2010-2011 Boston University Application Thread

Discover Your Odds of Getting into Medical School
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gujuDoc said:
Congrats to you and churchdoc and rhesus on getting interview invites.
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oh no interview invite for me (yet?) unfortunately. I'm so happy for everyone else that it must have seemed like I had an interview too! I just get unreasonably excited about people getting invites. :banana: Maybe I'm just channeling all of my jealousy into enthusiasm? :biglove:
 
Rejected today, via email. Also got the Vanderbilt letter in the mail at about the same time. It has been a pretty crappy day all around.

Congrats to y'all with invites, best of luck.
 
Hi guys, I know exactly what you're going through right now as I was in your shoes last year among the more than 11,000 other applicants. Flash foward, I'm a first year at BUSM and if you guys have any questions feel free to post here or PM me. I'll get back to you as soon as I can. Good luck with applications and congratulations to those who already have interviews. 🙂
 
Rejected today, pretty disappointed.

Complete 8/11. OOS, 3.94cGPA, 3.99sGPA, 40Q.
 
bill316 said:
Rejected today, pretty disappointed.

Complete 8/11. OOS, 3.94cGPA, 3.99sGPA, 40Q.
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Wow man, sorry to hear that. Three weeks after complete seem to be pretty fatal for good news. Stay optimistic though, great places are waiting for you...🙂
 
bill316 said:
Rejected today, pretty disappointed.

Complete 8/11. OOS, 3.94cGPA, 3.99sGPA, 40Q.
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Unless your ECs are exceptionally bad I have to think that they rejected you knowing that you will get in somewhere 'better'. Or maybe that's just me hoping that's the case because I would like to get into BU and don't have a 4.0 and 40q 🙂
 
So, "finalizing" is all you have to do to submit the application, yes? There's not "submit" button or anything?

Just seemed anticlimactic...Also, I submitted several days ago and did not receive a "complete" email. I know it says to give it 10 days, but figured I'd double check.
 
Hammergin said:
Unless your ECs are exceptionally bad I have to think that they rejected you knowing that you will get in somewhere 'better'. Or maybe that's just me hoping that's the case because I would like to get into BU and don't have a 4.0 and 40q 🙂
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I hope so too - but if that's actually true then I'd be very surprised. I've heard rumors that med schools reject applicants they think will end up at a "better" school but I never actually believed them to be true.

And my ECs are certainly not exceptionally bad. I'm sure they're not up to "Harvard standards" but at the absolute worst I'd say they're average.
 
gujuDoc said:
Wow your stats are amazing. So BU may have rejected you but I highly doubt Hopkins or Harvard will straight out reject you. lol. you applied to those schools?
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I applied to Harvard so we'll see. I definitely would've been much less surprised with a straight out rejection from Harvard than BU but oh well...
 
Only 4 more days till I'm over the "30 day after completion cut" ... hope they rejection system takes a break for a while :xf:
 
bill316 said:
I hope so too - but if that's actually true then I'd be very surprised. I've heard rumors that med schools reject applicants they think will end up at a "better" school but I never actually believed them to be true.

And my ECs are certainly not exceptionally bad. I'm sure they're not up to "Harvard standards" but at the absolute worst I'd say they're average.
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Hey Bill, that is not a rumor, but the actual truth. Some schools, like Tufts, have a big problem with it (and I am not surprise about BU). People with high stats wanting to stay in Boston apply to all area schools and if Harvard calls.....guess what?

In student circles is called "Tufts Syndrome" = You are too good, you think we are your safety and you will get into Harvard...so... we reject you.
 
Rejected this morning. Complete 8/14.

I think they specifically met on Labor day to laugh at my 3.5 GPA. I'm glad I provided some comic relief 😛.
 
boggvir said:
Rejected this morning. Complete 8/14.

I think they specifically met on Labor day to laugh at my 3.5 GPA. I'm glad I provided some comic relief 😛.
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i forgot it was labor day.. no wonder why most schools seem to be quiet today haha
 
Just got the "its been longer than 30 days" email. Hopefully that mean I got past the first cut.

:luck: everyone
 
boggvir said:
Rejected this morning. Complete 8/14.

I think they specifically met on Labor day to laugh at my 3.5 GPA. I'm glad I provided some comic relief 😛.
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Lmao!.. but in all fairness I'm sure you were considered thoroughly...if you legitimately thought you had a chance at BU with a 3.5 GPA you must have been pretty good in other parts of your application..good luck elsewhere!:luck:
 
to clarify-- has anyone with that 30 days complete email been rejected yet? I dont want to be too optimistic about getting an interview just yet haha
 
madskillz99 said:
Lmao!.. but in all fairness I'm sure you were considered thoroughly...if you legitimately thought you had a chance at BU with a 3.5 GPA you must have been pretty good in other parts of your application..good luck elsewhere!:luck:
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Yup, the competitive part of my application is known as self-delusion.
 
Got rejection email today 🙁. 3.6 and 30, I thought they'd at least consider me. Hopefully other schools don't reject this quickly (or at all lol). Good luck to everyone else!
 
gujuDoc said:
lol

To be fair there are people getting rejected from all GPA and MCAT ranges on here and not just average scorers but people who have the numbers for WashU, harvard, and Hopkins.

So I'm sure its not you and just the volume of applications they get that also is part of it.

Good luck elsewhere.
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Maybe he got "Tufted"...😀
 
Lol, I think some people think they are entitled to interview/acceptance just because they have a 41S MCAT and 4.00 GPA. I would hope schools value a whole application outside of these two measures. I guess if it makes you feel better after a rejection to say you got "Tufted"...
 
If you use "quotation marks", any word can become any part of speech
 
So.... anyone else complete August 17th hear back? :scared: Peeing pants in fear.
 
I was also complete 8/17. Haven't heard anything yet...
 
I was complete 8/13. Got rejected today 🙁 so you guys might be safe.
 
Did everyone who get an interview offer get the referred to committee email?
 
Coug said:
Lol, I think some people think they are entitled to interview/acceptance just because they have a 41S MCAT and 4.00 GPA. I would hope schools value a whole application outside of these two measures. I guess if it makes you feel better after a rejection to say you got "Tufted"...
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I think you are a little off with your comment and doubt anyone here is anything but humble about this whole process. The measures that the schools value the MOST are those two parameters, otherwise, admission would not be so competitive. And guess what, lower tier schools have lower GPAs and MCAT averages...and I don't think it is because those students have more compassion and dedication than the rest of the applicants. They just have lower academic credentials..regardless of the wholesome applications.

So, yea your fictitious 41S, 4.00 applicant could very well be "tufted" under some circumstances.
 
anbuitachi said:
got my rejection email 10 minutes ago.

3.89, 36N from NY.

so far 2 rejections =(, this cycle is not looking good
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The cycle is only beginning!! And you will likely get more invites...Good luck to you!!!
 
+1 (IS/31Q/3.68/strong ECs)... just make it past the 3 week mark and you might get an interview!
 
dancerdoc115 said:
congrats! do you when exactly you were complete? thanks!
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Dude, +1 means that he is posting the same thing as the person above, so he got rejected! The poster is suggesting that if you make it past the 3 week period, you may get interviewed because people are getting rejected just at the 3 week mark..

Wow, I have become so neurotic that now I am spending time explaining this crap...😱
 
BrainBuff said:
Dude, +1 means that he is posting the same thing as the person above, so he got rejected! The poster is suggesting that if you make it past the 3 week period, you may get interviewed because people are getting rejected just at the 3 week mark..

Wow, I have become so neurotic that now I am spending time explaining this crap...😱
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Haha, dude you are fine. From your previous posts, seems like you doing pretty well this application cycle.

P.S. Reading SDN is making me look like a stalker. I feel like I know many of you guys personally ...
 
I was complete on 8/20 so my 3 week mark is in two days.. Fingers crossed, I hope i make it past that stage. It seems that after 3 weeks there is a good chance of getting an interview. Good luck to everyone!
 
Dont worry said:
I was complete on 8/20 so my 3 week mark is in two days.. Fingers crossed, I hope i make it past that stage. It seems that after 3 weeks there is a good chance of getting an interview. Good luck to everyone!
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12000 -> 7500 -> 1000 interviews.

~1/7... i wouldn't take those odds in vegas!
 
runawayclock said:
12000 -> 7500 -> 1000 interviews.

~1/7... i wouldn't take those odds in vegas!
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I wouldnt either, but this is different ! Applying to medical school is a gamble and I am willing to take whatever hand I get if it means an interview.
 
BrainBuff said:
Dude, +1 means that he is posting the same thing as the person above, so he got rejected! The poster is suggesting that if you make it past the 3 week period, you may get interviewed because people are getting rejected just at the 3 week mark..

Wow, I have become so neurotic that now I am spending time explaining this crap...😱
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yeah...my bad, i thought that's what +1 meant, but i then I (wrongly) assumed that the rest of his comment suggested that he got to the 3 week mark and got an interview. sorry, cyguy! i think i was just hopeful that BU was giving out more interviews so i misconstrued the comment to my liking haha =) good luck to everyone!
 
Dont worry said:
I wouldnt either, but this is different ! Applying to medical school is a gamble and I am willing to take whatever hand I get if it means an interview.
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I meant that in any OTHER circumstance, 1/7 is not "good odds". :laugh: Ahh, what we suffer for med school.
 
How do we know that 7500 applicants survive the first wave of rejections?
 
It might seem like a weird question, but for those who received rejections notices, what time was it received? The only reason I am asking is because today is my three week mark and so far I havent received anything so :xf: I dont know whether that means I have a chance or its just because they have server maintainance.
 
Rejected today. Kind of expected it but it still sucks! Complete 8/20. :luck: to everyone else!
 
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