2010-2011 Boston University Application Thread

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IDreamtIChased said:
you don't have to shove it in our faces by saying it twice ed

just kidding dude 🙂 congrats!!
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😛 Lol I was thinking crap, everybody will think I'm some narcissistic jerk who just had to post twice. Although, with an interview in february, I'm not sure how great my chances are. I was looking online at the viewbook and 1st round interviews go from beginning of oct to end of dec while the 2nd round go from beg of jan to end of feb so theres still hope people. :luck:
 
There was once a legend that Boston sent interviews out at the 60 day mark. I once believed that legend. Then, a new story mentioned 70 days, and again, I believed. I was silly and juvenile then. Now, I have come up with a precise formula (involving the moon, the temperature and complex calculus) which I believe proves conclusively that I will hear back at the 100 day mark. You are all free to praise my brilliance.
 
hopingformd said:
There was once a legend that Boston sent interviews out at the 60 day mark. I once believed that legend. Then, a new story mentioned 70 days, and again, I believed. I was silly and juvenile then. Now, I have come up with a precise formula (involving the moon, the temperature and complex calculus) which I believe proves conclusively that I will hear back at the 100 day mark. You are all free to praise my brilliance.
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haha.. i hope you are right cause I am on day 96 😛
 
So I have an MD/PhD interview in late Jan/early Feb. Haven't chosen yet. Do they not provide any accomodations/help with flight costs?? My other MD/PhDs have, but they were NIH funded MSTP programs.

Does anyone have any feedback?
 
mdphd72 said:
So I have an MD/PhD interview in late Jan/early Feb. Haven't chosen yet. Do they not provide any accomodations/help with flight costs?? My other MD/PhDs have, but they were NIH funded MSTP programs.

Does anyone have any feedback?
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They provide a hosting service with current students, but I'm not sure about the flight costs part of your question. I drove up to BU, so that wasn't an issue for me.
 
come on BU...it's been 100+ days. can you pls show me some love?
 
I thought they forgot about me but got an interview invite this morning, complete 9/1 🙂
 
BostonFan said:
They provide a hosting service with current students, but I'm not sure about the flight costs part of your question. I drove up to BU, so that wasn't an issue for me.
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Be warned I think their hosting service is fairly popular, so if you want a student host contact them as early as you can after you get an interview. I didn't contact them until 3 weeks before my interview and couldn't get a host
 
I can't emphasize enough how much I love this school. We just have to wait one more month before our interviewers call us and decision letters are sent out.
 
complete aug 23rd, invite just now, on day 114 i think? hmmm dates given were jan 5, 7, 10, i think, around there
 
questions99 said:
complete aug 23rd, invite just now, on day 114 i think? hmmm dates given were jan 5, 7, 10, i think, around there
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this gives me a lot of hope. i was completely slightly after you. did you just get the invite yesterday??
 
GujuDoc you've been nothing but supportive and a great help to a lot of us on this forum, so thanks.🙂
 
MB333999 said:
GujuDoc you've been nothing but supportive and a great help to a lot of us on this forum, so thanks.🙂
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+1. Thank you gujudoc. You have been so supportive and helpful. It's such a stressful process and having people like you definitely makes it more bearable.
 
questions99 said:
complete aug 23rd, invite just now, on day 114 i think? hmmm dates given were jan 5, 7, 10, i think, around there
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Forgot to post, but I got an invite about a week ago after being complete since aug 24, interviewing Jan 12.
 
Just received an email from BUSM asking me to confirm my contact information. Anyone else receive a similar message?
 
gujuDoc said:
There are still invites left to give out. Trust me on that one. They interview people well into February. So hang in there.

This week is decision week. My friend told me today they have all the conference rooms locked with adcom members in them making decisions on the fall interviewees. I've heard 15th to 18th is when they will be doing this. So perhaps they are busy with things unless there are other members still there to give invites out the rest of the week. This is the last week plus maybe like Monday of next week before the break starts. So if you don't hear by this week there's a chance you will hear something by spring semester.

Do hang in there. This process is a process of patience.

On a side note. I heard today that the completion of one of the new auditoriums they tore the old dingy classrooms on the 2nd floor to build is completed.

it is supposed to be state of the art, long tables with plug outlets and comfy chair style auditoriums rather then like the older ones. I've heard they are going to do the same on the 3rd and 1st floor too eventually.

I see great things for BU's future and a strong change in their facilities becoming more up to date and state of the art like at newer med schools.

Their library already showed what they could do in terms of rennovations and they are slowly bringing that to the rest of the building.

By the time you guys and future people go there, it will be far improved from the year I was there. Even in the year i was there second semester library was wayyyyyyyyyy better then what some people have seen and that was only partial renovation at that time with plans still for the top and bottom floors of the library.

So just something of an FYI.


Good luck. I am praying for you guys that made it this far to the interview stage to get good news and for my friends waiting.
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Thank you so much for the information. I interviewed in mid-October and really enjoyed my stay in Boston. However, I didn't interview too well. So, I am not counting on a Jan acceptance
 
me three +/- one
hopefully thats good news!👍
 
Forat2 said:
me three +/- one
hopefully thats good news!👍
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they probably just want to make sure our rejection letter gets to the right place. i've been complete for a while now... but let's hope for the best
 
raginfly said:
they probably just want to make sure our rejection letter gets to the right place. i've been complete for a while now... but let's hope for the best
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ouch...hopefully that is not the case 🙁 nearly leapt out of my seat when i saw that e-mail and then started thinking about what it meant...because contact information updates are never harmless right? ...right... 🙁
 
I interviewed November 1 and the Dean was pretty firm that our decisions will be released circa the first week of January. If so, this message seems fitting to come right about now as they want to make sure that the communications in January get to the right places. I wouldn't read too much into it.
 
karayraisu said:
I interviewed November 1 and the Dean was pretty firm that our decisions will be released circa the first week of January. If so, this message seems fitting to come right about now as they want to make sure that the communications in January get to the right places. I wouldn't read too much into it.
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fair enough, it is amazing how much excitement can come out of an impersonal and automated e-mail lol

out of curiosity are invites/rejections given by e-mail or snail?
 
karayraisu said:
I interviewed November 1 and the Dean was pretty firm that our decisions will be released circa the first week of January. If so, this message seems fitting to come right about now as they want to make sure that the communications in January get to the right places. I wouldn't read too much into it.
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Wait first week of january, not january 15th???
 
PartyHouse001 said:
Wait first week of january, not january 15th???
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BU told my group in November it would be around January 15th. I haven't received any messages from them asking if my contact details were still up to date. What does this mean now, ugh?
 
Rayne said:
ouch...hopefully that is not the case 🙁 nearly leapt out of my seat when i saw that e-mail and then started thinking about what it meant...because contact information updates are never harmless right? ...right... 🙁
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I got it too, but I have an interview next month (I was invited sometime in mid Nov.) Maybe there was some anomaly the webmasters found and they're just checking their system by asking the applicants. Whatever the case, good luck you guys.
 
raginfly said:
they probably just want to make sure our rejection letter gets to the right place. i've been complete for a while now... but let's hope for the best
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That's pretty pessimistic, although I guess I don't blame you since the application process can be a terrible experience. Anyway, I don't think it means anything (although I'm hoping it's a positive sign!). I got the email as well, and I interviewed there a month or so ago. Sounds like everyone received the email, pre-interview or post interview.
 
NYR56 said:
That's pretty pessimistic, although I guess I don't blame you since the application process can be a terrible experience. Anyway, I don't think it means anything (although I'm hoping it's a positive sign!). I got the email as well, and I interviewed there a month or so ago. Sounds like everyone received the email, pre-interview or post interview.
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Yep, I don't think BU or any medical school would leak their admissions decisions by any means.
 
I was told we'd hear back on January 10th, now it's the 15th?

Ayyy Dios mio 🙁
 
gujuDoc said:
Both of my friends told me today that they did who interviewed. And they told me in not so many words that it essentially gave them a near heart attack cuz they thought it was a rejection at first. lol

bwahahaha. But I think its just verification for interviewed people so that they get the letters whether rejection or acceptance to the right address. or if interviewers call that it is the right phone number.

So don't read too much into it. It is exactly what it is asking for. Just a verification of contact info.
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Yeah I know it doesn't mean anything. Just thought I'd mention it.
 
gujuDoc said:
Yeah just letting you know. 🙂. I think all interviewed candidates musta gotten it.
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At first I thought that since I got this email too, and haven't been interviewed (and sounds like they send invites via email), that it might mean they are, in fact, making sure they know where to send the rejection letter. X-P

But more rationally, it's nearing the end of the academic term and it seems like these notifications all went out at once (and this hasn't happened before now with interviewees?), so they're probably just making sure that the address they have on file will still be your address after December.
 
i got it too.
they have to know where to send both acceptance and rejection letters, no need to be negative and assume its just for rejections.
 
gujuDoc said:
Yeah I agree with you. well you may still get a spring interview. 🙂

And rejections to are often with BU via email. So I don't think they'd be like that for rejection. I think its acceptances that go via snail mail because its a full packet.
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Hey gujuDoc, I have seen your posts in many of schools I applied to .. just wondering, how are you doing this cycle? Any schools made a strong impression on you?
 
Just got an interview invite for Jan 28!..complete 8/24...and I recently got the contact verification email so I thought I was done for here...glad to get the good news! 😀
 
madskillz99 said:
Just got an interview invite for Jan 28!..complete 8/24...and I recently got the contact verification email so I thought I was done for here...glad to get the good news! 😀
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That's good news. I was complete 9/28 and am feeling a little neglected after nearly 3 months with no invitation (or rejection).
 
madskillz99 said:
Just got an interview invite for Jan 28!..complete 8/24...and I recently got the contact verification email so I thought I was done for here...glad to get the good news! 😀
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that is awesome! Was it by phone or e-mail?
 
gujuDoc said:
Hope you get in my fellow Floridian. 🙂. :luck:
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Thanks Guju, I appreciate your support. Everything you've said in various threads about BUSM has made me love it even more :laugh:.

Good luck as well. I hope UCF went well. :xf:
 
wahooo... just got an interview invite! I was complete Sept 2nd.

The dates available were Wednesday Feb 2nd and Friday Feb 4th

🙂🙂🙂
 
Gsobes said:
Anyone else interview with Dr. Peggy Johnson? If so, how did it go?
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Just curious, did everyone get an ethical question during your interview?
I heard it is a required element for your interview score.

However, I didn't get one. Hope that doesn't mean I was already evaluated as unfit for the school during the interview.
 
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