2010-2011 Florida International University Application Thread

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MD Ani said:
i approached the third one as your standard diversity question, pretty much. the fourth i focused on unique experiences, personal characteristics that professors in a big lecture hall wouldn't know about ... i thought of it as a place to write stuff you want the admissions committee to know, but that wouldnt be found in letters of rec.
i hope this helps 🙂
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ooo that does help, thanks! my hardest thing about secondaries like this is not sounding arrogent but still selling myself. i mean i know i'm awesome, and want adcoms to know, but i think it might not go over well if i just say the world revolves around me and i have trouble escaping paparazzi.
 
buddahbelly said:
Haven't heard from them yet either..
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What is your secondary status? Last year they had statuses like OSA review complete, then another Review Complete status...

It seems this year they haven't started anything yet, but last year people were getting these statuses a day or 2 after submitting. Odd.
 
eablackwell said:
What is your secondary status? Last year they had statuses like OSA review complete, then another Review Complete status...

It seems this year they haven't started anything yet, but last year people were getting these statuses a day or 2 after submitting. Odd.
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I just checked and it still says "Secondary Application Completed".. Hope I hear from them soon, lol.
 
Mine has said "prelim review complete" for the longest time! since like 7/9 but no news since then...
 
Mine changed to "prelim review completed" within hours of submission. Weird.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm high stats, OOS, ties to the area, and all my coursework is from verified AMCAS (doubt this matters).....
 
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I'm going to call tomorrow to see what's up. Maybe they're still missing something? I've had that status since the moment I submitted. I don't think they actually checked anything for that to come up.
 
eablackwell said:
I'm going to call tomorrow to see what's up. Maybe they're still missing something? I've had that status since the moment I submitted. I don't think they actually checked anything for that to come up.
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yeah, doesn't make any sense. Some people who submitted got their status changed right away...others have waited 3 weeks and still nothing. Makes no sense.
 
eablackwell said:
Oh wow, so there is life after "Secondary Application Completed." Good to know!
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haha! there is life but you're not missing much. at first i thought i'd hear something soon after it changed, but three weeks later and i haven't heard anything so i'm not holding my breath
 
I'm still at the prelim review complete. I dont get it, does OSA review complete come after that?
 
shaan said:
I'm still at the prelim review complete. I dont get it, does OSA review complete come after that?
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Supposedly OSA review was the first review last year. I don't think that status exists this year (or so it seems). I think what most people are confused about is why the reviews seem to have stopped around 7/8. The rest of us have been stuck at "secondary complete."
 
eablackwell said:
Supposedly OSA review was the first review last year. I don't think that status exists this year (or so it seems). I think what most people are confused about is why the reviews seem to have stopped around 7/8. The rest of us have been stuck at "secondary complete."
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But it has never really "stopped". I remember being complete well before someone else in this thread and they had their status change before me. Either it's random reviews or they pick certain applications based on who knows what.
 
LetsGo352 said:
But it has never really "stopped". I remember being complete well before someone else in this thread and they had their status change before me. Either it's random reviews or they pick certain applications based on who knows what.
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Ah, I hadn't noticed anyone that had a review complete change after 7/9, my bad.
 
eablackwell said:
Ah, I hadn't noticed anyone that had a review complete change after 7/9, my bad.
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I have a prelim review complete, but I think it's because I'm OOS. I submitted my secondary last week. My theory is that they see your OOS and call that a prelim review and toss your file away.
 
Encrypted said:
I have a prelim review complete, but I think it's because I'm OOS. I submitted my secondary last week. My theory is that they see your OOS and call that a prelim review and toss your file away.
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Oh, another good theory! I'm trying to think of things other than "your app sucked so bad we had to burn it before finishing the review." 😉
 
Encrypted said:
I have a prelim review complete, but I think it's because I'm OOS. I submitted my secondary last week. My theory is that they see your OOS and call that a prelim review and toss your file away.
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oh dear i hope you are wrong about this :scared:
lol i submitted my secondary 7/20 and went to prelim review 7/21 ...
i really like fiu too :xf:
 
In my response I did not wish anything bad on oos people, btw. Tmaybe they just look at oos first for the he'll of it. Oos is 25% of the class so that's not bad!
 
I'm OOS as well, but there's little chance they'd reject me that fast. My app is decent to very good and I have significant ties to the area. I think it's just random.
 
eablackwell said:
Ok, I give up. They just hate me with the passion of a thousand fiery death stars.
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Haha, I guess the best thing to do is just wait and obsessively check our e-mails.... like we haven't been doing that lately =P
 
I think we're all waiting for the next status change from prelim review complete. I bet first one to get that prolly will feel like they hit the jackpot lol
 
Did they let you know when your LOR had been received? Also how long did it take if they did. Mine have been in all week and I haven't gotten anything saying my app was complete and it makes me very nervous.
 
gatorfann14 said:
Did they let you know when your LOR had been received? Also how long did it take if they did. Mine have been in all week and I haven't gotten anything saying my app was complete and it makes me very nervous.
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I never got anything either. I know I have to be complete though because I submitted on the 12th and all my letters have been in AMCAS forever.
 
eablackwell said:
In my response I did not wish anything bad on oos people, btw. Tmaybe they just look at oos first for the he'll of it. Oos is 25% of the class so that's not bad!
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I also heard that FIU is planning to increase their class size from 40 to 80 students for the 2011 class. They ultimately want to reach a class size of 120.
 
Leonese said:
I also heard that FIU is planning to increase their class size from 40 to 80 students for the 2011 class. They ultimately want to reach a class size of 120.
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That's cool. Theore the merrier. I'm starting to get worried about my status here. I just got my first rejection and it's made me begin to seriously doubt myself.
 
eablackwell said:
That's cool. Theore the merrier. I'm starting to get worried about my status here. I just got my first rejection and it's made me begin to seriously doubt myself.
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Since it seems like we're applying to all the same schools, may I ask where you were rejected from? I'm also starting to get worried about my apps everywhere, but remember: It's still incredibly early.
 
eablackwell said:
That's cool. Theore the merrier. I'm starting to get worried about my status here. I just got my first rejection and it's made me begin to seriously doubt myself.
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Keep your chin up! We're all in this together, you're not alone.


LetsGo352 said:
Since it seems like we're applying to all the same schools, may I ask where you were rejected from? I'm also starting to get worried about my apps everywhere, but remember: It's still incredibly early.
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Haha, same here. And LetsGo352 is right, it's still really early.
 
Does anyone know the OOS numbers for someone with no connections to the area? I can't seem to find it anywhere. Thanks!
 
eablackwell said:
I'm starting to get worried. I submitted 7/12 and I'm still just at secondary complete. 🙁
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Most of your posts in this thread contain "I'm starting to get worried...". I guess you haven't actually been worried, you've just been starting to get worried this whole time. 😀

I'm starting to believe that FIU just reviews applications in order of highest MCAT score first because it's what a lot of other schools do. I'm one of those high GPA/low MCAT combos so I know I'm going to be waiting a while at a lot of places.
 
LetsGo352 said:
Most of your posts in this thread contain "I'm starting to get worried...". I guess you haven't actually been worried, you've just been starting to get worried this whole time. 😀

I'm starting to believe that FIU just reviews applications in order of highest MCAT score first because it's what a lot of other schools do. I'm one of those high GPA/low MCAT combos so I know I'm going to be waiting a while at a lot of places.
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Let me know when you actually begin to believe that FIU does that 😀🙄
 
Does any of you know the breakdown of students from FIU?
What is the percentage of IS vs OS?
and how many canadians actually got accepted in the last 2 years.
 
terrypk1 said:
Does any of you know the breakdown of students from FIU?
What is the percentage of IS vs OS?
and how many canadians actually got accepted in the last 2 years.
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Check the last 2 editions of the MSAR. You should be able to find the answers to all of your questions there.
 
wanderer100 said:
Mine changed to "prelim review completed" within hours of submission. Weird.

In case anyone is wondering, I'm high stats, OOS, ties to the area, and all my coursework is from verified AMCAS (doubt this matters).....
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I just got an interview invite. Got an email from them today. My online status changed simultaneously.
 
I also just got an email invite for an interview here! Awesome! Time to head down to Miami! :luck: to other people who got interview invites as well! What dates are you scheduling it for?
 
Also, the dates kind of seem to be short notice or is it just me? I only see the 27th and 30th of this month as being available. wanderer100, are you able to see any other later dates?
 
No, I cannot. I need some time to get a suit/alterations as well as prepare for interviews (I still haven't finished all my secondaries). My previous invites have been 4+ weeks notice, so this is catching me by surprise. Also I need to make travel arrangements, so I won't rush to set a date.
 
by what i can tell, the few interview invites here have been IS or OOS with high stats and ties to the area ... is this correct?

i suppose i have a while to wait .. :whistle:
 
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