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In state. Interviewed 01/15.
Still waiting.
It's painful. 🙂
Still waiting.
It's painful. 🙂
nothing yet im oos ca. how about u?
Best of luck to you OOS applicant's hopin for the U of U. I'm wrapping up my undergrad there, have worked with the HSC for quite a while, and know a ton of the current med students. It's a great program. I'd recommend shoreline ridge for housing for those of you who are single, it's on campus and less than than a 5 minutes walk from the SOM and Hospital. Lived there for 3 years durig undergrad and loved it!
Also, make sure you get involved in Saturday Clinic at the Fourth Street Clinic. It's an awesome place and you'll learn a lot. I volunteered there for 3 years and they got me into Med-School.
Idaho applicant / URM interviewed Feb. 7! When was your interview?
wow thanks for the advice SLC you sound like you are well on your way to becoming a med student at the U as well🙂
No, not quite. I'm one of those weirdo's who really believes in Osteopathic medicine. I didn't even apply to Allopathic programs at all. I'm on my way to DO school in July, but if I was trying to go MD then the U of U would be my top choice.
I am an undergrad student at the U of U though, and the entire University is awesome. And they really get behind the SOM and all the research/work that's coming out of there.
I am serious when I say to do the Saturday clinic. It's at the local homeless clinic and it'll give you some nice early clinical exposure. Like I said, I've spent a lot of time there as an undergrad, and the Fourth Street Clinic really helped me make my application shine. A lot of your future professors volunteer there regularly as well. In fact, the Medical Director can be your preceptor for your outpatient IM rotation if you like.
I'm sad to leave the area, can you tell?
I'm a current medical student at the U. I'm not sure what you all have been told in interviews w respect to attendance, but up to this point it has been strongly encouraged but not required (occasional interactive lectures/PBL are required). The lectures are recorded and are usually available less than an hour after the days lectures have concluded.
A recent falling out between the administration and the first and second year classes has resulted in a mandatory attendance policy that is effective starting tomorrow, and threats have been made to discontinue the recording of lectures.
If this development doesn't bother you (i.e. you like being stripped of all learning autonomy and having one single learning style mandated for you and your 81 classmates), the U might be the right school for you. For all others, if you have other options,I would strongly consider them before committing to 4 years at the U.
Everyone who is applying to med school knows that time is gold. In addition to your out of class responsibilities (there are a lot), you can subtract 4 more hours from your schedule every day, whether it's useful to you or not. You will get out of class in your 2nd year 1 month before 3rd year starts. This gives you a maximum of one month out of class to prepare for step 1. If you want to do anything competitive like ortho, derm, rad onc or plastics, good luck with 1 month to study for step 1.
Obviously I'm biased. I like to listen to the lectures and push pause when I'm confused or need to reference something. This was a very important factor for me when choosing a school. I wanted to go somewhere where I would be able to learn at my own pace and be allowed to use whatever method was most effective for me. Here you will have only one option, and it will be strictly enforced. If your sibling is getting married, too bad. If your father dies you better bring the death certificate or you will be dismissed. They are serious about this. There are almost no exceptions. I thought you all deserve to know. Be warned.
Yeah, I guess perhaps one benefit to interviewing late is that you don't have to wait all that long to hear your final fate...perhaps the ONLY benefit to interviewing late lol. Although apparently not that many Idaho applicants had interviewed even in February so...I guess you never know!
Does anyone know when they are notifying us about decisions? I know last year it was the second half of march, but I haven't heard anything yet for this year.
They said March 15th, but it appears as though they send out letters, so I'm not sure if that means they'll be dated the 15th and we'll get them a few days later or if the 15th is just an estimate.
Got a snail mail acceptance letter last thursday. It was a tiny envelope, so I thought it was a rejection(!!!). Got an email letter today. Interviewed in late January. Good luck to the rest of you guys!
Let's hope for the 15th! Even if they do send a letter, it sounds like we'll be able to check our status online....
Sounds like the politics are a bit weird, but it IS Utah, land of strange politics, and if I do get in, I'd still happily go here!
I have been obsessively checking my page and theres nothing...but I think that March 15 date is a myth. The admissions office never said that on my interview day. They just said March 31 is the deadline, so I'm not so sure I agree with March 15 - unless someone has some inside info, or was told something else that we weren't during their interview day.
I have been obsessively checking my page and theres nothing...but I think that March 15 date is a myth. The admissions office never said that on my interview day. They just said March 31 is the deadline, so I'm not so sure I agree with March 15 - unless someone has some inside info, or was told something else that we weren't during their interview day.
I just called admissions, they said that the decisions will be sent out by March 31, so I wouldn't expect to hear anything for the next two weeks.
When I interviewed (early Nov) I think everyone I talked to was displeased with the administration.
I think it would be hard to find a medical school with lower morale anywhere in the nation than at the University of Utah. The administration doesn't like the students and the students don't like the administration.
If Utah is your only acceptance or your absolutely in love with the school and the new curriculum, then don't sweat what any says because you can come to this school, get a decent education, and if you work hard enough be competitive for any specialty. However, if you're considering coming here because you want to be close to family or the mountains then do yourself a favor and go somewhere else because you'll probably regret not going somewhere else for the 4 years you're here and with the way things work out here you're probably not going to see your family or the mountains much anyways.
When I interviewed (early Nov) I think everyone I talked to was displeased with the administration. Are they going to make everyday class attendance part of your grade or just continue to strongly encourage it by doing things like not making the lecutres available?
grim...
grim indeed. When I interviewed, all the students seemed really happy...
same here when i interviewed i never got that vibe that students and admin had any animosity
ah I just found out my friend (IS) got accepted, but I still haven't heard anything!!! I am so jealous right now
How did they find out? Letter or email?my friend just got in too. IS..
small letter- no online update though.![]()
small letter- no online update though.![]()
Thanks for letting me know....here's hoping that our letters come soon!
At lunch, on the day of my interview a couple of the students said that they were annoyed with the administration and the new curriculum, but that if they had an option to do it over again at another school they wouldnt. They stated that being close to family and cost of tuition for in-state students outweighed the many negative aspects. Its sad that the students are so displeased with the administration and it seems to be going in the wrong direction. At this point, I hope I have the option to go to Utah. It would be awfully hard to pay $20,000 more a year at another school.
@afrycl
The problems w/ administrators could take pages to explain....QUOTE]
Thank you for taking the time to write that! As you said, I appreciate having an idea of what I may be getting into. It sounds like there is grounds for frustration and I hope that things improve for you in the rest of your time at the U!
Hey everyone, another Idaho applicant from my school got accepted today by checking her status page. That leaves 6 spots out there still. Hope you Idaho applicants (and everyone else) hear something soon!
Any idea on when she interviewed??
Pretty late like February 5th. In fact I had been accepted before she had even interviewed. So it makes me wonder if all Idaho applicants will find out from the U today. She probably will give up her spot though cause essentially all of us at my school that applied got into UW. I'll definitely be going to the U though! I hope you hear something soon we've all been on this crazy roller coaster ride!
Where do you hear from today? You'll have to let us know the good news!Yeah definitely. I interviewed on February 7th and there was one other Idaho applicant there with me. I really hope I hear soon because the wait is killing me! I also find out from another school that I applied to today via telephone, so I am a nervous wreck already!
Where do you hear from today? You'll have to let us know the good news!