2009-2010 University of Rochester Application Thread

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Seems the withdrawals are starting to pick up a bit. Keeping my fingers crossed! :xf:
 
I really hope these withdrawals trickle down to my part of the waitlist! :luck:

Ideally i'd like that to happen before May 15th..but i suppose i have to pick one of the lesser evils first 😛
 
I just withdrew my acceptance to the U of Rochester. Good luck to those on the wait list.:luck:
 
Just e-mailed in my letter of withdrawal. Hope you all get the call soon if you're still waiting 🙂
 
Going to the med school in the other Rochester.

Withdrew today.

Good luck to those waiting!
 
According to a recent email, the waitlist will most likely not move at all until the end of this month. (For those wondering)
 
Zona Pellucida said:
According to a recent email, the waitlist will most likely not move at all until the end of this month. (For those wondering)
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you mean they will not send out new acceptances until the end of the month? (since people are withdrawing on sdn)
 
robobjj said:
you mean they will not send out new acceptances until the end of the month? (since people are withdrawing on sdn)
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I sent in an update regarding poster presentations/conferences/spring grades/graduation etc and was told they will most likely not get to the waitlist until the end of this month.
 
Zona Pellucida said:
I sent in an update regarding poster presentations/conferences/spring grades/graduation etc and was told they will most likely not get to the waitlist until the end of this month.
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Have people on the wait list received letters / emails from the medical school??
 
LIDO said:
Have people on the wait list received letters / emails from the medical school??
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In terms of what?

I, of course, received an email stating I had been waitlisted less than a month after my interview, but that was about it.
 
Loved Rochester, but i just withdrew my acceptance in favor of a warmer climate. I hope an SDNer gets my spot!
 
Accepted off waitlist 2day..😀😀😀
 
Accepted off waitlist this am. Won't be attending, though it was a really tough decision. Hope someone here gets my spot!
 
Decided to attend Rochester this fall! The students and the curriculum seemed like good matches for me. Hopefully I can tolerate the winter and the smallness of the city.
 
Congratulations on the acceptances! I'm surprised it was so soon! Was it by email?

Still waiting...
 
Congrats to those accepted off the WL! If anyone has questions, let me know. Might not get back to you super quickly (studying for Step 1), but I'll respond as soon as I can!
 
anyone accepted off waitlist care to share stats/what their interaction with admissions committee was while on the waitlist?
 
lacrossefiend73 said:
Congrats to those accepted off the WL! If anyone has questions, let me know. Might not get back to you super quickly (studying for Step 1), but I'll respond as soon as I can!
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Is it true that the health ins benefits for med students are pretty crappy (like no scripts coverage etc..)? I was told this during my interview.

Thanks
 
Bernoull said:
Is it true that the health ins benefits for med students are pretty crappy (like no scripts coverage etc..)? I was told this during my interview.

Thanks
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I don't know way too much about it, since I just started buying it this month (used to be on my parents'). For prescriptions, you can get the Rx discount card through Monroe County (for free) and our prescriptions at the hospital pharmacy are pretty cheap (i.e. one Rx I was getting through my parents' insurance cost me 20-25 bucks a month whereas the pharmacy price was 10 a month). Plus, there is a Dean's program that allows you to get 200 (maybe 250?) dollars of free prescriptions after spending 50. If it means anything to you, we are switching from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna for the next school year.

Here's a place where you can find more info: http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/studentinsurance/index.html
 
the new insurance plan will cover prescriptions ... there will be a $250 deductible and $10-50 copays depending on what tier the drug is. The plan in general is a dramatic improvement over what students have had the past few years. Students do get a med student discount at the hospital pharmacy, but the discount is drug by drug, so you may get a great deal - $2 dollars for a month's supply - or you may be paying hundreds of dollars for some more pricey non-generics. Obviously this will only be an issue up until you hit the deductible starting this year. You are very lucky to be starting when a far more comprehensive insurance plan is going into effect!! (Lots of students worked really hard to make this happen).

http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/main/LetterfromDirectorAetna.pdf
 
Glad to hear that the students are making something happen because the employee health insurance benefits kind of suck...

(the UR admin. made a change a few years back to their health insurance plans that saved about $5,000+ per person covered...and then promptly pocketed that money rather than putting it toward the deductibles of their employees)

Good times.
 
Congrats to everyone accepted off waitlist. I'm still hoping to hear back.
 
lacrossefiend73 said:
I don't know way too much about it, since I just started buying it this month (used to be on my parents'). For prescriptions, you can get the Rx discount card through Monroe County (for free) and our prescriptions at the hospital pharmacy are pretty cheap (i.e. one Rx I was getting through my parents' insurance cost me 20-25 bucks a month whereas the pharmacy price was 10 a month). Plus, there is a Dean's program that allows you to get 200 (maybe 250?) dollars of free prescriptions after spending 50. If it means anything to you, we are switching from Blue Cross Blue Shield to Aetna for the next school year.

Here's a place where you can find more info: http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/studentinsurance/index.html
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whoknows2010 said:
the new insurance plan will cover prescriptions ... there will be a $250 deductible and $10-50 copays depending on what tier the drug is. The plan in general is a dramatic improvement over what students have had the past few years. Students do get a med student discount at the hospital pharmacy, but the discount is drug by drug, so you may get a great deal - $2 dollars for a month's supply - or you may be paying hundreds of dollars for some more pricey non-generics. Obviously this will only be an issue up until you hit the deductible starting this year. You are very lucky to be starting when a far more comprehensive insurance plan is going into effect!! (Lots of students worked really hard to make this happen).

http://www.rochester.edu/uhs/main/LetterfromDirectorAetna.pdf
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Thanks for both of you for your responses, I'll check out the links. This situation at URMC was really baffling to me, I just assumed that medical students would be adequately insured and at reasonable costs by the school. Afterall, we want them to be healthy and be preoccupied by their education/training rather than what prescription they can afford etc... I'm glad that they're tackling the issue.
 
Bernoull said:
Thanks for both of you for your responses, I'll check out the links. This situation at URMC was really baffling to me, I just assumed that medical students would be adequately insured and at reasonable costs by the school. Afterall, we want them to be healthy and be preoccupied by their education/training rather than what prescription they can afford etc... I'm glad that they're tackling the issue.
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The truth is that it was originally the students' own fault that they were inadequately covered. Students were upset about the cost of the insurance policy a number of years ago, and voted to stop covering prescriptions in order to decrease the cost (in reality the majority of students would pay far less for their meds out of pocket than the increased cost of the coverage. of course, it also left the students with expensive drugs or chronic health problems in a bit of a bind). Anyway, the situation was more complex than just the school providing a certain level of coverage - it was also about a student interest in that coverage. As anyone who has been insurance shopping knows, it is quite an ordeal to find a plan that finds the right balance between cost and coverage. So it took a while, especially in an area like Rochester that really doesn't have a large number of insurance carriers (and therefore not much competition).

And I am sure that is far more than you ever wanted to know about insurance at Rochester...
 
whoknows2010 said:
The truth is that it was originally the students' own fault that they were inadequately covered. Students were upset about the cost of the insurance policy a number of years ago, and voted to stop covering prescriptions in order to decrease the cost (in reality the majority of students would pay far less for their meds out of pocket than the increased cost of the coverage. of course, it also left the students with expensive drugs or chronic health problems in a bit of a bind). Anyway, the situation was more complex than just the school providing a certain level of coverage - it was also about a student interest in that coverage. As anyone who has been insurance shopping knows, it is quite an ordeal to find a plan that finds the right balance between cost and coverage. So it took a while, especially in an area like Rochester that really doesn't have a large number of insurance carriers (and therefore not much competition).

And I am sure that is far more than you ever wanted to know about insurance at Rochester...
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I'm actually very interested in health economics and the whole insurance system, followed health reform closely etc etc.

I had excellent coverage with my previous employer (no deductibles, very generous coverage for dirt cheap) but resigned my position to graduate on time and thus thrust myself into the mess we call the individual insurance market. I researched Cobra/HIPPA coverages but ultimately just went with my Univ's insurance policy which is pretty restrictive/crappy. Anyway, ever since, I've always paid close attention to med schools' coverage plans and it's a decision variable for me relative to school selection. I have a chronic condition which is pretty cheap to manage ($50/mo) but I always want to be adequately covered in the event I need.

Thanks for all the info u've provided!!
 
Anyone know if the bulk of the wait list movement at Rochester is done at this point?
 
I just withdrew from Rochester. Goodluck to all those waiting, hopefully someone here gets it..
 
Got an email from them. They said at this point they are sure they know for a fact that I won't be coming off the waitlist.

THey had a whole separate paragraph ensure me I WOULD have been selected if enough spots had opened up and in their eyes, I was more than qualified, yada yada but they said there won't be any spots opening up....
 
docforsure said:
Got an email from them. They said at this point they are sure they know for a fact that I won't be coming off the waitlist.

THey had a whole separate paragraph ensure me I WOULD have been selected if enough spots had opened up and in their eyes, I was more than qualified, yada yada but they said there won't be any spots opening up....
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I got the same thing. Did yours actually say you were totally out of consideration? Mine did. I got the same thing about how I was completely qualified, had they only enough spots. This is definitely my worst rejection, but at least I can move on and finalize my plans elsewhere.
 
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I'm on the WL and didn't get that email either. Wonder what that means.
 
Any recent happenings other than some people getting that email, and others not?
 
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