2009-2010 University of Massachusetts Application Thread

[noshowl]

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Does anyone know around when does the trickle of acceptances increase? March or April? Sooooo shhhhlllowwww

 

[JClass413]

Does anyone know around when does the trickle of acceptances increase? March or April? Sooooo shhhhlllowwww

Yes, they send them out as fast as it takes lake Superior to evaporate.

 

[md2010hopeful]

Just found out that I got into UMass!!!!! I interviewed in mid November. Soooooooo excited! Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!

 

[caveat87]

Just found out that I got into UMass!!!!! I interviewed in mid November. Soooooooo excited! Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!

Congrats!!!

 

[JClass413]

anyone interviewing tuesday the 15th?

 

[Squirrel89]

Just found out that I got into UMass!!!!! I interviewed in mid November. Soooooooo excited! Good luck to everyone who is still waiting!

I interviewed mid November as well. Does that mean that I'm not going to get accepted early and will have to wait until March?

 

[JClass413]

so I'm im guessing I have the campus to myself tomrrow? Anyone interviewing tomorrow???????😉

 

[caveat87]

I interviewed mid November as well. Does that mean that I'm not going to get accepted early and will have to wait until March?

I interviewed during the first week of non-early decision interviews and other ppl who interviewed during the same slot were accepted a couple of weeks before I was accepted.

I don't know how many of the 120 slots are filled so far, but my guess is the umass adcom is going to be very picky with who they accept until ppl start to withdraw in the spring. Many of the current students I talked to on interview day were accepted later in the cycle after being waitlisted.

 

[senshisky]

Hey I have an interview tomorrow and am also from Springfield! I'm so nervous but definitely excited at the same time. haha

I guess I have to leave earlier than I had planned to meet with the diversity office.

-Newbie to the site

 

[JClass413]

Hey I have an interview tomorrow and am also from Springfield! I'm so nervous but definitely excited at the same time. haha

I guess I have to leave earlier than I had planned to meet with the diversity office.

-Newbie to the site

Hey I'm meeting them too! At 8:30 must be springfiled day lol. I'm excited can't wait. Hey you can email me if you want pm if you want my email.

 

[jessta999]

Good luck on the interviews guys! Hopefully we all get acceptances for Christmas. BEST GIFT EVER!!!

 

[JClass413]

People that found out thay were accepted, did you guys find out by email?

 

[Infinitydrop]

Tomorrow is the weekend before xmas! If they make any more decisions before the holidays......

 

[Snurping]

People that found out thay were accepted, did you guys find out by email?

Yes. There was no follow-up letter in the mail, just a lot of attachments to the acceptance email.

 

[JClass413]

Thanks snurping.

 

[dw2158]

Yes. There was no follow-up letter in the mail, just a lot of attachments to the acceptance email.

odd. i got a huge envelope in the mail after i got the email. it was probably a week or so later.

 

[Snurping]

odd. i got a huge envelope in the mail after i got the email. it was probably a week or so later.

Maybe I'm just forgetting? Haha - definitely not enough sleep last night!

 

[saturngirl]

Good luck on the interviews guys!!

Indeed, good luck to all!

Warning, the weather is frigid here for the next few days. The wind coming off the lake takes your breath away.

 

[anna01106]

i never thought they'd show love but i am super excited to share that i was invited to interview today!! interview date 2/2/10! i can't wait!

 

[Toadsworth]

odd. i got a huge envelope in the mail after i got the email. it was probably a week or so later.

Yep, I got the same envelope. It had all the attachments that were in the acceptance email.

Congrats on the new acceptances!

 

[Moki]

i never thought they'd show love but i am super excited to share that i was invited to interview today!! interview date 2/2/10! i can't wait!

God luck, anna01106! I was super excited when I got my invite, too. 😀 Really cool opportunity. I wish you all the best.

 

[anna01106]

God luck, anna01106! I was super excited when I got my invite, too. 😀 Really cool opportunity. I wish you all the best.

thanks moki!!! my stats are much lower for the school, so i was FLOORED when i got the email! it's definitely my top choice school!

 

[Squirrel89]

Has anyone heard anything from UMass lately? I interviewed there in mid-November and was hoping to hear from them soon.

 

[Infinitydrop]

Has anyone heard anything from UMass lately? I interviewed there in mid-November and was hoping to hear from them soon.

I interviewed in october, and not a peep yet. I think they might start rolling more acceptance in jan

 

[Moki]

If they are true to form, our next chance to hear is January 22nd. December was off the regular third Friday of the month pattern, so who really knows. . . ?

 

[tantacles]

Is anyone else who interviewed relatively early (9/29 for me) tired of waiting? Presumably, we hear in about four months, no? Which means I will have been waiting a total of 7. Booooooo.

 

[AyCaramba]

Is anyone else who interviewed relatively early (9/29 for me) tired of waiting? Presumably, we hear in about four months, no? Which means I will have been waiting a total of 7. Booooooo.

I interviewed even earlier than that, and yes, I am very tired of waiting. What choice do we have though? UMass could be a very attractive option for me, depending on what pans out with my other schools, but waiting half a year for any feedback whatsoever on our applications post-interview is a bit ridiculous.

 

[GMONEYMD]

Hi Guys!

I am totally new to posting and using SDN although i google it all the time, but I joined because I have an upcoming interview on the 12th and wanted to know if anyone else was interviewing that day. I'm a little nervous but super excited at the same time ... UMASS is my number one choice!

Best of luck to all that have interviewed and are waiting for results!

 

[partinerns]

Is anyone else who interviewed relatively early (9/29 for me) tired of waiting? Presumably, we hear in about four months, no? Which means I will have been waiting a total of 7. Booooooo.

Ditto. I interviewed in September too, looks like we're in for the long haul. Does anyone know how receptive the adcom is to letters of intent? I'm trying to decide on an appropriate time to send one.

 

[Moki]

Hi Guys!

I am totally new to posting and using SDN although i google it all the time, but I joined because I have an upcoming interview on the 12th and wanted to know if anyone else was interviewing that day. I'm a little nervous but super excited at the same time ... UMASS is my number one choice!

Best of luck to all that have interviewed and are waiting for results!

Good luck and welcome as a poster. 🙂

 

[FrenchFries]

I figured it's about time to make my first post...

Just heard from UMass today via email! Accepted! I interviewed on 12/9.

Good luck to everyone else!

 

[holyhekshler]

I figured it's about time to make my first post...

Just heard from UMass today via email! Accepted! I interviewed on 12/9.

Good luck to everyone else!

WOW! Good for you, man! Way to break the trend of 7 month waiting times! mind sharing your stats?

 

[Toadsworth]

I figured it's about time to make my first post...

Just heard from UMass today via email! Accepted! I interviewed on 12/9.

Good luck to everyone else!

Congrats! What are the odds that you attend?

Does anyone know if UMass provides merit aid? If so, when would we hear about this?

 

[nankk000]

Hi Guys!

I am totally new to posting and using SDN although i google it all the time, but I joined because I have an upcoming interview on the 12th and wanted to know if anyone else was interviewing that day. I'm a little nervous but super excited at the same time ... UMASS is my number one choice!
Best of luck to all that have interviewed and are waiting for results!

I interview on the 13th haha. maybe you can post feedback right after your interview 🙂

 

[Infinitydrop]

UMASS is being way to stingy with their acceptances.

 

[dw2158]

UMASS is being way to stingy with their acceptances.

they warned us of this when we interviewed. something about state funding... they can't over-accept like most other schools do.

 

[FrenchFries]

Congrats! What are the odds that you attend?

Does anyone know if UMass provides merit aid? If so, when would we hear about this?

Thanks folks!

Odds of attending? I'm definitely going to seriously consider it. UMass is one of my top choices.

As far as I remember, UMass does not give out institutional merit aid. I believe their aid is all need based.

 

[noshowl]

UMASS is being way to stingy with their acceptances.

+1

When does their interview season end?

 

[Infinitydrop]

+1

When does their interview season end?

April blah, apparenly they tell most people in april/may

 

[noshowl]

April blah, apparenly they tell most people in april/may

I guess we'll just until then

 

[partinerns]

they warned us of this when we interviewed. something about state funding... they can't over-accept like most other schools do.

I remember that, but I do wish they were a bit more transparent about the overall process. I would love to know where exactly I stand with the adcom.

My best guess is that once the 125 cap is filled on the rolling basis (by March 15th) the rest of us are waitlisted. This site http://www.eduers.com/Medical/Massachusetts/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School.html claims that when there were 100 spots in 2007, UMass accepted 177 people. If you scale that up for 125 spots, about 220 people will be accepted in total.

My hope is that some of those acceptances pre-March 15th are from early interviews that are reviewed again. I would really like to avoid the waitlist if possible. On that matter, does anyone know what the movement off of the waitlist is traditionally like?

SaturnGirl, could you perhaps shed some light for us?

In the meantime, happy waiting everyone! 🙂

 

[noshowl]

I remember that, but I do wish they were a bit more transparent about the overall process. I would love to know where exactly I stand with the adcom.

My best guess is that once the 125 cap is filled on the rolling basis (by March 15th) the rest of us are waitlisted. This site http://www.eduers.com/Medical/Massachusetts/University_of_Massachusetts_Medical_School.html claims that when there were 100 spots in 2007, UMass accepted 177 people. If you scale that up for 125 spots, about 220 people will be accepted in total.

My hope is that some of those acceptances pre-March 15th are from early interviews that are reviewed again. I would really like to avoid the waitlist if possible. On that matter, does anyone know what the movement off of the waitlist is traditionally like?

SaturnGirl, could you perhaps shed some light for us?

In the meantime, happy waiting everyone! 🙂

May 15th?

 

[partinerns]

May 15th?

The way I understand it, the AAMC requires all schools to offer as many acceptances as they have spots in the incoming class by March 15th.

May 15th is the date that applicants can no longer hold on to more that one acceptance.

 

[noshowl]

The way I understand it, the AAMC requires all schools to offer as many acceptances as they have spots in the incoming class by March 15th.

May 15th is the date that applicants can no longer hold on to more that one acceptance.

Ahhh, I see. Didn't know that. I learn something new here on SDN every day!

 

[holyhekshler]

The way I understand it, the AAMC requires all schools to offer as many acceptances as they have spots in the incoming class by March 15th.

May 15th is the date that applicants can no longer hold on to more that one acceptance.

Oooooh, is this true? If so, that answers TWO questions for me. Where did you read this?

By the way, FrenchFries PMed me and he(or she!) has Superstar stats so I am not expecting to hear anything soon!

 

[partinerns]

Oooooh, is this true? If so, that answers TWO questions for me. Where did you read this?

By the way, FrenchFries PMed me and he(or she!) has Superstar stats so I am not expecting to hear anything soon!

From the AAMC website:

1. By March 30 of the matriculation year, March 15 for MD-PhD programs, each school or program have issued a number of offers of acceptance at least equal to the expected number of students in its first-year entering class and have reported those acceptance actions to the AAMC Section for Medical School Application Services.

I guess it's actually the 30th 🙂. Still, a LOONNGGGG wait. At least we have each other to commiserate!

 

[Toadsworth]

Thanks folks!

Odds of attending? I'm definitely going to seriously consider it. UMass is one of my top choices.

As far as I remember, UMass does not give out institutional merit aid. I believe their aid is all need based.

That's too bad, I vaguely remember reading that someone last year got merit aid but I could be mistaken. Granted the acceptance letter made no mention of it whatsoever so I'll take your word for it.

 

[caveat87]

Thanks folks!

Odds of attending? I'm definitely going to seriously consider it. UMass is one of my top choices.

As far as I remember, UMass does not give out institutional merit aid. I believe their aid is all need based.

The financial aid packet we received on interview day makes no mention of merit aid. Despite this fact, this place looks like a bargain compared to private medical schools. Do any of you know if Umass has a second look day?

 

[tman1820]

Why is UMass so obnoxious...accept people already! Although, seeing someone got accepted today might mean that they are off of their crazy 1 Friday a month schedule...?

 

[GMONEYMD]

I interview on the 13th haha. maybe you can post feedback right after your interview 🙂

I will definitely try and post feedback as soon as I can! I really learned a lot from what other UMASS interviewees posted... and to Moki, thank you I will need all the luck I can get!

... If anyone is at the UMASS Med campus on the 12th I'll see you there! 😀