2010-2011 University of Arizona Application Thread

[PsychDO]

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Oh wow! I thought we might hear on the 11th?! You heard tomorrow?

Oops! It is the 11th, not the 8th. I knew the 8th was significant, but that is because it's my payday, not because it is a release date. Sorry everyone!

 

[Nevryn]

Email refresh buttons appreciate the timely correction.

 

[thekidisalright]

Hi everyone!

New member, loooooong-time lurker (4-years long) 😀 Great to meet everyone!

I had a question: I am interviewing at the Phoenix campus next Monday (14th). I've become painfully aware that this is a late interview date, at this point would I be interviewing for a wait-list spot? Or do I have a legitimate shot?

Also, being an MMI, I'm very nervous - it sounds stressful! I've done some internet 'research' and asked my advisor about them, but I still don't feel like I'm ready to tackle this. Any last-minute pointers?

Thanks everyone! And congrats to all the acceptances!

 

[Nevryn]

Forgive my ignorance. What is MMI?

To prep for the interview I would prepare for the obvious standard questions. Further I would highly recommend making use of the "Interview Feedback" section of the Student Doctor Network website! Breathe easy, they are humans just like you 🙂

thekidisalright: check your private messages for more specific details.

 

[fishbait63]

From what I understood from my interview the people on the 14th still are interviewing for a spot and not just a waitlist spot.

Good Luck, and have fun with MMI

 

[sundevil11]

Hi everyone!

New member, loooooong-time lurker (4-years long) 😀 Great to meet everyone!

I had a question: I am interviewing at the Phoenix campus next Monday (14th). I've become painfully aware that this is a late interview date, at this point would I be interviewing for a wait-list spot? Or do I have a legitimate shot?

Also, being an MMI, I'm very nervous - it sounds stressful! I've done some internet 'research' and asked my advisor about them, but I still don't feel like I'm ready to tackle this. Any last-minute pointers?

Thanks everyone! And congrats to all the acceptances!

Be confident and relate everything back to relevant experiences you had. It think it is important that whatever question they ask, you talk about that in context of some experience you had previousely.

Other than that, there is nothing else to worry about. People who interview are really nice. Also dont feel like you have to talk for the entire 8 minutes or so. Once you have answered the question sufficiently, you should stop and the interviewer will ask you follow-up questions.

If you do have a station where you "messed up" or didnt do as well as you wanted to do, just move on. Dont keep thinking about the previous station.

Good luck!

 

[HamidNia101]

from what i understood from my interview the people on the 14th still are interviewing for a spot and not just a waitlist spot.

Good luck, and have fun with mmi

+1

 

[MpXnpio]

Dear fellow applicants, I thought you might be interested to know that Tucson just sent out acceptances, one of which I received a few minutes ago! That is all.

 

[UpperEastSide]

Dear fellow applicants, I thought you might be interested to know that Tucson just sent out acceptances, one of which I received a few minutes ago! That is all.

when did you interview??

 

[MpXnpio]

when did you interview??

October 5th (or thereabouts). IS/3.75/34R, graduate degree in molecular biology, teaching experience, tons of research, very little volunteering, excellent letters of rec. Congratulations to anyone else who got accepted (I presume there were quite a few), and good luck to everyone else! I understand there are still many spots to give, so stay positive 🙂

 

[UpperEastSide]

October 5th (or thereabouts). IS/3.75/34R, graduate degree in molecular biology, teaching experience, tons of research, very little volunteering, excellent letters of rec. Congratulations to anyone else who got accepted (I presume there were quite a few), and good luck to everyone else! I understand there are still many spots to give, so stay positive 🙂

Congrats, what kind of grad degree do you have (MS or PhD?) and where is it from?

 

[MpXnpio]

Congrats, what kind of grad degree do you have (MS or PhD?) and where is it from?

MSc from the International Max Planck Research School for Molecular Biology in Goettingen, Germany, with thesis conducted at Mayo Clinic in Scottsdale.

 

[neurojunkie]

Do they send them out all at once or throughout the afternoon?

 

[AZhope]

Do they send them out all at once or throughout the afternoon?

Reading posts from last year, it seems like they go out all at once. Maybe within an hour or so?

 

[moto_za]

Congrats!! Anyone else get in??

 

[AZhope]

Dear fellow applicants, I thought you might be interested to know that Tucson just sent out acceptances, one of which I received a few minutes ago! That is all.

Anybody else hear some good news today? ... Or just one SDNer?

 

[i like to move]

Did anyone else get the $1500 renewable tuition scholarship? It's chum change in the bigger scheme of things, but I'm not complaining.

 

[neurojunkie]

I think everyone gets it. All of my friends that have gotten in received the $1500.

 

[AZhope]

i think everyone gets it. All of my friends that have gotten in received the $1500.

+1

 

[thekidisalright]

Thanks everyone! I really appreciate all of the feedback! You made me breathe a little bit easier 🙂

I wish you all the best of luck in the rest of the process 👍

 

[AZhope]

Did anyone else get the $1500 renewable tuition scholarship? It's chum change in the bigger scheme of things, but I'm not complaining.

Did you get accepted today?

 

[i like to move]

Did you get accepted today?

Yup.

 

[UpperEastSide]

Yup.

When was your interview?

 

[i like to move]

When was your interview?

A loooong time ago. My birthday came and went, the snow fell then melted, I started and ended relationships, my hair is thinner and my face a little more tired, I witness the births and deaths of politicians - the memory of my interview at Tucson is a mere faint wisp.

But to answer your question, first week of September.

 

[BamAMaster]

Got into tucson today. I was complete sometime in mid-november: 31P i think, GPA 3.93s, 3.9 overall.

 

[shepardsun]

Congrats to everyone accepted, go out and have a lot of fun.
Those still waiting, never give up hope!

 

[mymembernames]

So is the next batch from Tucson just going to be the wl/reject list?

 

[BaronVonZ]

So is the next batch from Tucson just going to be the wl/reject list?

Is this the case? I'd be simply crushed. 🙁

I understand that the application process is lengthy and sometimes random, but I simply don't know what more I could have done. I have the basic numbers, the EC's, and the letters. My interview was early and, to the best of my knowledge, went well.
I simply haven't a clue what wasn't good enough and what I could have done differently. 🙁

 

[Origin]

Don't worry, there is one more wave of acceptances at the end of February. I visited admissions today and asked.

 

[Mathmicky]

Just got an acceptance to Tucson. My refresh button can finally rest.

 

[Nevryn]

Congratulations to those accepted! I hope to either see you come fall semester as a fellow matriculate or alternatively, you get accepted to another school you view as your top choice opening up slots for us aiming for UofA as first choice =)

Some statistics from UofA (TUS & PHX together) that might help people breath easier concerning the previous matriculated class.

Average GPA Selected 3.70
Average MCAT 29.09
73 Students from the alternate list were accepted

Hope this helps ease some minds.

 

[ichy4life]

Congratulations to those accepted! I hope to either see you come fall semester as a fellow matriculate or alternatively, you get accepted to another school you view as your top choice opening up slots for us aiming for UofA as first choice =)

Some statistics from UofA (TUS & PHX together) that might help people breath easier concerning the previous matriculated class.

Average GPA Selected 3.70
Average MCAT 29.09
73 Students from the alternate list were accepted

Hope this helps ease some minds.

I don't think this represents the most recent class - the Tucson admissions page is outdated - says class of 2013, so these are 2009 applicants. Probably close, but not entirely accurate. Regardless, scores aren't everything.

 

[Nevryn]

I obtained the numbers from paperwork from the admissions office. I'm going off memory as I do not have them in front of me now, but I believe they were representative of the 2014 class. I will verify later.

Scores are not everything, I absolutely agree. UofA statistics show that they have accepted lesser score averages than what was in their consideration pool in some categories, thus indicating scores are not everything. Keep in mind the numbers given are averages. The speculation comes concerning the spread.

 

[Arcshot]

Aren't Phoenix letters supposed to be sent out today as well?

 

[AZhope]

Aren't Phoenix letters supposed to be sent out today as well?

I remember Tara saying the 11th during the applicant visit day.

 

[Arcshot]

Woah. For some reason I thought today was Friday.

Oh well. I guess on the upside, it means that I have an extra day this week!

 

[PsychDO]

I didn't even realize I should have been nervously checking my e-mail yesterday! No acceptance for me, yet. 1 wave down, 3 to go!

 

[neurojunkie]

Any info on the total numbers accepted to Tucson so far?

 

[stovetop]

I didn't even realize I should have been nervously checking my e-mail yesterday! No acceptance for me, yet. 1 wave down, 3 to go!

What do you mean 3 to go? I hear Tucson only has one left before waitlist and rejections go out. You hear otherwise?

 

[AZhope]

What do you mean 3 to go? I hear Tucson only has one left before waitlist and rejections go out. You hear otherwise?

2 for Phoenix and 1 more for Tucson ... 😕

 

[PsychDO]

What do you mean 3 to go? I hear Tucson only has one left before waitlist and rejections go out. You hear otherwise?

No, you're right, only one to go for Tucson. But two left for Phoenix, I believe. So 3 in total for both campuses.

 

[neurojunkie]

No, you're right, only one to go for Tucson. But two left for Phoenix, I believe. So 3 in total for both campuses.

This is heart breaking.

 

[PsychDO]

This is heart breaking.

There are still three more acceptance waves going out, and if those don't work out...at least we'll know for sure where we stand!

 

[neurojunkie]

True.

 

[neurojunkie]

I keep wondering if they forgot my email address.

 

[physio84]

This is heart breaking.

+1

I don't think I have it in me to apply a fourth time. I can't keep watching the years fly by with no career. Oh well, I have a Master's degree, community college faculty position here I come. 🙄 In any case, let's at least get some more SDNers in at these two schools...good luck to all for these final rounds!

 

[sundevil11]

+1

I don't think I have it in me to apply a fourth time. I can't keep watching the years fly by with no career. Oh well, I have a Master's degree, community college faculty position here I come. 🙄 In any case, let's at least get some more SDNers in at these two schools...good luck to all for these final rounds!

I dont think you should give up if you dont get accepted this year. There is still enough time for you to apply for Caribbean. You can still practice medicine with a degree from there.

 

[MWLH]

Hey, I've been following this forum for the last three months. I feel like in the same boat as you guys, psychdo, physio84, and neurojunkie. This wait is killing me, and at this point I am just hoping to land somewhere close to the top of the waitlist....it's painful. I wish University of Arizona just reviewed applicants as they interviewed, saving us these long months of extremely unpleasant waiting. I interviewed in September...

 

[MWLH]

I dont think you should give up if you dont get accepted this year. There is still enough time for you to apply for Caribbean. You can still practice medicine with a degree from there.

After thorough investigation, I think DO is a better route. I've already been accepted to DO programs this year....I'm just really hoping for an MD spot.

 

[Slack3r]

I wish University of Arizona just reviewed applicants as they interviewed, saving us these long months of extremely unpleasant waiting. I interviewed in September...

Tell me about it. I interviewed in the first group at both campuses.