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YAy! Just mailed in the acceptance forms. UAMS is a great school. My apologies to those who did not receive interviews. Hang in there and I am sure you will hear from other schools.
Hey guys! I just got an interview offer here yesterday. I'm an OOS (Texas) but I really have no ties to the state. It's just a great school and I really liked it so I applied. Anyone have any advice or words of wisdom? I'm really open to any help anyone can give me. Thanks!!
Hey, anyone going to this Pharaoh exhibit? anyone know whos gonna be there?
The second round of early acceptances go out later on today. Good luck everybody!
I thought the same thing. Apparently, the UAMS website is wrong. I have 3 friends that received early acceptance letters on Jan.16th....o well now gotta wait another month.
Selftaught, what were ur stats if you dont mind? I'm getting so paranoid now.
Well my stats are nothing spectacular...32R MCAT and 3.9 gpa. I have a lot of leadership, clinical, and volunteering experiences that helped out a lot. Don't worry about the MCAT and gpa...if you have solid EC's and a good interview then you will be fine. Not many people get the early acceptances from what I hear as only two other people from my school have heard back already. Hang in there and I am sure that February will bring good news for all of you.
Ya, my friend that got in has pretty high stats so I wasn't surprised he got in at all. From what I hear, they send 10-12 early acceptances each wave. There are two waves, so I think maybe 20-24 acceptances have been sent out. Hopefully Feb. brings all of us still waiting good news.
Selftaught: Our gpa is the same but ur MCAT is higher. Do you go to school in Arkansas? I'm going to laugh if you go to my school
Hey anybody know where we might find information about the rural physician scholarship? Right now I'm thinking I want to go for EM so I figured why not get some of my school paid for if I can. EM is eligible right? Also, I would really like to know which areas of Arkansas will be eligible for me to practice.
Sweet! that would be very nice to have...getting money for med school!Scholarship!
What? You mean UAMS isn't full of Lyon students?
I guess with only 5 people applying that might be difficult.
How many apply from Fayetville? Or do any of you guys even know? I'm a little curious since our school is so small that it's rare for someone to not get in.
Yup, I go to Fayetteville and I don't know of any pre-meds that didn't apply to UAMS.
I'm really hoping for an acceptance letter! I've already been accepted to a Texas school, and I might end up going there either way because it's way cheaper (because I'm a Texas resident). I really liked UAMS though!
Just FYI, a waitlist isn't the end of the world. UAMS typically accepts a really big chunk of the waitlisted people. That's something to think hard about when the time comes to decide whether bumping yourself to the top of the list by committing to the rural practice program is worthwhile or not.
Sucks how today is Presidents Day and the mail doesnt get sent out! I hope it comes by Wednesday.
Hey everyone, I have a question for all of the in-state UAMS applicants out there. If I understand correctly, UAMS distributes a certain percentage of it's acceptances among the four congressional districts of Arkansas. The central Arkansas congressional district is the one in which I was born have lived for all my life. However, my dad has a small hunting cabin in the southern congressional district, which is the district that produces the fewest applicants. I would think it help my chances If I were to change my primary residence to the place in south Ar.... or is this even possible? It will be a while before I have to apply, but I'm thinking it could take awhile to complete this process. Hope that made sense.
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Actually, I heard that my class was the last one they did that for. I have no evidence to confirm or refute that claim, and since I can't even remember who told me that, take it with a grain of salt. Just in case, I would absolutely change your place of residence to the cabin. All it takes is a change of address form and 20 minutes of your time to get to and from a post office. If I'm wrong and the district thingy is still in place, being from that southern district is a gigantic advantage. That district's acceptance rate for my class broke 70%, if I recall.If I understand correctly, UAMS distributes a certain percentage of it's acceptances among the four congressional districts of Arkansas.
That's a good question. I would call admissions and figure that out if you get that dreaded "maybe" letter.if I sign up for that, and am later offered a slot at another school will I be still be able to go to the other school? Or will I be contractually obligated to attend UAMS?