2009-2010 Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Application Thread

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So I applied in November not for early just regular but have not received a letter or email regarding acceptance, interview or denial, is that bad? Is that mean like there is no hope??
 
tazdevil696 said:
So I applied in November not for early just regular but have not received a letter or email regarding acceptance, interview or denial, is that bad? Is that mean like there is no hope??
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have you tried checking your status online?
 
are you applying to medical school or the pharmacy school...
 
this is the premed forum so probably wont find much help here. check the pharmacy part of the site.
 
Is the wait list formed immediately after the next decision date or after May 15?
 
ChimpanzeeMinky said:
I believe it's formed about a week or so after the last decision date. It definitely is not left until May 15.
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Thanks.

Would you recommend emailing the admin office around the time the wait list is formed? I wonder if they'd inform us if we would have a shot getting accepted from the wait list or if we're too far back in the line.
 
niner4life13 said:
Thanks.

Would you recommend emailing the admin office around the time the wait list is formed? I wonder if they'd inform us if we would have a shot getting accepted from the wait list or if we're too far back in the line.
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last year people who were higher on the waitlist the second look info, so maybe that could be used as an indication but you never know!! good luck to everyone waiting to hear in march its almost here :luck::luck:
 
good luck to everyone still waiting. :luck:

A few quick questions, for admitted students applying for financial aid, do we need to send in a copy of our credit reports to the office of financial aid? Or is the FAFSA and Need Access all they require? Also, I am IS and other schools required me to send in an In-State Tuition Form when I was applying. VCU didn't do this, but now I see this same sort of form on my status page. I would think I have to send that in too. Yes? Thanks for any info. This financial aid stuff is so much work. It is like applying to medical school all over again! lol
 
OneMCATAway said:
last year people who were higher on the waitlist the second look info, so maybe that could be used as an indication but you never know!! good luck to everyone waiting to hear in march its almost here :luck::luck:
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There is a second look? The only second look,according to the website was virtual.
 
RRTinCO said:
There is a second look? The only second look,according to the website was virtual.
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I received a letter saying they'll inform me later of more information on the Second Look Weekend April 9-10th.

Still haven't heard more info, so I'm thinking of calling sometime soon - I need to get on travel plans and such.
 
metallica81788 said:
I received a letter saying they'll inform me later of more information on the Second Look Weekend April 9-10th.

Still haven't heard more info, so I'm thinking of calling sometime soon - I need to get on travel plans and such.
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I never received a letter, and I was accepted the same date as you. I wonder if only a select group got the invite (high stats, URM, etc.)?
 
i never received any letter after the status update! i know about the second look info based on last years thread so it could be different this year except metallica got that letter so maybe i was just not that special to them 😛
 
Found this after searching last year's thread:

So I finally got some clarification about the second look weekend. I called VCU today and asked them why I had received a letter invite for a Second Look weekend while others that had been accepted have not received anything. I also asked about the Virtual Second Look. This was the answer I received from Donna Jackson who is in charge of the Second Look: "The Virtual Second look is for all the applicants that were accepted, the school was originally going to cancel a second look weekend but the student association decided to host one and only a certain group of applicants that were accepted were invited and those are the students that listed themselves as a minority on their applications"

Those were pretty much her exact words. Just wanted to pass on what I heard and clear up some confusion.

I am still contemplating whether I will go or not.
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I guess I get to plan my own second look as I'm a white male. :shrug:
 
Ok now that March is a few days away, I thought I'd check back into my favorite thread! CMON VCU! Make this St. Patty's one I will never forget (or remember :laugh:)
 
Does anyone know whether there are classes all day here or half day? I'm basically trying to find out anything about the first year...
 
done by 1PM most days first year, with a day or two staying til' 3 or 4PM...

🙂
 
metallica81788 said:
I think they get out at 12 or 1 most days and have stuff until 3 or so two days a week. But that's just going off memory, M1s chime in?
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M1 here.

Done by 12 most days. About ~ 2 days a week we'll have to do clinical stuff or other things.

The exception I can think of is during Anatomy, when you will go back into the lab several times a week.
 
Question for current medical students that might pass by this thread - Approximately how many people were you allowed to bring to the white coat ceremony? Thanks in advance for your help.👍🙂
 
reveille16 said:
Question for current medical students that might pass by this thread - Approximately how many people were you allowed to bring to the white coat ceremony? Thanks in advance for your help.👍🙂
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I brought 3. My roommate (also M1) brought 3.

The tickets are on a first come-first serve basis. The school will give you a chance to put in how many you want the moment you get accepted.
 
GulDahntay said:
I brought 3. My roommate (also M1) brought 3.

The tickets are on a first come-first serve basis. The school will give you a chance to put in how many you want the moment you get accepted.
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Thank you.🙂 I appreciate your help.
 
hotcocoa said:
Anyone know when their last interview day is?
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Well since the last notification of acceptance comes out March 16, my guess is any day now?

It will be a relief to at least stop waiting for a particular time/day to hear from the school! These waiting periods between notifications have just driven me crazy!
 
this is going to be a long few days until march 15
 
First of all, good luck to everyone waiting to hear something on the 15th (less than two weeks now). Secondly, I can't believe that there has been 2,140 posts on this thread.... crazy
 
dadocca said:
Well since the last notification of acceptance comes out March 16, my guess is any day now?

It will be a relief to at least stop waiting for a particular time/day to hear from the school! These waiting periods between notifications have just driven me crazy!
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I seriously feel like I've lost sanity since this process has begun. I can't wait until I'm done with this insanity and able to return to a grounded world again.
 
does anyone know about how long it takes for VCU to get financial aid packages out?
 
squrlgrl007 said:
does anyone know about how long it takes for VCU to get financial aid packages out?
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Do you mean to ask how soon VCU physically gives you the money you requested for when applying for loans (for tuition and living expenses)?
 
just dropping by to wish you all the best in two weeks, ill be silently counting down for ya'll since its second nature to me now!! hope december 16th brings you the great news you've been waiting for :luck::luck:
 
Why are so many people getting the notification date wrong? It's on March 16. I guess this is what happens when we don't do proper countdowns like for the past dates :laugh:
 
I'm sure this was answered in previous threads but I couldn't find the answer, does VCU allow update letters, or Letters of interest if continued on the hold status?
 
koko_eats said:
Yeah but I've been waiting since October, so I'm not too hopeful.

Dr. Whitehurst-Cook wasn't even in the office on my day, so I feel bad e-mailing her to ask about my app if I never even met her.
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I wouldn't feel bad about it. She's very nice and approachable. I would just say, in the beginning of your email, that you didn't get a chance to meet her as she wasn't there, and would like to introduce yourself. Then ask her what you'd like.
 
GulDahntay said:
Do you mean to ask how soon VCU physically gives you the money you requested for when applying for loans (for tuition and living expenses)?
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No, I mean how long it takes to find out how much and what type of loans you'll be getting. At my undergrad they called it an "award letter"
 
I Doctor said:
I'm sure this was answered in previous threads but I couldn't find the answer, does VCU allow update letters, or Letters of interest if continued on the hold status?
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Dude(tte), I've sent in plenty of update letters. While I don't really think they make that much of a difference, I know that you're allowed to send them in.
 
koko_eats said:
Yeah but I've been waiting since October, so I'm not too hopeful.

Dr. Whitehurst-Cook wasn't even in the office on my day, so I feel bad e-mailing her to ask about my app if I never even met her.
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I've been waiting since October as well, and I'm with you on the remaining guage of hope lol.
 
What's the point of sending in an update/LOI if it doesn't change your odds of an acceptance?
 
squrlgrl007 said:
No, I mean how long it takes to find out how much and what type of loans you'll be getting. At my undergrad they called it an "award letter"
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In my case, I requested enough to cover the tuition (Federal unsubsidized + subsidized). And that was credited to my tuition the moment I started school.

I understood the policy as that the school would honor any loan amount you want (to a certain extent). But you can only have federal sub + unsub up to the max tuition ($43,000 or so for out of state). If you need any more than that for living expenses, you'd need to borrow from Graduate Plus, which has a much higher interest rate. That's to encourage saving money.

Hope this helps. If not, send an email to Dr. Glenda Palmer.
 
We are just a hop, skip, and a jump (or more specifically, a night, day, and a week) away...
 
niner4life13 said:
What's the point of sending in an update/LOI if it doesn't change your odds of an acceptance?
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i think it makes a difference, but i don't think the magnitude of that difference is really significant. of course, i'm sure that depends on what the update/interest letter consists of.
 
How reponsive is Dr. WC when you email her? Is it actually her who reads the email? or does like a administrator or assistant?
 
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