2009-2010 University of Alabama Application Thread

[dr zaius]

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If you haven't been accepted with a 3.7+ and and 35+ then I'm screwed, I'll just start looking for a job.

I wouldn't worry too much. I've found over my years at UAB that they have a unique way of picking students. I know a guy with a 3.4/32 that got in last year, and a girl with a 3.6/27 that also got in last year. I think they put some weight on gpa/mcat, but they're not an end-all.

There's still plenty of time to be accepted. We just have to keep our heads held high and hope for the best!

 

[jazzymd2014]

Some people I know were accepted today.

New member here. I'm an OOS applicant and was notified of my acceptance via email on Friday (11/20)!! 😀
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted so far and best of luck to those waiting!!

 

[YH5]

New member here. I'm an OOS applicant and was notified of my acceptance via email on Friday (11/20)!! 😀
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted so far and best of luck to those waiting!!

Congrats! You're the first OOS i've seen accepted this year on SDN.

 

[275471]

New member here. I'm an OOS applicant and was notified of my acceptance via email on Friday (11/20)!! 😀
Congrats to everyone who has been accepted so far and best of luck to those waiting!!

congrats jazzy..where are you from/where do you go to school?

 

[jazzymd2014]

congrats jazzy..where are you from/where do you go to school?

Thanks scrumpy and YH5!! I'm from the great lakes region, but I have family right outside of Birmingham.
Do you guys have any idea about when campus assignments will be sent out?

 

[275471]

Thanks scrumpy and YH5!! I'm from the great lakes region, but I have family right outside of Birmingham.
Do you guys have any idea about when campus assignments will be sent out?

No clue. I was accepted about a month ago and haven't heard anything

 

[ccol428]

I made a facebook group for people who have been accepted to UASOM. Currently, it is bare and has no info, but I will try to enhance it later. Anyway, search UASOM Class of 2014 and it should show up!

 

[Piazza]

If you haven't been accepted with a 3.7+ and and 35+ then I'm screwed, I'll just start looking for a job.

I'd give it time...I'm kind of suprised (pleasantly suprised) how much they use other factors to decide. I was no where close to a 35+, I got a 27, and I got in- so as long as you can pull off a steller interview, and your stats are average, then you have a good shot at it... Assuming that you are an IS (with a name like BamaMed) and that you made over like a 24, and your GPA is over 3, you'll more than likely get an interview - at which point, just be really prepared, and you stand a good chance, even with middle of the line stats. Good luck!

 

[DOCnAbox]

I'd give it time...I'm kind of suprised (pleasantly suprised) how much they use other factors to decide. I was no where close to a 35+, I got a 27, and I got in- so as long as you can pull off a steller interview, and your stats are average, then you have a good shot at it... Assuming that you are an IS (with a name like BamaMed) and that you made over like a 24, and your GPA is over 3, you'll more than likely get an interview - at which point, just be really prepared, and you stand a good chance, even with middle of the line stats. Good luck!

Glad to see someone actually did the MDapplicants. Besides our MCAT, its shocking to see how similar our stats are (i.e. Pi Kapp, eagle scout).

ΟΥΔΕΝ ΔΙΑΣΠΑΣΕΙ ΗΜΑΣ 👍

 

[BrownSpice630]

Did anyone else interview 11/12 and hear back from UAB? I haven't heard anything yet 🙁

 

[VanBrown]

Hey guys,

So I am a current UASOM student who went through the application cycle more than once (ugh) so if y'all have questions just shoot me a PM and I will try to get back. If it is something general/not specific to you post it here and I will try to check the thread from time to time.

 

[sanityonleave]

Hey guys,

So I am a current UASOM student who went through the application cycle more than once (ugh) so if y'all have questions just shoot me a PM and I will try to get back. If it is something general/not specific to you post it here and I will try to check the thread from time to time.

Just out of curiosity, when did you guys get campus assignments? From checking old threads on SDN, there was a bit of a snafu in 2007 and they didn't get them until March, but I think that was much improved last year? Also, what did you put down for your preferences?

As a sidenote, for those of y'all headed to UAB, join the UASOM 2014 Facebook group!

-sol

 

[DOCnAbox]

Pretty sure acceptance letters go out tomorrow. Anyone else nervous?

BTW... It's been three weeks and only one of you have signed up for MDapplicants.com.... for shame!

 

[Sillyshoes]

Pretty sure acceptance letters go out tomorrow. Anyone else nervous?

BTW... It's been three weeks and only one of you have signed up for MDapplicants.com.... for shame!

How do you know?

 

[YH5]

They've sent out acceptances the last two fridays before thanksgiving, so its a pretty good guess.

And yes, I'm getting pretty nervous. I haven't signed up for MDApps for anonymity reasons, but my stats are 3.84/33 IS with average EC's.

 

[DOCnAbox]

How do you know?

Exhibit A. I know a third year who told me that they were meeting today and sending out tomorrow's acceptance letters.

Exhibit B. They have sent them out the last two Fridays (except Thanksgiving holiday bc there were no interviews, hence no meeting either)

Exhibit C. There were acceptances sent out the Friday after Thanksgiving last year. (See attached file)


Case closed

 

[YH5]

Wow, I didn't realize they got to the bottom tier wait list last year.

 

[Sillyshoes]

Exhibit A. I know a third year who told me that they were meeting today and sending out tomorrow's acceptance letters.

Exhibit B. They have sent them out the last two Fridays (except Thanksgiving holiday bc there were no interviews, hence no meeting either)

Exhibit C. There were acceptances sent out the Friday after Thanksgiving last year. (See attached file)


Case closed

Oh wow, that is awesome!

Ah, I should have never doubted you. I'm sorry.
Forgive me?

They actually got to the bottom tier of the waitlist?
😱

 

[buning]

does that mean they will send out new interview invites soon as well??

 

[DOCnAbox]

Oh wow, that is awesome!

Ah, I should have never doubted you. I'm sorry.
Forgive me?

They actually got to the bottom tier of the waitlist?
😱

Haha, I forgive you!

Yeah I couldn't believe it either. I guess they had a lot of people opt for other schools last year or had smaller amount of people applying last year. I guess my OCD stalking of SDN threads came in handy. Me + Down time at Work + Computer = STALKER

 

[DOCnAbox]

does that mean they will send out new interview invites soon as well??

I'm not sure how they do the interview invites. Most of the people I talked to got theirs on Monday so I'd say that is a good day to keep an eye out for them.

 

[Sillyshoes]

does that mean they will send out new interview invites soon as well??

I got my invite on a Tuesday.





Alas, nothing in my inbox..ho hum.😴

 

[YH5]

I got my invite on a Tuesday.





Alas, nothing in my inbox..ho hum.😴

Mine came on a Thursday.


And yes, my inbox is empty too.

 

[Ditto1114]

Wow, I didn't realize they got to the bottom tier wait list last year.

Yea, a friend of mine was in the bottom tier last year and he found out a few days before classes started that he was accepted.

 

[2014mdorbust]

The people that I know were accepted after 3 PM...

I got my invite on a Monday.

 

[DOCnAbox]

Well... it is now 3:55 PM with no acceptance letter. I guess I have at least another week. Did any one have any luck?

 

[YH5]

Well... it is now 3:55 PM with no acceptance letter. I guess I have at least another week. Did any one have any luck?

I didn't.

 

[biomed23]

I'm Kinda new to these parts, but just got the interview invite.

 

[GL2814]

Good luck on the interview!

 

[tnelly2]

Well... it is now 3:55 PM with no acceptance letter. I guess I have at least another week. Did any one have any luck?

Hey everyone! I am a new addition to this thread, although I have been following it for quite some time. I finally decided to throw my hat in the ring. I was also anticipating another round of acceptances last Friday but was disappointed when none came. Do you guys think that there will be another round of acceptances before Christmas? I interviewed on 10/8 by the way. Still haven't been invited to South on an interview as well.

 

[buning]

I'm Kinda new to these parts, but just got the interview invite.

when did you get your invite?

 

[DOCnAbox]

Hey everyone! I am a new addition to this thread, although I have been following it for quite some time. I finally decided to throw my hat in the ring. I was also anticipating another round of acceptances last Friday but was disappointed when none came. Do you guys think that there will be another round of acceptances before Christmas? I interviewed on 10/8 by the way. Still haven't been invited to South on an interview as well.

I hope another round comes before Christmas. I'm in the same boat as you. I interviewed in october and have not been invited to an interview at South yet. I don't know what is worse.... All this waiting to see when the next round is or the actual rounds coming and knowing that you didn't make it.

 

[biomed23]

when did you get your invite?

I got it via Email on Monday around 11:30AM.

 

[buning]

I got it via Email on Monday around 11:30AM.

as in yesterday (12/7/09)?

 

[jbeezy]

I'm OOS and my status has said "Secondary Complete and Under Review" for the last 2 months. Is this normal? Are the admissions just slow around this time? Is anyone else in the same boat?

 

[DOCnAbox]

I'm OOS and my status has said "Secondary Complete and Under Review" for the last 2 months. Is this normal? Are the admissions just slow around this time? Is anyone else in the same boat?

I'm fairly sure that it is pretty difficult to get an interview as an OOS student but once you get one you have a great shot of acceptance. If you look on the website at facts and figures, you will see the figures for admissions for the past few years.

http://medicine.uab.edu/about/44733/

Last year, out of 2,261 applicants to UASOM, 1,829 were out of state. Out the the 1,829 applicants, only 153 got interviewed (a little over 8%) Now of those 153 interviewed, 87 were accepted (57%) and 25 matriculated. So if you get that small 8% chance of getting an interview, you have about a 50/50 shot of getting accepted.

Now for us in state peeps... of the 2,261 applicants, 432 were in state. Of the 432 who applied, 252 were interviewed (58%). A lot better odds for us instate hopefuls... Of those 252 interviewed, 188 were accepted (almost 75%!) and 150 matriculated.

So down to brass tax... From my basic 9th grade Algebra.... if you are OOS and submit a secondary, you have about a 4.5% chance of getting in with the interview as the big hurdle. For IS applicants, after your secondary is submitted, you have about 43.5% of getting in with the interview as a small hurdle.

Of course this is all just from the numbers from last year. The odds would of course change to 100% with a 45 MCAT and 4.0 GPA and a close to zero percent with the bare minimum MCAT and GPA for application. If you are a poker player like myself though, you like the IS odds! Good luck to every one. Hope we all hear something this Friday!

 

[BrownSpice630]

I'm fairly sure that it is pretty difficult to get an interview as an OOS student but once you get one you have a great shot of acceptance. If you look on the website at facts and figures, you will see the figures for admissions for the past few years.

http://medicine.uab.edu/about/44733/

Last year, out of 2,261 applicants to UASOM, 1,829 were out of state. Out the the 1,829 applicants, only 153 got interviewed (a little over 8%) Now of those 153 interviewed, 87 were accepted (57%) and 25 matriculated. So if you get that small 8% chance of getting an interview, you have about a 50/50 shot of getting accepted.

Now for us in state peeps... of the 2,261 applicants, 432 were in state. Of the 432 who applied, 252 were interviewed (58%). A lot better odds for us instate hopefuls... Of those 252 interviewed, 188 were accepted (almost 75%!) and 150 matriculated.

So down to brass tax... From my basic 9th grade Algebra.... if you are OOS and submit a secondary, you have about a 4.5% chance of getting in with the interview as the big hurdle. For IS applicants, after your secondary is submitted, you have about 43.5% of getting in with the interview as a small hurdle.

Of course this is all just from the numbers from last year. The odds would of course change to 100% with a 45 MCAT and 4.0 GPA and a close to zero percent with the bare minimum MCAT and GPA for application. If you are a poker player like myself though, you like the IS odds! Good luck to every one. Hope we all hear something this Friday!

I know it seems like 75% for us instaters but we have to think about the people that deferred last year and so they are in this year's class. There are also those that are accepted with EMSAP and the people who are already accepted through early decision.

 

[DOCnAbox]

I know it seems like 75% for us instaters but we have to think about the people that deferred last year and so they are in this year's class. There are also those that are accepted with EMSAP and the people who are already accepted through early decision.

Yes but that would have been the same case from the figures from previous years. The numbers would include those that deferred and early acceptance. Plus, remember that early acceptance has to interview too so they would have counted for the interview. I really don't think that many deferred though bc I believe you have to have a really good reason to defer. Saying this bc a close friend tried to defer and they were not able to bc their reason wasn't good enough. Could be wrong though and probably am... haha... and yes, I know I have jinxed myself with all these figures. haha

 

[275471]

I'm OOS and my status has said "Secondary Complete and Under Review" for the last 2 months. Is this normal? Are the admissions just slow around this time? Is anyone else in the same boat?

In the past, they have slowed down a good bit around this time. Also, UAB does most of its accepting in the new year.

 

[BrownSpice630]

Yes but that would have been the same case from the figures from previous years. The numbers would include those that deferred and early acceptance. Plus, remember that early acceptance has to interview too so they would have counted for the interview. I really don't think that many deferred though bc I believe you have to have a really good reason to defer. Saying this bc a close friend tried to defer and they were not able to bc their reason wasn't good enough. Could be wrong though and probably am... haha... and yes, I know I have jinxed myself with all these figures. haha

Hmmm so does that mean in reality we may have around 160 spots instead of the 188 spots that UAB suggests? What do you think? And there's the waiting list too which I've heard alot of people get accepted from.

 

[YH5]

Hmmm so does that mean in reality we may have around 160 spots instead of the 188 spots that UAB suggests? What do you think? And there's the waiting list too which I've heard alot of people get accepted from.

There are 175 spots for the class, and About 150 of the 175 spots will be IS students. So 150 spots for about 275 (average of last five years) IS students interviewed. However, they accept about 188 students. About 38 IS students get accepted, but choose not to attend. I would assume most of those spots are what moves the wait list. So about 54% of IS students interviewed get accepted before the wait list. 68% of IS students interviewed get accepted before classes start. I would assume that all EDP acceptances are counted towards the interview total, so this would only leave out deferred students. I doubt there's very many of them.

There's a lot of pre-med students who would kill to have these odds of getting in their state school.

This does not include the large number of OOS students who get accepted but choose not to attend. I have a feeling that OOS students are probably more likely to decline earlier than IS students would, but this is just my opinion.

 

[BrownSpice630]

There are 175 spots for the class, and About 150 of the 175 spots will be IS students. So 150 spots for about 275 (average of last five years) IS students interviewed. However, they accept about 188 students. About 38 IS students get accepted, but choose not to attend. I would assume most of those spots are what moves the wait list. So about 54% of IS students interviewed get accepted before the wait list. 68% of IS students interviewed get accepted before classes start. I would assume that all EDP acceptances are counted towards the interview total, so this would only leave out deferred students. I doubt there's very many of them.

There's a lot of pre-med students who would kill to have these odds of getting in their state school.

This does not include the large number of OOS students who get accepted but choose not to attend. I have a feeling that OOS students are probably more likely to decline earlier than IS students would, but this is just my opinion.

Is that 38 students decide to decline acceptance out of the 188 they accept at first (before they start accepting people from the waiting list)?

 

[YH5]

Is that 38 students decide to decline acceptance out of the 188 they accept at first (before they start accepting people from the waiting list)?

I think the 188 includes people accepted from the wait list. So they probably have 150 acceptances handed out when March comes. People with multiple acceptances finally have to narrow down to one school, and 38 decline UAB. UAB fills these spots with the wait list. Now obviously, some people decline UAB before march, so its probably more than 150 acceptances in March, but alot less than the final 188 acceptances.

I have no inside knowledge, this is just my opinion about how it probably works. I hope this helps.

 

[biomed23]

as in yesterday (12/7/09)?

Yep, I was complete on 11-09-09.

 

[johnnybgood1234]

Well i have been waiting on an interview invite for nearly two months -- IS too.

I hope to God I hear something before mid-January or else I'm going to be freaking.

 

[Ditto1114]

Well i have been waiting on an interview invite for nearly two months -- IS too.

I hope to God I hear something before mid-January or else I'm going to be freaking.

I'm right there with you. I'm still hoping for an interview, but I've already started planning for next cycle. I really don't want to go through this process again.

 

[tnelly2]

I hope another round comes before Christmas. I'm in the same boat as you. I interviewed in october and have not been invited to an interview at South yet. I don't know what is worse.... All this waiting to see when the next round is or the actual rounds coming and knowing that you didn't make it.

So what do you think? Is this Friday going to be D-Day? I sure hope so... I have a sneaky suspicion that they may be done until after the break

 

[BrownSpice630]

So what do you think? Is this Friday going to be D-Day? I sure hope so... I have a sneaky suspicion that they may be done until after the break

Ya, I have the same feeling about Friday. I had an October interview at South but got put on hold and a November interview at UAB and still haven't heard back from them. Every Friday I get really excited, but then 4 pm rolls around and no acceptance email 🙁

 

[YH5]

As far as I can tell, they've always sent acceptances in December, so I bet they accept one more batch before the holidays. My money is on this Friday, but i've been wrong before.

 

[Sillyshoes]

I think they will send out acceptances tomorrow. Next Friday would be rather late and closer to winter break...