since my interview, but the website says that the first day they're handing out invites for non-EDPs is Oct 15. One of the med students I ate lunch with on interview day said he interviewed in mid-september and didn't hear ANYTHING from them until january! hopefully that won't happen this year :scared:
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Hi gogreen-

It can really vary. I was accepted less than two weeks after my interview (in January), while some classmates waited > 4 months for a response. You probably don't like this answer, but I would guess the long waits are more likely the earlier you interview...MSU always interviews and accepts people well into the second semester so I'm sure they're careful to not offer too many spots too early. That said I also know lots of folks who heard on October 15th. So I guess I'm saying it varies a lot and try not to despair if you have to wait a while. Good luck. 🙂
 
ThaliaNox said:
The nearest airport is the lansing airport. As for hotels, the medical school is in south campus, a bit separated from everything else. There is a Red Roof Hotel down there, but not much else. (South of the medical school campus is the agricultural area... read:fields) There are lots of hotels north and east of campus. I wouldn't say any of the hotels are really walking distance, though.

One little known fact is that there IS a host program at MSU. To use it you have to ask the admissions staff if there is one. They do not advertise it.
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Lansing is closest but some people find cheaper tickets landing in Detroit, and there's a bus (I believe called the 'Michigan Flyer') that can get you back and forth. Worth looking into.
 
Will they still do night before calls like normal even though its the 15th?

(really more just moving this up so people stop posting in the other one)
 
Last year the admissions people were nice enough to give us a list of dates where notification would take place. Some of you may be dissapointed that October 15th was not on that list. Things could be different this year, but in the past calls went out on Tuesday nights only. I'd think the first notification date would be next Tuesday, not tomorrow. Of course, I would be thrilled for you all to be wrong, and in this case hope I am.
 
Theres a list on the website and october 15th is on it. The first two are on thursdays.
 
I'm happy to hear that some of you may find out today! Good luck to you all! They meet pretty late, generally. Don't be suprised if you get a call at like nine or ten at night! (Eastern)
 
These are the dates from the website for anyone else wondering. It also said that they would update your status page by 1 PM, which is now. And mine isn't updated so I guess I get to keep waiting. ahh well 🙂

Notification Dates
October 1, 2009 - EDP Applicants ONLY
October 15, 2009
October 22, 2009
November 4, 2009
November 11, 2009
December 9, 2009
December 16, 2009
January 6, 2009
January 13, 2009
January 20, 2009
February 3, 2009
February 17, 2009
February 24, 2009
March 10, 2009
March 17, 2009
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my status page hasn't updated either... I'm still holding out for a call sometime today though!! *crosses fingers*
 
I guess I don't really need to be telling SDN-ers, but you should make sure to check your status!

I got an invite for an interview four days ago, but the email was never sent!! The admissions office said they had made a typo after the decision had been made - so the web said interview, but the secretary got the code for reject or something!!!

How lucky for me!!! This had to have happened to someone else??

😀😀😀
 
Just got invited to an interview for next Thursday!! Website not updated yet. My interview was an opening due to a reschedule as they asked if I could make it and apologized for the short notice. NICE 🙂 VERY HAPPY 😀. In state 3.66/34R.
 
ruiner said:
Will they still do night before calls like normal even though its the 15th?

(really more just moving this up so people stop posting in the other one)
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I interviewed on Thursday 9/24 and got a phone call telling me I was accepted on Tuesday evening 9/29. It was sweet.
 
Prodromo said:
Just got invited to an interview for next Thursday!! Website not updated yet. My interview was an opening due to a reschedule as they asked if I could make it and apologized for the short notice. NICE 🙂 VERY HAPPY 😀. In state 3.66/34R.
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Congratulations.
 
ruiner said:
These are the dates from the website for anyone else wondering. It also said that they would update your status page by 1 PM, which is now. And mine isn't updated so I guess I get to keep waiting. ahh well 🙂
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gogreen88 said:
my status page hasn't updated either... I'm still holding out for a call sometime today though!! *crosses fingers*
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Hang in there, guys. I heard they can call people up to 10 PM. Maybe tonight will be your night.

I'm thinking good thoughts for you.
 
statzern said:
I guess I don't really need to be telling SDN-ers, but you should make sure to check your status!

I got an invite for an interview four days ago, but the email was never sent!! The admissions office said they had made a typo after the decision had been made - so the web said interview, but the secretary got the code for reject or something!!!

How lucky for me!!! This had to have happened to someone else??

😀😀😀
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Crazy story; I have not heard of this happening to anyone else, but this doesn't mean it hasn't. You must be psyched. Congrats.
 
statzern said:
I guess I don't really need to be telling SDN-ers, but you should make sure to check your status!

I got an invite for an interview four days ago, but the email was never sent!! The admissions office said they had made a typo after the decision had been made - so the web said interview, but the secretary got the code for reject or something!!!

How lucky for me!!! This had to have happened to someone else??

😀😀😀
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so I had to reformat my computer and lost all of my bookmarked websites...what is the status page for this school?
 
Nope, maybe thalianox was right and the dates they posted were off. i know last year they met on tuesday nights and acceptance calls would go out that night with other notifications on wednesday, so I guess we get to keep waiting for now
 
aphios5 said:
Interview invite received yesterday, scheduled for 10/29/09....🙂
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Can you tell us when you were complete?

I have been complete here forever, so just wanted to see if I'm on a "hold"
 
ACCEPTED!! So excited 🙂 I can't believe it!!! Good luck to everyone still waiting to hear back!
 
ruiner said:
Congrats man, when did they call?
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Between 2 and 3pm on Friday. Random, right? It was the one time I hadn't had my phone in my hand, willing it to get a call from CHM, lol. The voicemail that I got was followed by a status page update and an email a little later in the afternoon!
 
Congratulations! I'm guessing by your username that MSU was your first choice or your undergrad, then?
 
gogreen88 said:
Between 2 and 3pm on Friday. Random, right? It was the one time I hadn't had my phone in my hand, willing it to get a call from CHM, lol. The voicemail that I got was followed by a status page update and an email a little later in the afternoon!
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Sweet! Well you were one of the first interviews, hopefully that means good things for the rest of us coming up next week.
 
Rejected yesterday by email.

I was a reapplicant.

Is it just me, or does anyone else find it a bit rude to be screened twice for a secondary and not get interviewed at least once?

If MSU CHM didn't screen their applicants I wouldn't think twice about it, but since they do it really gives someone false hope . . .

It wasn't my first choice anyway.
 
I think MSU sends secondary applications to everyone.
 
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